PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richter Alastrasz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bradley comes to the cage accompanied by Ride Of The Valkyries. The key to victory for Dan Bradley has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Bradley
vs
Alastrasz

185 cm
27
178 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

178 cm
21
180 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Cage Wars Nutrition
Cage Wars Nutrition

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richter Alastrasz!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Alastrasz or perhaps it was just good defense by Bradley which made him look bad.
Bradley lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bradley looks to score with a jab to the body but Alastrasz is just out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alastrasz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alastrasz moves out of range of the strikes.
Richter Alastrasz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alastrasz looks to throw the jab but Bradley is out of range.
Alastrasz misses with a jab to the body

and Bradley counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Alastrasz's guard now.
Bradley would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bradley controlling from the top position.
Alastrasz pulls Bradley in close to prevent any damage.
Bradley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley wants to control from the top but Alastrasz keeps moving.
Alastrasz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bradley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bradley trying to control the position from guard on top but Alastrasz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bradley controls from within his opponent's guard.

Alastrasz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Alastrasz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bradley manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bradley wants to sweep here but Alastrasz controlling him for the moment.
Alastrasz postures up in Bradley's guard and throws a big left but Bradley blocks it.
Alastrasz thows a big elbow that misses.

Alastrasz has gone for a leg lock! Bradley slips out almost immediately though and dives into Alastrasz's guard.
Bradley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bradley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alastrasz keeping moving, preventing Bradley from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alastrasz controls Bradley momentarily but Bradley frees himself.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bradley slips nicely into half guard.
Alastrasz tries to roll over but Bradley keeps him under control.
Alastrasz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bradley.
Bradley scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Bradley is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Alastrasz still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Alastrasz has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Bradley gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alastrasz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Alastrasz winds up and cracks Bradley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bradley tries to roll over but Alastrasz keeps him under control.
Bradley is trying to maintain the position but Alastrasz is very close to passing his half guard.
Alastrasz is taking a breather. Bradley says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Alastrasz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bradley keeps working.
Bradley is trying to stand.
Bradley is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Alastrasz blocks Bradley's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Bradley dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bradley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bradley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alastrasz misses with a body shot.
Bradley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alastrasz.
Alastrasz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Bradley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bradley.

Bradley manages to break the clinch.
Bradley blocks a leg kick.
Bradley just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alastrasz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bradley was well out of range. Poor timing from Alastrasz.
Bradley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alastrasz.
Bradley misses with a double jab.
Bradley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alastrasz takes a swing at Bradley's ribcage but misses.
Alastrasz lands a jab.
Dan Bradley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alastrasz throws the left hand but Bradley avoids the punch easily.
Alastrasz throws a hook to the side of Bradley's head but Bradley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alastrasz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alastrasz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Alastrasz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Bradley wants to try and get back to his feet.
Bradley in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Alastrasz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bradley swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Alastrasz lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Alastrasz working Bradley over with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Alastrasz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bradley is looking to escape.
Bradley really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bradley throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Bradley wants to get back to his feet.
Bradley tries to reverse the position but Alastrasz maintains control.
Bradley throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Alastrasz fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Alastrasz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradley wants to hold on but Alastrasz pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alastrasz unloading with bombs!
Alastrasz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Alastrasz controlling his opponent.
Bradley gets back to half guard.
Alastrasz is looking to stall here but Bradley recovers full guard.
Alastrasz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Alastrasz drops back looking for a leg! Bradley is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bradley manages to kick Alastrasz off! Alastrasz jumps back into Bradley's guard.
Richter Alastrasz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Alastrasz stopping the sweep attempt from Bradley.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bradley is on top in guard.
Alastrasz looking for a sweep. Not yet Alastrasz, not yet.
Bradley is looking to advance position but Alastrasz has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Alastrasz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bradley is looking to escape.
Bradley regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richter Alastrasz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Alastrasz misses with a hook to the body

and Bradley counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bradley prevents Alastrasz from improving his position.
Bradley wants to free his trapped foot but Alastrasz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Alastrasz is looking to improve his position.
Bradley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bradley 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.
Bradley throws a strike but Alastrasz avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bradley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bradley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bradley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alastrasz lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley looks for the body kick but Alastrasz saw that one coming.
Alastrasz lands with a good body shot.
Alastrasz misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Bradley misses its intended target.
Bradley is looking to clinch but Alastrasz is avoiding it.
A big left from Alastrasz misses.
Bradley ducks under a wild hook from Alastrasz.
Bradley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alastrasz checks a low kick from Bradley.
Alastrasz blocks a jab.
Alastrasz misses with a takedown attempt
and Bradley counters with a straight right hand.

Bradley gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bradley looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Alastrasz passes into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bradley is not content to let Alastrasz control the position.
Bradley is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Alastrasz working the ground and pound.
Alastrasz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bradley keeps working.
Alastrasz landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bradley bucks up and tries to throw Alastrasz off but instead Alastrasz has got his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alastrasz is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Alastrasz has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Bradley.
Alastrasz doesn't have the hooks in and Bradley manages to turn into his guard.
Alastrasz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alastrasz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bradley!
Alastrasz tries to control but Bradley wriggling away.
Alastrasz prevents Bradley from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alastrasz raining down shots from the mount!
Bradley is desperately trying to improve his position but Alastrasz has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley throwing hammer fists to the chest of Alastrasz. What's that going to do exactly?
The referee warns Bradley that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bradley taking shots to the head.
Bradley wants to hold on but Alastrasz pushes him away.
Alastrasz scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bradley?

Bradley is rocked!
Alastrasz loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Bradley scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Alastrasz land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Alastrasz stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richter Alastrasz!