PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between gs Seg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santino Bradford Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Seg
vs
Bradford Jr

164 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, gs Seg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Santino Bradford Jr!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradford Jr tries to clinch up.
Seg tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bradford Jr manages to circle out of the way.
Bradford Jr darts in looking for a takedown but Seg gets double underhooks and turns Bradford Jr into the cage.

Seg shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bradford Jr's guard.
Bradford Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bradford Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Seg has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bradford Jr bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Seg's guard.

Bradford Jr postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Seg is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bradford Jr, into his guard.

Seg controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradford Jr throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Bradford Jr bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Seg's guard.

Bradford Jr stands and throws Seg's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ground and pound from Bradford Jr seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bradford Jr cracks Seg with a big elbow.
Seg takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Seg knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bradford Jr on the ground.

Bradford Jr tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bradford Jr trying to control the position but Seg is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradford Jr looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Seg is avoiding damage well.
Bradford Jr lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Seg down.
Seg prevents Bradford Jr from moving into mount.
Bradford Jr in side control lands a decent elbow.
Seg is not content to let Bradford Jr control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bradford Jr has an Americana. Seg didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Bradford Jr is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Bradford Jr hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Santino Bradford Jr!
Santino Bradford Jr decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.