PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brad Bandridge (ranked 7245 p4p, 585 weight class) and John Williamson (ranked 8772 p4p, 639 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Bandridge
vs
Williamson

190 cm
18
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
21
172 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Prefers standup

Blue Moon

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brad Bandridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Williamson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bandridge looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bandridge thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Williamson's head.
Williamson wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bandridge in particular looking to stall.
Bandridge thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bandridge is taking a breather. Williamson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bandridge thows a huge punch but Williamson dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandridge is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Williamson is in trouble now - Bandridge has advanced to mount!
Williamson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bandridge.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandridge throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bandridge in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Williamson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bandridge pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bandridge landing punches.
Williamson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bandridge with shots to the head and body - Williamson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Williamson is in a horrible position here. Bandridge smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bandridge will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Williamson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Williamson is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bandridge tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Williamson is in a horrible position here. Bandridge smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Williamson is still in real trouble! Can Bandridge finish him?
Williamson takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Bandridge's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brad Bandridge!