PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kash Richardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Beal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richardson comes to the cage accompanied by Free Bird. This should be fireworks!

Richardson
vs
Beal

172 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

179 cm
19
162 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kash Richardson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Beal!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richardson takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Kash Richardson has been cut.
Richardson doesn't manage to clinch there - Beal circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Beal.
Richardson tries to clinch up.
Beal tries a head kick but it misses.
Beal cracks the inside of Richardson's front leg.
Beal throws a sloppy head kick and Richardson moves out of range easily.
Richardson wants to clinch.
Beal throws a half hearted mid kick.
Beal swats away the attempt to clinch by Richardson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Richardson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Richardson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Richardson fails in his attempt to clinch.

Richardson clinches.
Beal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Beal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Richardson missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Beal lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Richardson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Beal wants to get back to striking at distance but Richardson won't allow it.
Beal tries to break the clinch but Richardson is controlling the position.
Richardson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Richardson tries to land a knee to the head but Beal blocks with his arms.
Beal wants to break free but Richardson has control.
Richardson misses with a body punch.
Richardson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Richardson is breathing heavily.
Beal managing to block the knees to the body from Richardson.
Richardson prevents Beal from breaking the clinch.
Richardson trying to land knees to the body.
Beal is looking to break free of the clinch but Richardson has double underhooks.
Richardson scores a nice knee to the body.
Richardson looking to throw knees to the head but Beal is blocking nicely.
Richardson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Beal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Richardson has him pressed against the cage.
Beal is trying to break free.
Richardson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Beal blocks it with crossed arms.
Beal is trying to break the clinch but Richardson has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richardson trying to land knees to the body.
Beal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Richardson prevents Beal from breaking the clinch.
Richardson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Beal has had enough of the clinch but Richardson keeps him there for the moment.
Richardson prevents Beal from breaking the clinch.
Richardson misses with a knee strike.
Beal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Beal tries to break the clinch but Richardson is controlling the position.
Beal can't break the clinch.
Beal can't break the clinch.
Beal wants to get back to striking at distance but Richardson won't allow it.
Richardson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Beal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Beal is trying to break free.
Beal can't break the clinch.
Beal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Richardson has him pressed against the cage.
Beal prevents Richardson from breaking the clinch.
Beal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Richardson trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beal can't break the clinch.
Beal is trying to break free.
Beal is looking to break free of the clinch but Richardson has double underhooks.
Richardson looking to throw knees to the head but Beal is blocking nicely.
Beal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Richardson keeps control of Beal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Richardson trying to land knees to the body.
Beal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Richardson fails to land.
Beal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Beal can't break the clinch.
Beal is trying to break free.
Richardson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Beal wants to get back to striking at distance but Richardson won't allow it.
Richardson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beal has him pressed against the cage.
Beal is looking to break free of the clinch but Richardson has double underhooks.
Richardson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beal wants to break free but Richardson has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Richardson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Richardson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Beal buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Richardson tries to close the distance and clinch but Beal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Richardson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Beal turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Richardson takes one on the button.
Beal throws a nice inside leg kick.
Richardson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beal.
A nice inside leg kick there by Beal. That's going to slow Richardson down.
Beal lands with a nice body punch.
Beal thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Richardson if he has to take too many more of those.
Beal thows a body kick. Richardson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Beal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beal bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Beal moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Richardson tries to clinch up.
Beal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Richardson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beal chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Beal connects with a high kick.
Richardson is looking to clinch.
Kash Richardson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beal scoring well with a low kick there.
Beal bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Beal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Richardson fails with an attempt to clinch.

Richardson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beal managing to block the knees to the body from Richardson.
Beal is looking to break free of the clinch but Richardson has double underhooks.
Richardson crunches a lovely knee into Beal's ribcage.
Beal tries to break the clinch but Richardson is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson tries to land knees in the clinch but Beal avoids the damage to the body.
Richardson keeps control of Beal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Richardson misses with a knee strike.
Beal tries to break the clinch but Richardson is controlling the position.
Beal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Richardson missing with knees to the body.
Richardson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Beal.
Richardson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Beal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Richardson tries to land knees in the clinch but Beal avoids the damage to the body.
Richardson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Beal.
Richardson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Beal is looking to break free of the clinch but Richardson has double underhooks.

