PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Rickets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rickets has chosen Ellie Goulding - Lights as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Couture
vs
Rickets

185 cm
26
220 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

188 cm
26
205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Rickets!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rickets drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rickets is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Couture not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rickets stays in close to Couture's body and controls the position.
Couture keeping moving, preventing Rickets from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Chris Rickets was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Couture drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rickets keeping full guard, as Couture tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Couture wants to control from the top but Rickets keeps moving.
Couture is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Couture distracts Rickets with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Couture forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rickets is trying to stand back up but Couture is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rickets is refusing to be controlled, as Couture sits in half guard.
Rickets tries to kick Couture off but Couture keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Couture trying to control from half guard but Rickets is working away.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Couture is just content to waste time from the top position. Rickets takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Couture stops Rickets from standing up.
Couture trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Rickets manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Couture trying to keep a closed guard but Rickets is proving a slippery customer.
Rickets wants to control from the top but Couture keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture lands a decent punch to the body there.
Couture manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Couture tries to control but Rickets wriggling away.
Couture lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Couture 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rickets is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Couture can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rickets is looking to escape.
Rickets is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Rickets is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Couture connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Couture tries to control but Rickets wriggling away.
Rickets tries to buck Couture off but he can't manage it.
Couture can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rickets is looking to escape.
Couture controlling from the full mount.
Rickets is bucking up trying to escape but Couture cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rickets is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

Couture goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Rickets is on top in guard.

Couture looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture wants to sweep but no luck.
Rickets postures up and lands a big shot to Couture's brow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Rickets stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Couture tries for a takedown but Rickets sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rickets displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Couture.
Rickets shoots for a takedown but Couture saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Couture scores with a hook to the body. Rickets takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rickets shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Couture as he jumps to the side.

Rickets tries to keep at a distance but Couture has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Couture fails to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Couture dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rickets will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rickets fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Couture on the side of the head.

Couture scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Couture lands an elbow.
Rickets wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Rickets takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Couture looks up at the clock and then as Rickets takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Couture smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Rickets is not content to let Couture control the position.
Couture advances to mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Couture looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rickets is trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture content just to control the position here.
Couture is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Couture content just to control the position here.
Rickets is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

Couture has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Rickets is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Randy Couture!
A relieved looking Randy Couture thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.