PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Martin Edwin (ranked 7099 p4p, 595 weight class) and Sonny Bradford (ranked 5261 p4p, 526 weight class). Martin Edwin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Edwin
vs
Bradford

179 cm
23
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

186 cm
33
190 lbs
21 - 19 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Martin Edwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sonny Bradford!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwin throws the left hand but Bradford avoids the punch easily.
Edwin lands a glancing blow to the side of Bradford's head.
Bradford chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Edwin can pounce on him.
Edwin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bradford slips a jab and a cross from Edwin.
Bradford counters with a body kick.
Edwin misses with an uppercut. Bradford saw that one coming.
Bradford scores with a hook to the body. Edwin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Edwin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Martin Edwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edwin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bradford shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bradford motions for Edwin to come forward. Bradford throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradford throws a low kick but it's checked well by Edwin.
Bradford does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Edwin motions for Bradford to come forward. Edwin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Edwin throws a nice looking combination but Bradford bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Edwin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Edwin misses with a low kick.
Bradford misses with a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Edwin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bradford ducks under a wild hook from Edwin.
Bradford steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Edwin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Edwin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradford throws a leg kick but Edwin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bradford misses with a low kick.
Edwin fails to land with a series of punches.
Edwin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Edwin misses with a body shot.
Edwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Edwin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bradford checks it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edwin misses with a kick to the body.
Edwin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A low kick from Edwin misses
and Bradford counters with a three punch combo that has Edwin backing up. Edwin nods at Bradford to acknowledge the strikes.
Edwin checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Edwin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bradford blocks a head kick by Edwin.
Bradford throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Edwin.

It looks like Martin Edwin has been cut.
Edwin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice combination there by Edwin.
Edwin moves out of range of the leg kick from Bradford.
A jab from Edwin finds it's way through Bradford's defenses.
Edwin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Edwin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Edwin throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwin misses with a body kick.
Bradford steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bradford tries to work over Edwin's front leg with a kick but Edwin checks it.
Edwin throws a low kick, looking for Bradford's leg but Bradford calmly moves out of range.
Martin Edwin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Edwin takes a swing at Bradford's ribcage but misses.
Bradford misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Edwin misses the target.
A right-left combo lands from Edwin.
Martin Edwin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bradford throws a body kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Edwin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bradford slips under a jab from Edwin.
Edwin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwin misses with a low kick.
Bradford misses with a low kick.
Edwin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bradford cracks the inside of Edwin's front leg.
Edwin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
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!
Edwin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bradford lands a nice looking body kick.
Edwin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Edwin scores with a leg kick.
Bradford throws a solid leg kick but Edwin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bradford.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Edwin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Martin Edwin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bradford misses with a kick to the body
and Edwin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bradford's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Edwin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bradford scrambles back to his feet.
Bradford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Edwin.
Martin Edwin is winning the standup battle so far.
Bradford lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Edwin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Edwin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Edwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bradford was well out of range. Poor timing from Edwin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradford throws a low kick, looking for Edwin's leg but Edwin calmly moves out of range.
Edwin throws out a leg kick but Bradford moves out of range and Edwin only half commits.
Edwin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Edwin moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBradford.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bradford.
Bradford throws a jab when Edwin was well out of range.
Bradford has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Bradford is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Bradford throws a front kick aimed at Edwin's knee but Edwin avoids it well.
Edwin misses with a kick to the body.
Bradford counters with a body kick.

Bradford looks low and kicks high, catching Edwin right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
A head kick misses from Bradford.
Bradford's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Edwin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sonny Bradford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edwin misses with a low kick.
A head kick by Bradford misses
and Edwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bradford takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwin misses with a few strikes there.
Edwin tries to land a leg kick but Bradford saw it coming and moves away.
Edwin misses with the combination.
Bradford steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Edwin misses with a hook. Bradford ducked under it nicely.
Edwin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Edwin misses with a hook. Bradford ducked under it nicely.
Edwin backing away here, and Bradford unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Edwin misses the shot to the body.
Bradford fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Edwin here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bradford throws a front kick that sends Edwin stumbling back into the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Martin Edwin.
Well Edwin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Martin Edwin!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Martin Edwin!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Martin Edwin!

Martin Edwin wins by unanimous decision!