PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Richardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that John Smith was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Richardson
vs
Smith

194 cm
21
213 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

190 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Enjoys gardening

Fight For Real MMA Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Richardson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Richardson misses.
Smith looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Smith tries to keep at a distance but Richardson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Richardson working hard to break the clinch.

Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Richardson fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith wants to clinch
and Richardson counters with a series of strikes. Smith will be more careful next time no doubt.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Richardson.
Richardson shoots in but no luck this time.
Smith tries to clinch up
and Richardson counters with a three punch combo that has Smith backing up. Smith nods at Richardson to acknowledge the strikes.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Richardson throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Mike Richardson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richardson keeps the fight on the outside.
Richardson misses with a double jab.
Richardson misses with a kick to the body.
Richardson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Richardson.
Smith moves out of range as Richardson throws a body kick.
Smith blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Richardson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Richardson tries to land a front kick but Smith steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Richardson throws a series of strikes that have Smith backpedaling.
Richardson throws a one two combo.
Richardson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Richardson scores with a three punch combo!
Richardson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Richardson.
Richardson tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Richardson tries to land a front kick but Smith steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Richardson stalks Smith and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Smith's face. Smith staggers backwards, shaken.
Richardson scores with a three punch combo!
Richardson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Richardson.
Smith tries to clinch but Richardson is having none of it.
Richardson checks the leg kick.
Richardson throws a combination. Smith tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Smith throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Richardson's waist but Richardson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Smith off to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richardson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Smith sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Richardson somewhat.
Richardson swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Richardson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smith as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Richardson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richardson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Richardson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Richardson misses with a wild combination.

Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith misses with some punches.
Richardson tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith has Richardson pressed against the cage, preventing Richardson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Richardson's efforts to push away.
Smith has Richardson pressed against the cage, preventing Richardson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith lands a shot to the body.
Richardson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith jumps guard but Richardson stands there with Smith around his waist. Smith gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Richardson has Smith pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Smith manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Smith has Richardson pressed against the cage, preventing Richardson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Richardson is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
Richardson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good body shot from Smith.
Richardson wants to break free but Smith has control.
Richardson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smith should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Smith manages to break the clinch.
Richardson looks for the body kick but Smith saw that one coming.
Richardson misses with a few strikes there.
Richardson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Richardson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Smith darts in trying to clinch
and Richardson counters with a two punch combo.

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.

Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Richardson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Richardson is keeping busy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Richardson.
Richardson can't get the takedown.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Richardson.
A left hand lands to the body for Smith.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Richardson manages to break the clinch.
Smith looks to land a combination but Richardson avoids it well.
Richardson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Richardson.
Richardson throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Richardson throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Richardson.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick from Richardson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Richardson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Richardson shoots in and drives through. Smith sprawls well.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Richardson.
Richardson shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith wants to clinch
and Richardson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Smith tries for a takedown but Richardson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Richardson throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Richardson pushes him off.
Richardson swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Richardson throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richardson shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Richardson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith throws a series of punches but Richardson avoids them all with ease.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Richardson circles away.
Richardson looks to land a combination. Smith sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Smith tries to clinch up but Richardson circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Richardson forces Smith back against the cage and clinches.
Richardson tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Richardson tries to score a body lock takedown but Smith shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Richardson wants to break free but Smith has control.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Richardson's head.
Smith lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith lands an uppercut.
Smith stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Smith lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smith lands with a left to the head.

Richardson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richardson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Richardson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Richardson looks for the body kick but Smith saw that one coming.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richardson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Danga de danga de dang - Richardson scores with a four punch combination!
Left hook, right uppercut from Smith.
Richardson throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.
Smith tries to clinch but Richardson is having none of it.
Richardson wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.

That's two 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 fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Richardson tries to land a front kick but Smith steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Richardson fails with the takedown

and Smith counters with a takedown into side control.

Smith tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Richardson struggling a bit here.
Richardson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smith working the ground and pound.
Smith blocks the strikes from Richardson.
Richardson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Smith's best efforts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Richardson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Richardson wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A punch combination from Richardson misses.
Richardson throws a shot to the body.
Smith closes the distance but Richardson moves to the side
and Richardson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Richardson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith tries to clinch up but Richardson circles away and keeps his distance.
Richardson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Richardson.

Richardson gets a clinch.
Smith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Richardson is pressed up against the cage. Smith has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Richardson down to the mat. Richardson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Richardson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mike Richardson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Richardson looks to land a combination. Smith sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Smith tries to clinch but Richardson moves away
and Richardson counters with a straight right hand.
Richardson lands a two punch combo.
Richardson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith tries to clinch but Richardson moves away

and Richardson counters by moving into the clinch.
Richardson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Smith avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Richardson can't break the clinch.
Richardson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smith is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Richardson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Smith lands with a left to the head.

Richardson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Richardson shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith tries to clinch up but Richardson circles away and keeps his distance.
Richardson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Richardson circles away.
Smith tries to clinch up

and Richardson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Richardson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Richardson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Richardson throws a combination. Smith tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Richardson lands with a nice combination. Smith backs away looking to recover.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Richardson tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Richardson with a poor takedown

and Smith counters with a takedown into side control.
Richardson misses with a strike from the bottom.
Smith lands a nice forearm strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richardson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Smith connects with a decent elbow.
Smith avoids the strikes from the bottom by Richardson.
Richardson is trying to control Smith's posture but Smith avoids it.
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Richardson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smith tries to stand but Richardson controls the position and pulls Smith into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Richardson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Richardson duly obliges.
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Richardson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith is looking to clinch but Richardson is avoiding it.
Richardson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Richardson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Richardson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Richardson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Richardson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Smith tries to clinch but Richardson moves away
and Richardson counters with a two punch combo.

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 throws a body kick that misses.
Richardson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Richardson falls off balance throwing a combination

and Smith holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Smith prevents Richardson from breaking the clinch.
Smith misses with some punches.
Richardson has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Richardson swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Richardson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith leaning against his opponent.
Richardson is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
Richardson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smith is struggling to control the position.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Richardson's efforts to push away.

Richardson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Richardson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Richardson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smith tries to clinch there but Richardson circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Richardson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Richardson avoids the head kick by Smith.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Richardson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A right-left combo lands from Richardson.
Smith has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Smith tries to keep at a distance but Richardson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smith has Richardson pressed against the cage, preventing Richardson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Richardson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
Richardson tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Smith digs a right hand underneath Richardson's ribcage. Richardson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smith prevents Richardson from breaking the clinch.
Richardson tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
Smith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Richardson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Richardson wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Smith is pressed up against the cage. Richardson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Smith down to the mat. Smith avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Richardson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Smith counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Richardson is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Smith working aggressively here.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Richardson is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Richardson's efforts to push away.
Richardson is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Smith keeps control of Richardson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith is looking to clinch but Richardson is avoiding it.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Richardson circles away.
Richardson looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.

Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Smith!