PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Desmond Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Desmond Bradley will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Brown
vs
Bradley

187 cm
23
218 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

201 cm
24
216 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Desmond Bradley!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Brown finds it's target.
Brown misses with a straight left.
Bradley throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Bradley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bradley misses with a few strikes there.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown digs a good hook to Bradley's body.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Bradley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bradley takes one to the chin there.
Brown slips under a jab.
Brown shoots for a takedown but Bradley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bradley scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bradley circles away quickly and effectively.
Bradley throws a counter combo.
Bradley cracks Brown with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Bradley has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bradley jabs Brown to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown has been working on his balance at Samran Muay Thai, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Bradley.
Bradley throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Brown misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
Bradley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown misses with a double jab.

Brown gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Brown is stalling here. Bradley is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Brown seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bradley has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Bradley working away.
Bradley wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Bradley tries to stand but Brown is controlling his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Bradley politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Bradley prefers to stall for the moment though.
Bradley tries to stand but Brown is controlling his head.
Bradley trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Bradley tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bradley looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Brown is avoiding damage well.
Bradley trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Bradley might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Brown haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bradley tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brown knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bradley wants to stand up but Brown has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Brown moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's four 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.
Bradley wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bradley misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Bradley lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Tyson Brown has been cut.
Tyson Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bradley throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bradley slips a jab from Brown.
Brown lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Brown throws a jab when Bradley was well out of range.
Brown slips a jab from Bradley.
Brown is looking to counter punch.

Brown scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bradley is trying to control Brown's posture but Brown avoids it.
Brown taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Desmond Bradley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyson Brown's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Brown is looking to chop away at Bradley's legs.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Bradley is out of range.
Bradley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bradley fails to land with a series of punches.
Bradley connects with a right hand. Brown shakes it off.
Bradley misses with an uppercut.
Brown goes for a double leg but Bradley avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Bradley continues to drive forward.
Bradley looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Bradley shows good takedown defense.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Desmond Bradley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bradley throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley misses with a few strikes there.
Brown takes a swing at Bradley's ribcage but misses.
Bradley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bradley takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bradley moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown misses the body punch
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bradley slips under a jab.
Bradley might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Bradley stuffs the takedown attempt from Brown. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bradley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bradley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bradley scores with a shot to the body.
Desmond Bradley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bradley misses with a series of wild punches.
Bradley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Brown backs up against the ropes.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bradley moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bradley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Bradley misses with a body kick.

Brown shoots in and bounces Bradley off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Bradley keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bradley keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tyson Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brown passes Bradley's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bradley is trying to stand.
Bradley is doing well to control the position and prevent Brown from advancing to side control.
Bradley is trying to get back to full guard.
Bradley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brown. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Brown is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bradley is just riding it out for now. Brown eventually gives up the hold.
Bradley looks like he's trying to stand up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Brown slips a jab from Bradley.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Desmond Bradley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tyson Brown's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Brown moves out of range as Bradley throws a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Brown misses the target.
Bradley throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.

Brown closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bradley did well to prevent Brown getting side control.
Bradley tries to kick Brown off in order to stand up. Brown Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Bradley seems a little lost for a moment, as Brown dominates the positioning.
Bradley manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Brown trying to control from the bottom.
Brown slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bradley looking to sit in guard and control but Brown gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass.
Brown prevents Bradley from getting back to his feet.
Brown is standing up over Bradley. Bradley looks to escape but Brown dives into side control.
Bradley is not content to let Brown control the position.

That's two 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.
Brown tries to move to mount but Bradley blocks the move with his legs.
Bradley is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Brown's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Brown is looking to take a break and control but Bradley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bradley is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brown is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bradley defends it well.
Brown passes to full mount!
Brown controlling the pace for now.
Bradley is squirming around, avoiding Brown's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is really struggling to control Bradley but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bradley is desperately trying to improve his position but Brown has a good base and remains in mount.
Brown tries to control but Bradley wriggling away.
Bradley wants to control but Brown is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bradley has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Desmond Bradley!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Desmond Bradley!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Desmond Bradley!

Desmond Bradley wins by unanimous decision!
Desmond Bradley made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Give me overrated Murphy then the title shot! Let's go!'.