PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Danny Reborn (ranked 4878 p4p, 514 weight class) and Sonny Bradford (ranked 5133 p4p, 526 weight class). Sonny Bradford is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Reborn
vs
Bradford

181 cm
26
195 lbs
12 - 18 - 0

186 cm
33
190 lbs
20 - 19 - 0

World class boxer
Granite chin

World class MT
Fast

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 12 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Reborn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sonny Bradford!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reborn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bradford feints a counter leg kick.
Reborn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bradford eats them both and turns towards Reborn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bradford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reborn.
A slow jab from Bradford misses its intended target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Reborn, as that shot connected.
Bradford attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Reborn throws a good cross that connects.

Bradford is rocked!
Bradford avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reborn misses the jab.
Bradford is trying to counter with his kicks.
Reborn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA ($800/week) in the buildup to the fight.
Reborn blocks the body kick.

Reborn drives through and clinches with Bradford against the ropes.
Reborn is trying to push Bradford away but Bradford has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

Reborn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reborn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bradford counters with a body kick that stops Reborn in his tracks momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reborn misses with an uppercut.
Reborn misses with a series of wild punches.
Reborn misses with a left hand
and Bradford counters with a body kick.
Reborn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bradford counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bradford pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bradford throws a head kick but Reborn moves out of range.
Bradford staying out of range there.
Bradford replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Reborn blocks it well.
Reborn throws a series of strikes that have Bradford backpedaling.
Bradford scores with a crisp jab that stopped Reborn in his tracks.
Reborn throws a right hand that misses
and Bradford counters with a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reborn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reborn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bradford counters with a thumping low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradford slips a jab from Reborn.
Bradford doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Reborn throws the left hand but Bradford avoids the punch easily.
Bradford is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Reborn fails with an attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Reborn.
Reborn looks to throw the jab but Bradford is out of range.
Reborn is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bradford keeps the fight on the outside.
Bradford counters with a body kick.
Reborn throws a lazy right hand but Bradford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bradford throws a solid leg kick but Reborn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bradford.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bradford.
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 Danny Reborn will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Reborn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bradford throws a body kick that misses.
Reborn fails in his attempt to clinch.

Bradford tries to keep at a distance but Reborn has taken the fight into the clinch.

Reborn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reborn misses with an uppercut
and Bradford counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Bradford.
Bradford tries a quick counter leg kick but Reborn is wise to it.
Reborn throws a hook but Bradford blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reborn scores with a jab. Bradford acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Reborn throws a poor cross that misses
and Bradford makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Reborn pushes Bradford up against the ropes in a clinch.
Reborn is trying to break the clinch but Bradford has him pressed against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Reborn's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Reborn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bradford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reborn tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Bradford manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Danny Reborn is winning the standup battle so far.
Bradford slips under a jab from Reborn.
Bradford scores with a head kick. Reborn tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Reborn pushes Bradford up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bradford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Bradford breaks from the clinch.
Bradford tries a head kick but it misses.
Bradford slips a jab from Reborn.
Reborn tries to close the distance and clinch but Bradford swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradford slips under a jab.
Bradford looks for the body kick but Reborn saw that one coming.
Reborn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bradford is looking to slow Reborn down with leg kicks.
Reborn throws a poor cross that misses
and Bradford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Reborn rushes Bradford and presses him up against the ropes.

Reborn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bradford turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reborn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Reborn misses with an uppercut.
Bradford feints a counter leg kick.
Reborn checks the leg kick.
Bradford has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Reborn cracks Bradford with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Reborn has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Danny Reborn will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bradford fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reborn is out of range.

Reborn clinches.

Reborn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reborn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bradford paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bradford slips a jab from Reborn.
Bradford tries a quick counter leg kick but Reborn is wise to it.
Bradford scores with a head kick.
Reborn looks to land a right hand but Bradford moved out of range.

Reborn drives through and clinches with Bradford against the ropes.
Bradford looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bradford manages to break the clinch.
Reborn misses with a combination
and Bradford counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bradford misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bradford.
Reborn throws an off balance right hand
and Bradford counters with a three punch combo that has Reborn backing up. Reborn nods at Bradford to acknowledge the strikes.
Danny Reborn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reborn throws an off balance right hand
and Bradford counters with a leg kick.
Reborn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bradford needs to keep his hands up - Reborn had a free shot at his head there.
Reborn wants to clinch but Bradford slips to the side
and Bradford counters with a three punch combo that has Reborn backing up. Reborn nods at Bradford to acknowledge the strikes.
Reborn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bradford throws a big counter head kick but Reborn avoids it with no problem.
Reborn tries to clinch but Bradford is having none of it.
Reborn throws a poor cross that misses
and Bradford counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reborn throws a series of punches but Bradford avoids them all with ease.
Reborn tries to clinch but Bradford moves away
and Bradford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Danny Reborn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reborn wants to clinch but Bradford slips to the side

and as Reborn resets, Bradford pounces with a savage head kick that drops Reborn to the mat! Reborn looks wobbly but gets back to his feet on the count of 5. The referee continues the count to 8 then steps aside to let these two guys get back at it!
Danny Reborn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Reborn is rocked!

It looks like Danny Reborn has been cut.
Bradford feints and then cracks Reborn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reborn down.
Oh Reborn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reborn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bradford.
Reborn seems to have got his legs back now.
Bradford circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reborn misses with a left hand
and Bradford counters with a low kick, right behind Reborn 's knee.
Reborn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bradford counters with a left and a right that stings Reborn.
Reborn misses with an uppercut
and Bradford counters with a left to the body.
Bradford keeps the fight on the outside.
Bradford feints a counter leg kick.
Reborn throws a right hand that misses
and Bradford counters with a left to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny Bradford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Reborn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight for Sonny Bradford!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Sonny Bradford!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Sonny Bradford!

Sonny Bradford wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Sonny Bradford thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Danny Reborn stepped up to the mic, saying 'The #%$@ is that my tooth?! '.