PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brah At Hammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Richards's choice of entrance music: Rolling Stones - Paint It Black. Keijo Richards acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

At Hammed
vs
Richards

190 cm
29
265 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

210 cm
34
280 lbs
16 - 14 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brah At Hammed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keijo Richards!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
At Hammed tries to clinch up.
At Hammed throws the kick towards the body but Richards avoids it.
Richards uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from At Hammed.

Richards darts in and clinches At Hammed up against the cage.
Richards stops a takedown attempt from At Hammed.
At Hammed lands a hook to the side of the head.
Richards tries to stall but At Hammed uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Richards lands a good knee to the midsection. At Hammed won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards gets underhooks to prevent At Hammed's takedown attempt.
At Hammed is breathing heavily.
At Hammed tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Richards just misses with a elbow thrown towards At Hammed's brow.
At Hammed prevents a takedown attempt there.
At Hammed has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A nice left hand lands by Richards.
Richards lands an elbow inside that At Hammed shrugs off.

It looks like Brah At Hammed has been cut.
Richards avoiding damage as At Hammed throws knees to the body.

Richards manages to break the clinch.
Richards lands a head kick!
At Hammed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richards moves away.
Richards has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A head kick by At Hammed misses
and Richards counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Richards misses with an uppercut.
A head kick misses from At Hammed.
A head kick by At Hammed misses
and Richards counters with an outside leg kick.
Richards misses with a double jab.
Richards jabs At Hammed to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Richards shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
At Hammed won't allow Richards to pass to mount.
At Hammed tries to get to full guard but Richards has control of the leg.
Richards controlling the action here.
At Hammed might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
At Hammed avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Richards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Richards is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
At Hammed is looking to improve his position.
Richards lands strikes from half guard.
Richards looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
At Hammed is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Richards throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing At Hammed to regain full guard.
Richards trying to control the position from guard on top but At Hammed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
At Hammed looking for a sweep. Not yet At Hammed, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards is fighting to break At Hammed's control of his arms but At Hammed is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Richards trying to control the position from guard on top but At Hammed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
At Hammed is trying to control the position from the bottom.

We're going to have a standup here because Brah At Hammed wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Richards shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Richards misses with a wild combination.
At Hammed misses with a straight right.
Richards will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
At Hammed has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Richards finds it's way round the side to connect with At Hammed's head.
At Hammed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Richards is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Richards is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

At Hammed rushes Richards and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

At Hammed has Richards pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. At Hammed pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Richards tumbling to the mat - At Hammed dives into Richards's guard.
At Hammed trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Richards working for a triangle but At Hammed defends it easily.
Richards is trying to control the position from the bottom.
At Hammed wants to control from the top but Richards keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richards looking to control.
At Hammed wants to control from the top but Richards keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keijo Richards dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brah At Hammed's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

At Hammed chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Richards can pounce on him.
At Hammed slips under a jab.
Richards keeps the fight on the outside.
Richards lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Richards avoids the head kick by At Hammed.
A nice leg kick lands there from Richards.

At Hammed gets caught flat footed, as Richards shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

At Hammed looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Richards must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Richards working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
At Hammed controls Richards momentarily but Richards frees himself.
Richards with a flurry of punches that miss.
Richards missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Richards throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as At Hammed works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards throwing strikes from guard but At Hammed blocks nicely.
Richards stops At Hammed from standing up.
Richards lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Richards trying to control the position from guard on top but At Hammed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Richards pushes down on At Hammed's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Richards missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Richards thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed At Hammed's head.
Richards prevents At Hammed from improving his position.
Richards drops an elbow to the side of At Hammed's head.
Richards not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
At Hammed works his way to full guard. Good work.
Richards working some strikes from top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richards trying to control but At Hammed is working from the bottom.
At Hammed trying to keep a closed guard but Richards is proving a slippery customer.
Richards throwing strikes but missing.
At Hammed working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Richards.
At Hammed wants to get back to his feet but Richards is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
At Hammed is controlling Richards's posture.
At Hammed's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Brah At Hammed has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Richards thuds his right hand into At Hammed's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
At Hammed throws a series of punches but Richards moves out of range.
Richards misses with an uppercut. At Hammed saw that one coming.
Richards scores with a leg kick.
Richards fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
At Hammed throws a sloppy head kick and Richards moves out of range easily.

Richards knocks At Hammed to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
At Hammed tries to buck Richards off but Richards is having none of it.
Richards trying to control the position but At Hammed is working away.
Richards working the body and head with strikes.
Richards in side control, throwing shots but At Hammed defends.
Richards working the body and head with strikes.

At Hammed is rocked!
Richards moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Richards is looking to take a break and control but At Hammed is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big shot lands for Richards! That's hurt At Hammed! Will he recover? Richards fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keijo Richards!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Keijo Richards waved his t-shirt featuring Perkele!'s logo in front of the cameras.