PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daly Foran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Bradley (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.

Foran
vs
Bradley

175 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daly Foran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ted Bradley!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foran tries to clinch up but Bradley circles away and keeps his distance.
Bradley tries for a takedown but Foran circles away easily
and Foran counters with a thumping low kick.

Foran shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bradley is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Foran's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Foran's back!
Foran wants to escape the position.
Bradley missing with strikes.
Foran wants to escape the position.
Foran is covering up but some of the strikes from Bradley are getting through and doing damage.
Foran is trying to break free.
Bradley punishes Foran with strikes from the back mount.
Foran knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bradley on the ground.
Bradley scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foran covers up after that shot from Bradley.

Bradley is looking for the choke from the back position but Foran is controlling his hands well.
Bradley scores with punches from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foran tries to escape but Bradley has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Foran tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Bradley unloading with bombs!
Bradley working Foran over with strikes here.
Bradley trying to control but Foran is having none of it.
Bradley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Foran wants to hold on but Bradley pushes him away.
Foran is breathing heavily.

Bradley working for a submission but Foran is keeping him at bay.
Bradley looking to control and managing it successfully.
Foran on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Foran tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradley lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Foran hang on?
Bradley is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Foran can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bradley lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Bradley looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Bradley wants to finish this one by submission but Foran is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bradley.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foran is looking to improve his position but Bradley isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Foran tries to hold on but Bradley postures up.
Bradley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Foran is looking to escape.

Bradley wants to finish this one by submission but Foran is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bradley.
Foran can't escape the position.
Foran is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bradley cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Foran in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bradley with shots to the head and body - Foran looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bradley lands a heavy elbow.
Foran is working to get back to half guard.
Bradley punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bradley is landing with some decent strikes but Foran is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Foran wants to control but Bradley is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bradley lands a nice shot to the head.
Bradley working Foran over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ted Bradley dominated that 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.

Bradley shoots for a takedown but Foran saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bradley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bradley with a lazy takedown attempt
and Foran counters with a three punch combo that has Bradley backing up. Bradley nods at Foran to acknowledge the strikes.
Bradley with a poor takedown

and Foran counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Foran.
Daly Foran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ted Bradley.
Foran postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bradley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bradley is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Foran accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Bradley working for a triangle but Foran defends it easily.
Foran cracks Bradley with a solid left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foran trying to control but Bradley is working from the bottom.

Bradley throws his legs up looking for a submission but Foran uses it to pass to side control.
Bradley is not content to let Foran control the position.
Bradley is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Foran off and has taken his back!
Foran avoids the strikes from Bradley.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Foran controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad spot.
Bradley scores with punches to the body.
Bradley is working the ground and pound. Can Foran escape?
Bradley throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Bradley lands with a hammerfist to the side of Foran's head.
Foran trying to control but not successfully.
Bradley keeps control of the position as Foran tries to break free.
Foran is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

Foran is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foran looking very determined here, making life difficult for Bradley.
Foran rolls, trying to escape but Bradley keeps control of the position.
Bradley scores with punches to the body.
Bradley lands shots from the back.
Foran is covering up but some of the strikes from Bradley are getting through and doing damage.

Bradley looking for the choke but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foran manages to reverse the position and now he's in Bradley's guard. Nice work there by Foran.
Foran postures up.
Foran is looking to work some ground and pound but Bradley has wrist control.

Bradley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ted Bradley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Foran throwing strikes from guard but Bradley blocks nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foran slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Foran has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Bradley to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Foran is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Bradley pulls down on the head and he's put Foran to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ted Bradley!