PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gus Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avery McCurnin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Avery McCurnin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Bradley
vs
McCurnin

165 cm
31
140 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

161 cm
25
142 lbs
8 - 12 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

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 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gus Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Avery McCurnin!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCurnin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bradley misses with a head kick.
We've been informed that McCurnin has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bradley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McCurnin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bradley throws a head kick that half lands.
Gus Bradley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

McCurnin has managed to clinch.
Bradley tries to land knees in the clinch but McCurnin avoids the damage to the body.
Bradley lands a nice elbow.
Bradley lands a nice elbow.
Bradley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McCurnin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McCurnin blocks an elbow strike from Bradley.
Bradley has McCurnin pressed against the cage.
Bradley lands an elbow inside that McCurnin shrugs off.

McCurnin breaks the clinch.

McCurnin takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCurnin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bradley after a bit of a struggle.
Bradley misses with an elbow over the top.
Bradley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McCurnin is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCurnin is trying to break free.
Bradley lands an elbow just above McCurnin 's eye.
Bradley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McCurnin avoids it.
Bradley throws an elbow that misses.
McCurnin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bradley walks away with a smile on his face. McCurnin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Bradley has McCurnin up against the cage in a clinch.
McCurnin takes a shot to the head.
McCurnin swings wildly with an uppercut but Bradley uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCurnin is trying to break the clinch but Bradley is controlling him.
Bradley lands a damaging elbow.
McCurnin misses with a hook from the clinch.

McCurnin pulls Bradley into guard.
McCurnin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley is stalling in the full guard.
McCurnin is looking to stand up but Bradley isn't so interested in that idea.

Bradley stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McCurnin, as that shot connected.
Bradley tries to close the distance and clinch up but McCurnin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bradley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McCurnin is able to avoid easily.
McCurnin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gus Bradley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bradley stuffs the takedown attempt from McCurnin. McCurnin gets slowly back to his feet.
Gus Bradley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Avery McCurnin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCurnin has a takedown stuffed.
Bradley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley fails in his attempt to clinch.

McCurnin darts in and clinches Bradley up against the cage.
McCurnin is trying to break the clinch but Bradley has him pressed against the cage.
McCurnin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McCurnin blocks an elbow strike from Bradley.
Bradley throws a head punch that misses.
Bradley misses with an elbow over the top.
A short uppercut from Bradley.
Bradley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McCurnin avoids a wild elbow strike from Bradley.
McCurnin avoids the elbow strike from Bradley, against the cage.
Bradley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bradley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McCurnin throws an elbow but it misses.
McCurnin is trying to break the clinch but Bradley is controlling him.
Bradley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bradley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McCurnin is looking to break free of the clinch but Bradley has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCurnin managing to block the knees to the body from Bradley.
McCurnin avoids a wild elbow strike from Bradley.
Bradley working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Bradley.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bradley just misses with a elbow thrown towards McCurnin's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCurnin tries for a takedown but Bradley manages to get underhooks.
A short uppercut from Bradley.
McCurnin is looking for a takedown.
Bradley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McCurnin avoids it.
Bradley lands a right hand that snaps the head of McCurnin backwards.
Bradley tries to land knees in the clinch but McCurnin avoids the damage to the body.
Bradley lands a body punch.
Bradley lands a body punch.
McCurnin takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McCurnin.
McCurnin managing to block the knees to the body from Bradley.
Our sources have told us that Bradley has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Bradley has a couple of punches blocked by McCurnin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gus Bradley dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bradley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice elbow from Bradley.
Bradley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McCurnin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

McCurnin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Bradley moves into the clinch successfully.
Bradley lands a nice elbow.
McCurnin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bradley pushes McCurnin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCurnin jumps guard but Bradley turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
McCurnin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McCurnin avoiding damage as Bradley throws knees to the body.
Bradley lands an elbow inside that McCurnin shrugs off.
Bradley lands a nice elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradley missing with knees to the body.
McCurnin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bradley after a bit of a struggle.
McCurnin tries to break free but Bradley pushes him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley throws an elbow that misses.
Bradley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bradley scores with a knee to the head.
McCurnin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McCurnin blocks the elbow strike.
Bradley tries a knee to the head but McCurnin blocks it.
McCurnin tries to break free but Bradley pushes him back against the cage.
McCurnin lands a left hand.
Bradley blocks an elbow strike from McCurnin.
Bradley misses with an elbow strike.
Bradley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McCurnin takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch on the inside from Bradley fails to land.
Bradley scores with a shoulder strike.
Bradley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bradley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McCurnin blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley throws a knee to the head but misses.
McCurnin goes for a takedown attempt but Bradley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gus Bradley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Avery McCurnin.
McCurnin misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradley avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Bradley.

Bradley moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bradley.
Bradley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on McCurnin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bradley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McCurnin blocks an elbow strike from Bradley.
McCurnin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bradley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bradley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCurnin can do to turn this around?
A knee to the head by Bradley.
Bradley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bradley working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bradley throws an elbow but misses.
McCurnin looking for a takedown.
Gus Bradley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McCurnin leaning against his opponent.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bradley throws an elbow but misses.
A frustrated look appears on McCurnin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bradley throws a punch but it's blocked by McCurnin.

McCurnin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McCurnin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bradley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bradley is looking to clinch.
Bradley throws a leg kick that is checked
and McCurnin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McCurnin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bradley defends well and McCurnin ends up having to push Bradley into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Bradley has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bradley throws an elbow but misses.
Bradley lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCurnin is trying to push Bradley away but Bradley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

McCurnin manages to break the clinch.
Bradley is looking to clinch.
Bradley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McCurnin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bradley can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradley closes the distance looking to clinch
and McCurnin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Avery McCurnin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bradley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bradley tries to clinch up but McCurnin circles away and keeps his distance.
Avery McCurnin seems to be getting the better of the standup.

McCurnin tries to keep at a distance but Bradley has taken the fight into the clinch.
McCurnin fails to pull guard.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bradley throws an elbow but misses.
Bradley throws an elbow but it misses.
McCurnin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McCurnin avoids the elbow strike from Bradley, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gus Bradley dominated that second round.
That's time! Bradley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

McCurnin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bradley fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Bradley misses.
Bradley doesn't manage to clinch there - McCurnin circles away.
Bradley tries to clinch there but McCurnin circles away.
McCurnin wants to counter with a clinch but Bradley pushes him away.
Bradley goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jab, jab by McCurnin - just one landing.

Bradley lands a left and a right that send McCurnin crashing to the mat, dazed. Bradley thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

McCurnin is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradley throws a body shot but no joy.
McCurnin is still on wobbly legs! Can Bradley finish him?
Bradley feints a jab and as McCurnin dips his head, Bradley unleashes a brutal head kick that catches McCurnin right on the jaw! Timbeeer! McCurnin falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Bradley smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gus Bradley!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Gus Bradley waved his t-shirt featuring KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250's logo in front of the cameras.