PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kash Richardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richardson comes to the cage accompanied by Free Bird. Kash Richardson looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Richardson
vs
Rios

172 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

193 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kash Richardson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Rios!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Richardson moves into the clinch.

Rios has hold of one of Richardson's legs. Richardson is fighting the takedown attempt but Rios gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Richardson trying to keep a closed guard but Rios is proving a slippery customer.
Rios is looking to work some ground and pound but Richardson has wrist control.
Rios chips away with some ground and pound.
Rios controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rios landing with the ground and pound.
Rios throwing strikes but missing.
Rios in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rios stands and steps away. Richardson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Richardson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Richardson wants to clinch up but Rios keeps it at a distance.
Richardson tries to clinch up.
Rios throws a right hand that Richardson ducks under and follows up with a left that Richardson also avoids with ease.

Richardson rushes Rios and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Rios pulls guard successfully.
Rios is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Richardson is breathing heavily.
Richardson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Richardson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Rios has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Richardson should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Rios has tightened it up now! Richardson should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Diego Rios!