PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rick Richardson (ranked 1468 p4p, 1568 weight class) and Heismann Haa (ranked 108 p4p, 113 weight class). Richardson comes to the cage accompanied by Alma Enamorada (Chalino Sánchez). Haa has chosen Her kommer Heismann Hå as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Richardson
vs
Haa

175 cm
33
145
22 - 15 - 0

170 cm
36
140
22 - 17 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Conquer
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rick Richardson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heismann Haa!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richardson swinging wildly here.
Richardson throws a head kick that misses.
Richardson fails to land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Haa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Richardson throws a head kick that misses.
Richardson tries to clinch up.
A little jabbing left from Haa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Richardson misses with a hook. Haa ducked under it nicely.
Richardson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Richardson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Richardson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Richardson fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Haa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Richardson forces Haa back against the cage and clinches.
Richardson lands with a short shot to the head.
Richardson is working Haa over against the cage.
Haa prevents a body shot from Richardson.
Haa swings wildly with an uppercut but Richardson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Richardson misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Haa lands a right hand.
Richardson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Richardson lands with a light punch inside.
Richardson tries to throw a body punch but Haa avoids it by throwing Richardson back against the cage.
Haa prevents a body shot from Richardson.
Haa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Richardson lands a shot to the body.
Richardson tries to throw a body punch but Haa avoids it by throwing Richardson back against the cage.
Haa working aggressively here.
Richardson tries a body shot but Haa blocks it.
Richardson misses with a punch to the body.
Richardson tries a body shot but Haa blocks it.
Haa misses with the head strike.
Haa lands a hook that snaps the head of Richardson backwards.
Haa misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Haa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Richardson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haa blocks a body shot from Richardson.
Richardson misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haa prevents a body shot from Richardson.
Haa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Richardson's elbow.
Richardson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haa's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Richardson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richardson throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Richardson.
Richardson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Richardson or not.
Richardson tries to work over Haa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Richardson blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Haa on the inside.
Haa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Richardson's elbow.
Richardson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Richardson on the inside.
Haa digs a right hand underneath Richardson's ribcage. Richardson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Haa lands with a left to the head.
Richardson prevents a body shot from Haa.
A hook to the body from Haa.
Haa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Richardson can't find room to land a body shot as Haa controls the action.
Haa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haa struggles to land a body shot inside as Richardson controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Haa fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Richardson fails to land.
Richardson tries to work over Haa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Haa misses with a punch to the body.
Richardson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Haa blocks a body shot from Richardson.
Haa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Richardson takes a shot to the head.
Richardson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haa blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Haa fails to land.
Haa tries to throw a body punch but Richardson avoids it by throwing Haa back against the cage.
Haa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Richardson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haa.
Haa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Haa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Richardson misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Richardson.
Richardson blocks an uppercut.
Haa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Richardson's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haa blocking some punches.
Richardson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haa has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Richardson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Haa can turn it around.
Richardson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Richardson misses with a body punch.
Richardson presses Haa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Richardson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Richardson lands a body shot.
Richardson misses with some punches.
Richardson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Richardson digs a right hand underneath Haa's ribcage. Haa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Richardson tries to work over Haa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haa.
Richardson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haa blocks a body shot from Richardson.
Haa prevents a body shot from Richardson.
Haa blocks an uppercut.
Richardson working aggressively here.
Haa misses with some punches.
Haa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haa has a couple of punches blocked by Richardson.
Richardson tries a body shot but Haa blocks it.
Haa tries a body shot but Richardson blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Richardson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Richardson misses with a head kick.
Haa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Richardson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haa.
Haa dodges the punch combination from Richardson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haa! But no joy.
Richardson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Richardson misses with a left hand
and Haa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haa avoids the head kick by Richardson.
Richardson throws a head kick that misses
and Haa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richardson tries to clinch but Haa moves away
and Haa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Richardson misses the jab.
Haa throws out a counter right but Richardson avoids it with no problem.
Richardson is looking to clinch but Haa is avoiding it.
Haa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Richardson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson misses with a two punch combination.
Richardson tries to close the distance and clinch but Haa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Haa blocks a head kick by Richardson.
Richardson misses with a double jab.
Richardson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Richardson throws a series of punches but Haa moves out of range.
Richardson throws a series of punches but Haa avoids them all with ease.
Haa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Haa blocks a head kick by Richardson.
Richardson looks to throw the jab but Haa is out of range.
Richardson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Richardson throws a sloppy head kick and Haa moves out of range easily.
