PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darian Bradshaw (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.

Blaze
vs
Bradshaw

185 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
21
156 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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 Tokyo, Tyson Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Darian Bradshaw!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaze doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Bradshaw counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Blaze!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bradshaw lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Blaze is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Bradshaw is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Blaze is surviving well by controlling Bradshaw's body position as best he can.
Bradshaw breaks from Blaze's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradshaw controlling from the full mount.
Bradshaw can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Blaze is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze is looking to get to half guard.
Blaze is working hard here to advance position.
Blaze tries to lock up and control but Bradshaw gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Blaze swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Blaze takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Bradshaw looking for a guillotine from mount but Blaze is having none of it.
Bradshaw looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bradshaw postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Blaze looks a forlorn figure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradshaw with shots to the head and body - Blaze looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze is in a horrible position here. Bradshaw smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Blaze is looking to improve his position but Bradshaw isn't that keen on the idea.
Bradshaw in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bradshaw has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bradshaw takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bradshaw scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Blaze?
Bradshaw in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bradshaw can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Blaze is looking to escape.
Bradshaw working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw lands a big shot there that rocks Blaze but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Blaze takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bradshaw lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bradshaw landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bradshaw controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bradshaw landing shots from mount.
Blaze is looking to improve his position but Bradshaw isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darian Bradshaw 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.

Blaze looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tyson Blaze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blaze tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bradshaw throws a sloppy head kick and Blaze moves out of range easily.

Bradshaw shoots in and gets a takedown into Blaze's guard.

Blaze working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bradshaw has passed into half guard!
Bradshaw throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Blaze on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Blaze is not content to let Bradshaw control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradshaw moves into full mount! Blaze won't be happy about that!
Bradshaw looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bradshaw connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Blaze tries to hold on but Bradshaw pushes him away.
Bradshaw trying to control but Blaze is having none of it.
The referee warns Blaze that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw tries to control but Blaze wriggling away.
Bradshaw lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Blaze knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bradshaw on the ground.
Bradshaw in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Blaze in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blaze is in a horrible position here. Bradshaw smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bradshaw with shots to the head and body - Blaze looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bradshaw trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bradshaw controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze is trying desperately to improve position.
Blaze is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bradshaw content just to control the position here.
Darian Bradshaw has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bradshaw lands with some strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bradshaw prevents Blaze from getting the reversal.

Bradshaw wants to finish this one by submission but Blaze is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bradshaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bradshaw raining down shots from the mount!
Bradshaw controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bradshaw jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Blaze manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darian Bradshaw showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bradshaw has a takedown stuffed.

Bradshaw dives in and scores a takedown into Blaze's guard.
Bradshaw advances to half guard.

Bradshaw is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Blaze is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Darian Bradshaw!