PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kash Bradford (ranked 4261 p4p, 207 weight class) and Batang Timang (ranked 5199 p4p, 251 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Bradford
vs
Timang

170 cm
19
143 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

163 cm
18
140 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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 3 - 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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Batang Timang!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bradford rushes Timang and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Timang looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Timang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Timang.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bradford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Timang backwards.
Timang misses with the head strike.
Timang pushes Bradford back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bradford trying to control the position but instead, Timang has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bradford into the cage.
Timang misses with a punch to the body.
Timang lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Timang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bradford's elbow.
Bradford lands an uppercut.
Timang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bradford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Timang's elbow.
Timang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bradford's elbow.
Timang swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradford has a couple of punches blocked by Timang.
Timang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bradfords head.
Timang letting Bradford take a breather here.
Bradford stalling in the clinch but Timang improves position.
Bradford taking a breather.
Bradford avoiding damage.
Timang tries to throw a body punch but Bradford avoids it by throwing Timang back against the cage.
Timang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bradford lands with a left to the head.
Bradford scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Timang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bradford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Timang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Bradford's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Timang lands with a left to the head.
Timang misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Timang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Timang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Timang prevents a body shot from Bradford.
Bradford prevents a body shot from Timang.
Bradford is looking to control Timang's arms but Timang gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bradford has his back to the cage.
Timang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bradford is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Timang.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Timang pushes Bradford back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Timang scores with a shoulder strike.
Bradford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Timang.
Timang pushes Bradford back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Timang fails to land.
A short right from Timang on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradford trying to control the position but instead, Timang has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bradford into the cage.
Bradford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Timang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bradford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Timang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bradford blocks a body shot from Timang.
Bradford misses with some punches.
Timang struggles to land a body shot inside as Bradford controls his hands.
Bradford swings wildly with an uppercut but Timang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bradford is trying to stall.
Bradford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bradford stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timang tries a body shot but Bradford blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Timang scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bradford taking a breather.
Timang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bradford misses with a punch on the inside.
Bradford taking a breather.
A body shot lands from Timang.
Bradford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Timang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Timang as Bradford tries to tie him up.
Bradford blocks an uppercut.
Timang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Timang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradford misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Batang Timang dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bradford connects with a leg kick. Timang looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Bradford gets tackled into the cage by Timang. Timang maintains the clinch.
Timang prevents a body shot from Bradford.
Bradford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Timang's elbow.
Batang Timang seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Timang misses with a punch to the body.
Bradford throws a head punch that misses.
Bradford blocks a body shot from Timang.
Timang blocks a body shot from Bradford.
A head punch on the inside from Bradford fails to land.
Bradford lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Timang.
Timang misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bradford pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bradford lands a hook to the side of the head.
Timang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Timang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bradford trying to stall but Timang improves his position.
Bradford is looking to control Timang's arms but Timang gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bradford has his back to the cage.
Bradford blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bradford.
Timang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bradford is stalling here.
Timang tries to throw a body punch but Bradford avoids it by throwing Timang back against the cage.
Timang tries a body shot but Bradford blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bradford.
Bradford lands with a right to the head.
Bradford throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Timangs head.
Timang blocking some punches.
Timang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bradford lands a left hand that snaps the head of Timang backwards.
Bradford taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Timang.
Timang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Timang tries to work over Bradford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bradford prevents a body shot from Timang.
Timang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Timang digs a right hand underneath Bradford's ribcage. Bradford let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradford blocks an uppercut.
Bradford swings wildly with an uppercut but Timang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Timang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Timang digs a right hand into Bradford's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bradford's gas tank.
Timang blocking some punches.
Timang lands with a right to the head.
Timang misses with some punches.
Timang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Timang misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Timang.
Timang tries to work over Bradford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Timang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bradford backwards.
Timang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bradford lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Timang.
Bradford struggles to land a body shot inside as Timang controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Timang.
Timang misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Timang as the two fighters clinch.
Bradford is looking to control Timang's arms but Timang gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bradford has his back to the cage.
Timang misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Timang.
Timang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timang blocking some punches.
Bradford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bradford.
Timang tries a body shot but Bradford blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Timang throws a punch but it's blocked by Bradford.
Bradford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Timang is working Bradford over against the cage.
Bradford is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Timang.
Timang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Timang.
Timang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Timang lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bradford is looking to control Timang's arms but Timang gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bradford has his back to the cage.
Bradford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Batang Timang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bradford scoring well with a low kick there.
Timang walks into a jab.
A left lands for Bradford.
Timang with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bradford to score with a decent uppercut.

Timang moves into the clinch successfully.
Timang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bradford swings wildly with an uppercut but Timang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Timang lands a body shot.
Timang lands a hook that snaps the head of Bradford backwards.
Bradford's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bradford wants to stall.
Bradford pushes Timang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Timang can't find room to land a body shot as Bradford controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Timang as the two fighters clinch.
Timang lands a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Timang stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Timang working aggressively here.
Bradford is trying to maintain a safe position but Timang gets an underhook and turns Bradford into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bradford fails to land.
Bradford tries to stall but Timang uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Timang lands with a light punch inside.
Timang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Timang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Timang pushes Bradford back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Timang.
Timang lands a body punch in the clinch.
Timang blocks a body shot from Bradford.
Timang tries to throw a body punch but Bradford avoids it by throwing Timang back against the cage.
A short left from Timang.
Timang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bradford backwards.

Bradford is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Bradford is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Timang lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Timang.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right handed body shot lands from Timang.
Timang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Timang creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Bradford with a big uppercut! Bradford tries to clinch up but Timang pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Bradford to the mat! Bradford covers up and Timang unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Batang Timang!
Batang Timang decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.