Rick Richardson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richardson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richardson tries a head kick but it misses.
Richardson tries a head kick but it misses.
Haa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Richardson doesn't manage to clinch there - Haa circles away.
It seemed like Haa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Richardson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haa! But no joy.
Richardson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haa can do to turn this around?
Haa avoids the head kick by Richardson.
A combination from Richardson does no damage.
A punch combination from Richardson misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haa! But no joy.
Richardson misses with a series of wild punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haa! But no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richardson misses the shot to the body.
Haa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Richardson throws a head kick that misses.
Richardson misses with an uppercut
and Haa counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richardson throws a right hand that misses
and Haa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Richardson tries a head kick but it misses.
Haa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Richardson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Richardson misses with the combination.
Haa throws out a counter right but Richardson avoids it with no problem.
Richardson scores with a hook to the body. Haa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Haa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haa blocks a head kick by Richardson.
Haa blocks a head kick by Richardson.
Richardson throws a head kick but Haa moves out of range.
Richardson is looking to clinch but Haa is avoiding it.
Haa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richardson misses with a wild body shot.
Rick Richardson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Richardson tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haa! But no joy.
A head kick misses from Richardson.
It seemed like Haa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Richardson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It seemed like Haa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Richardson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Richardson looks to throw the jab but Haa is out of range.
Haa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Haa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richardson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haa! But no joy.
Richardson misses with a hook. Haa ducked under it nicely.
Haa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Richardson looks to land a left hand but Haa moved out of range nicely.
Richardson tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haa! But no joy.
Richardson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richardson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Richardson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A head kick by Richardson misses
and Haa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Richardson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Richardson tries to clinch but Haa moves out of range.
Haa blocks a head kick by Richardson.
A little jabbing left from Haa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Richardson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Richardson throws a right hand that Haa ducks under and follows up with a left that Haa also avoids with ease.
Richardson throws a series of punches but Haa avoids them all with ease.
Haa avoids the head kick by Richardson.
Richardson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Richardson.
Richardson misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Richardson tries to clinch but Haa moves away
and Haa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rick Richardson is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson throws a lazy head kick
and Haa counters with a straight right hand.
Haa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richardson.
Richardson tries a head kick but it misses.
Richardson throws an off balance right hand
and Haa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Richardson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Richardson throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Haa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Richardson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Richardson is looking to clinch.
Richardson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Richardson scores with a nice head shot.
Richardson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haa blocks a head kick by Richardson.
It seemed like Haa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Heismann Haa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richardson tries to clinch up.
Richardson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Richardson throws a sloppy head kick and Haa moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Haa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Richardson throws a head kick but Haa moves out of range.
Richardson throws a lazy head kick
and Haa counters with a stiff right hand.
Richardson throws a head kick but Haa moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Haa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richardson looks to land a right hand but Haa moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haa! But no joy.
Haa circles away from the clinch attempt.

Richardson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Richardson misses with a body punch.
Haa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Haa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Haa is leaning against Richardson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Richardsons head.
A short right from Haa.
Haa is pushing Richardson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Haa misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Haa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Haa.
A short left from Haa.
Haa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Richardson fails to land.
Richardson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haa blocks an uppercut.
Haa lands a left hand.
Richardson swings wildly with an uppercut but Haa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haa digs a right hand into Richardson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Richardson's gas tank.
Haa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haa struggles to land a body shot inside as Richardson controls his hands.
Haa pushes Richardson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Haa.
Haa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Richardson.
A left hand lands to the body for Haa.
Haa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heismann Haa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Haa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Richardson backwards.

Richardson is rocked!
Haa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh Richardson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haa pushes Richardson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Haa scores with a hook to the body.
Haa lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Haa.
Haa presses Richardson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Haa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Richardson takes a shot to the head.

Haa drops Richardson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Richardson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Haa stalling against the cage.
Haa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Haa.
Haa unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Richardson! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Haa is unloading with more strikes now! Richardson drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heismann Haa!
An out of breath Heismann Haa thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.