PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luca Richards (ranked 2434 p4p, 4661 weight class) and Armod Svensson (ranked 296 p4p, 507 weight class). Richards comes to the cage accompanied by Split. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Richards
vs
Svensson

170 cm
25
165
4 - 1 - 0

173 cm
25
157
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Tends to cut

Big Chief Nutrition & Laundry Services

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 Las Vegas, Luca Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Armod Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards misses with an uppercut. Svensson saw that one coming.
Richards misses with a wild body shot.

Svensson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice elbow from Svensson.
Richards blocks the elbow strike.
Svensson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Svensson.
Svensson lands an elbow that stopped Richards in his tracks for a moment.
Richards lands with a short shot to the head.
Svensson pushes off an throws an elbow but Richards leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Richards tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Richards goes for a takedown attempt but Svensson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Svensson has closed the distance and engaged Richards in a clinch.
Richards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Richards misses with some punches.
Richards lands an uppercut.
Richards blocks an elbow strike from Svensson.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Svensson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Richards swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Svensson misses with an elbow over the top.
Svensson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Svensson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short body shot lands from Richards as the two fighters clinch.
Richards swings wildly with an uppercut but Svensson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Svensson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Svensson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Svensson throws an elbow but it misses.
Richards struggles to land a body shot inside as Svensson controls his hands.
Richards goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Svensson throws an elbow but misses.
Richards fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Svensson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Svensson throws an elbow but it misses.
Svensson throws an elbow but it misses.
Richards avoids the elbow strike from Svensson, against the cage.
Richards looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Richards can't find room to land a body shot as Svensson controls the action.
Svensson lands an elbow just above Richards 's eye.
Richards swings wildly with an uppercut but Svensson uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Svensson throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards tries to throw a body punch but Svensson avoids it by throwing Richards back against the cage.
Svensson prevents a body shot from Richards.
Richards blocks the elbow strike.
Svensson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Richards is looking to take this one to the mat.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Richards.
Richards tries a body shot but Svensson blocks it.
Richards throws a head punch that misses.
Svensson throws an elbow but it misses.
Svensson lands a nice elbow.
Svensson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Svensson blocking some punches.
Svensson throws an elbow that misses.
Richards tries to throw a body punch but Svensson avoids it by throwing Richards back against the cage.
Svensson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Richards misses with a punch on the inside.
Richards tries to score a body lock takedown but Svensson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luca Richards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richards throws a punch but it's blocked by Svensson.
Richards avoids the elbow strike from Svensson, against the cage.
Svensson pushes off an throws an elbow but Richards leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Richards throws a punch but it's blocked by Svensson.
Richards blocks an elbow strike.
Svensson blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Svensson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Richards blocks the elbow strike.
Richards takes an elbow to the forehead.
Richards lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Richards misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Richards misses with a hook from the clinch.
Svensson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Richards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Richards tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Svensson's elbow.
Richards tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Svensson lands a nice elbow.
Richards misses with the head strike.
Svensson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short body shot lands from Richards as the two fighters clinch.
Svensson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Richards takes an elbow to the forehead.
Richards misses with a punch on the inside.
Svensson throws an elbow but it misses.
Svensson throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Svensson blocks a body shot from Richards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Richards blocks an elbow strike from Svensson.
Richards misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Svensson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Richards's brow.
Richards digs a right hand into Svensson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Svensson's gas tank.
Richards misses with a punch to the body.
Svensson pushes off an throws an elbow but Richards leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Svensson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Richards avoids the elbow strike from Svensson, against the cage.
Svensson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Richards avoids the elbow strike from Svensson, against the cage.
Svensson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Richards tries a body shot but Svensson blocks it.
Richards misses with a hook to the ribs.
Svensson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Richards goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Svensson pushes off an throws an elbow but Richards leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Svensson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Svensson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Svensson lands an elbow inside that Richards shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Svensson throws an elbow but misses.
Svensson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Armod Svensson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Svensson closes the distance and pushes Richards back into the cage.
Richards blocks an elbow strike.
Svensson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Svensson blocks an uppercut.
Richards working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Richards throws a punch but it's blocked by Svensson.
Richards lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Svensson.
A shot in the inside from Richards.
Svensson lands an elbow that stopped Richards in his tracks for a moment.
Svensson blocks a body shot from Richards.
Richards takes an elbow to the forehead.
Svensson throws an elbow but it misses.
Svensson pushes off an throws an elbow but Richards leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Richards.
Richards tries to throw a body punch but Svensson avoids it by throwing Richards back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Richards fails to land.
Richards lands a left hand that snaps the head of Svensson backwards.
Richards scores with a shoulder strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Svensson misses with an elbow over the top.
Richards avoids the elbow strike from Svensson, against the cage.
Svensson lands a nice elbow.
Richards misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards blocks the elbow strike.
Richards tries to work over Svensson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Svensson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Richards avoids the elbow strike from Svensson, against the cage.
Richards misses with a hook from the clinch.
Armod Svensson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Svensson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Svensson pushes off an throws an elbow but Richards leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Richards misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Richards has hold of one of Svensson's legs. Svensson is fighting the takedown attempt but Richards gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Richards loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Svensson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Richards is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richards keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Svensson's head.
Richards content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Richards not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Svensson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Svensson wants to get back to his feet but Richards is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards lands a couple of digs.
Svensson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Richards. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Richards missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Svensson wants to stand up but Richards is controlling him.
Richards is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Richards throws a big right hand that misses.
Svensson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Richards controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Richards missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richards throws a big right hand that misses.
Richards throwing strikes from guard but Svensson blocks nicely.
Richards keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Svensson's head.
Richards loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Richards pushing down on Svensson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Svensson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Richards.
Richards working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Richards looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Svensson is rocked!
Richards is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Svensson is still in real trouble! Can Richards finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards winds up and cracks Svensson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Svensson is breathing heavily.
Richards lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Svensson quite badly. Svensson pulls Richards in close trying to recover. Richards postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Svensson on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Svensson doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luca Richards!
During a confident post fight interview, Luca Richards thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.