PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Tyson Richards has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Richards
vs
White

175 cm
22
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay White!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with White but White pushes him off and we're back to square one.

White scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
White winds up and cracks Richards with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
White is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Richards reverses the position - he's now on top in White's guard.
White looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Richards puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
White trying to get back to full guard but Richards takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Richards thowing shots but they're missing.
Richards cracks White with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
White is trying to escape the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
White slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
White looking for a sweep. Not yet White, not yet.
Richards looking to sit in guard and control but White gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
White throws and elbow that misses. Richards uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in White's guard. Nice move by Richards!
White keeping moving, preventing Richards from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because White is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if White can do anything to dispel that myth.
Richards in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Richards stops White from standing up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now White is on top in guard.
White wants to get up but he can't break Richards's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
White trying to move into half guard but instead Richards has managed to sweep!
White looks gassed!
White keeping full guard, as Richards tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay White dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

White changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Richards tries to avoid it but White manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Richards to the ground. Richards escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Richards cracks White with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! White looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Richards finish him?

White is rocked!

It looks like Jay White has been cut.
Richards feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending White crashing to the mat! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tyson Richards!