PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dudley Bradshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristan Maruyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dudley Bradshaw is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Bradshaw
vs
Maruyama

182 cm
19
221 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

191 cm
20
218 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Global Empire MMA Gear

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dudley Bradshaw!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kristan Maruyama!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradshaw just misses with a punch to the body.
Maruyama moves in looking to clinch but Bradshaw pushes him off.
Maruyama tries to clinch up.
Bradshaw missing with a left hand there. Maruyama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maruyama tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bradshaw paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maruyama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bradshaw swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bradshaw misses the shot to the body.
Maruyama throws a leg kick that misses.
Bradshaw throws a looping overhand right but Maruyama ducks down to avoid it.
Maruyama throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from Bradshaw misses.
Maruyama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maruyama moves away from the strike by Bradshaw.
Maruyama is looking to clinch.
Maruyama throws a push kick but Bradshaw slaps the foot to one side.
Maruyama fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maruyama moves in looking to clinch but Bradshaw pushes him off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maruyama. That's going to slow Bradshaw down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maruyama tries to clinch up but Bradshaw circles away and keeps his distance.

Bradshaw pushes Maruyama up against the cage in a clinch.
Maruyama looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bradshaw is trying to break free.
Bradshaw drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maruyama throws an elbow that misses.
Bradshaw avoids a wild elbow strike from Maruyama.
Bradshaw blocks an elbow strike.
Bradshaw missing with knees to the body.
Maruyama gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bradshaw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maruyama blocks an elbow strike from Bradshaw.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Maruyama just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bradshaw's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Maruyama.
Bradshaw dodges an elbow strike from Maruyama.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw struggles to land a body shot inside as Maruyama controls his hands.
Bradshaw misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bradshaw blocks an elbow strike.
Bradshaw has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Maruyama avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bradshaw avoids the elbow strike from Maruyama, against the cage.
Maruyama throws an elbow but it misses.
Bradshaw is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Maruyama gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dudley Bradshaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bradshaw avoids a wild elbow strike from Maruyama.
Bradshaw blocks an elbow strike.
Bradshaw trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maruyama lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Maruyama lands a nice elbow.
Bradshaw blocks the elbow strike.
Bradshaw misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bradshaw blocks the elbow strike.
Maruyama misses with an elbow over the top.
Bradshaw avoids the elbow strike from Maruyama, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maruyama throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Maruyama on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maruyama lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Maruyama gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bradshaw tries a body shot but Maruyama blocks it.
Bradshaw tries a body shot but Maruyama blocks it.
Bradshaw blocks an elbow strike.
Bradshaw changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Maruyama fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bradshaw circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bradshaw avoids the body shot from Maruyama.
Bradshaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maruyama.
Maruyama is looking to clinch but Bradshaw is avoiding it.
Bradshaw keeps the fight on the outside.
Bradshaw misses with a wild body shot.
Maruyama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw fails with the takedown

and Maruyama counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bradshaw misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maruyama prevents a body shot from Bradshaw.
Bradshaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bradshaw throws a punch but it's blocked by Maruyama.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Maruyama just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bradshaw's brow.
Bradshaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Maruyama.
Maruyama missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Maruyama throws an elbow but misses.
Maruyama misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bradshaw blocks an elbow strike from Maruyama.
Bradshaw avoids the elbow strike from Maruyama, against the cage.
Maruyama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bradshaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bradshaw tries to throw a body punch but Maruyama avoids it by throwing Bradshaw back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kristan Maruyama dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Maruyama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bradshaw swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Bradshaw closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Maruyama is looking for a sweep.
Bradshaw wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maruyama keeps working.
Bradshaw lands a nice forearm strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bradshaw working the ground and pound.
Maruyama is not content to let Bradshaw control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maruyama takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bradshaw 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.
Maruyama is trying to control Bradshaw's posture but Bradshaw avoids it.
Bradshaw is looking to take a break and control but Maruyama is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maruyama takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Maruyama struggling a bit here.
Maruyama tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bradshaw wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Maruyama gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maruyama is looking to escape.

Maruyama looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bradshaw working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bradshaw connects with a nice short shot to Maruyama's temple.
Maruyama is not content to let Bradshaw control the position.
Bradshaw is looking to advance position but Maruyama won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bradshaw is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bradshaw landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Maruyama is looking for a sweep. Bradshaw is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dudley Bradshaw overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bradshaw is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bradshaw is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Maruyama is trying to get back to full guard.
Bradshaw slips a nice elbow through Maruyama's hands, connecting with Maruyama's forehead.
Maruyama on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bradshaw moves into full mount! Maruyama won't be happy about that!
Maruyama is squirming around, avoiding Bradshaw's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maruyama is in a horrible position here. Bradshaw smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bradshaw unloading with bombs!
Maruyama trying desperately to get to his feet.
Bradshaw can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Maruyama is looking to escape.
Bradshaw sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bradshaw has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Maruyama's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradshaw is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Maruyama can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Maruyama tries to reverse the position but Bradshaw maintains control.
Bradshaw tries to control but Maruyama wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw scoring with strikes but Maruyama is staying in there.
Bradshaw lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Maruyama hang on?
Bradshaw scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Maruyama?
Maruyama taking shots to the head.
Maruyama is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bradshaw avoids the attempt from Maruyama to control.
BOOM! Bradshaw connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bradshaw looking to finish Maruyama with some ground and pound. This is bad for Maruyama!

Maruyama is rocked!
Maruyama takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Bradshaw's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dudley Bradshaw!
Dudley Bradshaw retains his light heavyweight title!
Dudley Bradshaw decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.