PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sameh Mahmoud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Desmond Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sameh Mahmoud has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mahmoud
vs
Bradley

180 cm
25
210 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

201 cm
25
216 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sameh Mahmoud!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Desmond Bradley!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Bradley misses
and Mahmoud cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the body from Mahmoud misses
and Bradley counters with a straight right hand.
Mahmoud ducks under a wild hook from Bradley.
Bradley shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mahmoud eats them both and turns towards Bradley to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Sameh Mahmoud has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud staying out of range there.
Bradley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bradley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bradley looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahmoud is just out of range.
Bradley throws a hook to the side of Mahmoud's head but Mahmoud sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mahmoud goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mahmoud misses with a body punch
and Mahmoud takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bradley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mahmoud under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mahmoud misses the body punch
and Bradley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bradley throws out a loose jab but Mahmoud uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahmoud moves away from the strike by Bradley.
Mahmoud misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bradley.
Mahmoud jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mahmoud misses with a kick to the body.
Mahmoud throws a right hand that misses
and Bradley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bradley misses with a straight right.
Sloppy strikes from Bradley. Those never looked like landing.
Mahmoud displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bradley throws out the jab.
Some wild striking there from Bradley.
Bradley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bradley moves out of range as Mahmoud throws a body kick.
Bradley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mahmoud can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley misses with an uppercut. Mahmoud saw that one coming.
Mahmoud darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bradley misses with a looping left.
Mahmoud pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mahmoud scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahmoud doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bradley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mahmoud fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bradley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mahmoud tries to move into range but Bradley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mahmoud slips a jab from Bradley.
Mahmoud uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bradley.
Bradley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mahmoud throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bradley let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley throws a lazy uppercut
and Bradley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mahmoud misses with a hook. Bradley ducked under it nicely.
Bradley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mahmoud has time to react.
Desmond Bradley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Mahmoud.
Bradley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bradley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bradley swings widly with a right hand
and Mahmoud counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bradley thinking.
Bradley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bradley misses with a double jab.
Mahmoud fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bradley fails to land with a series of punches.
Bradley throws out a loose jab but Mahmoud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahmoud pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mahmoud keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bradley.
Bradley is looking to land body kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Bradley does no damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahmoud throws a hook but Bradley avoids it easily.
Bradley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mahmoud scores with a punch to the head.
Bradley swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mahmoud changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mahmoud throws a hook but Bradley avoids it easily.
Bradley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bradley is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mahmoud had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Mahmoud cracks Bradley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Mahmoud.
Bradley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mahmoud is looking to land body kicks.
Mahmoud misses with an uppercut.
Mahmoud fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bradley checks it well.
Bradley let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
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 Sameh Mahmoud's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mahmoud looks to land a left hand but Bradley moved out of range nicely.
Desmond Bradley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mahmoud connects with a body shot that sends Bradley's belly button to the back.
Bradley is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mahmoud fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mahmoud fails with the takedown.
Bradley unleashes a big counter combination but Mahmoud bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mahmoud throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Bradley counter with a right hand.
A combination from Bradley does no damage.
Mahmoud moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mahmoud turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bradley looks to land a combination. Mahmoud sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bradley cracks Mahmoud with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahmoud pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mahmoud misses with a looping right.
Bradley unleashes a big counter combination but Mahmoud bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mahmoud throws a right hand that misses
and Bradley counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahmoud swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bradley unleashes a big counter combination but Mahmoud bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bradley throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bradley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bradley throws a hook but Mahmoud blocks it.
Mahmoud half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bradley with a hook.
Mahmoud looks for the body kick but Bradley saw that one coming.
Bradley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bradley moves out of range as Mahmoud throws a body kick.
Bradley throws a counter combo.
Mahmoud misses with a body kick.
Bradley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mahmoud.
Bradley throws a right and a left that Mahmoud avoids nicely.
Mahmoud lands a leg kick that knocks Bradley off balance momentarily.
Mahmoud misses with a hook.
Mahmoud misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bradley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bradley scores with a hook.
Bradley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bradley scores with a punch to the head.
Bradley misses with a hook. Mahmoud ducked under it nicely.
Bradley throws a body kick that misses
and Mahmoud counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mahmoud slips a straight right by Bradley.
Mahmoud swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mahmoud connects with a body shot.
Mahmoud swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mahmoud misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Bradley to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Bradley misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bradley avoids it really well and circles away.

