PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mack Bolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bradley has chosen O Fortuna as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Bolan
vs
Bradley

196 cm
20
218 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

189 cm
27
215 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mack Bolan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Bradley!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Steve Erwin and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradley thows a body shot but no joy.
Bolan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bradley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bradley misses with a two punch combination.

Bolan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bradley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Our sources have told us that Bolan has been working on his elbows in the gym.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bolan.
Bradley is trying to break free.
Bolan keeps control of Bradley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bolan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bradley is defending well for now.
Bolan looking to throw knees to the head but Bradley is blocking nicely.
Bolan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bradley.
A frustrated look appears on Bradley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bolan misses with a knee to the head.
Bolan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bradley's efforts to push away.
Bradley takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bradley takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolan missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Bolan.
Bradley avoiding damage as Bolan throws knees to the body.
Bolan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bradley.
Bolan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bradley's face.
Bolan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bolan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bolan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bradley managing to block the knees to the body from Bolan.
Bolan looking to throw knees to the head but Bradley is blocking nicely.
Bolan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bradley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bolan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bolan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bradley.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bolan looking to throw knees to the head but Bradley is blocking nicely.
Bolan lands an elbow inside that Bradley shrugs off.
Bolan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bradley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bolan throws an elbow but it misses.
Bolan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bolan pushes off an throws an elbow but Bradley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
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!
Bolan connects with a knee to the head.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bradley gets through Bolan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bolan lands a knee to the head.
Bolan landing knees to the body.
Bolan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bolan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bradley.
Bolan has Bradley pressed against the cage, preventing Bradley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bolan with a knee to the head.
Bolan scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Bolan.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but Bradley blocks it.
Bradley avoiding damage as Bolan throws knees to the body.
Bolan prevents Bradley from breaking the clinch.
Bolan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bradley is defending well for now.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but Bradley blocks it.
Bolan scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Bolan.
Bolan keeps control of Bradley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but Bradley blocks it.
Bolan tries to land knees in the clinch but Bradley avoids the damage to the body.
Bolan missing with knees to the body.
Bradley avoiding damage as Bolan throws knees to the body.
Bradley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bradley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bolan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bradley.
Bolan tries to land knees in the clinch but Bradley avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bradley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bolan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bolan prevents a body shot from Bradley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mack Bolan 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.

Bolan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bradley has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bolan is landing a low percentage of strikes.

Bolan moves into the clinch.
Bolan with a knee to the head.
Bradley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bolan has him pressed against the cage.
Bolan lands a knee to the body.
Bolan tries to land knees in the clinch but Bradley avoids the damage to the body.
Bolan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bolan has Bradley pressed against the cage, preventing Bradley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bolan lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradley avoiding damage as Bolan throws knees to the body.
Bolan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bradley avoiding damage as Bolan throws knees to the body.
Bolan misses with a knee strike.
Bolan lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mack Bolan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bolan working Bradley over with knees to the body.
Bolan scores a nice knee to the body.
Bolan misses with a knee to the head.
Bradley takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bradley blocks the elbow strike.
Bolan lands a knee to the head.
Bradley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bolan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bolan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bolan with a knee to the head.
Bradley blocks an elbow strike from Bolan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolan trying to land knees to the body.
Bolan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bolan lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bradley is trying to break the clinch but Bolan is controlling him.
Bolan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bradley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bolan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bradley avoiding damage as Bolan throws knees to the body.
Bolan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bradley is trying to push Bolan away but Bolan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bradley managing to block the knees to the body from Bolan.
Knees to the body from Bolan.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bolan misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bradley managing to block the knees to the body from Bolan.
Bolan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bradley tries to circle away but Bolan has him pinned against the cage.
Bolan throws an elbow that misses.

Bradley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bradley stuns Bolan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bradley connects with a nice looking jab.
Bradley's corner calls for a 1-2. Bradley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bolan closes the distance but Bradley moves to the side
and Bradley counters with a left to the body.
Good shot there by Bradley.
Some wild striking there from Bradley.
Bolan takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bradley works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bolan.
Bradley fails to land with a series of punches.
Bolan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bradley cracks Bolan with an open hand slap.
Bolan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bradley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bolan is looking to clinch.
Bradley stuns Bolan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bolan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bolan tries to clinch up but Bradley circles away and keeps his distance.
Bolan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bradley throws a right hand that Bolan ducks under and follows up with a left that Bolan also avoids with ease.
Bradley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mack Bolan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Bradley loads up on a big right hand but Bolan slips the punch.
Bradley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bradley swats away the attempt to clinch by Bolan.
Bolan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bolan tries to clinch up
and Bradley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bradley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bolan.
Bradley throws a body punch but Bolan moves out of range.
Nice shot by Bradley.

Bradley tries to keep at a distance but Bolan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bolan with a knee to the head.
Bolan scores with a knee to the head.
Bradley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bradley's face.
Bolan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bolan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bradley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bolan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bradley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bolan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bolan tries to land knees in the clinch but Bradley avoids the damage to the body.
Bradley is trying to break the clinch but Bolan is controlling him.
Bolan looking to throw knees to the head but Bradley is blocking nicely.
Bolan prevents Bradley from breaking the clinch.
Bradley tries to circle away but Bolan has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley tries to circle away but Bolan has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Bradley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bolan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bradley wants to get back to striking at distance but Bolan won't allow it.
Bradley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bolan prevents Bradley from breaking the clinch.
Bolan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bradley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bolan throws an elbow that misses.
Bolan pushes off an throws an elbow but Bradley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bradley tries to circle away but Bolan has him pinned against the cage.
Bradley can't break the clinch.
Bolan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bradley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bolan missing with knees to the body.
Bolan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bradley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bolan lands a nice knee to the body.
Bolan connects with a knee to the head.
Bolan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bradley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradley tries to circle away but Bolan has him pinned against the cage.
Bolan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bradley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bradley avoids the elbow strike from Bolan, against the cage.
Bolan lands an elbow just above Bradley 's eye.
Bolan misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley blocks the elbow strike.
Bolan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bradley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Steve Bradley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bolan landing knees to the head.
Mack Bolan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bolan scores a nice knee to the body.
Bradley has had enough of the clinch but Bolan keeps him there for the moment.
Bolan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bolan scores with a knee to the head.
Bolan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but Bradley blocks it.
Bolan lands a good knee to the midsection. Bradley won't want to take too many of those.
Bolan landing knees to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mack Bolan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bolan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mack Bolan!
Mack Bolan opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.