PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ganbaatar Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Bradford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Seed - Watch It Burn. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Khan
vs
Bradford

166 cm
30
185 lbs
16 - 17 - 0

186 cm
25
190 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
Urban Fighter

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 16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ganbaatar Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sonny Bradford!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan looks to land a combination but Bradford avoids it well.
Bradford let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A solid body kick from Bradford.
Khan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bradford connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bradford pivots, looking for a leg kick but Khan is out of range and Bradford settles back down.
Khan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Khan throws a head kick but Bradford moves out of range.
Khan tries a head kick but it misses.
Khan throws a head kick but Bradford moves out of range.
Bradford has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Khan is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bradford fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Khan avoids it really well and circles away.
Ganbaatar Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Khan does no damage.
A head kick by Khan misses
and Bradford counters with an inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Bradford.
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bradford thumps Khan with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradford takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khan throws a sloppy head kick and Bradford moves out of range easily.
Bradford appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Khan misses with the combination.
Khan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bradford throws a counter combo.
Bradford blocks a head kick by Khan.
A head kick by Khan misses
and Bradford counters with a thumping low kick.
Khan is breathing heavily.
Khan throws a combination that misses
and Bradford counters with a nice kick to the body.
Khan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bradford.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bradford blocks a head kick by Khan.
Bradford is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Khan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bradford counters with a low kick, right behind Khan 's knee.
Bradford moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bradford will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Bradford there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Khan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bradford tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Khan defends well and Bradford ends up having to push Khan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Khan throws a quick counter head kick but Bradford was just out of range.
Bradford moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Bradford.
Khan tries a head kick but it misses.
Khan throws a lazy head kick
and Bradford counters with a low kick, right behind Khan 's knee.
Khan throws a sloppy head kick
and Bradford counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Khan! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Bradford!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sonny Bradford!
Sonny Bradford decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.