Mahmoud closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bradley quickly recovers to half guard.
Mahmoud drops an elbow to the side of Bradley's head.
Bradley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mahmoud. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bradley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bradley holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Mahmoud controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mahmoud drops an elbow to the side of Bradley's head.
Bradley is refusing to be controlled, as Mahmoud sits in half guard.
Mahmoud throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mahmoud not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mahmoud throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mahmoud seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've been hearing good reports from Mahmoud's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Mahmoud is looking to take a break and control but Bradley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mahmoud sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bradley defending well though.
Mahmoud winds up and cracks Bradley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
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 Sameh Mahmoud's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bradley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mahmoud blocks the body kick.
Mahmoud fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bradley manages to avoid it.
Bradley unleashes a big counter combination but Mahmoud bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mahmoud swinging wildly here.
Bradley throws a sloppy head kick and Mahmoud moves out of range easily.

Mahmoud moves into the clinch.
Mahmoud misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bradley.
Mahmoud misses with some punches.
Mahmoud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bradley's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahmoud lands a right hand.
Bradley changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mahmoud fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bradley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mahmoud looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bradley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bradley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mahmoud defending well as Bradley loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot by Mahmoud.
Mahmoud connects with a body shot.
Bradley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bradley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mahmoud misses with a left hand
and Bradley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mahmoud shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bradley as he avoids it easily.
It seemed like Bradley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mahmoud scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bradley moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahmoud slips a jab from Bradley.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley lands with an overhand left.
A big left from Mahmoud misses.
Mahmoud throws a hook to the side of Bradley's head but Bradley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bradley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mahmoud wants to clinch.
Bradley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bradley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mahmoud moves away.

Mahmoud scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Bradley sneaks out the side door and pushes Mahmoud away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Bradley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mahmoud shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bradley defends it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mahmoud shoots in for a takedown but Bradley shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sameh Mahmoud. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bradley looks to land a right hand but Mahmoud moved out of range.
Bradley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mahmoud circles away quickly and effectively.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bradley.
Bradley throws a head kick that misses.
Mahmoud with a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mahmoud 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 Bradley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bradley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mahmoud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bradley was well out of range. Poor timing from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud throws a looping overhand right but Bradley ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Mahmoud.
Mahmoud swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bradley.
Mahmoud has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Mahmoud misses.
Bradley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mahmoud is able to avoid easily.
Mahmoud appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bradley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bradley there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bradley throws a hook to the side of Mahmoud's head but Mahmoud sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mahmoud ducks under a wild hook from Bradley.
Mahmoud misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bradley.
Bradley tests Mahmoud's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bradley throws a sloppy head kick and Mahmoud moves out of range easily.
Bradley misses the body punch
and Mahmoud counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Desmond Bradley really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sameh Mahmoud's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bradley misses with a series of wild punches.
Bradley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bradley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bradley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mahmoud throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bradley misses with a looping right.
Mahmoud dodges the punch combination from Bradley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahmoud looks for a takedown but Bradley sprawls well.
Bradley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mahmoud with a body shot.
Mahmoud connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mahmoud misses with a leg kick
and Bradley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bradley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A swing and a miss from Bradley.
A combination from Bradley does no damage.
Mahmoud half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mahmoud moves out of range of the body kick.
Mahmoud throws out a leg kick but Bradley moves out of range and Mahmoud only half commits.
Mahmoud looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mahmoud scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud blocks a jab.
Bradley jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley misses with a hook.
Mahmoud slips under a jab.
Mahmoud looks to land a right hand but Bradley moved out of range.
Bradley is looking for the big counter here.
Mahmoud cracks Bradley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahmoud misses with a left hand
and Bradley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bradley misses with a hook. Mahmoud ducked under it nicely.
Mahmoud was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bradley throws a right and a left that Mahmoud avoids nicely.
Mahmoud throws a leg kick
enabling Bradley to counter with a crisp jab.
Mahmoud scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bradley doesn't seem bothered though.
Bradley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mahmoud tries to counter with a takedown but Bradley is quick to defend against it.
Bradley drops his hands momentarily and Mahmoud takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mahmoud walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bradley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud throws a hook to the side of Bradley's head but Bradley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bradley's corner calls for a 1-2. Bradley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bradley throws a shot from downtown. Mahmoud moves away and avoids it.
Mahmoud uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bradley.
A counter left hand to the body from Mahmoud misses its target.
A jab from Mahmoud misses.
Mahmoud misses with an uppercut.
Despite the aggression on Bradley's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bradley throws a series of punches but Mahmoud moves out of range.

