PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claude Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richards comes to the cage accompanied by Psycho Holiday. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Richards
vs
Thompson

170 cm
21
144 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

170 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Claude Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Richards coming out on top.
Nice shot by Richards.
The fighters circle momentarily. Richards darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Richards.

Thompson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Richards's half guard.
Thompson thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Richards to regain full guard.
Thompson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thompson distracts Richards with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Thompson lands a couple of elbows.

Richards is looking to sinch up a triangle. Thompson throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Richards's body to avoid the submission. Richards has instead reached around Thompson's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Richards arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ryan Richards!