PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kash Richardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richardson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Free Bird. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hart
vs
Richardson

183 cm
21
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

172 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominic Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kash Richardson!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richardson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hart looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Richardson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Richardson doesn't manage to clinch there - Hart circles away.
Richardson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kash Richardson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richardson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hart swats away the attempt to clinch by Richardson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Richardson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hart keeps the fight on the outside.
Hart keeps the fight on the outside.
Hart looks to land a combination but Richardson avoids it well.
Richardson tries to clinch there but Hart circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richardson wants to clinch.

Hart shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Richardson's guard.
Hart wants to control from the top but Richardson keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hart's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart stops Richardson from standing up.
Hart has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hart with a flurry of punches that miss.
Richardson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hart controls the pace.
Richardson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hart postures up.
Hart throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hart swats away the attempt to clinch by Richardson.
Hart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Hart shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hart looking to finish Richardson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Richardson!
Richardson is trying to stand.
Richardson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hart is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hart landing strikes, looking to finish!
Richardson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hart landing shots from mount.
Richardson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Richardson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hart. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Richardson reaches up and holds on to Hart to control the position.
Richardson looks gassed!
Hart controlling the pace for now.
A nice elbow there by Hart.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richardson is trying to escape the mount.
Hart with the ground and pound from mount.
Richardson working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Richardson wants to hold on but Hart pushes him away.
Hart controlling his opponent.
Richardson tries to buck Hart off but he can't manage it.
Hart landing strikes, looking to finish!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Richardson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Richardson really wants to buck Hart off and get back to his feet.
Hart is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Richardson tries to lock up and control but Hart gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hart takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart lands with some strikes.

Hart stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

Hart drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hart sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hart slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Richardson is trying to buck Hart off.

Hart decides to stand back up.
Richardson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck for Hart with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominic Hart dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Richardson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hart tries to score a body lock takedown but Richardson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hart is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Richardson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Richardson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Richardson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Richardson.
Richardson looking to throw knees to the head but Hart is blocking nicely.
Richardson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hart lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Richardson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Richardson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Richardson wants to break the clinch but can't.

Hart wants the takedown. Richardson is fighting it off but Hart persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Richardson's guard against the cage.
Hart stopping the sweep attempt from Richardson.
Hart will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hart trying to control but Richardson is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Richardson wants to stand up but Hart is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hart stands and steps away. Richardson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Hart drives through and clinches with Richardson against the cage.
Hart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Richardson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hart's elbow.
Hart goes for a takedown attempt but Richardson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominic Hart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richardson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Richardson darts in trying to clinch

and Hart counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Hart stands up from half guard.
Richardson throws a series of punches but Hart moves out of range.
Hart shoots in and drives through. Richardson sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richardson tries to clinch up

and Hart counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Richardson's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hart passes into half guard.
Richardson tries to kick Hart off in order to stand up. Hart Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Hart grinds an elbow into Richardson's temple.
Richardson pushes Hart away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hart gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Hart is trying to get an arm triangle but Richardson is defending well.
Richardson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hart.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Richardson struggling a bit here.
Hart is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hart looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Richardson is trying to get back to half guard.
Richardson can't do much from the bottom here.

Hart wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Richardson, who protects the arm well.
Richardson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dominic Hart overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart landing a few strikes.
Hart working away.
Richardson tries to escape but Hart is in control.

Hart is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Richardson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Hart wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Richardson, who protects the arm well.
Hart lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richardson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hart off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominic Hart dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hart misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Richardson misses with the combination.
Richardson throws a right hand that Hart ducks under and follows up with a left that Hart also avoids with ease.
Richardson wants to clinch but Hart slips to the side

and Hart counters with a single leg into guard. Richardson didn't expect that.
Hart postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Richardson is trying to control the position but Hart postures up.
Richardson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hart working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Richardson's head.
Richardson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hart distracts Richardson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hart content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Richardson wants to stand and escape but Hart is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Richardson takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Hart shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hart putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Richardson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hart in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Richardson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hart scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Richardson?
Richardson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Richardson tries to hold on but Hart pushes him away.

Hart working for a guillotine from mount but Richardson is in no mood to give up.
Richardson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richardson tries to hold on but Hart pushes him away.
Hart landing strikes from the mount.
Richardson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Hart landing shots from mount.
Hart dominating with strikes here.
Richardson wants to control but Hart is having none of it.
Hart in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hart controlling the pace for now.
Richardson tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Hart working for a submission but Richardson is keeping him at bay.
Richardson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richardson is looking to get to half guard.

Richardson bucks Hart off and manages to get back to his feet!
Kash Richardson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Richardson clinches but Hart breaks the clinch

and Hart counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Richardson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Richardson is looking for a sweep.
Hart wants to control but Richardson is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richardson wants to control but Hart postures up.
Hart postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Richardson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hart.
Hart is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Richardson can do to turn this around?
Richardson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Richardson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Hart counters with a nice double leg into side control. Richardson won't be happy with that.
Hart working away.
Richardson keeps Hart under control for a moment.
Kash Richardson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richardson is trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hart in side control lands a decent elbow.
Dominic Hart is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Richardson is trying to get back to his feet.
Richardson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

And that's the end of the fight!
Dominic Hart showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hart, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominic Hart!