PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kash Bradford (ranked 6472 p4p, 287 weight class) and Pancho Chase (ranked 7370 p4p, 315 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bradford
vs
Chase

170 cm
19
143 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
21
135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kash Bradford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pancho Chase!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradford throws a right hand that Chase ducks under and follows up with a left that Chase also avoids with ease.
Chase tries to bum rush Bradford with a series of wild strikes but Bradford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bradford seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A solid body kick from Bradford.
Chase jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chase uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bradford.

Chase tries to keep at a distance but Bradford has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chase misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chase throws a punch but it's blocked by Bradford.
Chase has a couple of punches blocked by Bradford.
Bradford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bradford has Chase pressed against the cage.
Chase misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bradford.
Bradford struggles to land a body shot inside as Chase controls his hands.
Bradford pushes Chase back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bradford lands a hook that snaps the head of Chase backwards.
Chase misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase trying to stall but Bradford improves his position.
Chase throws a punch but it's blocked by Bradford.
Bradford lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chase backwards.
Bradford lands a shoulder strike.
Chase is looking to control Bradford's arms but Bradford gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chase has his back to the cage.
Chase lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chase looking to stall.
Still in the clinch, Bradford scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bradford misses with a body punch.
Bradford cracks Chase with a nice body shot.
A short left from Bradford.
Bradford lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chase.
Bradford lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bradford.
Bradford blocks a punch to the side of the head.

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!
Bradford scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Bradford - that landed with a thud.
Chase throws a punch but it's blocked by Bradford.
Bradford stalls.
Chase leaning against his opponent.
Chase misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Bradford scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bradford stalls.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chase will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bradford up against the cage.
Bradford lands a shot to the body.
Bradford lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chase misses with some punches.
Chase has Bradford pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Bradford as the two fighters clinch.
Chase fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chase swings wildly with an uppercut but Bradford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bradford works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've been informed that Chase has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Chase letting Bradford take a breather here.
Chase fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chase's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chase softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bradford lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chase backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bradford.
Bradford lands with a right to the head.
Chase tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chase throws a head punch that misses.
Bradford stalls.
Bradford blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradford softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradford taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bradford is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bradford avoiding damage.
Chase swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Bradford.
Chase takes a shot to the head.
Bradford has Chase pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kash Bradford.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bradford.
Bradford misses the shot to the body.
Bradford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chase.
Bradford loads up on a big right hand but Chase slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kash Bradford dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bradford closes the distance and clinches.
Bradford tries a body shot but Chase blocks it.
Bradford tries to work over Chase's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Bradford.
Chase misses with some punches.
Chase misses with some punches.
Bradford is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Chase lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bradford.
Bradford is struggling to control the position.
Bradford cracks Chase with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradford stalling against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bradford lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bradford.
A head punch on the inside from Chase fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradford lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short left from Bradford.
Bradford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bradford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chase backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bradford as Chase tries to tie him up.
Bradford misses with a body punch.
Chase can't find room to land a body shot as Bradford controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chase.
Bradford gets through Chase's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Chase - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Chase misses with the head strike.
Kash Bradford has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bradford lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bradford throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chases head.
Chase fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bradford lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chase is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bradford is keeping busy.
Bradford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chase can do to turn this around?
Bradford slows down the pace here.
Chase is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bradford is keeping busy.
Chase swings wildly with an uppercut but Bradford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bradford lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chase or not.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bradford lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chase being controlled against the cage.
Bradford pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bradford has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradford blocks an uppercut.
Chase misses with the head strike.
Chase tries to work over Bradford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Bradford.
Bradford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chase misses with a body punch.
Bradford stalling against the cage.
Chase is looking to control Bradford's arms but Bradford gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chase has his back to the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Bradford.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chase looking to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bradford.
Bradford taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chase lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bradford backwards.
Bradford pushes Chase back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chase misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bradford throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chases head.
Chase tries a body shot but Bradford blocks it.
Bradford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chase backwards.
Bradford scores with a shoulder strike.
Chase throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bradford pushes Chase back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chase fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bradford blocks an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Bradford.
Bradford blocks a body shot from Chase.
Chase misses with a punch on the inside.
Chase's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kash Bradford dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bradford moves in looking to clinch but Chase pushes him off.
Bradford scores with a kick to the body.
Bradford stalks Chase and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Chase's face. Chase staggers backwards, shaken.

Chase takes the fight into the clinch.
Bradford blocking some punches.
Bradford lands a left hand.
Bradford leaning against his opponent.
Chase misses with the head strike.
Chase throws a punch but it's blocked by Bradford.
A nice left hand lands by Bradford.
Chase misses with a punch on the inside.
Bradford lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chase lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bradford holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Chase goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bradford lands an uppercut.

Chase is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Bradford.
Chase is still on wobbly legs! Can Bradford finish him?
Chase is looking to control Bradford's arms but Bradford gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chase has his back to the cage.
Bradford lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bradford pushes Chase back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bradford stalling.
Bradford dips a shoulder and cracks Chase with a mighty uppercut! Chase falls back against the cage and Bradford unloads with a barrage of strikes! Chase is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Bradford screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kash Bradford!
Kash Bradford bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.