PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lugh Blackburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackburn has chosen When the Man Comes Down as his entrance music. King Bradley had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Bradley
vs
Blackburn

190 cm
25
205 lbs
7 - 3 - 1

187 cm
31
200 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lugh Blackburn!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blackburn to score with a decent uppercut.
Bradley scores with a nice strike.
Blackburn throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Bradley misses its target.
Bradley takes a swing at Blackburn's ribcage but misses.
Bradley lands a really nice looking cross but Blackburn seems unphased.
Blackburn avoids the body shot from Bradley.
Bradley lands a nice looking body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Blackburn.
Bradley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A slow jab from Bradley misses its intended target.
Bradley takes a swing at Blackburn's ribcage but misses.
Bradley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blackburn was well out of range. Poor timing from Bradley.
Blackburn now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bradley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bradley looks to throw the jab but Blackburn is out of range.
The fighters circling - Blackburn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bradley misses the shot to the body.
Bradley slips under a jab from Blackburn.
Blackburn lands with a shot to the body.
Lugh Blackburn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackburn throws a body punch but Bradley moves out of range.
Bradley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Blackburn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bradley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackburn lands with a right hand.
Blackburn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blackburn misses with an uppercut.
Bradley scores with a sloppy right hand. Blackburn should have avoided that one.
Blackburn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bradley throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Blackburn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bradley is looking to clinch.
Bradley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Blackburn scores with a nice strike.
Blackburn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Blackburn has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Blackburn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bradley.
Blackburn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blackburn 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blackburn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Blackburn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bradley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blackburn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bradley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed right hand from Bradley misses the target.
Bradley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bradley jabs at Blackburn's body.
Blackburn's corner calls for a 1-2. Blackburn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley looks to land a right hand but Blackburn moved out of range.
Bradley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blackburn throws out the jab.
Bradley misses the jab.
Blackburn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bradley at a distance.
Bradley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Bradley.
Blackburn tries to clinch there but Bradley circles away.
Bradley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bradley with a nice cross.
Bradley blocks a jab.
Blackburn slips under a jab.
Bradley swings for the body but Blackburn moves out of range.
Blackburn misses with a looping right.
Bradley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bradley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blackburn scores with a nice strike.
Bradley throws a hook but Blackburn avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blackburn cracks a nice hook into Bradley's ribs.
Bradley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bradley there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bradley wants to clinch.
Bradley misses with a hook
letting Blackburn counter with a right hand.
Bradley jabs Blackburn right on the nose. Blackburn blinks but takes it well.
Blackburn lands a body shot.
Bradley misses with a looping left.
Bradley lands a body shot.
Blackburn throws an overhand right that lands on Bradley's shoulder, as Bradley tries to avoid the shot.
Bradley wants to clinch up but Blackburn keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blackburn! But no joy.
Blackburn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bradley.
Bradley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blackburn under the eye.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bradley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blackburn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blackburn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bradley scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn scores with the left hand. Bradley knows he should have avoided that one.
Bradley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Blackburn gets tackled into the cage by Bradley. Bradley maintains the clinch.
Blackburn tries to work over Bradley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bradley working aggressively here.
Blackburn cracks Bradley with a nice body shot.
Blackburn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blackburn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Bradley.
Blackburn misses with a punch to the body.
Blackburn working aggressively here.
Blackburn is trying to pull guard but Bradley turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bradley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bradley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blackburn's elbow.
Blackburn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bradley blocking some punches.

