PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Richmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamaal Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richmond comes to the cage accompanied by Dont Stop Me Now. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Richmond
vs
Charles

190 cm
24
190 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

180 cm
24
200 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Machine Fight Gear

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Richmond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamaal Charles!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richmond tries to clinch up
and Charles counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Charles displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Richmond throws out the jab.
Charles punishes Richmond's body with a nice straight punch.
Charles circles away from the clinch attempt
and Charles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Charles Richmond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charles lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Charles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Richmond lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Charles has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Charles and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Richmond throws a head kick but Charles moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Richmond rushes Charles and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Richmond pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Richmond moves into the clinch.
Richmond misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richmond lands a shot to the body.

Richmond breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richmond misses with the combination.
Richmond tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Charles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As Richmond backs off Charles throws a huge counter combo but Richmond manages to avoid it all.
Charles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Richmond throws a sloppy head kick
and Richmond takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Richmond darts in and clinches Charles up against the cage.

Richmond breaks from the clinch.
Charles circles away from the clinch attempt
and Charles counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Richmond thinking.
Richmond swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Charles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Richmond tries to clinch up but Charles circles away and keeps his distance.
Richmond tries to close the distance and clinch but Charles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Richmond looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Richmond rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Charles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Richmond fails with an attempt to clinch.
Richmond tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Charles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Richmond moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richmond works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from Richmond.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richmond scores with a shoulder strike.
Charles throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Richmond can't find room to land a body shot as Charles controls the action.
Richmond presses Charles against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Richmond manages to break the clinch.
Richmond doesn't manage to clinch there - Charles circles away.
Richmond tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Charles counters with a nice body shot.
Richmond keeps Charles at a distance using the push kick.
Charles looks winded!
Richmond lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Jamaal Charles has been cut.
A jab from Charles misses.
Richmond appears to be looking for a big counter.
Richmond tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Charles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Richmond has Charles up against the cage in a clinch.
Charles is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richmond has Charles pressed against the cage.
Charles tries to stall but Richmond uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Richmond tries to throw a body punch but Charles avoids it by throwing Richmond back against the cage.
Richmond struggles to land a body shot inside as Charles controls his hands.

Richmond breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Charles fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Charles throws a nice looking combination but Richmond bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Richmond throws a sloppy head kick
and Charles counters with a good low kick that Richmond was not able to check.
Richmond tries to close the distance and clinch up but Charles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Charles tries a quick counter leg kick but Richmond is wise to it.
Charles with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Charles swings for the body but Richmond moves out of range.
Charles is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Richmond rather than just go for the knockout.
Charles feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Richmonds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Richmond tries to clinch
and Charles counters with a stiff right hand.
Charles looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Richmond tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richmond tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Charles has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Richmond lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Oooooh!!! Richmond has knocked Charles down with a huge combo! Richmond steps away and waves a wobbly Charles back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Charles is rocked!
Charles blocks a head kick by Richmond.
Charles is still on wobbly legs! Can Richmond finish him?
Nice body kick from Richmond.
Charles seems to have recovered his senses.
Richmond is looking to clinch but Charles is avoiding it.
Charles throws a body shot but no joy.
Charles has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Richmond.
Charles checks a low kick from Richmond.

Richmond clinches.
A short right from Charles.
Charles lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Richmond stalls.
Richmond goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Charles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Richmond dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jamaal Charles's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Richmond throws a nice looking combination but Charles bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Richmond misses with a body kick.
Richmond tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Richmond tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Charles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Richmond tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Charles counters with a thumping low kick.
Richmond swinging wildly here.
Richmond takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Charles thuds his shin into the meat of Richmond's side.
Richmond tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charles avoids the head kick by Richmond.
Richmond avoids the head kick by Charles.
Richmond throws a left and a right that both miss
and Charles counters with a two punch combo.
Richmond tries to clinch up.
Richmond tries to close the distance and clinch up but Charles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Charles Richmond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richmond fakes the leg kick and cracks Charles in the body.
Charles swats away the attempt to clinch by Richmond.
Richmond is looking to clinch but Charles is avoiding it.
Charles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Richmond is looking to land body kicks.
Charles throws a counter combo.
Charles lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Charles.
Richmond tries to close the distance and clinch up but Charles swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Richmond pushes Charles up against the cage in a clinch.
Richmond can't find room to land a body shot as Charles controls the action.
Charles misses with an elbow over the top.
Richmond working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Richmond can't find room to land a body shot as Charles controls the action.
Richmond stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Richmond misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richmond avoids the elbow strike from Charles, against the cage.
Richmond pushes Charles back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Charles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Richmond throws a head punch that misses.

