PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Radford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnathan Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Radford 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I am the Beast. Ross is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by industructible. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Radford
vs
Ross

166 cm
25
171 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Radford !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnathan Ross!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radford works Ross's body with a nice hook.
Radford will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ross feints the counter takedown.
Radford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ross tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
No luck for Ross with that takedown attempt.
It looked like Radford was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ross shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Radford as he jumps to the side.
Nice defenses there by Ross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ross showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Radford .
Radford misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Radford . No joy for Ross on that attempt.
Dave Radford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnathan Ross.
Radford misses with a body shot.
Radford wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Radford throws a body shot but no joy.
Radford moves forwards but Ross connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Radford thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Radford misses its intended target.
Radford displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ross.
Radford lands a nice looking body shot.
Radford is looking to wear down Ross with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radford throws a series of punches but Ross moves out of range.
Ross with the counter takedown but Radford avoids it easily.
Dave Radford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Radford throws a series of punches but Ross moves out of range.
Dave Radford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Radford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've been told by Radford 's head coaches at FIERCE that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Radford changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Radford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ross ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Radford misses with a body shot.
Radford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ross changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ross shoots for a takedown but Radford saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Radford misses with a straight left.
Radford misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ross.
Ross is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A looping hook to the body misses from Radford . Ross does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ross scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Radford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ross moves away.
And Ross tries to counter it with a takedown but Radford pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Radford swinging wildly here.
Radford is breathing heavily.
Ross displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Radford throws out the jab.
Radford just misses with a punch to the body.
And Ross tries to counter it with a takedown but Radford pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radford moves forwards but Ross connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Radford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Radford misses.
Ross drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Radford defends it well.
Radford dips to his left and cracks Ross with an uppercut!
Ross slips a jab and a cross from Radford .
Ross feints the counter takedown.
Radford looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Radford misses with a few strikes there.
Radford is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ross's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ross is trying hard to land a takedown here. Radford sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Radford throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ross is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ross fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Radford avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Radford dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Radford swinging wildly here.
Radford looks to land a left hand but Ross moved out of range nicely.
Ross tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Ross might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Radford has got the better of the exchanges.
Ross scores with a jab to the jaw.
Radford throws a hook to the side of Ross's head but Ross sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ross with the counter takedown but Radford avoids it easily.
Radford is looking to clinch but Ross is avoiding it.
Radford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ross can do to turn this around?
Radford wants to clinch.
Ross with the counter takedown but Radford avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ross shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Radford but Radford pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Ross with that takedown attempt.

Radford clinches with his opponent.

Radford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ross dives in and grabs Radford 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Radford pushes down on Ross's head and hops out.
Dave Radford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnathan Ross.
Radford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ross circles away quickly and effectively.
Radford misses with a wild body shot.
Radford stuffs the takedown.
Radford connects with a single shot there.
Radford tries to bum rush Ross with a series of wild strikes but Ross uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radford misses with a double jab.
Radford misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Radford clinches up with Ross and pushes him back against the cage.
We've been informed that Ross has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ross is trying to break free.
Ross wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Radford has him pressed against the cage.
Radford slowing the pace effectively.
Radford tries to work over Ross's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Radford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Radford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ross drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Radford defends it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ross swats away the attempt to clinch by Radford .
And Ross tries to counter it with a takedown but Radford pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Radford tries to bum rush Ross with a series of wild strikes but Ross uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dave Radford is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Radford forces Ross back against the cage and clinches.
Radford struggles to land a body shot inside as Ross controls his hands.

Radford 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ross throws a series of punches but Radford moves out of range.
Radford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ross moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ross dives in for a single leg takedown but Radford sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ross shoots for a takedown but Radford saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Radford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ross.
A combination from Radford does no damage.
Ross drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Radford defends it well.
Radford throws a body shot but no joy.
Radford throws a big shot that misses.
Radford is looking to clinch but Ross is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross has a takedown stuffed.
A little feinted left hand from Radford on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Radford throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Ross counters with a takedown into side control.
Radford on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Radford tries to get out of the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Radford is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Ross looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ross is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Radford will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Ross prevents Radford from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Radford dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ross darts in looking for a takedown but Radford gets double underhooks and turns Ross into the cage.
Ross stuns Radford with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ross takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Radford could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Radford misses with a few strikes there.
Ross tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Radford throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Radford wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Radford darts in and clinches Ross up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Radford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ross avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ross uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
No joy there for Radford , who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Radford has managed to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ross wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Good body shot from Radford .
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Radford .
Radford misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Ross breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Radford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ross circles away quickly and effectively.
Ross lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radford looks to score with a jab to the body but Ross is just out of range.
Radford misses with a straight left.
Radford is looking to clinch but Ross is avoiding it.
Radford throws out a powerful jab.
Ross shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Radford seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Radford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ross drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Radford defends it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Radford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ross moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Radford , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ross drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Radford defends it well.
Radford misses with a two punch combination.
Radford misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Ross with that takedown attempt.
Dave Radford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnathan Ross.
Ross tries for a takedown but Radford sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Radford throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dave Radford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ross throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Radford 's waist but Radford gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ross off to one side.
It looked like Radford was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ross.
Radford throws a hook to the side of Ross's head but Ross sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sloppy strikes from Ross. Those never looked like landing.
Ross keeps the fight on the outside.
Ross fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Radford misses the target.
Radford misses with a wild body shot.
Radford looks to land a combination but Ross avoids it well.
Radford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ross.
Ross is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A punch combination from Radford misses.
Nice takedown defense from Radford . No joy for Ross on that attempt.
Ross shoots in for a double leg but Radford sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnathan Ross has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ross has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ross darts in looking for a takedown but Radford gets double underhooks and turns Ross into the cage.
Radford appears to be looking for a big counter.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Radford showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Radford , 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Radford !
Post fight, Dave Radford stared into the camera and said 'I'm the motherfucking BEAST'.