Beal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beal lands a high kick!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Beal. Richardson shrugs it off though.
Richardson doesn't manage to clinch there - Beal circles away.
Beal moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beal turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Richardson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Richardson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Beal fakes the leg kick and cracks Richardson in the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Beal. Richardson shrugs it off though.
Beal thuds his shin into the meat of Richardson's side.
Richardson tries to clinch but Beal is having none of it.
Beal throws a head kick that half lands.
Richardson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Beal lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Richardson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beal throws a front kick that sends Richardson stumbling back into the cage.
Beal lands a nice leg kick that just misses Richardson's sensitive parts.
Beal lands a nice leg kick that just misses Richardson's sensitive parts.
Richardson doesn't manage to clinch there - Beal circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beal bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Richardson fails to land with a series of punches.
Beal throws a sloppy head kick and Richardson moves out of range easily.

Richardson gets a clinch.
Richardson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Richardson misses with a knee to the head.
Beal wants to break free but Richardson has control.
Beal avoiding damage as Richardson throws knees to the body.
Richardson tries to land a knee to the head but Beal blocks with his arms.
Richardson trying to land knees to the body.
Beal is looking to break free of the clinch but Richardson has double underhooks.
Richardson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Beal.
Richardson tries to land a knee to the head but Beal blocks with his arms.
Beal tries to break the clinch but Richardson is controlling the position.
Beal has had enough of the clinch but Richardson keeps him there for the moment.
Richardson can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Richardson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Beal blocks it with crossed arms.
Richardson trying to land knees to the body.
Richardson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beal's elbow.
Beal wants to get back to striking at distance but Richardson won't allow it.
Richardson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Beal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Richardson tries to break the clinch but Beal is controlling the position.
Beal wants to break free but Richardson has control.
Richardson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Beal can't break the clinch.
Beal managing to block the knees to the body from Richardson.
Beal is trying to break free.

Beal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Richardson misses with a double jab.
Beal throws a head kick that Richardson semi-blocks.
Beal scores with a spinning back kick!

Richardson closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Beal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kash Richardson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Richardson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Beal.
Some wild striking there from Richardson.
Richardson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Beal lands a head kick!
Richardson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Beal counters with an inside leg kick.
Beal throws a sloppy head kick and Richardson moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Beal.
Beal goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Richardson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Beal. Beal obviously looking to wear him down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Beal, right into the meat.
Beal lands a high kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beal tries a head kick but it misses.
Richardson misses with a combination
and Beal makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson tries to clinch there but Beal circles away.
Richardson is looking to clinch.
Richardson tries to clinch up but Beal circles away and keeps his distance.
Richardson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Beal lands a slapping body shot.
Beal lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Richardson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Richardson wants to clinch.
Beal buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Richardson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Beal counters with a body kick that stops Richardson in his tracks momentarily.
Richardson takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Richardson drives through and clinches with Beal against the cage.
Richardson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Beal.
Richardson prevents Beal from breaking the clinch.
Richardson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Richardson misses with a knee strike.
Beal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Richardson has him pressed against the cage.
Richardson misses with a knee strike.
Richardson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Beal blocks it with crossed arms.
Richardson tries to land knees in the clinch but Beal avoids the damage to the body.
Beal is trying to break the clinch but Richardson has him pressed against the cage.
Richardson trying to land knees to the body.
Beal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Richardson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Richardson tries to land knees in the clinch but Beal avoids the damage to the body.
Richardson tries to land a knee to the head but Beal blocks with his arms.
Richardson keeps control of Beal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richardson keeps control of Beal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Richardson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Beal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Beal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Richardson tries to land knees in the clinch but Beal avoids the damage to the body.
Beal managing to block the knees to the body from Richardson.
Richardson has had enough of the clinch but Beal keeps him there for the moment.
Richardson keeps control of Beal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Richardson has had enough of the clinch but Beal keeps him there for the moment.
Richardson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Beal blocks it with crossed arms.
Beal is looking to break free of the clinch but Richardson has double underhooks.
Richardson missing with knees to the body.
Richardson tries a knee to the head but Beal blocks it.
Beal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Richardson has him pressed against the cage.
Beal managing to block the knees to the body from Richardson.
Richardson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Beal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Richardson has him pressed against the cage.
Beal blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Beal avoiding damage as Richardson throws knees to the body.
Beal wants to break free but Richardson has control.
Beal is looking to break free of the clinch but Richardson has double underhooks.
Richardson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Richardson tries to land knees in the clinch but Beal avoids the damage to the body.
Richardson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Beal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Beal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Beal can't break the clinch.
Richardson missing with knees to the body.
Beal wants to get back to striking at distance but Richardson won't allow it.
Beal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kash Richardson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richardson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Richardson keeps control of Beal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Beal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Matt Beal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Richardson tries to land knees in the clinch but Beal avoids the damage to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Beal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Beal winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Beal!