PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Farboleous Ricard (ranked 27 p4p, 4 weight class) and William Spud (ranked 111 p4p, 14 weight class). Ricard comes into the arena with Vibe Killer blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ricard
vs
Spud

172 cm
34
155 lbs
30 - 16 - 1

169 cm
29
157 lbs
18 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Farboleous Ricard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Spud!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ricard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Spud on the side of the head.
Ricard misses with a looping right.
Spud thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ricard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ricard just misses with a punch to the body.
Spud looks to throw the jab but Ricard is out of range.
Spud scoring well with a low kick there.
Spud ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ricard connects with a nice looking jab.
Ricard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ricard connects with a jab.
Ricard blocks a low kick nicely.
Spud throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spud connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've been informed that Spud 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bone on bone clash there as Ricard blocks the leg kick.
Ricard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spud moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spud swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A cross from Spud lands.
Ricard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Spud gets caught napping as Ricard dives in and scores a takedown. Spud manages to retain guard.
Ricard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ricard is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ricard advances to half guard.
Ricard content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Spud works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ricard controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ricard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Spud is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ricard trying to control but Spud is working from the bottom.
Ricard wants to pass the guard but Spud is keeping the position.
Ricard trying to control but Spud is working from the bottom.
Ricard wants to pass the guard but Spud is keeping the position.
Spud not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ricard trying to control the position from guard on top but Spud is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ricard sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricard throws a low kick, looking for Spud's leg but Spud calmly moves out of range.
Spud cracks the inside of Ricard's front leg.
Ricard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spud just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick from Spud misses.
Ricard thuds a left hand into Spud's body.
Ricard blocks a leg kick.
Spud is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ricard rather than just go for the knockout.
Ricard cracks Spud with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Spud attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ricard shoots for a double leg takedown but Spud sprawls well. He's pushed Ricard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Spud staying out of range there.
Spud throws a body shot but no joy.
Ricard takes a swing at Spud's ribcage but misses.
Ricard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice side step and Spud releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Spud swings for the body but Ricard moves out of range.
Spud slips a straight right by Ricard.
Ricard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ricard checks a low kick from Spud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricard looks to score with a jab to the body but Spud is just out of range.
Spud lands with a right hand.
Ricard throws a leg kick but Spud checks it.
Ricard tried to score with a low kick but Spud checks it.
Ricard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spud has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ricard.
Nice shot by Spud.
William Spud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ricard misses with a body kick.
William Spud is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spud throws a big shot that misses.
Spud throws a front kick aimed at Ricard's knee but Ricard avoids it well.
Ricard with a nice cross.
Spud swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ricard checks a leg kick.
Ricard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spud misses with a low kick.
Spud connects with a single shot there.
Ricard shoots in for a double leg but Spud sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ricard looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice uppercut lands for Ricard. That snapped Spud's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but William Spud will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Spud uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ricard.
Spud misses the jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Spud ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ricard moves away.
Ricard misses with a two punch combination.
Spud uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ricard.
Spud thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spud with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ricard to score with a decent uppercut.
Ricard throws a lazy right hand but Spud sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ricard scoring well with a low kick there.

Ricard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Spud, pushing him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Spud's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Spud lands with a short shot to the head.

Spud manages to break the clinch.
Spud misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spud swings widly with a right hand
and Ricard counters with a nice body shot.
Spud checks the leg kick.
Spud blocks a jab.
Ricard lands a really nice looking cross but Spud seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spud dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ricard stuns Spud with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard misses with an uppercut
and Spud counters with an outside leg kick.
Ricard connects with a crisp jab.
Spud misses with a straight left.
Spud pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ricard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spud.
Spud lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ricard at a distance.
Ricard throws a shot from downtown. Spud moves away and avoids it.
Spud bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Spud on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ricard throws a big shot that misses.
Spud takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ricard slips a straight right by Spud.
Spud ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ricard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ricard moves out of range as Spud strikes.
Ricard fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Spud checks it well.
Ricard connects with a looping right hand.
Ricard takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spud blocks a low kick nicely.
Spud scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ricard doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spud cracks the inside of Ricard's front leg.
Ricard takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Spud with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ricard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spud.
Ricard walks into a jab.

Ricard shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Spud manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Spud blocks a low kick nicely.
Spud let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Spud rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ricard counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ricard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A combination from Ricard does no damage.
Ricard shoots in for a double leg but Spud sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ricard scoring well with a low kick there.
Ricard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Spud.
Ricard throws an overhand right that lands on Spud's shoulder, as Spud tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Ricard misses.
Spud thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spud steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ricard.
Ricard misses with an uppercut.
Spud doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Spud pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spud keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ricard.
William Spud seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spud throws a right hand that misses

and Ricard counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ricard is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Spud reverses the position - he's now on top in Ricard's guard.
Ricard trying to control the position.
Spud has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ricard is proving hard to escape from.
Ricard wants to control the position but Spud says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Ricard works his way to full guard. Good work.

Ricard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ricard is working an open guard so Spud takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ricard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Spud backs away, Ricard returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ricard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spud with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ricard jabs Spud right on the nose. Spud blinks but takes it well.
A jab from Ricard finds it's way through Spud's defenses.
Spud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ricard.
A slow jab from Ricard misses its intended target.
Ricard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ricard looks to throw the jab but Spud is out of range.
Spud looks to score with a jab to the body but Ricard is just out of range.
Spud fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ricard manages to avoid it.
Ricard is looking to counter punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ricard on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Spud throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ricard tries to counter by clinching up but Spud breaks away and moves out of range.
Ricard slips a straight right by Spud.
Spud attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ricard scoring well with a low kick there.
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 Farboleous Ricard will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ricard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ricard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spud sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spud misses with a low kick as Ricard jumps back.
Some bone on bone action there as Spud checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice jab there from Ricard.
Spud throws an off balance right hand

and Ricard counters with a takedown into side control.
Spud gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Ricard trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Ricard has control of Spud's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Spud regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Ricard is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Spud to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Spud shrugs it off.

Ricard jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Spud is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Spud and Ricard has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ricard swings around for an armbar but Spud sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Ricard's guard.
Ricard trying to keep a closed guard but Spud is proving a slippery customer.

Ricard looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Spud is defending well. Ricard quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Spud has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Ricard celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Farboleous Ricard!
Farboleous Ricard retains his lightweight title!
A victorious Farboleous Ricard thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.