PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kickin Rad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giordano Bruno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rad comes to the cage accompanied by Kids Of The K-Hole. Bruno comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Preliator kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Giordano Bruno enters the cage!

Rad
vs
Bruno

200 cm
36
264 lbs
39 - 16 - 0

194 cm
31
265 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160
Modern Wear Apparel

Conquer
GREEN!160

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 39 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kickin Rad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Giordano Bruno!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rad feints and as Bruno raises his hands in defense, Rad changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rad stopping the sweep attempt from Bruno.

Bruno escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rad gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rad pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bruno is keeping the position for now.
Rad distracts Bruno with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bruno is trying to control the position but Rad postures up.

Bruno had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rad defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bruno looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bruno can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rad controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bruno had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rad defends it easily.
Bruno trying to keep a closed guard but Rad is proving a slippery customer.
Rad postures up and lands a big shot to Bruno's brow.
Rad won't allow Bruno to sweep him here.
Rad controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Bruno is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rad defends well.
Rad is working Bruno over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bruno has control of Rad's left arm, preventing Rad from doing any damage.
Bruno controls Rad momentarily but Rad frees himself.
Rad working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rad passes Bruno's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bruno manages to get to full guard.
Bruno has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rad throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bruno is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bruno is trying to control the position but Rad postures up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Bruno working for a triangle but Rad defends it easily.
Rad postures up in Bruno's guard and throws a big left but Bruno blocks it.
Rad scoring with punches to the head and body.

Rad thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rad scoring with some ground and pound.
Bruno looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bruno controls Rad momentarily but Rad frees himself.

Bruno is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rad defends well.

Bruno escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rad gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Bruno is looking for a triangle but Rad pushes his legs off easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rad sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kickin Rad dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bruno.
Bruno throws a leg kick but Rad sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bruno throws a lazy right hand but Rad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bruno lands a right hook to the body.
Bruno moves out of range of the body kick from Rad.
Bruno throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rad connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bruno takes a swing at Rad's ribcage but misses.
Nice jab there from Bruno.
Rad goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rad throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruno throws the left hand but Rad avoids the punch easily.
Rad throws the kick towards the body but Bruno avoids it.
Bruno checks a leg kick.
Rad wants to slow Bruno down by chopping away at his legs.
Bruno avoids a kick to the body.
Bruno tries a quick counter leg kick but Rad is wise to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rad tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bruno swivels and escapes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bruno! But no joy.
Rad looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rad avoids the body shot from Bruno.
Rad blocks a jab.
Rad motions for Bruno to come forward. Rad throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot lands for Rad.
Bruno lands a body shot.
Rad throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bruno's waist but Bruno gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rad off to one side.
Rad takes one to the chin there.
Nice jab there from Bruno.
Rad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rad changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rad misses with a kick to the body.
Giordano Bruno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bruno misses with a leg kick

and Rad moves into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruno looking to slow down the pace here.
Bruno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rad avoids it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rad.
Bruno creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bruno blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rad lands a nice uppercut.
Bruno prevents a body shot from Rad.
Bruno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rad has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bruno avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kickin Rad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bruno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rad.
Rad looking to slow down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruno creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bruno lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rad backwards.
Bruno throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bruno creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rad's defenses.
Rad pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rad drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bruno gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rad throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bruno is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rad avoids the elbow strike from Bruno, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rad drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bruno misses with a punch to the body.
Bruno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bruno tries a knee to the head but Rad blocks it.
Bruno avoiding damage.
Rad lands with a light punch inside.

It looks like Giordano Bruno has been cut.

Bruno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bruno takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bruno rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rad tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bruno manages to circle out of the way.
Bruno misses with a body shot.
A big left from Bruno misses.
Rad tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bruno manages to circle out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giordano Bruno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Giordano Bruno's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bruno clobbers Rad with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bruno takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rad lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rad fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bruno.
Rad throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rad takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rad throws a low kick, looking for Bruno's leg but Bruno calmly moves out of range.
Bruno misses with a low kick.
Rad takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rad looks for the body kick but Bruno saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruno will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bruno.
Nice uppercut lands for Rad. That snapped Bruno's head back.
The fighters circling - Bruno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rad throws a body kick that misses.
Bruno appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruno takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rad throws a sloppy head kick and Bruno moves out of range easily.
Bruno blocks a head kick by Rad.
Bruno swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bruno connects with a leg kick. Rad looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rad misses with a low kick.
Rad throws a low kick, looking for Bruno's leg but Bruno calmly moves out of range.
Rad connects with a solid leg kick.
Rad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rad tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bruno manages to circle out of the way.
Rad throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bruno throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rad lands with a nice body kick.
Bruno moves out of range of the body kick from Rad.
A head kick misses from Rad.
Bruno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rad.
Rad takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruno blocks a leg kick.
Bruno takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bruno moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bruno loads up on a big right hand but Rad slips the punch.
As Bruno tries to get set, Rad tries to push him back and clinch up but Bruno manages to avoid the attempt.
Bruno misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rad lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bruno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bruno lands a slapping body shot.
Bruno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rad is looking to land body kicks.
Rad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bruno.
Bruno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rad manages to avoid it.
Rad appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bruno avoids the body shot from Rad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruno misses with a double jab.
As Bruno tries to get set, Rad tries to push him back and clinch up but Bruno manages to avoid the attempt.
Rad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bruno.
Bruno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bruno misses with a straight right.
Rad throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rad bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rad checks a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Rad.
Bruno takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bruno takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bruno throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bruno scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rad doesn't seem bothered though.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rad.
Bruno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rad was well out of range. Poor timing from Bruno.
A head kick from Rad lands but Bruno takes it in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rad throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rad scores with a nice body kick.
Rad throws a leg kick which misses Bruno's front leg but catches the back leg as Bruno tries to avoid it.
Good exchange - Rad coming out on top.
Rad throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rad throws a front kick that sends Bruno stumbling back into the cage.
A big right from Bruno misses.
Bruno throws a series of punches but Rad avoids them all with ease.
Bruno avoids the body shot from Rad.
Bruno takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bruno throws a leg kick but Rad sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rad tries to counter by clinching up but Bruno breaks away and moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rad.
Bruno on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rad connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kickin Rad showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rad has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kickin Rad!
Our winner, Kickin Rad, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.