PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Bradford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wybrant De Houtman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonny Bradford has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bradford
vs
De Houtman

186 cm
21
190 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

183 cm
25
191 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 7 - 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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wybrant De Houtman!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradford slips a jab from De Houtman.
Bradford looks to land a body kick but De Houtman moved away.
De Houtman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bradford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Houtman.
Bradford tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and De Houtman is able to avoid easily.
De Houtman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Houtman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

De Houtman rushes Bradford and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bradford tries to break the clinch but De Houtman is controlling the position.
Bradford tries to circle away but De Houtman has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Houtman throws a punch but it's blocked by Bradford.
A head punch on the inside from De Houtman fails to land.
De Houtman throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from De Houtman as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from De Houtman fails to land.
Bradford is trying to break free.

Bradford breaks from the clinch.
De Houtman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bradford tries a head kick but it misses.
De Houtman is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bradford with a body shot.
De Houtman throws a good cross that connects.
Bradford pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Houtman is out of range and Bradford settles back down.
De Houtman is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bradford with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradford takes one to the side of the head.
Bradford throws a leg kick that is checked

and De Houtman counters by clinching up.
De Houtman tries a body shot but Bradford blocks it.
De Houtman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bradford wants to get back to striking at distance but De Houtman won't allow it.
Bradford has De Houtman pushed against the cage.
De Houtman misses with the head strike.
De Houtman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bradford has had enough of the clinch but De Houtman keeps him there for the moment.
Bradford blocking some punches.
De Houtman misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradford tries to break free but De Houtman pushes him back against the cage.
Bradford is trying to break the clinch but De Houtman has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Houtman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bradford blocks a body shot from De Houtman.
De Houtman misses with a punch on the inside.
De Houtman keeps control of Bradford as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bradford wants to break the clinch but can't.

Bradford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

De Houtman clinches.
De Houtman has a couple of punches blocked by Bradford.
De Houtman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De Houtman working aggressively here.
Bradford has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
De Houtman taking a breather.
Good body shot from De Houtman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Houtman tries to work over Bradford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Houtman pushes Bradford back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from De Houtman.
De Houtman slows down the pace here.
Bradford wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bradford is looking for a takedown up against the cage. De Houtman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Houtman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bradford prevents a body shot from De Houtman.
Bradford takes a shot to the head.
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!
De Houtman pushes Bradford back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by De Houtman.
De Houtman stalling.
De Houtman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from De Houtman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

De Houtman blocks a head kick by Bradford.
Bradford throws a sloppy head kick
and De Houtman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bradford has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

De Houtman has managed to clinch.
De Houtman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Houtman lands with a left to the head.
De Houtman misses with some punches.
Bradford wants to break free but De Houtman has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, De Houtman scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Houtman leaning against his opponent.
De Houtman lands a shot to the body.
De Houtman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Houtman has Bradford pressed against the cage.
De Houtman lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradford tries to circle away but De Houtman has him pinned against the cage.
De Houtman gets through Bradford's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Houtman has Bradford pushed against the cage.
De Houtman throws a punch but it's blocked by Bradford.
De Houtman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bradford or not.
De Houtman digs a right hand underneath Bradford's ribcage. Bradford let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Houtman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Houtman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bradford.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Houtman.
I was talking to Bradford's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
De Houtman scores with a shot to the side of Bradford's head.
De Houtman lands a right hand.
De Houtman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bradford or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Houtman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Houtman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bradford backwards.
Wybrant De Houtman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
De Houtman cracks Bradford with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Houtman lands a nice uppercut.

Bradford is rocked!
De Houtman lands a big right hand that drops Bradford! The killer instinct kicks in and De Houtman finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by De Houtman!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wybrant De Houtman!