PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenneth Bradsted (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Hannedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bradsted comes into the arena with Dawn of Demise - ...and blood will flow blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bradsted
vs
Hannedy

188 cm
23
202 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

183 cm
26
195 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kenneth Bradsted!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Walter Hannedy!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradsted throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hannedy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bradsted lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hannedy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bradsted lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bradsted thows a body shot but no joy.
Bradsted misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hannedy is defended easily by Bradsted.
Good work by Hannedy as he checks the leg kick.
Hannedy fails to land the takedown.
Kenneth Bradsted has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter Hannedy.
Hannedy lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Hannedy.
Bradsted stuffs the takedown attempt from Hannedy. Hannedy gets slowly back to his feet.
Hannedy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bradsted.
Hannedy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bradsted.
Horrible takedown by Hannedy or perhaps it was just good defense by Bradsted which made him look bad.
No luck for Hannedy with that takedown attempt.
Bradsted misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradsted listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bradsted scoring well with a low kick there.
Hannedy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bradsted defends it nicely.
Hannedy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bradsted.
Hannedy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bradsted's waist but Bradsted gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hannedy off to one side.
Bradsted throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bradsted throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hannedy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bradsted pinned against the cage. Bradsted gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Hannedy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bradsted manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bradsted is looking to stand up but Hannedy isn't so interested in that idea.
Hannedy trying to control but Bradsted is working from the bottom.
Bradsted is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bradsted prevents Hannedy from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hannedy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bradsted wants to get back to his feet.
Hannedy is positioning himself well to prevent Bradsted advancing to mount.

Bradsted is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hannedy sees it coming and defends easily.
Hannedy tries to get to full guard but Bradsted has control of the leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bradsted is pressing down on Hannedy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hannedy is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hannedy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hannedy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bradsted is fending him off so far but Hannedy persists. Nope, Bradsted circles away and we're back to standing.
Hannedy misses with a takedown attempt - Bradsted sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kenneth Bradsted has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter Hannedy.
Hannedy has his takedown stuffed
and Bradsted counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bradsted throws a hook but Hannedy avoids it easily.
No luck for Hannedy with that takedown attempt.

Hannedy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bradsted holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradsted wants to get back to his feet.

Hannedy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bradsted is just riding it out for now. Hannedy eventually gives up the hold.
Bradsted is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hannedy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hannedy's back!
Hannedy is keeping busy.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Bradsted controlling the positon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Hannedy turns into Bradsted and is now in his guard.
Hannedy trying to control the position from guard on top but Bradsted is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bradsted has control of Hannedy's left arm, preventing Hannedy from doing any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kenneth Bradsted.
Bradsted connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradsted throws a push kick but Hannedy slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick from Bradsted lands but Hannedy takes it in his stride.
Hannedy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kenneth Bradsted is winning the standup battle so far.
Hannedy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bradsted circles away.
Hannedy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No luck for Hannedy with that takedown attempt.
Hannedy has a takedown stuffed.
Hannedy is breathing heavily.
Hannedy misses with a takedown attempt - Bradsted sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hannedy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bradsted defends it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradsted listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bradsted throws a low kick but Hannedy moves out of range easily.
Bradsted throws a wild body kick that Hannedy sees coming a mile off.
Hannedy takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bradsted scores with a hook to the body. Hannedy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hannedy moves out of range of the strikes.
Hannedy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenneth Bradsted dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hannedy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bradsted.
Hannedy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bradsted.
Bradsted fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bradsted jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bradsted checks a low kick from Hannedy.
Bradsted is looking to wear down Hannedy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bradsted lands with a nice body kick.
Hannedy closes the distance and clinches up with Bradsted, looking for a takedown. Hannedy pushes Bradsted against the cage but Bradsted circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bradsted defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hannedy.
Hannedy thows a body shot but no joy.
Bradsted misses with a low kick.
Hannedy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hannedy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kenneth Bradsted has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter Hannedy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradsted uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hannedy has time to react.
Bradsted lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hannedy will feel that in the morning.
Bradsted lands a slapping body shot.
Bradsted lands a jab to the nose.
Bradsted scores with a sloppy right hand. Hannedy should have avoided that one.
Hannedy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bradsted.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bradsted bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hannedy's head.
Bradsted looks to land a body kick but Hannedy moved away.
Bradsted lands a body shot.
Bradsted throws a push kick but Hannedy slaps the foot to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradsted throws a combination. Hannedy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bradsted throws out a powerful jab.
Hannedy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bradsted sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hannedy with a poor takedown
and Bradsted counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bradsted fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hannedy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kenneth Bradsted is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That kick from Bradsted tenderised Hannedy's leg. Hannedy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bradsted thuds his right hand into Hannedy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bradsted.
Bradsted scores with a nice head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hannedy moves out of range as Bradsted throws a body kick.
Hannedy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bradsted fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hannedy manages to avoid it.
Bradsted lands a head kick!

Hannedy is rocked!
Walter Hannedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bradsted misses with a kick to the body.
Kenneth Bradsted is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bradsted dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hannedy closes the distance and clinches up with Bradsted, looking for a takedown. Hannedy pushes Bradsted against the cage but Bradsted circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bradsted misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradsted stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bradsted wants it to stay on the feet.
Bradsted looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bradsted throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hannedy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bradsted but Bradsted pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Hannedy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bradsted's half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bradsted is controlling Hannedy's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bradsted is trying to maintain the position but Hannedy is very close to passing his half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenneth Bradsted showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bradsted, 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenneth Bradsted!