PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Visa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Richell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Visa
vs
Richell

186 cm
27
188 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

175 cm
23
190 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Visa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buck Richell!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Visa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Richell sprawls well initially but Visa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Visa performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Visa prevents Richell from improving his position.
Visa seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Richell is concentrating on defense, preventing Visa from advancing position.
Visa wants to control but Richell is keeping him busy.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Billy Visa has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Visa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Richell is fending him off so far but Visa persists. Nope, Richell circles away and we're back to standing.
Richell tries a head kick but it misses.
Visa moves away from the strike by Richell.
Richell looks to land a combination but Visa avoids it well.
Richell throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Visa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Richell's waist but Richell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Visa off to one side.
Visa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Richell is fending him off so far but Visa persists. Nope, Richell circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Visa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Visa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Richell throws out the jab.
Visa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Richell as he jumps to the side.
Richell lands with a right hand.
Horrible takedown by Visa or perhaps it was just good defense by Richell which made him look bad.
Visa slips a jab and a cross from Richell.
Richell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Visa.
Visa blocks a head kick by Richell.
Richell misses with a hook. Visa ducked under it nicely.
Buck Richell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richell thows a body shot but no joy.
Richell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Visa avoids the body shot from Richell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richell stuffs the takedown attempt from Visa. Visa gets slowly back to his feet.
Richell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A punch combination from Richell misses.
Visa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Richell.
Visa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Richell.
Richell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Visa moves away.
Richell misses with a straight right.
Visa shoots in but no luck this time.
Richell lands with an overhand left.
Visa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Visa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Richell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Visa somewhat.
Visa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Visa throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Richell was covering up waiting for the punch and Visa finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Richell wants to sweep here but Visa controlling him for the moment.
Richell is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Visa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Richell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Richell looks gassed!
Richell can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Visa controls the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Visa shoots in and drives through. Richell sprawls well.
Visa walks into a left hand.
Richell looks to score with a jab to the body but Visa is just out of range.

Visa closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Richell to the mat! Richell manages to get full guard.
Visa trying to control the position from guard on top but Richell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Visa sitting in guard here, content to control.
Visa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Visa preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Buck Richell will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Richell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Visa tries for a takedown but Richell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Visa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Richell defends it nicely.
Richell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Visa momentarily.
Visa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Richell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Visa somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Visa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richell throws a head kick that misses.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Visa.
Visa is putting a hurting on Richell here, landing some big shots from side control.
Visa controls the position from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richell manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Visa is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Visa is just content to waste time from the top position. Richell takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Visa trying to control but Richell is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Richell being controlled here, momentarily.

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.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Billy Visa wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Richell.
Visa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Richell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Visa somewhat.
Richell looks to score with a jab to the body but Visa is just out of range.
Visa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Richell. That's going to slow Visa down.
Visa shoots for a takedown but Richell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Richell misses with a wild body shot.
Richell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Visa moves away.
Buck Richell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Visa feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Richell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Visa stops Richell from standing up.
Richell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Visa is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Visa trying to control but Richell is working from the bottom.
Visa looking to pass the guard.
Visa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Visa prevents Richell from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Visa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Richell is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Richell is breathing heavily.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Richell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Visa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Visa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Richell defends it nicely.
Visa shoots in but no luck this time.
Richell throws a series of punches but Visa avoids them all with ease.
Visa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Richell tries to avoid it but Visa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Richell to the ground. Richell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Buck Richell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A shot to the liver by Richell. Beautiful body shot.

Visa shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Visa was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Visa throws some wild stikes that Richell manages to avoid easily.
Visa looking to control and managing it successfully.
Richell is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Visa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Visa trying to control but Richell is having none of it.
Visa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Visa with shots to the head and body - Richell looks very uncomfortable down there.
Richell's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Visa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Visa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Visa thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Visa controlling the pace for now.
Visa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Visa looking to control and managing it successfully.
Visa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Richell?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Visa lands a nice shot to the head.
Richell tries to hold on but Visa postures up.
Visa postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Richell looks a forlorn figure.
Richell is in a horrible position here. Visa smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Richell wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Richell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Visa fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Visa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Richell is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Visa controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Visa lands a big shot there that rocks Richell but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Visa controlling from the full mount.
Buck Richell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Richell is trying to stand.
Visa breaks from Richell's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Visa controlling the position easily from mount.
Visa with shots to the head and body - Richell looks very uncomfortable down there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Visa lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Visa controlling the position easily from mount.
Visa seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Richell for as long as he can get away with.
Richell is trying to escape the mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Visa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Richell 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!