Charles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Charles throws a nice looking combination but Richmond bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Richmond forces Charles back against the cage and clinches.
Charles swings wildly with an uppercut but Richmond uses good head movement to avoid it.
Charles working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Richmond is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Richmond lands a body shot.
Charles lands a left hand.
Richmond is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Richmond can't find room to land a body shot as Charles controls the action.
Richmond misses with a hook from the clinch.
Richmond takes a shot to the head.
Richmond throws a punch but it's blocked by Charles.
Richmond is working Charles over against the cage.
Charles throws an elbow but it misses.
Charles looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Richmond lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Richmond.
A short right from Richmond on the inside.
Richmond lands a left hand.
Charles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Charles Richmond has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Richmond can't find room to land a body shot as Charles controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richmond tries to throw a body punch but Charles avoids it by throwing Richmond back against the cage.
Richmond stalls.

Charles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Richmond tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Charles counters with a straight right hand.
Richmond fails in his attempt to clinch.
Richmond swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Richmond takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richmond lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A head kick misses from Richmond.

Richmond gets a clinch.
Richmond lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Richmond breaks from the clinch.
Richmond throws a combination that misses
letting Charles counter with a right hand.
Charles slips a jab from Richmond.
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 Charles Richmond will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jamaal Charles's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Richmond throws a right and a left that both miss.

Richmond fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Charles, pushing him back against the cage.

Richmond breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Charles slips a straight right by Richmond.
Richmond showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Charles.
Richmond throws a wild body kick that Charles sees coming a mile off.
It seemed like Charles was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Richmond fails with an attempt to clinch.
Richmond tries to clinch but Charles moves away
and Charles counters with a three punch combo that has Richmond backing up. Richmond nods at Charles to acknowledge the strikes.
Richmond takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Richmond fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richmond moves in looking to clinch but Charles pushes him off.
Richmond tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Charles counters with a stiff right hand.
Charles circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles catches Richmond with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Richmond lands a head kick. Charles smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Some wild striking there from Richmond.
Charles dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Richmond. That did some damage!

Richmond clinches up against the cage.
Richmond takes an elbow to the forehead.
Richmond misses with a punch on the inside.
Richmond throws a head punch that misses.

Charles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Richmond misses with a combination
and Charles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Charles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Charles throws a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Charles scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Charles moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Charles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Richmond looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Richmond chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Charles can pounce on him.
Richmond tries to clinch
and Charles counters with a nice uppercut.
Richmond swinging wildly here.

Richmond closes the distance and clinches.
Richmond tries a body shot but Charles blocks it.
Charles is trying to break the clinch but Richmond has him pressed against the cage.
Richmond misses with a body punch.
Richmond goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Richmond.
Richmond misses with a body punch.
Richmond throws a head punch that misses.
Richmond swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Charles breaks the clinch.

Richmond rushes Charles and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Charles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Charles ducks under a wild hook from Richmond.
Richmond tries to clinch but Charles moves out of range.
Richmond tries to clinch up but Charles circles away and keeps his distance.
Richmond looks to clinch
and Charles counters with a series of strikes. Richmond will be more careful next time no doubt.
Charles throws a series of punches but Richmond moves out of range.
Richmond drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Richmond tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Charles scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richmond throws a sloppy head kick and Charles moves out of range easily.
Despite the aggression on Charles's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Richmond misses with a left hand
and Charles counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richmond tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Charles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Richmond wants to clinch but Charles slips to the side
and Charles counters with a nice body shot.
Richmond throws a head kick but Charles moves out of range.
Richmond fails in his attempt to clinch.
Charles stalks Richmond and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Richmond's face. Richmond staggers backwards, shaken.
Charles jabs Richmond right on the nose. Richmond blinks but takes it well.
Charles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Richmond throws a series of punches but Charles avoids them all with ease.
Richmond backing away here, and Charles unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Charles Richmond is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Richmond tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Charles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jamaal Charles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richmond scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jamaal Charles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Richmond 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Richmond!
A very excited looking Charles Richmond made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.