PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sean Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Coleman Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Sean Richards has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Richards
vs
Coleman Jr

170 cm
25
146 lbs
15 - 11 - 1

176 cm
36
142 lbs
20 - 12 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Coleman Jr!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Coleman Jr tries to keep at a distance but Richards has taken the fight into the clinch.
Richards putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Coleman Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Richards lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Richards managing to block the knees to the body from Coleman Jr.
Coleman Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Richards.
Richards controlling the action here for a moment.
Coleman Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Richards.
Coleman Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Richards stalling in the clinch.
Coleman Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coleman Jr blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Richards is defending well for now.
Richards is working Coleman Jr over against the cage.
Richards lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Coleman Jr wants to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Richards on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Richards lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Coleman Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Richards.
Richards tries a knee to the head but Coleman Jr blocks it.
Richards working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Coleman Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Richards lands an elbow just above Coleman Jr 's eye.
Richards crunches a lovely knee into Coleman Jr's ribcage.
Richards misses with a short punch on the inside.
Richards tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Richards tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Richards lands a left hand that snaps the head of Coleman Jr backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coleman Jr.
Richards gets through Coleman Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coleman Jr is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Richards lands a left hand that snaps the head of Coleman Jr backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Richards misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Richards throws an elbow but misses.
Richards blocks the elbow strike.
Richards tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Richards with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coleman Jr.
A short uppercut from Richards.
Richards lands an elbow that stopped Coleman Jr in his tracks for a moment.
Richards lands a nice knee to the body.
Coleman Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Richards looking to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Richards blocks a body shot from Coleman Jr.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Coleman Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Richards throws a punch but it's blocked by Coleman Jr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Coleman Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Coleman Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Richards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Richards throws an elbow but misses.
Richards blocking some punches.
Richards utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Richards blocks an uppercut.
Richards prevents a body shot from Coleman Jr.
Richards struggles to land a body shot inside as Coleman Jr controls his hands.
Richards lands a knee to the head.
Coleman Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Richards.
Coleman Jr with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Coleman Jr tries to throw a body punch but Richards avoids it by throwing Coleman Jr back against the cage.
Coleman Jr is looking to control Richards's arms but Richards gets an underhook and turns him. Now Coleman Jr has his back to the cage.
Coleman Jr slows down the pace here.
Coleman Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Richards avoiding damage as Coleman Jr throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Richards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Richards lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Richards misses with the head strike.
Richards scores with a knee to the head.
Coleman Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Richards avoids it.
Richards with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Coleman Jr is rocked!
Richards lands a right hand that snaps the head of Coleman Jr backwards.
Coleman Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Richards finish him?
Richards scores with a nice hook to the head.
Coleman Jr is pressed against the cage. Richards pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Coleman Jr! Two more big strikes from Richards and Coleman Jr crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Sean Richards!
After winning the bout, Sean Richards thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.