Mahmoud closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bradley's guard.
Bradley working a defensive guard here.
Sameh Mahmoud overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mahmoud throwing strikes but missing.
Mahmoud slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bradley controls Mahmoud momentarily but Mahmoud frees himself.
Mahmoud working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mahmoud throwing strikes but missing.
Bradley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mahmoud stopping the sweep attempt from Bradley.
Mahmoud postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mahmoud trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mahmoud throws a big elbow that misses.
Bradley keeping moving, preventing Mahmoud from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mahmoud throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Desmond Bradley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sameh Mahmoud's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bradley slips under a jab.
Mahmoud closes the distance and clinches up with Bradley, looking for a takedown. Mahmoud pushes Bradley against the cage but Bradley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Despite the aggression on Bradley's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mahmoud blocks a head kick by Bradley.
Mahmoud drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bradley sprawls and moves away.
Mahmoud throws a lazy uppercut
and Bradley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bradley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mahmoud checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mahmoud needs to keep his hands up - Bradley had a free shot at his head there.
Bradley misses with a combination
and Mahmoud counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley looks to land a combination. Mahmoud sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mahmoud.

Mahmoud feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahmoud stops Bradley from standing up.
Mahmoud might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahmoud throwing strikes from guard but Bradley blocks nicely.
Mahmoud scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mahmoud accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mahmoud engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bradley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mahmoud working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mahmoud with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bradley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mahmoud trying to control the position from guard on top but Bradley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mahmoud in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bradley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mahmoud postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bradley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mahmoud with a flurry of punches that miss.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bradley missing with a left hand there. Mahmoud was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mahmoud connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bradley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mahmoud.
A swing and a miss from Bradley.
Bradley misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley throws the left hand but Mahmoud avoids the punch easily.
Bradley tests Mahmoud's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mahmoud lands a nice looking body shot.
Mahmoud digs a good body shot into Bradley's ribs.
Sameh Mahmoud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bradley throws a series of strikes that have Mahmoud backpedaling.
Bradley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mahmoud wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bradley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mahmoud misses with a body shot.
Bradley follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Mahmoud throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bradley throws a leg kick

and Mahmoud counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Bradley manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradley missing with a left hand there. Mahmoud was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mahmoud bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mahmoud keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bradley.
Desmond Bradley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bradley throws a jab when Mahmoud was well out of range.
It looked like Mahmoud wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bradley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mahmoud throws a shot from downtown. Bradley moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Bradley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bradley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bradley misses with a looping right.
Desmond Bradley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mahmoud tries to clinch but Bradley moves out of range.
A head kick by Bradley misses
and Mahmoud counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bradley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mahmoud.
Mahmoud appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bradley stuffs the takedown.
Bradley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bradley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Desmond Bradley.
I've got Bradley winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Desmond Bradley!
Desmond Bradley is the new light heavyweight champion!
An intense looking Desmond Bradley took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Give me overrated Murphy then the title shot! Let's go!'.