PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between What Addams (ranked 2305 p4p, 270 weight class) and Mick Richards (ranked 2281 p4p, 267 weight class). Addams comes to the cage accompanied by Family Vales. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Addams
vs
Richards

175 cm
20
195 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
24
185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, What Addams!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mick Richards!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Addams scoring well with a low kick there.

Addams closes the distance and clinches.
Addams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Richards's efforts to push away.
Richards blocks an elbow strike from Addams.
Addams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Richards's efforts to push away.
Richards avoids the elbow strike from Addams, against the cage.
Addams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Richards avoids it.
Addams tries to land knees in the clinch but Richards avoids the damage to the body.
Richards trying to control the position but instead, Addams has worked for underhooks and has pushed Richards into the cage.
Richards on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards tries to score a body lock takedown but Addams shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Addams blocks an uppercut.

Richards pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mick Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Richards checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Richards scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Addams.
Good leg kick by Addams there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Richards scores with the left hand. Addams knows he should have avoided that one.
Richards checks a leg kick.
It seemed like Richards was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Richards will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Richards throws a left and a right that both miss
and Addams counters with an inside leg kick.
Addams stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Addams wants it to stay on the feet.
Addams looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Addams throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Addams has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Richards gets tackled into the cage by Addams. Addams maintains the clinch.
Addams scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Mick Richards has been cut.
Richards takes a knee to the side of the body.
Richards looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice elbow from Addams.
Addams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Richards lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Addams lands an elbow just above Richards 's eye.
Addams lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Addams cracks Richards on the chin with a massive knee! He's been separated from consciousness before he even hits the floor! Absolutely fantastic knee and a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). What Addams!
What Addams is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, What Addams thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.