PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson Richards has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Richards
vs
Lee

175 cm
23
150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

166 cm
19
152 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

5th Round
5th Round

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Lee!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards scores with a jab to the head.

It looks like Brandon Lee has been cut.

Lee feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Richards avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lee passes Richards's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lee throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Richards is looking for a sweep. Lee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lee not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lee trying to mount his opponent but Richards defends it.

Lee wants to work for an arm triangle but Richards is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Richards wants to control but Lee is keeping busy and won't allow it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Richards jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Lee feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Richards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Richards is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lee stands up over Richards, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lee slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Richards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Richards looking to control.
Richards is really struggling to control Lee but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Lee stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee lands with a shot to the body.
Richards is breathing heavily.
Lee moves out of range as Richards throws a body kick.

Lee shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Richards's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Lee's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Richards was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Richards looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Lee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Richards takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brandon Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richards fails with the takedown.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Lee throws a low kick but it's checked well by Richards.
Lee cracks Richards with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee wants to control from the top but Richards keeps moving.
Lee thows a big elbow that misses.
Lee trying to control but Richards is working from the bottom.
Lee controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lee advances to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lee controlling the action here.
Lee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lee moves nicely into side control.

Lee working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lee is looking to take a break and control but Richards is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brandon Lee's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Richards stuffs the takedown attempt from Lee. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Lee throws a head kick but Richards moves out of range.
A jab from Richards misses.
Richards pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt - Richards sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lee with a nice cross.
Lee takes a swing at Richards's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Richards.
Lee lands with a nice body punch.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Richards manages to avoid it.
Richards shoots in and drives through. Lee sprawls well.
Brandon Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Richards gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lee shoots for a double leg takedown but Richards sprawls well. He's pushed Lee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tyson Richards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Lee.
Richards misses with a looping right.

Lee bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee is looking to take a break and control but Richards is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards prevents Lee from moving into mount.
Lee lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Richards down.
Lee tries to score with some ground and pound. Richards controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lee tries to advance to mount but Richards denies him.
Lee postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee tries to score with some ground and pound. Richards controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lee in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Lee closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Richards to the mat! Richards manages to get full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Lee really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Lee's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lee misses with a body shot.
Richards thows a left - swing and a miss!
Richards shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Lee clinches.

Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brandon Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Richards misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lee moves out of range as Richards strikes.

Lee closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Richards prevents Lee from improving position.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lee tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lee lands an elbow.
Richards is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lee connects with a decent elbow.

Lee stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee cracks Richards with a right hand to the side of the head.

Lee drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lee scores with a couple of short elbows.
Richards managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lee.
Lee is chipping away with strikes.

Lee is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Richards has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Lee dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Lee's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Lee clinches with his opponent.
Lee looking for a takedown.
Richards goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Richards avoids the body shot from Lee.
Richards uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Richards moves out of range easily.
Richards scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Richards swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Lee tries to clinch there but Richards circles away.
Richards throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
A big right from Richards misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses the body punch
and Richards counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Lee closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Richards parries the strikes from Lee easily there. Lee is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Richards to escape.
Lee misses with the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Lee seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Lee stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Lee darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Richards is trying to maintain the position but Lee is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lee in particular looking to stall.
Lee is trying to control the action in half guard but Richards is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lee slips a nice elbow through Richards's hands, connecting with Richards's forehead.
Lee trying to pass the guard but Richards defending well.

Lee in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Richards tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Lee!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brandon Lee!