PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Viv Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Richards
vs
Sanchez

186 cm
34
192 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

188 cm
36
190 lbs
43 - 20 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viv Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Richards uses good head movement to avoid it.
Richards lands with a nice body kick.
Sanchez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Richards.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Richards misses the target.
Richards misses with a low kick as Sanchez jumps back.
Sanchez lands with a shot to the body.
Sanchez throws a wild body kick that Richards sees coming a mile off.
Sanchez connects with a crisp jab.
Sanchez throws a jab when Richards was well out of range.
A big right from Richards misses.
Richards takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Richards throws a push kick but Sanchez slaps the foot to one side.
Viv Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez cracks a nice hook into Richards's ribs.
Sanchez misses with a right hand
and Richards counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Richards.
Richards looks for the body kick but Sanchez saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Richards bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Richards uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Richards connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sanchez. Sanchez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sanchez misses with a body shot
letting Richards counter with a right hand.
Sanchez missing with a left hand there. Richards was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Richards with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Richards lands a front kick.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
Sanchez throws a looping overhand right but Richards ducks down to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Richards.
Richards tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez connects with a leg kick. Richards looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sanchez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Richards checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Richards misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A big left from Richards misses.
Richards fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanchez.
Richards moves out of range as Sanchez strikes.
Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Richards misses with a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a three punch combo that has Richards backing up. Richards nods at Sanchez to acknowledge the strikes.
Sanchez moves out of range as Richards throws a body kick.
Richards throws a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanchez lands an overhand right.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanchez misses with a straight left.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Richards throws out a loose jab but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards throws a front kick aimed at Sanchez's knee but Sanchez avoids it well.
Sanchez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sanchez wants to land a leg kick but Richards is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Richards uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez throws a big shot that misses.
Richards dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Richards thows a body kick. Sanchez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Richards's head but Richards sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Richards throws a quick counter kick to the body but Sanchez avoids it.
Richards tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Richards.
A slow jab from Sanchez misses its intended target.
Richards uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a hook but Richards avoids it easily.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Richards displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Richards was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards is looking to land body kicks.
Sanchez is looking for the big counter here.
Sanchez swings for the body but Richards moves out of range.
Sanchez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez misses with a straight left.
Richards misses with a looping left.
Sanchez takes one to the side of the head.
Richards looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Richards pushes Sanchez away with a front kick.
Richards connects with a single shot there.
Sanchez checks a low kick from Richards.
A solid leg kick lands there for Richards.
Richards tries to score with a low kick but Sanchez moves his leg out of the way.
Sanchez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sanchez looks to land a body kick but Richards moved away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Richards ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And Richards counters with a quick kick to the body but Sanchez blocks it.
Richards misses with a left hand
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanchez swings widly with a right hand
and Richards counters with a thumping low kick.
Sanchez slips a jab from Richards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Diego Sanchez will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sanchez scores with the left hand. Richards knows he should have avoided that one.
Richards feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sanchez's calf.
Richards looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Sanchez checks the leg kick.
Richards showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sanchez tries to work over Richards's front leg with a kick but Richards checks it.
Richards bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Richards slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Richards misses with a looping right.
Richards avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diego Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanchez throws a big shot that misses.
Richards scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sanchez jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Richards looks for the body kick but Sanchez saw that one coming.
Jab by Richards.
A nice leg kick lands there from Richards.
Sanchez lands with a nice combination. Richards backs away looking to recover.
Richards looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crunch! Sanchez slams his shin into Richards's torso.
Richards lands a high kick!
Sanchez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A cross from Sanchez lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richards throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
Richards throws a wild body kick that Sanchez sees coming a mile off.
Sanchez swings for the body but Richards moves out of range.
Richards explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez missing with a left hand there. Richards was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Richards misses the target.
Richards lands a front kick.
Sanchez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Richards.
Sanchez misses with a lunging right hand
and Richards counters with a straight right hand.
Richards connects with a crisp jab.
Sanchez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Richards scores with a jab to the head.
Richards blocks a jab.
Richards uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez blocks the body kick.
Richards bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Richards throws a solid leg kick but Sanchez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Richards.
Sanchez scores with a nice head shot.
Sanchez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sanchez works Richards's body with a nice hook.
Richards throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards lands a leg kick that knocks Sanchez off balance momentarily.
Sanchez throws a hook but Richards blocks it.
Sanchez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Richards lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Richards throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Richards went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanchez scores with a decent looking hook.
Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Richards moved out of range.
Sanchez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Richards counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sanchez's knee momentarily.
Richards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Richards blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Richards lands a front kick.
Richards lands a right hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a jab when Richards was well out of range.
Sanchez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Richards connects with a solid leg kick.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Richards's head but Richards sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Richards connects with a solid leg kick.
Richards moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sanchez throws a hook but Richards blocks it.
Richards lands a glancing blow to the side of Sanchez's head.
Sanchez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sanchez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Richards.
Sanchez misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Richards takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Viv Richards will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Sanchez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Richards blocks a jab.
Richards connects with a looping right hand.
Richards throws a body kick that misses
and Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanchez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Richards ducks under and follows up with a left that Richards also avoids with ease.
Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Richards scores with a leg kick.
Sanchez throws a jab when Richards was well out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Richards finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Sanchez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Richards.
Richards avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Richards moved out of range.
Richards lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Richards digs a good body shot into Sanchez's ribs.
Richards throws out a powerful jab.
A left lands for Sanchez.
Richards throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Richards misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
Richards swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Richards lands a leg kick that knocks Sanchez off balance momentarily.
Richards throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Richards swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sanchez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sanchez connects with a right hand. Richards shakes it off.
Sanchez takes a swing at Richards's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Richards counter with a right hand.
Richards lands a body shot.
Sanchez misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez checks a low kick from Richards.
Richards pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez throws the kick towards the body but Richards avoids it.
Richards walks into a jab.
Richards throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Richards connects with a body shot that sends Sanchez's belly button to the back.
Richards dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Richards tries to land a front kick but Sanchez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sanchez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Richards lands with a thumping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
Sanchez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Richards moved out of range nicely.
Richards looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez swings widly with a right hand
enabling Richards to counter with a crisp jab.
Richards moves out of range as Sanchez strikes.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
It looked like Richards wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Richards fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sanchez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Richards defending well as Sanchez loads up on a big left hand.
Good exchange - Sanchez coming out on top.
Sanchez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Richards drops his hands momentarily and Sanchez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Richards throws a nice inside leg kick.
Richards takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Richards bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sanchez's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Richards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richards avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
It looked like Richards wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Richards misses with a low kick.
Sanchez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Richards misses with a kick to the body.
Richards cracks the inside of Sanchez's front leg.
Richards misses with a body punch
and Sanchez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanchez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Richards.
Richards moves out of range of the strikes.
Richards throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Richards jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Richards.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Richards.
Sanchez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Richards on the side of the head.
A lazy body kick from Richards
enabling Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
Richards misses with a right hand
and Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
Sanchez misses with a left hand
and Richards counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Viv Richards.
I think Richards has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Viv Richards!
Viv Richards decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.