PBP Commentary

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

Susi
vs
Bradley

190 cm
24
210 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

201 cm
26
216 lbs
9 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tero Susi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Desmond Bradley!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Susi lands.
Bradley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Susi.
Susi misses with a straight left.
Decent striking displayed by Susi there.
Bradley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fighters circling - Bradley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Susi has closed the distance and engaged Bradley in a clinch.
Susi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bradleys head.
Bradley is trying to push Susi away but Susi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bradley blocks an uppercut.
Susi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Susi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Bradley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Bradley misses.
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.
Susi throws a low kick but Bradley avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A good leg kick by Susi.
Susi throws a body shot but no joy.

Susi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bradley's half guard.
Susi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Susi passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bradley!
Bradley wants to control but Susi is having none of it.
Bradley blocking the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bradley avoids a series of strikes thrown by Susi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Susi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Susi landing strikes, looking to finish!

Bradley is rocked!
Susi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bradley is still in real trouble! Can Susi finish him?
Susi looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Bradley covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tero Susi!
Tero Susi retains his light heavyweight title!
Tero Susi managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sully's Bar & Grill, into his post fight interview.
Desmond Bradley spoke after the fight, saying 'Back to the lab. I'll be back. Don't worry.'.