PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Seagram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Brady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Seagram
vs
Brady

186 cm
23
189 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

180 cm
23
190 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Seagram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Brady!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brady on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

It looks like Bruce Brady has been cut.
Seagram takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brady lands with an overhand left.
Seagram connects with a leg kick. Brady looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Seagram gets tackled into the cage by Brady. Brady maintains the clinch.
Seagram goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brady misses with a hook from the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Brady has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Brady is struggling to control the position.
Brady misses with a hook to the ribs.
Seagram misses with some punches.
Brady swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brady prevents a body shot from Seagram.
Seagram misses with a body punch.
Brady lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Seagram lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Seagram.

Seagram manages to break the clinch.
Seagram keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brady.
Seagram fires out a quick counter leg kick but Brady just manages to avoid it.
Brady throws a hook to the side of Seagram's head but Seagram sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seagram misses with an uppercut.

Brady has managed to clinch.
Seagram lands a hook that snaps the head of Brady backwards.
Seagram working aggressively here.
Brady lands an uppercut.
Brady throws a head punch that misses.
Seagram misses with a punch to the body.
Seagram lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brady's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Seagram creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Seagram swings wildly with an uppercut but Brady uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Brady fails to land.
Brady tries to stall but Seagram uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Brady has Seagram pushed against the cage.
Brady lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Brady escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brady moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Brady.
Brady's corner calls for a 1-2. Brady obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Brady looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Seagram is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Seagram pulls Brady in close to his closed guard and prevents Brady from doing any damage or advancing position.
Seagram keeping moving, preventing Brady from controlling successfully.
Brady wants to pass the guard but Seagram is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brady passes into half guard.
Seagram has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seagram is trying to get back to full guard.

Seagram is defending against the submission attempts here by Brady.
Seagram is not content to let Brady control the position.
Brady is thwarting Seagram's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brady is looking to pass Seagram's guard but actually Seagram recovers to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brady trying to control the position from guard on top but Seagram is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brady stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Seagram swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brady is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Brady pushing down on Seagram's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Brady wants to control but Seagram is keeping him busy.
Brady not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Brady dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Brady's cut.
That's time! Seagram's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Brady listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Seagram misses with a body shot
and Brady cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brady tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seagram was well out of range. Poor timing from Brady.
Brady misses with a double jab
and Seagram counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brady shoots in looking for a takedown but Seagram manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brady's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Brady looks to land a combination but Seagram avoids it well.
Seagram steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brady.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seagram displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brady.
Seagram thinks about countering with a body kick.
Seagram lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady looks to land a right hand but Seagram moved out of range.
Brady with a hook.
Danny Seagram is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brady misses with a lunging right hand
and Seagram counters with a nice uppercut.
Seagram on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Brady moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brady walks into a stiff left hand from Seagram.

Brady is rocked!
Brady jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brady throws a series of punches but Seagram avoids them all with ease.
Seagram looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Seagram will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brady tries to clinch but Seagram is having none of it.
Brady jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
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!
Brady misses with a looping right.
Brady keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seagram ducks right into an uppercut from Brady.
Brady lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brady shoots in but no luck this time.
Danny Seagram has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Brady.

Brady feints and as Seagram raises his hands in defense, Brady changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Seagram managing to control the position.
Brady's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Seagram keeping full guard, as Brady tries to pass.
Brady postures up.
Seagram keeping moving, preventing Brady from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seagram is trying to control the position but Brady postures up.
Brady looking to pass the guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Brady closes the distance and clinches.
Seagram misses with a body punch.
Danny Seagram has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Seagram can't find room to land a body shot as Brady controls the action.
Brady prevents a body shot from Seagram.
A short uppercut from Seagram.
Seagram pressing his opponent against the cage.
Brady blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Brady on the inside.
Brady lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Seagram blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Seagram tries to stall but Brady uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Seagram stalling in the clinch but Brady improves position.
Seagram is struggling to control the position.
Brady working aggressively here.
Seagram fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brady misses with a punch on the inside.
Seagram swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brady takes a shot to the head.
Seagram tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Seagram gets through Brady's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Seagram creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brady scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Seagram is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brady is keeping busy.
Seagram will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Brady up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Brady showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bruce Brady's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Seagram tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brady was well out of range. Poor timing from Seagram.
Brady swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Seagram's corner calls for a 1-2. Seagram obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Seagram misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brady.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brady! But no joy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brady.
Seagram misses with a low kick.
Brady throws a hook but Seagram blocks it.
Brady listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bruce Brady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Seagram misses.
Brady misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brady tries to clinch up but Seagram circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch combination from Seagram misses.
It seemed like Brady was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brady misses with a straight right.
A jab from Seagram finds it's way through Brady's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seagram misses with the body kick
and Brady connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brady misses with a few strikes there.
Brady pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Seagram works over Brady's head and body with a nice combination.
Seagram shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Seagram lands a big head kick that sends Brady tumbling to the mat! Seagram takes a step backwards and waves Brady back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Brady is still on wobbly legs! Can Seagram finish him?
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!
Brady swings widly with a right hand
and Seagram counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brady thinking.
BOOM! Seagram lands a beautiful left hook that drops Brady. Brady tries to recover but Seagram is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Brady lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Seagram!
A very excited looking Danny Seagram made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.