PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Bradford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fredric Brannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonny Bradford could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fredric Brannon's chin.

Bradford
vs
Brannon

186 cm
21
190 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
187 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sonny Bradford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fredric Brannon!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brannon throws a nice looking combination but Bradford bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bradford thinks about countering with a head kick.
Bradford slaps away a takedown attempt from Brannon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bradford appears to be looking for a big counter.
Brannon moves out of range of the body kick from Bradford.
Brannon just misses with a punch to the body.
Brannon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bradford.
Bradford keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradford slips a jab and a cross from Brannon.
We've been told by Bradford's head coaches at THE GYM (20 Elite coaches on the Island !!!) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Brannon throws a right hand that misses
and Bradford counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brannon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bradfords jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brannon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bradford delivers a nice body kick.
Bradford throws a sloppy head kick and Brannon moves out of range easily.
Brannon tries to clinch but Bradford moves out of range.
Brannon swinging wildly here.
Nice body kick from Bradford.
Brannon blocks a head kick by Bradford.
As Bradford backs off Brannon throws a huge counter combo but Bradford manages to avoid it all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Bradford. No joy for Brannon on that attempt.
Sonny Bradford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fredric Brannon.
Bradford throws a sloppy head kick and Brannon moves out of range easily.
Brannon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bradford's head backwards.
Bradford lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brannon's sensitive parts.
A head kick misses from Bradford.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradford looks for the body kick but Brannon saw that one coming.
Sonny Bradford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brannon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bradford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brannon ducks under a wild hook from Bradford.
Brannon shoots in for a takedown but Bradford shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brannon tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Brannon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bradford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Bradford.
Bradford dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brannon. That did some damage!
Brannon misses with a series of wild punches.
Brannon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bradford throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradford tries a head kick but it misses.
Brannon is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Brannon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bradford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brannon takes one to the chin there.

It looks like Fredric Brannon has been cut.
Brannon connects with a body shot.
Brannon misses with a double jab
and Bradford counters with a nice leg kick.
Brannon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brannon fails to land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradford lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sonny Bradford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fredric Brannon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Brannon misses with a wild combination.
Jab, jab by Brannon - just one landing.
Brannon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bradford paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brannon lands a jab-cross combination.
Brannon slips a straight right by Bradford.
Despite the aggression on Brannon's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradford lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brannon's sensitive parts.
Fredric Brannon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brannon looks to land a combination but Bradford avoids it well.
Sonny Bradford is winning the standup battle so far.
Bradford keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradford tries to land a body kick
and Brannon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brannon wants to clinch.
Brannon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bradford counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Brannon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Brannon shoots in for a takedown but Bradford shows good takedown defense.
Brannon throws a body punch but Bradford moves out of range.
Bradford appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bradford moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradford drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brannon digs a good hook to Bradford's body.
Bradford throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch lands to the side of Bradford 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brannon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bradford.
Bradford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brannon.
Bradford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brannon.
Bradford looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brannon moves out of range of the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brannon tries to close the distance and clinch but Bradford swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Brannon moves into the clinch.
Brannon wants a takedown but no success here.
Brannon is trying to drag Bradford to the mat but Bradford just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sonny Bradford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fredric Brannon.
Brannon tries for a takedown. No joy.

Bradford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bradford throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Brannon to counter with a crisp jab.
Bradford throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brannon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bradford throws a sloppy head kick and Brannon moves out of range easily.
Bradford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brannon can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brannon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brannon moves in looking to clinch but Bradford pushes him off.
A quick step to the side and Bradford tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brannon darts in looking for a takedown but Bradford gets double underhooks and turns Brannon into the cage.
Bradford circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bradford counters with a good low kick that Brannon was not able to check.
Brannon fails in his attempt to clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bradford!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Sonny Bradford will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fredric Brannon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bradford throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brannon's head.
Brannon moves out of range as Bradford strikes.
A nice combination there by Brannon.
Brannon shoots in looking for a takedown but Bradford manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brannon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Brannon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bradford circles away quickly and effectively.
Brannon misses with a hook. Bradford ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Bradford.
Bradford slips a jab and a cross from Brannon.
Bradford lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradford throws a head kick but Brannon moves out of range.
Brannon wants to clinch but Bradford slips to the side
and Bradford counters with a nice low kick that buckles Brannon's knee momentarily.
Bradford scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bradford throws a sloppy head kick and Brannon moves out of range easily.
Brannon has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bradford.
Brannon tries to close the distance and clinch but Bradford swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brannon wants to clinch up but Bradford keeps it at a distance.
Brannon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brannon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradford bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bradford scores with a kick to the body.
Brannon scores with the left hand. Bradford knows he should have avoided that one.
Bradford has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bradford there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bradford pushes Brannon away with a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradford scoring well with a low kick there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bradford.
An inside leg kick lands from Bradford.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brannon shoots for a double leg takedown but Bradford sprawls well. He's pushed Brannon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sonny Bradford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fredric Brannon.
Brannon blocks a head kick by Bradford.
Bradford throws a head kick but Brannon moves out of range.
Brannon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brannon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brannon misses with a two punch combination.
It appears Bradford was looking to counter with a kick there.
Brannon scores with a jab to the head.
Brannon tries to clinch up
and Bradford counters with a good, hard body kick but Brannon shrugs it off.
Fredric Brannon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradford swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Bradford lands a big head kick that sends Brannon tumbling to the mat! Bradford takes a step backwards and waves Brannon back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brannon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Brannon.
Nice body kick there by Bradford.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny Bradford showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bradford, 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonny Bradford!
Sonny Bradford decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.