PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cory Deegan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deegan comes to the cage accompanied by Land of Confusion. This should be fireworks!

Deegan
vs
Richards

177 cm
36
167 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

170 cm
28
146 lbs
23 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cory Deegan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Richards!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Deegan misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Richards! But no joy.
Deegan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Richards fails to land with a series of punches.
Deegan throwing a counter right hand but Richards manages to avoid it.
Deegan tries to clinch but Richards is having none of it.
A slow jab from Deegan misses its intended target.
Cory Deegan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richards takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Richards steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Deegan.
Richards swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Richards has taken the fight to the clinch.
Deegan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Richards avoids it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Deegan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Richards lands an elbow that stopped Deegan in his tracks for a moment.
Richards pushes Deegan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Deegan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Richards lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Deegan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Deegan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deegan is trying to drag Richards to the mat but Richards just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Richards lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Deegan breaks the clinch.

Deegan rushes Richards and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Deegan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Deegan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Richards to keep the fight standing.
Richards lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Deegan backwards.
Richards goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Richards.
Richards tries to work over Deegan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Richards - that landed with a thud.

Deegan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Deegan with a lazy takedown attempt

and Richards counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cory Deegan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice left hand lands by Richards.
We've been informed that Richards has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Richards stalling in the clinch but Deegan improves position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Richards with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Deegan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Richards just stands there and leans against the cage.
Deegan blocks a body shot from Richards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richards lands an elbow that stopped Deegan in his tracks for a moment.
Richards is trying to maintain a safe position but Deegan gets an underhook and turns Richards into the cage.
Richards stalling against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Richards.
Richards prevents the takedown attempt.
Richards tries to stall but Deegan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Deegan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Richards has Deegan pressed against the cage.
Richards misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Richards is trying to maintain a safe position but Deegan gets an underhook and turns Richards into the cage.
Deegan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Deegan lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Deegan missing with knees to the body.
Richards displaying some good clinch control by pressing Deegan up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Richards.
Nice elbow from Richards.
Deegan crunches a lovely knee into Richards's ribcage.

Deegan breaks the clinch.
Deegan misses with a looping left.
Deegan shoots and misses

and Richards counters by moving into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Richards.
Richards scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Deegan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Richards looking to stall.
Richards lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deegan takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right from Richards on the inside.
Richards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Deegan throws a punch but it's blocked by Richards.
Richards tries to stall but Deegan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Deegan.

Deegan has picked Richards up - he's going for a ride! Deegan dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Deegan is keen to just control but Richards is a slippery customer.

Richards looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Deegan is keen to just control but Richards is a slippery customer.
Richards gets back to full guard.
Richards is pulling down on Deegan's head. It's preventing any offense from Deegan, at least for the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Deegan throwing strikes from guard but Richards blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Richards dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Deegan misses with a body shot
and Richards counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Deegan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Richards on the side of the head.
Richards displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Deegan throws out the jab.
Deegan avoids the body shot from Richards.
Deegan is looking to clinch but Richards is avoiding it.
Richards throws a big counter head kick but Deegan avoids it with no problem.

Richards has managed to clinch.

Deegan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Deegan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Richards napping and manages to drive through into side control!
You can see the frustration on Richards's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Deegan decides to stand up, so the ref orders Richards to his feet.
Deegan misses with a straight left.
Deegan connects with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deegan scores with a hook to the body. Richards takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Deegan throws a hook but Richards avoids it easily.
Richards is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards scores with a jab.
Deegan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Richards to counter with a crisp jab.
Richards swinging wildly here.
Deegan tries to clinch but Richards moves out of range.
Richards is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Richards has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Deegan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Deegan scores with a punch to the head.
Deegan misses with a hook
and Richards counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Deegan tries to clinch up but Richards circles away and keeps his distance.
Richards is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Deegan lands a nice hook to Richards's body. Richards takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Deegan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Deegan moves into the clinch successfully.
Richards lands with a short shot to the head.

Deegan manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deegan has his takedown stuffed
and Richards cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Deegan connects with a looping right hand.
Richards scores with a leg kick.

Richards clinches up against the cage.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Richards. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Deegan throws a head punch that misses.
Richards swings wildly with an uppercut but Deegan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deegan is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cory Deegan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deegan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Richards is defending well for now.
Richards struggles to land a body shot inside as Deegan controls his hands.
Deegan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Richards avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Richards unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deegan misses with some punches.
Richards just leaning against Deegan, taking a breather.
Richards throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Deegan blocks it with crossed arms.
Richards scores with a shot to the side of Deegan's head.
Richards lands a right hand that snaps the head of Deegan backwards.
Deegan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Richards is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Deegan as Richards tries to tie him up.
Richards is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Richards prevents Deegan from breaking the clinch.

Richards drops Deegan with a big knee straight up the middle! Deegan is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Deegan is rocked!

It looks like Cory Deegan has been cut.
Richards lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Oh Deegan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richards drops Deegan with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Deegan! Richards dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Richards!
Sean Richards decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Cory Deegan was interviewed post fight and said 'My Heart...My Heartttt! Someone get me an ambulance. '.