PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carmelo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bradley has chosen Ride Of The Valkyries as his entrance music. Carmelo Sanchez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sanchez
vs
Bradley

182 cm
31
170 lbs
19 - 3 - 0

185 cm
30
178 lbs
15 - 14 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carmelo Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Bradley!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sanchez counters with a low kick, right behind Bradley 's knee.
Sanchez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bradley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bradley misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A clash of legs there as Bradley blocks the low kick.
Sanchez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bradley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bradley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sanchez pinned against the cage. Sanchez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bradley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Bradley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Sanchez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bradley's half guard.
Sanchez wants to free his trapped foot but Bradley is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Sanchez content to control rather than advance.

Bradley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Bradley looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sanchez in particular looking to stall.
Bradley is trying to stand back up but Sanchez is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Sanchez is going to stand back up.
Bradley wants to improve his position but Sanchez is controlling well.
Bradley wants to control but Sanchez is keeping busy.
Sanchez seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Bradley is looking for a sweep. Sanchez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Sanchez decides to return to a standing position.
Bradley feints and then cracks Sanchez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sanchez down.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bradley sprawls well. Bradley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet.

Bradley shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sanchez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sanchez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sanchez has his hands on Bradley's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bradley wants to stand but Sanchez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bradley tries to free his leg and advance position but Sanchez is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley stops Sanchez from standing up.
Bradley wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Bradley is looking to stand up but Sanchez won't let him.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bradley with a hook.
Bradley just misses with a punch to the body.
Bradley looks to throw the jab but Sanchez is out of range.
Bradley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bradley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sanchez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bradley.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez scores with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Sanchez.
Bradley wants to slow Sanchez down by chopping away at his legs.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dan Bradley will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bradley looks to land a combination but Sanchez avoids it well.
Bradley scores with a shot to the body.
Sanchez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bradley misses with a takedown attempt - Sanchez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bradley steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sanchez. That one must have hurt.
Bradley misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bradley throws a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Sanchez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Bradley throws a big shot that misses.
Sanchez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bradley. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sanchez throws a chopping leg kick but Bradley manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bradley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sanchez to score with a decent uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Bradley as he connects with a hook.
Bradley looks for the body kick but Sanchez saw that one coming.
Bradley throws a hook but Sanchez avoids it easily.
Bradley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Bradley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Bradley loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch.
Sanchez thows a body kick. Bradley tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bradley displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sanchez.
Dan Bradley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez lands a leg kick that knocks Bradley off balance momentarily.
Sanchez scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab from Sanchez misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
A bone on bone clash there as Sanchez blocks the leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez throws a head kick that half lands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sanchez.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Danga de danga de dang - Bradley scores with a four punch combination!
Bradley's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bradley duly obliges.
Sanchez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bradley under the eye.
A big left from Bradley misses.
A punch combination from Bradley misses.
Bradley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bradley misses with a hook. Sanchez ducked under it nicely.
Dan Bradley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Sanchez as he checks the leg kick.
Bradley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanchez can pounce on him.
Bradley misses with a few strikes there.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bradley throws a push kick but Sanchez slaps the foot to one side.
Bradley connects with a leg kick. Sanchez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bradley shoots in but no luck this time.
Bradley is breathing heavily.
Bradley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bradley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sanchez.
Bradley looks for a takedown but Sanchez sprawls well.
Carmelo Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Bradley.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Bradley moves out of range easily.
Bradley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bradley misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bradley's guard.
Bradley being controlled here, momentarily.
Bradley is trying to control the position but Sanchez postures up.

Bradley is working an open guard so Sanchez takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A leg kick checked by Sanchez.
Bradley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice combination there by Bradley.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez misses with a kick to the body.
Bradley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Sanchez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Carmelo Sanchez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sanchez is looking to take a break and control but Bradley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carmelo Sanchez dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Sanchez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Bradley checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A telegraphed right hand from Bradley misses the target.
Sanchez is looking to chop away at Bradley's legs.
Bradley misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
A low kick from Bradley is predictable there
and Sanchez counters with a three punch combo that has Bradley backing up. Bradley nods at Sanchez to acknowledge the strikes.
Bradley lands a nice hook to Sanchez's body. Sanchez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sanchez cracks a nice hook into Bradley's ribs.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Bradley scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sanchez pushes Bradley away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bradley gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sanchez is trying to improve his position.
Bradley looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sanchez is avoiding damage well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bradley throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Bradley has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Nice defenses there by Sanchez.
Bradley lands a lovely overhand right.
Bradley misses with a body shot.
Bradley lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bradley.
Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab lands there for Bradley.
Bradley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Bradley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Bradley misses with an uppercut.
Bradley throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Bradley throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws out a leg kick but Bradley moves out of range and Sanchez only half commits.
Sanchez sizes up Bradley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bradley misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bradley throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Bradley throws a solid leg kick but Sanchez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bradley.
Sanchez lands a two punch combo.
Bradley tries for a takedown but Sanchez circles away easily
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bradley.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez connects with a solid leg kick.
Bradley digs a good hook to Sanchez's body.
Bradley misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
Bradley avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bradley.
Sanchez jabs Bradley right on the nose. Bradley blinks but takes it well.
An inside leg kick from Bradley misses.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Bradley.
Sanchez digs a good hook to Bradley's body.
Sanchez shoots for a double leg takedown but Bradley sprawls well. He's pushed Sanchez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bradley connects with a nice looking jab.
Bradley scores with a jab to the head.
Bradley misses with a looping left.
Bradley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Bradley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Bradley moves out of range.

Bradley gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
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!
Bradley is trying to control the position but Sanchez postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bradley had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sanchez defends it easily.

Bradley working for a triangle but Sanchez defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez works a leg free and moves into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Bradley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bradley has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dan Bradley!