PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between CJ Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Shadow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richards's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Three Six Mafia - It's a fight. Shadow has chosen Can't Be Touched as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Richards
vs
Shadow

183 cm
31
185 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

175 cm
25
170 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

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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 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, CJ Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bill Shadow!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shadow has closed the distance and engaged Richards in a clinch.

Richards pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shadow.
Richards pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shadow wants to clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Richards darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
CJ Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shadow blocks a head kick by Richards.
Shadow shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Richards pinned against the cage. Richards gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shadow wants to land a leg kick but Richards is out of range.
Richards lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Shadow blocks a low kick nicely.
Richards fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shadow on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shadow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Richards.
Richards motions for Shadow to come forward. Richards throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shadow ducks right into an uppercut from Richards.
Richards scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Shadow scores with the left hand. Richards knows he should have avoided that one.
Richards buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Richards throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shadow lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Richards throws a sloppy head kick and Shadow moves out of range easily.
Shadow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Richards sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shadow jabs Richards right on the nose. Richards blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richards is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shadow.
Shadow lands the left hand.
A head kick misses from Richards.

Shadow rushes Richards and presses him up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Shadow - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Shadow jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Richards walks away with a smile on his face. Shadow gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
CJ Richards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Shadow.
Shadow looks to land a right hand but Richards moved out of range.
Richards tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Richards misses.
Shadow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shadow's corner calls for a 1-2. Shadow obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Richards throws a nice looking combination but Shadow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Richards misses with a looping right.
Shadow fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Richards on the side of the head.
Shadow tries for a takedown but Richards sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shadow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Richards lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shadow circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shadow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch lands to the side of Shadow 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Shadow takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Richards scores with a nice head shot.
Nice jab there from Shadow.
Richards jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Richards tries a head kick but it misses.
Shadow throws a jab but it's blocked by Richards.
Shadow fails with a takedown attempt.
Richards throws an off balance right hand

and Shadow counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Shadow throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Richards to regain full guard.
Shadow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shadow trying to control but Richards is working from the bottom.
Richards pulls Shadow in close to prevent any damage.
Shadow throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shadow throwing strikes but missing.
Shadow landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Shadow dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Shadow misses the shot to the body.
Shadow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Richards.
Richards on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bill Shadow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Richards cracks Shadow with an open hand slap.
Richards lands a glancing blow to the side of Shadow's head.
Shadow jabs Richards right on the nose. Richards blinks but takes it well.
Shadow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Richards.
Richards connects with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Richards. Those never looked like landing.
That kick from Shadow tenderised Richards's leg. Richards is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richards scores with a nice right hand.
A head kick misses from Richards.
Shadow looks to throw the jab but Richards is out of range.
Richards throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Richards fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Richards fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Shadow to the ground. Richards is now in Shadow's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Shadow holds on and takes a little breather.
Richards controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Shadow trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of CJ Richards.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Richards displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shadow.
A telegraphed right hand from Richards misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Shadow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Richards.
Richards pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Richards slaps away a takedown attempt from Shadow, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Shadow fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Richards has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shadow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richards tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Richards throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shadow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Richards keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Richards throws a head kick but Shadow moves out of range.
Richards fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shadow blocks a head kick by Richards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Richards wants it to stay on the feet.
CJ Richards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Shadow.
Richards misses with a head kick.
Richards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shadow.
Shadow connects with a single shot there.
Richards tries a head kick but it misses.
Richards stuffs the takedown attempt from Shadow. Shadow gets slowly back to his feet.
Shadow slips under a jab from Richards.
Shadow walks into a straight right hand from Richards.
Richards misses with a two punch combination.
Richards rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shadow counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Richards swings widly with a right hand

and Shadow holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Richards escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Richards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Richards thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight stays on the outside here - Shadow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Richards clobbers Shadow with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richards swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shadow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shadow takes a swing at Richards's ribcage but misses.
Shadow wants to clinch.
CJ Richards is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shadow shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Richards pinned against the cage. Richards gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shadow dodges the punch combination from Richards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that CJ Richards will probably get the nod.
That's time! Richards's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Shadow fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Richards pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shadow. Richards does a little dance to reset his feet.
Richards lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Richards lands with an overhand left.
Shadow just misses with a punch to the body.
Richards looks to land a right hand but Shadow moved out of range.
Shadow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Richards throws an overhand right that lands on Shadow's shoulder, as Shadow tries to avoid the shot.

Shadow darts in and clinches Richards up against the cage.

Shadow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good exchange - Richards coming out on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shadow takes one on the button.
Shadow wants to clinch.
Shadow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Richards manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Richards takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A head kick misses from Richards.
Richards throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Richards looks to land a left hand but Shadow moved out of range nicely.
Shadow tries to clinch but Richards is having none of it.
Richards throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shadow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shadow shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Richards but Richards pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Shadow throws out a loose jab but Richards uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards throws a leg kick

and Shadow counters with a shoot takedown. Richards fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shadow won't allow Richards to get back to his feet.
Richards working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shadow.
Shadow trying to control the position from guard on top but Richards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Richards seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Richards is pulling down on Shadow's head to control his posture.
Bill Shadow has got the better of the ground game so far.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Richards listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shadow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Richards plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Richards takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shadow avoids the head kick by Richards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Richards misses the jab.
Shadow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richards.
Richards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Richards.
Richards swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Richards moves away from the strike by Shadow.
Richards throws a hook but Shadow blocks it.
Shadow has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shadow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Richards.
Shadow clobbers Richards with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shadow looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
CJ Richards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Shadow.
Richards blocks a leg kick.
Richards misses with a series of wild punches.
Shadow lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shadow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richards swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shadow blocks a head kick by Richards.
Richards uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shadow.
Shadow throws a solid leg kick but Richards takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shadow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Shadow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shadow has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Shadow!
A victorious Bill Shadow thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.