Blackburn ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Blackburn no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lugh Blackburn dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A big left from Blackburn misses.
Bradley throws out a powerful jab.
Blackburn connects with a looping right hand.
A cross from Blackburn lands.
A punch lands to the side of Bradley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blackburn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bradley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blackburn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bradley throws a big shot that misses.
Blackburn avoids the body shot from Bradley.
Blackburn wants to clinch up but Bradley keeps it at a distance.
Bradley throws a predictable looking body shot
and Blackburn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blackburn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blackburn connects with a right hand. Bradley shakes it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blackburn throws a hook but Bradley blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Bradley misses the target.
Bradley misses with a few strikes there.
Blackburn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bradley.
Blackburn steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bradley.
Blackburn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Blackburn.
Blackburn clobbers Bradley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Blackburn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Bradley closes the distance and clinches.
Bradley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bradley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blackburn swings wildly with an uppercut but Bradley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blackburn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bradleys head.
Bradley blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Blackburn jumps guard and drags Bradley to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Blackburn working a defensive guard but Bradley passes into half guard.
Blackburn wants to improve his position but Bradley is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bradley is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Blackburn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Blackburn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bradley slows the pace down in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradley is thwarting Blackburn's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Bradley is staying active.

Blackburn looking for submissions off his back.
Blackburn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Blackburn keeping full guard, as Bradley tries to pass.

Blackburn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bradley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Blackburn wants to sweep here but Bradley controlling him for the moment.

Bradley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Blackburn has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bradley has managed to get both his arms back between Blackburn's legs - danger averted.
Bradley looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Good shot there by Blackburn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lugh Blackburn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bradley connects with a body shot that sends Blackburn's belly button to the back.
Blackburn scores with the left hand. Bradley knows he should have avoided that one.
Bradley throws a combination that misses
and Blackburn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bradley throws a lazy right hand but Blackburn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bradley misses the shot to the body.
Bradley walks into a jab.
Bradley 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 throws a body shot but no joy.
Blackburn now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bradley tries a body shot but Blackburn blocks it.
Bradley throws a punch but it's blocked by Blackburn.
Blackburn is trying to pull guard but Bradley turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley lands with a right to the head.
Bradley scores with a shot to the side of Blackburn's head.
Blackburn prevents a body shot from Bradley.
Blackburn blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bradley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bradley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Blackburn on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Blackburn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blackburn lands a body shot.
Blackburn working aggressively here.
Blackburn prevents a body shot from Bradley.
Bradley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blackburn backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bradley.
Blackburn fails to pull guard.
A head punch on the inside from Blackburn fails to land.
Blackburn trying to land knees to the body.
Blackburn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blackburn.
A nice left hand lands by Bradley.
Bradley throws a punch but it's blocked by Blackburn.
Blackburn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bradley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blackburn backwards.
King Bradley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blackburn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bradley backwards.
Bradley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bradley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blackburn is trying to pull guard but Bradley has him pressed against the cage.
King Bradley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lugh Blackburn.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blackburn.
A short uppercut from Blackburn.
Blackburn jumps guard but Bradley turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Blackburn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bradley avoids it.
Blackburn working aggressively here.

Bradley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bradley misses with a hook. Blackburn ducked under it nicely.
Blackburn wants to counter the offense by Bradley and move into the clinch position.
Bradley swings widly with a right hand
and Blackburn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blackburn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blackburn throws a lazy right hand but Bradley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blackburn staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley throws a shot from downtown. Blackburn moves away and avoids it.
Bradley moves out of range of the strikes.
Blackburn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bradley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blackburn takes a swing at Bradley's ribcage but misses.
Blackburn lands with a nice body punch.
Blackburn is looking to clinch.
Blackburn moves out of range as Bradley strikes.
Blackburn throws out a counter right but Bradley avoids it with no problem.
Blackburn lunges at Bradley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bradley's hand.
Bradley throws an off balance right hand

and Blackburn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bradley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blackburn.
Blackburn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bradley misses with a body punch.
Blackburn lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradley throws a punch but it's blocked by Blackburn.

Blackburn gets control of Bradley's arms and successfully pulls guard. Blackburn will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley sitting in guard here, content to control.

Blackburn is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bradley looking to pass the guard.
Bradley preventing the sweep.
Bradley throwing strikes from guard but Blackburn blocks nicely.
Blackburn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lugh Blackburn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blackburn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lugh Blackburn!