PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and aden bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mayhem
vs
bradley

193 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Mayhem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, aden bradley!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayhem is looking to clinch but bradley is avoiding it.
Mayhem tries to clinch up but bradley circles away and keeps his distance.
Mayhem fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mayhem misses with a head kick.

bradley shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. bradley showed some decent athleticism there.
bradley with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
bradley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mayhem defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
bradley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mayhem keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bradley tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mayhem knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mayhem regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from bradley.
Mayhem keeping moving, preventing bradley from controlling successfully.
bradley thows a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
bradley trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayhem is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mayhem throws a head kick that misses.
Mayhem moves in looking to clinch but bradley pushes him off.
Mayhem is looking to clinch but bradley is avoiding it.
Mayhem tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mayhem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

bradley moves into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mayhem.
Mayhem looks to throw an elbow but misses.
bradley avoids a wild elbow strike from Mayhem.
Mayhem throws an elbow but it misses.
bradley avoids a wild elbow strike from Mayhem.

bradley turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Mayhem seems a little lost for a moment, as bradley dominates the positioning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
I looks like bradley might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
bradley fails to land a wild elbow strike.

bradley stands up and beckons Mayhem to his feet.
Mayhem looks to clinch

and bradley counters with a single leg into guard. Mayhem didn't expect that.
bradley stays in close to Mayhem's body and controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem keeping full guard, as bradley tries to pass.
bradley is pushing down on Mayhem's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mayhem is fighting to maintain full guard but bradley has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mayhem looks like he's trying to stand up.
bradley is looking to stall here but Mayhem recovers full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

aden bradley dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mayhem lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like aden bradley has been cut.
bradley throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

bradley gets a clinch.
Mayhem pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mayhem just misses with a elbow thrown towards bradley's brow.
bradley holding his opponent close, against the cage.
bradley avoids a wild elbow strike from Mayhem.
bradley tries to pull guard but Mayhem holds him up against the cage and eventually bradley drops back down to his feet.
Mayhem creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
bradley tries to pull guard but Mayhem won't allow it.
bradley avoids the elbow strike from Mayhem, against the cage.
bradley avoids the elbow strike from Mayhem, against the cage.

bradley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

bradley gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
bradley wants to break free but Mayhem has control.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mayhem throws an elbow but misses.
bradley blocks the elbow strike.
bradley goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mayhem prevents it.
John Mayhem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of aden bradley.
Mayhem misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem misses with an elbow over the top.
Mayhem throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mayhem misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mayhem throws an elbow but misses.
Mayhem blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
bradley avoids a wild elbow strike from Mayhem.
bradley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mayhem smiles and moves away.
A head kick misses from Mayhem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

bradley closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

bradley stands up.
bradley shoots in for a double leg but Mayhem sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mayhem tries to clinch

and bradley counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
bradley wants to control from the top but Mayhem keeps moving.
aden bradley has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
bradley throwing strikes from guard but Mayhem blocks nicely.

bradley wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Mayhem's closed guard. He's half up but Mayhem has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Mayhem pivots and extends the arm, bradley falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Mayhem! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Mayhem!