PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Greiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dudley Bradshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greiner comes to the ring accompanied by August Burns Red - Spirit Breaker. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Greiner
vs
Bradshaw

193 cm
33
217 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

182 cm
35
213 lbs
23 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Bare Knuckle Fisticuffs Clothing
KnockOut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Greiner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dudley Bradshaw!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradshaw fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Greiner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bradshaw throws a big shot that misses.
Greiner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bradshaw lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Greiner has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Greiner and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Greiner definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Greiner ducks under a wild hook from Bradshaw.
Greiner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bradshaw! But no joy.
Bradshaw lands a right hook to the body.
Bradshaw scores with a shot to the body.
A big left from Greiner misses.
Greiner misses with a wild body shot.
Bradshaw throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bradshaw punishes Greiner's body with a nice straight punch.
Greiner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bradshaw shoots in for a takedown but Greiner shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bradshaw connects with a nice looking jab.
Greiner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Greiner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bradshaw.
Bradshaw swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bradshaw throws a leg kick that misses.
Greiner is looking to land body kicks.
Greiner does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Greiner rushes Bradshaw and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Bradshaw struggles to land a body shot inside as Greiner controls his hands.
Bradshaw lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bradshaw has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Greiner after a bit of a struggle.
Bradshaw is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Bradshaw tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Greiner's elbow.
Greiner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bradshaw on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Greiner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bradshaw tries a body shot but Greiner blocks it.
Greiner blocks an uppercut.
Bradshaw is struggling to control the position.

Bradshaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Greiner defending well as Bradshaw loads up on a big left hand.

Greiner looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bradshaw!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bradshaw tries to buck Greiner off but Greiner is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw is trying to control Greiner's posture but Greiner avoids it.
Bradshaw takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bradshaw trying to control but Greiner flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Bradshaw covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Greiner trying to control momentarily.
Greiner will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Greiner throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Greiner lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.

Bradshaw defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Greiner is trying to stick to Bradshaw's back but Bradshaw is turning into Greiner. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Greiner's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bradshaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bradshaw working some strikes from top position.
Greiner keeping moving, preventing Bradshaw from controlling successfully.
Bradshaw is looking to work some ground and pound but Greiner has wrist control.
Greiner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Greiner is on top in guard.

Greiner trying to control the position from guard on top but Bradshaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bradshaw looking to hit a scissor sweep but Greiner is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw has Greiner pulled in close to control his posture.
Greiner preventing the sweep.
Greiner trying to control but Bradshaw is working from the bottom.
Bradshaw working a defensive guard here.
Greiner trying to control the position from guard on top but Bradshaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Greiner looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Matt Greiner will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bradshaw smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Greiner misses with a series of wild punches.
Bradshaw tries a quick counter leg kick but Greiner is wise to it.
Bradshaw lands with a shot to the body.
Bradshaw throws a looping overhand right but Greiner ducks down to avoid it.
Greiner lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bradshaw avoids the body shot from Greiner.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bradshaw.
Greiner throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A big left from Bradshaw misses.
Greiner throwing a counter right hand but Bradshaw manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradshaw misses with a low kick.
Bradshaw tried to score with a low kick but Greiner checks it.
Greiner throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Bradshaw to counter with a crisp jab.
Bradshaw on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Greiner stuffs the takedown attempt from Bradshaw. Bradshaw gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradshaw misses with a right hand
and Greiner counters with a body kick that stops Bradshaw in his tracks momentarily.
Dudley Bradshaw seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bradshaw scores with a nice head shot.
Bradshaw throws a body punch but Greiner moves out of range.
Greiner swinging wildly here.
Bradshaw takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Greiner drops his hands momentarily and Bradshaw takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Greiner scores with a nice right hand.
Bradshaw throws a series of punches but Greiner avoids them all with ease.
Bradshaw jabs at Greiner's body.
Bradshaw misses with a hook. Greiner ducked under it nicely.
Greiner goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Greiner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Greiner throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradshaw sizes up Greiner with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Greiner swings for the body but Bradshaw moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Bradshaw's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greiner wants to land a leg kick but Bradshaw is out of range.
Bradshaw jabs at Greiner's body.
Greiner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bradshaw momentarily.
Greiner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Greiner goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bradshaw lets loose with a powerful body kick. Greiner will feel that in the morning.
Bradshaw misses the jab.
Greiner fails to land with a series of punches.
Greiner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bradshaw throws out the jab.
Greiner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab from Greiner misses.
Greiner throws a sloppy head kick and Bradshaw moves out of range easily.
Greiner throws a shot from downtown. Bradshaw moves away and avoids it.
Greiner misses with a series of wild punches.
Bradshaw misses with a body kick.
Bradshaw throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Bradshaw misses.
As Bradshaw looks to move away, Greiner throws a big counter combo but Bradshaw just gets out of the way.
Bradshaw scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bradshaw throws a lazy uppercut
and Greiner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Greiner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Bradshaw misses.
Greiner throws a sloppy head kick and Bradshaw moves out of range easily.
Greiner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bradshaw just misses with a punch to the body.
Greiner was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Greiner misses the jab.
Bradshaw connects with a body shot that sends Greiner's belly button to the back.
Bradshaw throws a body punch but Greiner moves out of range.
Bradshaw swings for the body but Greiner moves out of range.
Bradshaw just misses with a punch to the body.
Bradshaw pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bradshaw walks into a stiff left hand from Greiner.
Greiner misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw clobbers Greiner with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bradshaw lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Greiner at a distance.
Greiner moves out of range of the body kick.
It looked like Greiner wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Greiner tries a head kick but it misses.
A left lands for Greiner.
Bradshaw needs to keep his hands up - Greiner had a free shot at his head there.
Greiner avoids the body shot from Bradshaw.
Bradshaw misses with a body shot.
Greiner quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Dudley Bradshaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greiner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bradshaw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Greiner.
Bradshaw walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Greiner checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Greiner keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Greiner jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Bradshaw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Greiner is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Greiner throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bradshaw keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Greiner.
Greiner misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dudley Bradshaw will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Greiner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bradshaw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Greiner darts in and clinches Bradshaw up against the ropes.
Greiner using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bradshaw has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bradshaw throws a punch but it's blocked by Greiner.
Greiner landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bradshaw misses with some punches.
Greiner slows down the pace here.
Greiner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Greiner.
Bradshaw takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Greiner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Greiner scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Bradshaw gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Greiner regains guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bradshaw throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradshaw postures up.
Bradshaw pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Greiner is keeping the position for now.

Greiner working for a triangle but Bradshaw defends it easily.
Bradshaw wants to control from the top but Greiner keeps moving.

Greiner is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bradshaw's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bradshaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Greiner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bradshaw throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Greiner scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Greiner throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bradshaw tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Greiner is in Bradshaw's guard.
Greiner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bradshaw looking to hit a scissor sweep but Greiner is one step ahead there.
Greiner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greiner stopping the sweep attempt from Bradshaw.
Greiner landing some decent shots from guard.
Greiner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Greiner wants to control from the top but Bradshaw keeps moving.
Matt Greiner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Greiner is looking to work some ground and pound but Bradshaw has wrist control.
Greiner pushes down on Bradshaw's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bradshaw is looking for a sweep. Greiner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greiner tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bradshaw knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bradshaw is looking for a sweep. Greiner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Greiner is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bradshaw is not content to let Greiner control the position.
Greiner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bradshaw moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bradshaw lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Greiner showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Greiner has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Greiner!
During a confident post fight interview, Matt Greiner thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.