PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Broderick (ranked 486 p4p, 548 weight class) and Jake Bird (ranked 59 p4p, 69 weight class). Broderick 's entrance music is Mind by Savanah. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Broderick
vs
Bird

188 cm
32
192
24 - 18 - 1

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36
195
32 - 22 - 0

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Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hunter Broderick !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Bird!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bird has taken the fight to the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Broderick scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Bird.
Bird goes for a takedown attempt but Broderick pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Broderick takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bird scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Broderick drops his hands momentarily and Bird takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A shot to the liver by Bird. Beautiful body shot.
Bird has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Broderick is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Broderick missing with a left hand there. Bird was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Broderick takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bird slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Broderick throws a solid leg kick but Bird takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Broderick .
And Bird tries to counter it with a takedown but Broderick pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bird scores with a jab to the body.
Broderick stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Broderick moves into the clinch successfully.
Broderick can't find room to land a body shot as Bird controls the action.

Bird breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bird looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bird.
Hunter Broderick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Bird.
Bird swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Bird 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bird connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A jab from Broderick misses.
Bird goes for a double leg but Broderick avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Broderick continues to drive forward.
Broderick is looking for a counter combo.
Bird throws a shot from downtown. Broderick moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broderick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bird.
Broderick throws a hook to the side of Bird's head but Bird sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bird lands with a cross.
Broderick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And Bird tries to counter it with a takedown but Broderick pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Broderick takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bird is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Broderick rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bird slips under a jab from Broderick .
Nice uppercut lands for Bird. That snapped Broderick 's head back.
Broderick misses with a hook. Bird ducked under it nicely.
Broderick looks to land a right hand but Bird moved out of range.
Bird tries to close the distance and clinch but Broderick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Broderick appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bird gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice shot by Bird.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broderick swats away the attempt to clinch by Bird.
Bird tries to clinch but Broderick moves out of range.
Bird fails with the takedown
enabling Broderick to counter with a crisp jab.
Bird connects with a body shot.
A slow jab from Bird misses its intended target.
Broderick throwing a counter right hand but Bird manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Broderick .
Bird fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bird tries to clinch there but Broderick circles away.
Bird avoids the body shot from Broderick .
Bird throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird misses the shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Broderick , as that shot connected.
Bird lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Broderick at a distance.
Hunter Broderick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Broderick pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bird ducks under a wild hook from Broderick .
And Bird tries to counter it with a takedown but Broderick pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bird misses the body punch
and Broderick makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bird misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Broderick .
Crunch! Broderick slams his shin into Bird's torso.
Bird throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bird walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Broderick keeps Bird at a distance using the push kick.
Bird moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jake Bird will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A slow jab from Bird misses its intended target.
A left lands for Broderick .
Broderick buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Bird clinches with his opponent.
Broderick lands with a left to the head.
Bird has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Broderick is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bird wants to get back to striking at distance but Broderick won't allow it.

Bird breaks the clinch.
Bird misses with a looping left.
Bird scores with a hook to the body. Broderick takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Broderick scores with a nice right hand.
Broderick doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hunter Broderick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Broderick stuffs the takedown.
Broderick throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bird avoids it.
Broderick ducks under a wild hook from Bird.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Broderick misses the jab.
Broderick connects with a single shot there.
Broderick lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Broderick lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bird. Broderick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bird shoots in for a takedown but Broderick shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hunter Broderick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Bird.
Broderick lands a front kick.
Bird gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Broderick scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bird fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Broderick manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bird throws a hook to the side of Broderick 's head but Broderick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broderick slips a jab from Bird.
Broderick feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Birds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bird lands a body shot.
Broderick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bird changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Broderick fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bird is out of range.
Broderick delivers a nice body kick.
Bird is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Broderick throws a head kick but Bird moves out of range.

Bird gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Broderick trying to land knees to the body.
Broderick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Broderick scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broderick lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bird backwards.
Broderick cracks Bird with a nice body shot.
Broderick tries to throw a body punch but Bird avoids it by throwing Broderick back against the cage.
Bird is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Broderick to keep the fight standing.
Our sources have told us that Broderick has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Broderick misses with a body punch.
Broderick connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bird's face.
Bird fails to pull guard.

Broderick 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Broderick is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bird throws a body punch but Broderick moves out of range.
Broderick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bird can do to turn this around?

A momentary lapse in concentration from Broderick enables Bird to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Broderick manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bird is breathing heavily.

Bird postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Broderick is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bird, into his guard.

Bird has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Broderick is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bird.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Broderick tries to stand but Bird is controlling his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird is looking to reverse the position.
Broderick is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bird manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Broderick tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Broderick wants to pass the guard but Bird is defending well.
Broderick wants to stand up but Bird is controlling the position.

Bird looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hunter Broderick dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Broderick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bird slips under a jab.
Bird wants to counter the offense by Broderick and move into the clinch position.
Broderick throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bird takes a swing at Broderick 's ribcage but misses.
Broderick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Broderick throwing a counter right hand but Bird manages to avoid it.
Bird misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Broderick .
Bird swings for the body but Broderick moves out of range.
Broderick was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Broderick connects with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bird dives in for a single leg takedown but Broderick sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Broderick looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bird shoots in looking for a takedown. Broderick tries to sprawl out of it but Bird keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Broderick manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Bird.
Broderick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bird.
Broderick tries a head kick but it misses.
That kick from Broderick tenderised Bird's leg. Bird is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bird throws an overhand right that lands on Broderick 's shoulder, as Broderick tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Bird finds it's way through Broderick 's defenses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bird. Broderick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bird takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Broderick is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bird bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bird misses with a body shot.
Broderick throws a leg kick but Bird sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bird comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird lands a jab to the nose.
Broderick takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good exchange - Broderick coming out on top.
Bird lands a jab to the nose.
Bird pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bird takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Broderick ducks under a wild hook from Bird.
Broderick is looking to counter punch.
Bird misses with a body shot
and Broderick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Broderick swats away the attempt to clinch by Bird.
Bird goes for a double leg but Broderick avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Broderick continues to drive forward.
Hunter Broderick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Bird.
Bird takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bird takes one to the side of the head.
Broderick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunter Broderick is winning the standup battle so far.
Broderick walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bird takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bird throws a right hand that misses
and Broderick counters with a solid body kick.
Bird takes one to the side of the head.
Broderick cracks Bird with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Bird tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Broderick pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Bird is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hunter Broderick !
Hunter Broderick decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.