PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viv Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Voller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Richards
vs
Voller

186 cm
38
206 lbs
22 - 6 - 0

191 cm
37
218 lbs
35 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Sydney Fight Gear
MayheM sportswear

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)
Machine Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 6 - 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 35 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lars Voller!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Voller closes the distance and clinches.
Richards working aggressively here.
Voller leaning his opponent against the cage.
Richards misses with a hook to the ribs.
Voller tries to work over Richards's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Voller leaning against his opponent.
Voller just leaning against Richards, taking a breather.
Voller is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Voller is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lars Voller.
Richards with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Richards takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Voller checks a low kick from Richards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards looks for the body kick but Voller saw that one coming.
Richards scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Voller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Richards.
Richards finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Voller pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Voller looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards takes a kick to the side of the head.
Voller tries to clinch but Richards is having none of it.
Richards misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Voller.
Voller throws the left hand but Richards avoids the punch easily.
Richards looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Voller tries to counter with a clinch but Richards shakes him off and moves away.
Voller takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Richards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Richards misses with a body shot.
Richards tries to land a front kick but Voller steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The fighters circle momentarily. Voller darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Voller looks to land a right hand but Richards moved out of range.
Voller connects with a good right hand that stumbles Richards. Richards circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Richards misses with a body shot
and Voller counters with a big head kick but Richards shrugs it off.
Richards dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voller takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Richards throws a leg kick but Voller checks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Richards, right into the meat.
Voller throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Richards looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voller wants to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Voller blocks the leg kick.
Voller was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Richards looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Voller moves out of range as Richards strikes.
Voller moves out of range of the body kick from Richards.
Voller punishes Richards's body with a nice straight punch.
Richards scores with a spinning back kick!
Richards slips a straight right by Voller.
Voller staying out of range there.
Voller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Voller throws a hook but Richards avoids it easily.
Richards tries a low kick but Voller avoids it.
Voller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richards moves away.
Voller lands a front kick.
Voller moves out of range of the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards looks to land a right hand but Voller moved out of range.
Voller throws a right hand that misses
and Richards counters with an inside leg kick.
Voller throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Voller blocks the body kick.
Richards is looking to slow Voller down with leg kicks.
Voller throws a wild body kick that Richards sees coming a mile off.
Voller swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Richards to counter with a crisp jab.
Richards uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Voller.
Richards uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Voller.
Richards half committed to a counter leg kick.
Voller tries to land a front kick but Richards steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Richards is looking to slow Voller down with leg kicks.
Voller misses with a kick to the body
and Voller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Richards throws a jab when Voller was well out of range.
Voller throws a low kick but it's checked well by Richards.
Richards misses the shot to the body.
Voller is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Richards throws a leg kick but Voller sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Richards gets tackled into the cage by Voller. Voller maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richards digs a right hand into Voller's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Voller's gas tank.
Voller is trying to stall.
Richards lands with a light punch inside.

Richards pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Voller throws a sloppy head kick
and Richards counters with a right hand to the body.
Richards feints and then cracks Voller's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Voller down.
Richards throws a wild body kick that Voller sees coming a mile off.
That kick from Richards tenderised Voller's leg. Voller is trying to keep his angry face on.
Voller blocks a jab.
Richards misses with a few strikes there.
Richards throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Richards looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Richards throws a lazy right hand but Voller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Voller! But no joy.
Voller is looking to clinch.
Richards looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A nice leg kick lands there from Voller.
Voller connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viv Richards dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Voller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Voller clinches up against the cage.
Richards tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Voller lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Richards goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Voller takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Voller takes a shot to the head.
Richards blocks an elbow strike.
Richards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Voller.
Voller digs a right hand into Richards's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Richards's gas tank.

Richards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Voller tries to clinch but Richards moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Voller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Voller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice body kick from Voller.
Richards scores with a hook to the body. Voller takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Voller swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Richards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards tries to work over Voller's front leg with a kick but Voller checks it.
Richards checks a leg kick.
Richards has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Voller throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Voller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Richards cracks Voller with an open hand slap.
Richards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Voller.
An inside leg kick from Voller misses.
Voller throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Richards throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Voller throws a push kick but Richards slaps the foot to one side.
Voller thows a body kick. Richards tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Voller throws a wild body kick that Richards sees coming a mile off.
Richards on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Voller clinches.
A short left from Richards.
Richards throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards has a couple of punches blocked by Voller.
Richards tries to work over Voller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Voller has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Richards seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Voller can turn it around.
Richards tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Voller's elbow.
Richards misses with a punch on the inside.
Voller pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
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 misses with a short punch on the inside.
Richards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Richards swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Voller misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Richards.
Voller lands a hook that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
Voller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Voller lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Richards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Voller lands a right hand.
Richards tries a body shot but Voller blocks it.
Voller lands an elbow that stopped Richards in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Viv Richards has been cut.
Richards softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Voller tries a body shot but Richards blocks it.
Richards blocks the elbow strike.
Richards lands a hook that snaps the head of Voller backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voller lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Richards working aggressively here.
Voller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Voller throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Voller.
Voller blocking some punches.
Voller has Richards pressed against the cage.

