PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Delmar Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Meechum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danny Meechum acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Bradley
vs
Meechum

160 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

180 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Delmar Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Meechum!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Meechum takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Meechum rushes Bradley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Meechum jumps guard.
Meechum has a closed guard, preventing Bradley from standing up.

Bradley gets to his feet - Meechum follows without any prompting.
Meechum throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Bradley counters by clinching up.
A short right from Meechum.
Meechum lands a right hand.

Meechum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bradley throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bradley swings for the body but Meechum moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bradley fails with a takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Meechum on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bradley gets caught flat footed, as Meechum shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bradley could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Bradley had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Meechum defends it easily.

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

Meechum decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bradley, up you get!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meechum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bradley wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Meechum catches Bradley with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Meechum shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Meechum walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bradley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Meechum tries to move into range but Bradley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Meechum drives through with a takedown into guard.
Meechum looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Meechum decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bradley, up you get!

Meechum rushes Bradley and presses him up against the cage.
Meechum scores with a shot to the side of Bradley's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Meechum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Meechum takes the fight into the clinch.

Meechum escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Meechum drives through and clinches with Bradley against the cage.

Meechum pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bradley lands a nice looking kick to the body. Meechum takes a step back to recover.

Meechum fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bradley sprawls well initially but Meechum persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Meechum stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Bradley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley looks to land a body kick but Meechum moved away.
Meechum with a hook.
Meechum dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Meechum shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Bradley manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Meechum keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Bradley lands a knee to the body.
Meechum working hard to break the clinch.
Meechum wants to break free but Bradley has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Danny Meechum will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bradley lands a high kick!
A head kick misses from Bradley.
Bradley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bradley avoids the head kick by Meechum.
Meechum throws a sloppy head kick and Bradley moves out of range easily.
Bradley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Meechum drives through and clinches with Bradley against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Meechum lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Meechum wants to stand up but Bradley has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Meechum is breathing heavily.
Meechum with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Meechum decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Bradley blocks a head kick by Meechum.

Meechum closes the distance and clinches.
Bradley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Meechum misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Bradley breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Meechum.
Nice body kick there by Meechum.
Bradley cracks Meechum with an open hand slap.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley looks for the body kick but Meechum saw that one coming.
Bradley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bradley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Meechum fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bradley, pushing him back against the cage.
Bradley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Meechum has a couple of punches blocked by Bradley.

Meechum breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bradley plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Meechum scores with a spinning back kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Meechum crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bradley - the referee stops the clock and Meechum gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bradley. Meechum manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bradley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meechum scores with a jab. Bradley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Meechum has Bradley up against the cage in a clinch.
Meechum is trying to force a seperation but Bradley has the dominant position.
Meechum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bradley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bradley blocking some punches.
Bradley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Meechum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Meechum lands a nice uppercut.
Meechum tries to work over Bradley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meechum blocks a body shot from Bradley.
Meechum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bradley's elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Meechum takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Meechum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bradley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Meechum breaks the clinch.
Bradley lands a slapping body shot.
Meechum takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Meechum throws a sloppy head kick
and Bradley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bradley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Meechum.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Danny Meechum will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

No luck for Bradley with that takedown attempt.

Meechum has Bradley up against the cage in a clinch.

Meechum breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Meechum.
Bradley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Meechum.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Meechum has closed the distance and engaged Bradley in a clinch.
Meechum takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Meechum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Meechum breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley looks for the body kick but Meechum saw that one coming.
As Bradley backs off Meechum throws a huge counter combo but Bradley manages to avoid it all.
Meechum takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Meechum raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

Meechum closes the distance and clinches.
Meechum misses with a punch to the body.

Meechum escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Meechum takes the fight into the clinch.
Meechum keeps control of Bradley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Meechum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bradley lands a right hand.

Meechum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Bradley tries to keep at a distance but Meechum has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Bradley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bradley is pushing Meechum up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Bradley breaks the clinch.
Danny Meechum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Meechum clinches up against the cage.
Meechum scores a nice knee to the body.
Bradley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Meechum backwards.
Danny Meechum seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Meechum throws a punch but it's blocked by Bradley.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Meechum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Meechum has managed to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meechum lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bradley backwards.
Meechum has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bradley is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Meechum is keeping busy.
Bradley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bradley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Meechum manages to break the clinch.

Meechum closes the distance and clinches.
Bradley can't break the clinch.
Bradley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Meechum manages to break the clinch.
Bradley tries to land a front kick but Meechum steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Meechum tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley blocks a head kick by Meechum.
Meechum blocks a head kick by Bradley.
Bradley misses with a head kick.
Bradley slips a jab and a cross from Meechum.
Bradley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A counter left hand to the body from Bradley misses its target.

Meechum clinches up against the cage.

Meechum pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bradley lands a jab to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bradley misses with a kick to the body.
Delmar Bradley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danny Meechum is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Meechum gets in close and instigates a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Meechum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Meechum 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Meechum!