PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Bradford (ranked 2389 p4p, 297 weight class) and Eddison Tollett (ranked 3378 p4p, 398 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bradford
vs
Tollett

186 cm
31
190 lbs
18 - 14 - 0

188 cm
22
195 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sonny Bradford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddison Tollett!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradford avoids the body shot from Tollett.
Tollett misses with a double jab.
Bradford throws a sloppy head kick and Tollett moves out of range easily.
Tollett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tollett swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bradford counters with a low kick, right behind Tollett 's knee.
Tollett misses with a left hand
and Bradford counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bradford moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Bradford.
Bradford looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tollett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bradford fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

It looks like Eddison Tollett has been cut.
Bradford throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Bradford.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tollett looks to land a combination but Bradford avoids it well.
Bradford throws a leg kick which misses Tollett's front leg but catches the back leg as Tollett tries to avoid it.
Bradford looks for the body kick but Tollett saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradford misses with the combination.
Tollett tries to clinch
and Bradford connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bradford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tollett.
A quick step to the side and Bradford tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tollett loads up on a big right hand but Bradford slips the punch.
Bradford throws a quick counter head kick but Tollett was just out of range.

Tollett clinches up with Bradford and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tollett.
Tollett taking a breather.

Tollett breaks the clinch.
Tollett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bradford.
Bradford throws a leg kick which misses Tollett's front leg but catches the back leg as Tollett tries to avoid it.
Bradford swats away the attempt to clinch by Tollett.
Bradford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tollett. Bradford does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tollett misses with a right hand
and Bradford counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tollett scores with the left hand. Bradford knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tollett scores with a sloppy right hand. Bradford should have avoided that one.
Tollett throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bradford.
Bradford misses with an uppercut.
No joy there for Tollett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bradford tries a head kick but it misses.
Tollett throws a lazy right hand but Bradford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tollett stalks Bradford and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bradford's face. Bradford staggers backwards, shaken.

Bradford is rocked!
Tollett looks to land a left hand but Bradford moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Tollett.
Tollett tries to clinch up
and Bradford counters with an outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Bradford.
Bradford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tollett misses with a low kick as Bradford jumps back.
Tollett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bradford manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bradford throws a quick counter kick to the body but Tollett avoids it.
Tollett swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bradford counters with a head kick. That will keep Tollett thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bradford.
Tollett cracks Bradford with a good jab.
Tollett throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bradford counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sloppy strikes from Tollett. Those never looked like landing.
A big right from Tollett misses.
Tollett throws a right hand that misses
and Bradford makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradford lands with a nice body kick.
Tollett looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tollett crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bradford - the referee stops the clock and Tollett gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bradford. Tollett manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bradford. That's going to slow Tollett down.
Tollett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bradford.
Tollett tries to clinch there but Bradford circles away.
Tollett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Eddison Tollett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bradford connects with an inside leg kick.
Tollett throws a nice looking combination but Bradford bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tollett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bradford moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice shot by Tollett.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tollett closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bradford counters with a nice kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sonny Bradford will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eddison Tollett's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bradford.
Tollett sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bradford wants to take a breather but Tollett is having none of it.
Tollett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bradford.

Bradford is working for a kimura but Tollett is defending it quite comfortably.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tollett can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bradford prevents Tollett from standing back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tollett is looking to control Bradford's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tollett avoid being mounted?
Bradford passes to full mount!
Tollett can't escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradford punching from mount but Tollett doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Tollett tries to hold on but Bradford pushes him away.
Bradford throwing strikes here but Tollett is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Tollett tries to hold on but Bradford postures up.
Tollett is squirming around, avoiding Bradford's attempts to control the action.
Tollett tries to reverse the position but Bradford maintains control.
Bradford throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Tollett is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bradford unloads with some shots from mount but Tollett bucks and avoids them well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tollett is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tollett sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Bradford looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tollett is looking to get back to is feet but Bradford passes into side control.
Tollett defending against the ground and pound.
Bradford misses with the ground and pound.
Bradford throws a strike aimed at the side of Tollett's head but Tollett avoids it well.
Tollett is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bradford wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tollett keeps working.
Tollett is trying to improve his position.
Bradford has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Bradford crashes against the mat.
Bradford tries to score with some ground and pound. Tollett controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bradford landing strikes.
Bradford trying to control the position but Tollett is working away.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Bradford wants to control but Tollett is keeping him busy.
Bradford in side control, throwing shots but Tollett defends.
Bradford in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tollett gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradford misses with a head shot. Tollett uses the momentum to regain guard.
Tollett controlling the position.
Tollett tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bradford stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tollett swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bradford stands up over Tollett, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tollett wants to sweep here but Bradford controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bradford prevents Tollett from getting back to his feet.
Tollett is pulling down on Bradford's head. It's preventing any offense from Bradford, at least for the moment.
Bradford postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sonny Bradford dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eddison Tollett's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bradford throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bradford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tollett can do to turn this around?
No joy there for Tollett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tollett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bradford is looking for a counter combo.
Bradford staying out of range there.
And Bradford counters with a quick kick to the body but Tollett blocks it.
Bradford throws a wild body kick that Tollett sees coming a mile off.
Bradford connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tollett misses with a combination
and Bradford counters with a body kick that stops Tollett in his tracks momentarily.
Tollett tries to clinch up but Bradford circles away and keeps his distance.
Bradford is looking to counter with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradford throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bradford lands with a good body shot.
Bradford throws a right hand that Tollett ducks under and follows up with a left that Tollett also avoids with ease.
Tollett throws an off balance right hand
and Bradford counters with a three punch combo that has Tollett backing up. Tollett nods at Bradford to acknowledge the strikes.
Tollett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tollett swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tollett has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bradford.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bradford - that will leave a mark!
A nice inside leg kick there by Bradford. That's going to slow Tollett down.
No joy there for Tollett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bradford lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bradford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tollett.
A combination from Tollett does no damage.
Tollett blocks a head kick by Bradford.
Bradford throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tollett's head.
Nice shot lands for Tollett.
Bradford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tollett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bradford counters with an inside leg kick.
Bradford ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradford fails to land with a series of punches.
Bradford circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Tollett drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Bradford follows Tollett to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sonny Bradford!
Sonny Bradford seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.