Richards breaks the clinch.
Richards bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Richards misses with a hook
and Voller counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Richards thinking.
Richards throws a leg kick that misses.
Viv Richards is winning the standup battle so far.
Voller throws a looping overhand right but Richards ducks down to avoid it.
Voller lands a body shot.
Richards fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Richards takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Voller is looking to clinch.
Voller lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voller connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Richards. Voller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Richards throws a leg kick but Voller moved away.
Voller looks to land a left hand but Richards moved out of range nicely.
Richards lands a slapping body shot.
Good exchange - Richards coming out on top.
Voller throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Voller misses with a kick to the body.
Richards swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Voller fakes the leg kick and cracks Richards in the body.
Richards throws out a loose jab but Voller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Voller thinks about the counter body kick.
Richards connects with a single shot there.
Richards misses with an uppercut. Voller saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Voller releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Both fighters circling a little - Voller finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Richards throws a wild body kick that Voller sees coming a mile off.
A cross from Richards lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lars Voller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Viv Richards's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Richards pivots, looking for a leg kick but Voller is out of range and Richards settles back down.
Richards throws an overhand right that lands on Voller's shoulder, as Voller tries to avoid the shot.
Richards throws a leg kick but Voller moved away.
Richards scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Voller doesn't seem bothered though.
Richards lands a jab to the head.
Richards dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Richards bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Richards takes a swing at Voller's ribcage but misses.
Richards throws a shot from downtown. Voller moves away and avoids it.
Richards throws a sloppy body shot
and Voller makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Richards turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voller tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Richards throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Voller wants to counter with a clinch but Richards pushes him away.
Voller tries to land a body kick
and Richards makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Voller lands a nice looking kick to the body. Richards takes a step back to recover.
Voller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Voller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
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!
Voller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voller on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Voller drives through and clinches with Richards against the cage.
Richards misses with a hook to the ribs.
Voller tries to throw a body punch but Richards avoids it by throwing Voller back against the cage.
Lars Voller seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Voller blocks an uppercut.
Voller throws an elbow but it misses.
Voller prevents a body shot from Richards.
Richards can't find room to land a body shot as Voller controls the action.
Richards fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Richards tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Voller's elbow.
Voller throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Richardss head.
Voller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Richards creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Voller prevents a body shot from Richards.
Richards blocks the elbow strike.
Richards tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Voller throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Richards avoids a wild elbow strike from Voller.
Voller is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Richards is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Voller blocks an uppercut.
Richards goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Voller just leaning against Richards, taking a breather.
Voller stalling against the cage.
Voller receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
A left hand lands to the body for Richards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richards avoids a wild elbow strike from Voller.
Voller is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Richards scores with a shoulder strike.
Voller looking to slow down the pace here.
Voller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Richards takes an elbow to the temple.
Richards lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Voller backwards.
Voller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Voller lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards struggles to land a body shot inside as Voller controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Richards breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Voller connects with a body shot that sends Richards's belly button to the back.
Richards throws a big shot that misses.
Richards throws a body punch but Voller moves out of range.
Voller doesn't manage to clinch there - Richards circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Voller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Voller tries a head kick but it misses.
Voller tries to clinch but Richards moves out of range.
Voller throws a head kick but Richards moves out of range.
Voller throws a looping overhand right but Richards ducks down to avoid it.
Richards moves out of range of the body kick.
Voller wants to clinch up but Richards keeps it at a distance.
Voller avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Voller throws an overhand right that lands on Richards's shoulder, as Richards tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voller scores with a punch to the head.
Richards swings for the body but Voller moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Voller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Voller throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Richards stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Voller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Richards.
Voller tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Richards slips a straight right by Voller.
Richards throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voller throws the left hand but Richards avoids the punch easily.
Voller blocks a low kick nicely.
Voller thinks about the counter body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Richards.
Richards lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Richards slips a straight right by Voller.
A quick step to the side and Richards tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Richards misses with a hook.
Voller throws a body kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Viv Richards showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viv Richards!
A very excited looking Viv Richards 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.
Lars Voller spoke after the fight, saying 'I gotta go poop'.