PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chad Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Landreth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Richards
vs
Landreth

180 cm
19
166 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

171 cm
27
167 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chad Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sonny Landreth!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards keeps the fight on the outside.

Landreth has managed to clinch.
A knee to the head by Richards.

It looks like Sonny Landreth has been cut.
Richards unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Landreth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Richards scores with a nice hook to the head.
Landreth looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A nice left hand lands by Richards.
Landreth throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Richardss head.
Richards scores a nice knee to the body.
Landreth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Richards's elbow.
Landreth scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Richards comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Richards.
Richards lands a body shot in the clinch.
Landreth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Landreth misses with a body punch.
Richards lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Richards tries to work over Landreth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Richards gets through Landreth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Richards tries to land a knee to the head but Landreth blocks with his arms.
Richards gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Landreth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards lands a knee to the head.
Richards lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Richards.
A shot in the inside from Richards.
A shot in the inside from Richards.
Richards tries to land knees in the clinch but Landreth avoids the damage to the body.
Richards lands with a short shot to the head.
Richards missing with knees to the body.
Landreth cracks Richards with a nice body shot.
Landreth makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Richards lands an elbow that stopped Landreth in his tracks for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richards scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Richards throws an elbow but misses.
Richards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Richards misses with a body punch.
Landreth misses with a punch to the body.
Landreth takes a knee right on the jaw!

That has opened up Sonny Landreth's cut even more.
Richards blocking some punches.
Landreth takes an elbow to the temple.
Landreth tries to break free but Richards pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards takes a shot to the head.
Richards pushes Landreth back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Landreth looks winded!
Landreth has a couple of punches blocked by Richards.
Landreth avoids the elbow strike from Richards, against the cage.
Richards looking to throw knees to the head but Landreth is blocking nicely.
Landreth takes an elbow to the temple.

The cut above Sonny Landreth's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Richards.
Landreth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Richards.
Richards using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Landreth has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Landreth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Richards.
Richards lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Richards misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Landreth.
Landreth avoiding damage as Richards throws knees to the body.
Landreth takes a shot to the head.
Richards throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Landreth misses with some punches.
Richards creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Landreth's defenses.

Sonny Landreth's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Landreth works on Richards's body with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards tries to land knees in the clinch but Landreth avoids the damage to the body.
Richards misses with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Richards just misses with a elbow thrown towards Landreth's brow.
Landreth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Richards using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Landreth has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Richards.
Landreth blocks an elbow strike from Richards.
Richards has Landreth pressed against the cage, preventing Landreth from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Richards gets through Landreth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Landreth.
Richards using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Landreth has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Landreth.
Landreth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Richards pushes Landreth back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Landreth.
Richards works on Landreth's body with a couple of short punches.
Richards lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Landreth misses with a body punch.
Landreth blocks the elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Richards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richards lands an elbow that stopped Landreth in his tracks for a moment.
Landreth misses with the head strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Richards misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Landreth.
Richards lands an elbow inside.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sonny Landreth's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chad Richards!