PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mark Coleman Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Coleman Jr
vs
Richards

176 cm
38
142 lbs
25 - 15 - 0

170 cm
27
146 lbs
20 - 12 - 1

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Bos Energy MMA159.4

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 25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Coleman Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Richards!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman Jr shoots in but Richards avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Coleman Jr clinches.
Richards lands a left hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Coleman Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Richards avoids the damage to the body.
We've been informed that Richards has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A body shot lands from Coleman Jr.
Coleman Jr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Richards lands an elbow just above Coleman Jr 's eye.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman Jr misses with a knee to the head.
Richards tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Coleman Jr avoids it.
Richards misses with a short punch on the inside.
Richards prevents a body shot from Coleman Jr.
Coleman Jr misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Coleman Jr is pushing Richards up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Richards.
Coleman Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Richards.
Richards scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Coleman Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Richards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Coleman Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Richards swings wildly with an uppercut but Coleman Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Richards pushes Coleman Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Richards has a couple of punches blocked by Coleman Jr.
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 a hook to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Richards.
Richards misses with a short punch on the inside.
Richards prevents a body shot from Coleman Jr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman Jr prevents a body shot from Richards.
Richards managing to block the knees to the body from Coleman Jr.
Richards lands a left hand that snaps the head of Coleman Jr backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coleman Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Coleman Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Richards is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Coleman Jr is defending well for now.
Richards lands a nice elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Coleman Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Richards avoids it.
Richards looking to throw knees to the head but Coleman Jr is blocking nicely.
Coleman Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Coleman Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Richards lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Richards prevents a body shot from Coleman Jr.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Richards.
Richards tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Coleman Jr avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Richards just misses with a elbow thrown towards Coleman Jr's brow.
Coleman Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coleman Jr missing with knees to the body.
Richards lands an uppercut.
Coleman Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Richards.
Richards managing to block the knees to the body from Coleman Jr.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Richards.
Richards working aggressively here.
Richards lands a damaging elbow.
Coleman Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coleman Jr trying to stall but Richards improves his position.
Richards lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Richards swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Richards creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice elbow from Richards.
Coleman Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coleman Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richards lands a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Coleman Jr will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Richards up against the cage.
Coleman Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Coleman Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Richards avoids the damage to the body.
Richards working aggressively here.
Richards connects with a knee to the head.
Richards misses with a knee strike.
Coleman Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Richards blocks a body shot from Coleman Jr.
Coleman Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Richards is stalling here.
Coleman Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
Richards is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Richards is looking to control Coleman Jr's arms but Coleman Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Richards has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Richards dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Richards lands with a right hand.
Richards tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Coleman Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Coleman Jr shoots for a takedown but Richards saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Richards connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Coleman Jr's hands.
Richards connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Coleman Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Coleman Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Richards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Coleman Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Richards was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman Jr slips a jab from Richards.
Coleman Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Coleman Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Richards.
Richards has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Coleman Jr throws a shot from downtown. Richards moves away and avoids it.
Richards scores with a three punch combo!
Coleman Jr throws out a leg kick but Richards moves out of range and Coleman Jr only half commits.
A low kick from Coleman Jr is predictable there
and Richards counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Coleman Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Coleman Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coleman Jr shoots in but no luck this time.
Coleman Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Coleman Jr misses with a takedown attempt
and Richards counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Coleman Jr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Richards moves into the clinch successfully.
Coleman Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Richards.
Richards scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Richards.
A short right from Coleman Jr.
Richards looking to throw knees to the head but Coleman Jr is blocking nicely.
Coleman Jr pushes Richards back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Richards lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Richards misses with a body punch.
Richards managing to block the knees to the body from Coleman Jr.
Richards with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Richards using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Coleman Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Richards tries to throw a body punch but Coleman Jr avoids it by throwing Richards back against the cage.
Richards can't find room to land a body shot as Coleman Jr controls the action.
Richards blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Richards working Coleman Jr over with knees to the body.
Coleman Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Richards's elbow.
Coleman Jr working aggressively here.
Coleman Jr leaning his opponent against the cage.
Coleman Jr misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A bit of stalling here from Richards.
Coleman Jr avoiding damage as Richards throws knees to the body.
Coleman Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Richards is working Coleman Jr over against the cage.
Coleman Jr manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Richards using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Coleman Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Coleman Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Richards.
Coleman Jr is looking to take this one to the mat.
Coleman Jr missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Coleman Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Richards pushes Coleman Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coleman Jr misses with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Richards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Richards pushes Coleman Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coleman Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Coleman Jr taking a breather.
Richards landing knees to the head.
Richards scores with a shoulder strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Coleman Jr looking to stall.
Richards blocks an uppercut.
Richards connects with a knee to the head.
Coleman Jr takes a shot to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Richards.
A short uppercut from Coleman Jr.
Richards managing to block the knees to the body from Coleman Jr.
Coleman Jr missing with knees to the body.
Coleman Jr avoiding damage as Richards throws knees to the body.
Richards using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Coleman Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Coleman Jr blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Richards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Coleman Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Coleman Jr takes one to the chin there.
Coleman Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Coleman Jr misses with a takedown attempt

and Richards counters by clinching up.
Coleman Jr blocks a body shot from Richards.
Richards looking to throw knees to the head but Coleman Jr is blocking nicely.
Coleman Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Richards lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Richards scores with a nice short uppercut.
Richards lands a right hand.
Coleman Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coleman Jr tries to throw a body punch but Richards avoids it by throwing Coleman Jr back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards is pushing Coleman Jr up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Richards tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coleman Jr lands an uppercut.
Richards looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Coleman Jr.
Richards lands a right hand that snaps the head of Coleman Jr backwards.
Coleman Jr tries to throw a body punch but Richards avoids it by throwing Coleman Jr back against the cage.
Richards pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Coleman Jr tries to work over Richards's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Coleman Jr with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Richards stalls.
Richards lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Richards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coleman Jr misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Coleman Jr throws an elbow but misses.
Richards tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Richards just leaning against Coleman Jr, taking a breather.
Coleman Jr lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Richards.
Coleman Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Richards.
Coleman Jr is trying to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards scores with a knee to the head.
Coleman Jr taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Richards creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Coleman Jr's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coleman Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coleman Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Richards.
Richards misses with the head strike.
Richards throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Coleman Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Coleman Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Richards tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Coleman Jr dodges an elbow strike from Richards.
A short uppercut from Richards.
Richards unloads a knee to the mid-section. Coleman Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Richards comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Coleman Jr misses with the head strike.
Coleman Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Richards lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards misses with a punch to the body.
Richards prevents a body shot from Coleman Jr.
Richards lands a body punch in the clinch.
Richards tries to throw a body punch but Coleman Jr avoids it by throwing Richards back against the cage.
Richards misses with the head strike.
Coleman Jr is pushing Richards up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Richards avoiding damage as Coleman Jr throws knees to the body.
Richards tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Coleman Jr avoids it.
Richards lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Richards lands an uppercut.

Coleman Jr is rocked!
Richards lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Coleman Jr to his knees! Richards keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Richards!
A relieved looking Sean Richards thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.