PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Bradly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Santos
vs
Bradly

177 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
22
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brad Bradly!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradly throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Bradly throws out a leg kick but Santos moves out of range and Bradly only half commits.
Bradly wants to clinch.
Bradly tries to clinch there but Santos circles away.
Bradly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bradly sprawls well. Bradly wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Bradly tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Santos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Santos showed some decent athleticism there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradly on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Santos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Santos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bradly looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos thows a huge punch but Bradly dodges it nicely.
Santos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Santos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Santos working Bradly over with strikes.
Santos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Santos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bradly's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos drops an elbow to the side of Bradly's head.

Bradly has one foot on Santos's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Bradly throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bradly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bradly tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range.
Bradly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bradly stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A combination from Bradly does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Santos scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Santos lands strikes from half guard.
Bradly is trying to stand.
Santos 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.
Bradly looks gassed!
Santos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Santos lands strikes from half guard.
Bradly is looking to escape.
Bradly is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Santos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bradly on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Santos working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Santos works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bradly is bucking up trying to escape but Santos cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Santos scoring with strikes but Bradly is staying in there.
Santos lands a heavy elbow.
Santos looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Santos looking to finish Bradly with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bradly!
Santos has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bradly's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bradly's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos dominating with strikes here.
Santos has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bradly's face.
Santos connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Santos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Santos throwing strikes from guard but Bradly blocks nicely.
Santos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Santos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Santos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Santos thows a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santos stops Bradly from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Santos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Santos showed some decent athleticism there.
Santos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Santos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bradly is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Santos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Santos prevents Bradly from standing back up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Santos lands a nice short elbow.
Santos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Santos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Santos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Santos working the head and body with strikes.
Santos lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bradly wants to get back to his feet.
Santos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos working the head and body with strikes.
Santos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Santos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bradly taking some punishment here, with Santos in his half guard.
Bradly is trying to stand up here but Santos is controlling him well.
Santos winds up and cracks Bradly with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Santos drops an elbow to the side of Bradly's head.
Marcus Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Santos drops an elbow to the side of Bradly's head.
Bradly taking some punishment here, with Santos in his half guard.
Bradly on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradly is trying to stand.
Santos is nestled in close to Bradly, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bradly is trying to stand back up but Santos is controlling him
Santos lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bradly on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Santos is nestled in close to Bradly, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Santos working the head and body with strikes.
Bradly is trying to escape back to his feet but Santos uses the scramble to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Santos dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Bradly stuffs the takedown.
Bradly throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Santos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bradly sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bradly misses with a head kick.
Bradly shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Santos avoids the head kick by Bradly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Santos shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Santos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Santos working Bradly over with strikes.
Santos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Santos drops an elbow to the side of Bradly's head.
Bradly is trying to stand back up but Santos is controlling him
Santos working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Santos lands with a punch from half guard.
Santos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Santos working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Santos there.
Santos passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bradly!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos punishing his opponent with strikes.
Santos postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bradly looks a forlorn figure.
Santos is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bradly can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bradly is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Santos scoring with strikes but Bradly is staying in there.
Santos with a couple of short strikes.
Santos lands a big shot there that rocks Bradly but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands a nice shot to the head.
BOOM! Santos connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bradly is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Bradly takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Santos raining down shots from the mount!
Bradly is trying to stand.
Santos unloading with bombs!
Santos is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Santos scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bradly?
Santos scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bradly?
Santos fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Santos is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bradly can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bradly wants to try and get back to his feet.
Bradly is in a horrible position here. Santos smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Marcus Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bradly really wants to buck Santos off and get back to his feet.
Santos with a couple of short strikes.
Brad Bradly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bradly's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bradly hang on?

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Santos, 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Santos!