PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Zed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viv Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richards has chosen Earthquake - Labrinth ft. Tinie Tempah as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Zed
vs
Richards

187 cm
27
199 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

186 cm
24
192 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angelo Zed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viv Richards!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zed looks to land a right hand but Richards moved out of range.
Richards staying out of range there.
Nice body punch from Richards.
Zed chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Richards can pounce on him.
Angelo Zed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richards throws a head kick that Zed semi-blocks.
Richards lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Zed throws a leg kick but Richards checks it.
Richards tries to clinch but Zed is having none of it.
Zed looks to score with a jab to the body but Richards is just out of range.
Zed walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zed fails to land with a series of punches.
Zed dips to his left and cracks Richards with an uppercut!
Richards slips a jab and a cross from Zed.
Richards checks the leg kick.
Richards throws a quick inside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Zed misses
and Richards counters with a slapping leg kick.
Richards moves out of range of the body kick from Zed.
Zed tried to score with a low kick but Richards checks it.
Richards scores with a head kick. Zed tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Zed thows a body kick. Richards tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards slips under a jab from Zed.
Zed gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Richards finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Zed is breathing heavily.
A shot to the body from Zed misses
and Richards makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zed thows a leg kick but Richards checks it

and Richards moves into the clinch.
Richards lands with a short shot to the head.
Richards prevents a body shot from Zed.
Zed misses with some punches.
Richards lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zed backwards.
Richards blocks an uppercut.
Richards gets through Zed's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zed missing with knees to the body.
Zed misses with the head strike.
Zed is trying to break the clinch but Richards has him pressed against the cage.
Richards avoids the elbow strike from Zed, against the cage.
Richards misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richards lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zed scores a nice knee to the body.

Zed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Richards manages to avoid it.

Richards closes the distance and pushes Zed back into the cage.
Richards blocks the elbow strike.
Richards scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Richards as the two fighters clinch.
Richards misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Richards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Richards.
Zed is trying to break free.
Zed is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Richards dips a shoulder and cracks Zed with a mighty uppercut! Zed falls back against the cage and Richards unloads with a barrage of strikes! Zed is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Richards screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viv Richards!
Viv Richards thanked the fans post fight for their support.