PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ned Richmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyric Saar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Richmond
vs
Saar

200 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

170 cm
18
136 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ned Richmond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cyric Saar!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Richmond closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Richmond working Saar over with knees to the body.

Richmond breaks from the clinch.

Richmond clinches.

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

Richmond darts in and clinches Saar up against the cage.
Richmond slows down the pace here.
Richmond looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Richmond lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Richmond escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Richmond closes the distance and pushes Saar back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Saar is trying to trip Richmond. He has hold of a leg but Richmond is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Saar persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Richmond looking for a sweep. Not yet Richmond, not yet.
Saar advances to half guard.
Saar is thwarting Richmond's attempts to control the position.

Richmond is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Saar pulls his head out easily.
Saar moves nicely into side control.
Richmond gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

Richmond is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Saar locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Richmond is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cyric Saar!