PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Karpecny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Bradley is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Bradley
vs
Karpecny

177 cm
18
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michal Karpecny!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karpecny tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Bradley counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bradley's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bradley won't allow Karpecny to get back to his feet.
Karpecny keeping full guard, as Bradley tries to pass.
Karpecny really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bradley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bradley pushes down on Karpecny's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bradley slows the pace down in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Karpecny can do anything to dispel that myth.
Karpecny is refusing to be controlled, as Bradley sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley prevents Karpecny from standing back up.
Bradley has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bradley controlling from mount.
Bradley lands with some strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bradley controlling his opponent.
Bradley lands a heavy elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley lands with some strikes.
Bradley landing shots from mount.
Bradley wants to control the pace but Karpecny is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bradley with the ground and pound from mount.
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!
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!
Bradley has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Karpecny's face.
Bradley controlling from the full mount.
Bradley trying to control but Karpecny is having none of it.
Bradley controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley lands a couple of good shots and Karpecny has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Bradley is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Karpecny up.
Karpecny has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Karpecny looks winded!
Bradley lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Bradley.
Bradley loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Karpecny hold on?
Bradley tries to keep control of the position but Karpecny is staying busy.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Karpecny controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karpecny is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Bradley.
Karpecny is keeping busy.

The ref stands the fighters back up. David Bradley wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bradley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karpecny checks a low kick from Bradley.

Bradley gets the takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Bradley dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Karpecny tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bradley fails with a takedown attempt.
Karpecny scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Karpecny tries to clinch there but Bradley circles away.
Karpecny wants to clinch but Bradley slips to the side

and Bradley counters with a single leg into guard. Karpecny didn't expect that.
Bradley trying to control but Karpecny is working from the bottom.
Bradley prevents Karpecny from getting back to his feet.
Bradley trying to control but Karpecny is working from the bottom.
Bradley engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Karpecny is breathing heavily.

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

The ref stands the fighters back up. David Bradley wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bradley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Karpecny tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bradley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Karpecny somewhat.
Bradley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Karpecny is fending him off so far but Bradley persists. Nope, Karpecny circles away and we're back to standing.

Bradley closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Karpecny did well to prevent Bradley getting side control.
Bradley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bradley is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karpecny is in trouble now - Bradley has advanced to mount!
Bradley punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bradley lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bradley controlling his opponent.
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!
Karpecny is in a horrible position here. Bradley smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bradley landing punches.
Bradley landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley controlling the pace for now.
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!
Bradley looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bradley wants to control the pace but Karpecny is squirming around nicely.
Bradley looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Karpecny is bucking up trying to escape but Bradley cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bradley lands a big shot there that rocks Karpecny but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bradley looking to control but Karpecny is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bradley with good strikes from the mount here!
Bradley controlling the pace for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradley landing strikes from the mount.
David Bradley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bradley breaks from Karpecny's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Bradley dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Karpecny avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bradley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bradley wants it to stay on the feet.
Karpecny tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bradley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bradley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Karpecny sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Bradley shoots in and bounces Karpecny off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bradley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bradley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Karpecny takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bradley pushes down on Karpecny's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bradley wants to pass the guard but Karpecny is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley wants to take a breather but Karpecny is having none of it.
Bradley controlling the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because David Bradley wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
The fighters circling - Bradley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Michal Karpecny is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Bradley shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bradley throwing strikes but missing.
Bradley sitting in guard here, content to control.
Karpecny keeping full guard, as Bradley tries to pass.
Karpecny utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bradley trying to control but Karpecny is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because David Bradley just wasn't active enough.

Bradley feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bradley is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bradley advances position into side control!
Karpecny is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Karpecny takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bradley scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Karpecny to see if he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Karpecny keeps working.
Bradley working the ground and pound.
Karpecny being controlled for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradley landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Michal Karpecny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karpecny is letting Bradley control him for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Bradley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bradley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Bradley!