PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Brady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pons De Leon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Brady has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Brady
vs
De Leon

210 cm
23
270 lbs
5 - 4 - 1

190 cm
24
275 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Fast

Steel Penn's All 160
Reaper Combatwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Brady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pons De Leon!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brady gets caught flat footed, as De Leon shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
De Leon throws an elbow that misses. Brady uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in De Leon's guard. Nice move by Brady!
Brady passes De Leon's left leg - he's now in half guard.
De Leon is not content to let Brady control the position.
De Leon won't allow Brady to pass to mount.
Brady works his foot free and advances to mount.
Brady tries to control but De Leon wriggling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady unloads with some shots from mount but De Leon bucks and avoids them well.

Brady is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, De Leon has managed to escape the submission attempt.
De Leon is squirming around, avoiding Brady's attempts to control the action.
Brady throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Leon is trying to stand up.
Brady tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Brady will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brady trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Brady fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

It looks like Pons De Leon has been cut.
Brady wants to control the pace but De Leon is squirming around nicely.
Brady wants to get back to his feet but De Leon is holding on tight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brady tries to control but De Leon wriggling away.
De Leon is looking to get to half guard.

Brady with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
De Leon is squirming around, avoiding Brady's attempts to control the action.
Brady landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brady trying to control but De Leon is having none of it.

Brady is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. De Leon can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
De Leon is bucking up trying to escape but Brady cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Leon manages to regain half guard. Good work.
De Leon wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Brady dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pons De Leon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

De Leon slips under a jab from Brady.
De Leon takes a swing at Brady's ribcage but misses.
Brady throws a poor cross that misses
and De Leon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
De Leon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brady is fending him off so far but De Leon persists. Nope, Brady circles away and we're back to standing.
De Leon fails to land the takedown.
Left hook, right uppercut from Brady.

That has opened up Pons De Leon's cut even more.
Brady tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Leon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Brady moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Leon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brady prevents it.
Bobby Brady has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pons De Leon.
De Leon stops a takedown attempt from Brady.
Brady working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A right hook to the body lands for Brady.
Brady is pressed up against the cage. De Leon has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brady down to the mat. Brady avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Brady gets the takedown into side control.
Brady is looking to take a break and control but De Leon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brady misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Brady goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, De Leon has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Brady but great work by De Leon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brady managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by De Leon.
You can see the frustration on Brady's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brady takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Leon creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Brady sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
De Leon lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Brady down.
Brady is not content to let De Leon control the position.
Brady can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brady managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by De Leon.
De Leon working away.
De Leon in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Brady prevents De Leon from improving position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brady is looking to regain half guard here but De Leon keeps moving and retains side control.
Brady struggling a bit here.
Brady stops De Leon from passing to mount.
Brady avoids any damage from the ground and pound of De Leon.
A lull in the action here.
Brady struggling a bit here.
De Leon scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Leon working away.
Brady regains half guard.
De Leon looks to land a strike but Brady avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
De Leon postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brady keeping moving, preventing De Leon from controlling successfully.
De Leon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De Leon throwing strikes but missing.
De Leon chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brady controls De Leon momentarily but De Leon frees himself.
De Leon throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Pons De Leon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pons De Leon's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A telegraphed right hand from Brady misses the target.
Brady looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

De Leon shoots in and bounces Brady off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
De Leon stopping the sweep attempt from Brady.
De Leon trying to control but Brady is working from the bottom.
De Leon postures up in Brady's guard and throws a big left but Brady blocks it.
De Leon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
De Leon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brady working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Leon.
Brady utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady pulls De Leon in close to prevent any damage.
De Leon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brady working a defensive guard here.
De Leon stopping the sweep attempt from Brady.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bobby Brady wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Brady tries to close the distance and clinch but De Leon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brady throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brady misses with a low kick.
Brady smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
De Leon ducks under a wild hook from Brady.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brady catches De Leon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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!
Brady tries to clinch but De Leon is having none of it.
Brady tries to clinch up but De Leon circles away and keeps his distance.
Brady waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Leon.
Bobby Brady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Leon swings for the body but Brady moves out of range.

Brady fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. De Leon sprawls well initially but Brady persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
De Leon controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Brady seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Brady trying to control from half guard but De Leon is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Leon is trying to stand.
De Leon is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
De Leon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brady.

Brady is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, De Leon has managed to free his arm - good work.
De Leon is not content to let Brady control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brady is looking for a kimura here.
Brady is stalling here. De Leon is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Brady seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and De Leon has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brady takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

It looks like Bobby Brady has been cut.

De Leon working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

De Leon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no De Leon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Brady showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brady 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Brady!
Bobby Brady managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, CEC Nutrition Q160, into his post fight interview.