PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lion Tiger (ranked 957 p4p, 1784 weight class) and Reed Richards (ranked 146 p4p, 253 weight class). Tiger comes to the cage accompanied by Alok - Hear Me Tonight. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Tiger
vs
Richards

190 cm
22
225
7 - 5 - 0

193 cm
28
225
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lion Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reed Richards!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards cracks Tiger with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tiger misses with the combination.
Richards looks to land a combination but Tiger avoids it well.
Tiger looks to score with a jab to the body but Richards is just out of range.
Richards misses with an attempted mid kick.
Reed Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiger connects with a jab.
Tiger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tiger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Richards digs a good body shot into Tiger's ribs.
Tiger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A clash of legs there as Tiger blocks the low kick.
Richards scores with a leg kick.
Tiger moves out of range as Richards strikes.
Richards takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richards fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tiger manages to avoid it.
Tiger is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tiger blocks a low kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Richards.
Richards keeps Tiger at a distance using the push kick.
Tiger tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Richards takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tiger throws an overhand right that lands on Richards's shoulder, as Richards tries to avoid the shot.
Tiger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Richards at a distance.
Tiger misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick by Richards misses
and Tiger counters with a straight right hand.
Richards throws a combination that misses
and Tiger counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Richards misses with a two punch combination.
Richards moves out of range of the strikes.
Richards misses with a head kick.
Richards throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Tiger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richards throws a leg kick
letting Tiger counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Richards misses.
Tiger seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tiger throws a head kick but Richards moves out of range.
Tiger lands a nice shot that snaps Richards's head back.

Richards is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Tiger. Those never looked like landing.
Richards is still on wobbly legs! Can Tiger finish him?
Richards throws a head kick but Tiger moves out of range.

Richards closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tiger scores with a nice hook to the head.
Richards tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Richards misses with a punch on the inside.
Tiger will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Richards up against the cage.
Richards tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tiger just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tiger lands a shoulder strike.
Richards tries to pull guard but Tiger forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Richards is trying to pull guard but Tiger turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lion Tiger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reed Richards.

Tiger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tiger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Richards looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Richards looks winded!
Tiger fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Richards out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Lion Tiger!
A relieved looking Lion Tiger thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.