PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Richard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David De Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David De Vera has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Richard
vs
De Vera

185 cm
25
170 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

175 cm
22
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Richard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, David De Vera!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

De Vera takes the fight into the clinch.
Richard working hard to break the clinch.
De Vera misses with a knee to the head.

De Vera breaks from the clinch.
De Vera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

De Vera instigates a clinch.
Richard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Richard misses with a knee to the head.
De Vera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De Vera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Richard blocks it with crossed arms.
Richard is trying to break free.
Richard takes a knee to the side of the body.
Richard misses with a knee strike.
Richard wants to break the clinch but can't.
De Vera tries to land a knee to the head but Richard blocks with his arms.
De Vera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Richard has had enough of the clinch but De Vera keeps him there for the moment.
De Vera misses with a knee to the head.
De Vera looks gassed!

Richard manages to break the clinch.
Richard's corner calls for a 1-2. Richard obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Richard throws a head kick but De Vera moves out of range.
Richard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
David De Vera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Vera will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vera blocks a head kick by Richard.

De Vera fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Richard, pushing him back against the cage.
De Vera tries a knee to the head but Richard blocks it.
De Vera fails to pull guard.
De Vera looking to throw knees to the head but Richard is blocking nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Richard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
De Vera looking to throw knees to the head but Richard is blocking nicely.
De Vera creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
De Vera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Richard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
De Vera keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Richard's efforts to push away.
Richard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
De Vera avoiding damage as Richard throws knees to the body.
De Vera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Richard just leaning against De Vera, taking a breather.
Richard is trying to break the clinch but De Vera has him pressed against the cage.
Richard is trying to break free.
Richard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
De Vera is trying to stall.
Richard wants to get back to striking at distance but De Vera won't allow it.
Richard is trying to force a seperation but De Vera has the dominant position.
De Vera misses with a knee to the head.
Richard tries to work over De Vera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Vera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Richard looking to throw knees to the head but De Vera is blocking nicely.
Richard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Richard tries to break the clinch but De Vera is controlling the position.
Richard tries to break the clinch but De Vera is controlling the position.
Richard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
De Vera tries to land a knee to the head but Richard blocks with his arms.
Richard tries to circle away but De Vera has him pinned against the cage.

Richard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Richard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Richard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Vera tries to clinch but Richard moves out of range.
Richard misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A left lands for Richard.
De Vera takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
De Vera wants to clinch up but Richard keeps it at a distance.
De Vera fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
De Vera tries to clinch up but Richard circles away and keeps his distance.
Richard throws a head kick that De Vera semi-blocks.
Richard keeps the fight on the outside.

De Vera moves into range and clinches up with Richard.
Richard tries to break free but De Vera pushes him back against the cage.
De Vera throws a head punch that misses.
Richard can't break the clinch.
Richard is looking to break free of the clinch but De Vera has double underhooks.
De Vera misses with a knee to the head.
De Vera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
De Vera keeps control of Richard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
De Vera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
De Vera misses with a knee strike.
De Vera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Richard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Richard is trying to break free.
De Vera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Richard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Richard is trying to break the clinch but De Vera has him pressed against the cage.
De Vera looking to throw knees to the head but Richard is blocking nicely.
De Vera crunches a lovely knee into Richard's ribcage.
De Vera connects with a nasty looking knee right to Richard's face.
De Vera landing knees to the head.
De Vera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
De Vera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Richard in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Richard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
De Vera misses with a knee strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Vera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
De Vera tries to land a knee to the head but Richard blocks with his arms.

De Vera breaks the clinch.
De Vera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David De Vera dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Richard throws a good cross that connects.
Good leg kick by Richard there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Richard scores with a three punch combo!
Richard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
De Vera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Richard lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
De Vera wants to clinch.
Richard circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Vera tries to clinch but Richard is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Richard throws a head kick that De Vera semi-blocks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Vera tries to clinch up.
De Vera takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

De Vera moves into range and clinches up with Richard.
De Vera connects with a nasty looking knee right to Richard's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vera pressing his opponent against the cage.
De Vera tries a knee to the head but Richard blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Richard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Vera avoids the head kick by Richard.
De Vera tries to clinch but Richard is having none of it.
De Vera tries to clinch but Richard moves out of range.
De Vera is looking to clinch but Richard is avoiding it.
A big right from Richard misses.
Richard lands a front kick.

De Vera gets a clinch.
De Vera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
De Vera lands a knee to the head.

That's two 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.
Richard is trying to break the clinch but De Vera is controlling him.

De Vera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Richard stuffs the takedown attempt from De Vera. De Vera gets slowly back to his feet.
De Vera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Vera fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Vera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Richard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Vera fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Vera wants to clinch.
Richard throws a body kick that misses.
De Vera avoids the head kick by Richard.
De Vera shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Richard as he jumps to the side.
Richard scores with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vera fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Richard checks it well.
De Vera is looking to clinch.
Mike Richard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Richard tries a head kick but it misses.
De Vera takes a head kick and keeps coming.
De Vera tries to clinch but Richard moves out of range.
Richard swats away the attempt to clinch by De Vera.
Richard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Vera tries to clinch there but Richard circles away.
Richard keeps the fight on the outside.
De Vera blocks the body kick.
Richard punishes De Vera's body with a nice straight punch.
De Vera tries to clinch up but Richard circles away and keeps his distance.
Richard lands with a kick to the temple. De Vera shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
De Vera doesn't manage to clinch there - Richard circles away.
De Vera throws a lazy head kick
and Richard counters with a nice body shot.
Richard throws a right and a left that both miss.

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.
De Vera tries to clinch up.

Richard tries to keep at a distance but De Vera has taken the fight into the clinch.
De Vera tries to land a knee to the head but Richard blocks with his arms.
Richard takes a knee right on the jaw!
De Vera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Richard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
De Vera misses with a knee strike.
De Vera keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Richard's efforts to push away.
De Vera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Richard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Richard takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Vera lands a knee to the head.
De Vera misses with a knee strike.
De Vera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Vera tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mike Richard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David De Vera.
De Vera throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Richard dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Richard throws a head kick that De Vera semi-blocks.
De Vera tries to clinch up

and Richard counters with a nice double leg into guard.
De Vera controls Richard momentarily but Richard frees himself.
Richard preventing the sweep.
De Vera is looking to stand back up but Richard counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by De Vera.
De Vera really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Richard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Richard has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can De Vera defend it? Richard steps over the head and cranks it - De Vera is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Richard!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mike Richard!