PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Boris Bradley (ranked 24962 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Morais (ranked 7923 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bradley
vs
Morais

212 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

170 cm
19
150 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Prefers standup

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boris Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Morais!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morais shoots and misses
and Bradley counters with a stiff right hand.
Morais looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Bradley feints and then cracks Morais's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morais down.
Bradley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bradley wants it to stay on the feet.
Bradley closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Morais takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bradley cracks the inside of Morais's front leg.
Bradley lands the left hand.
Bradley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Bradley has managed to clinch.
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!

Bradley drags the fight down to the ground.

Morais postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bradley is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Morais, into his guard.

Bradley scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bradley with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bradley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bradley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morais on the ground.
Bradley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bradley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bradley landing some decent shots from guard.
Bradley distracts Morais with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Morais is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bradley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bradley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Morais has his foot on Bradley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bradley works his way back into a safe position though.
Bradley works over Morais with some ground and pound from guard.
Bradley with a nice head shot there.
Morais has momentary wrist control but Bradley slips an elbow through the middle.
Bradley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bradley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bradley scoring with some ground and pound.
Bradley with a nice head shot there.
Bradley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bradley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bradley landing with the ground and pound.
Bradley distracts Morais with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bradley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradley landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bradley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bradley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bradley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bradley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Morais's head.
Bradley lands a couple of elbows.
Bradley stands up over Morais, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Bradley avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bradley stands up over Morais, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bradley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Morais is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bradley with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Morais looking for a guillotine here but Bradley defends easily.

Morais looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bradley connects with a couple of short punches.
Bradley postures up and lands a big shot to Morais's brow.
Bradley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bradley working some strikes from top position.

Morais escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bradley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bradley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Bradley dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bradley scores with a nice right hand.
Morais on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bradley. Bradley obviously looking to wear him down.
Bradley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Morais fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Bradley clinches with his opponent.

Bradley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morais needs to keep his hands up - Bradley had a free shot at his head there.
Morais misses with a takedown
and Bradley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morais is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bradley pushes Morais up against the cage in a clinch.

Bradley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bradley closes the distance and pushes Morais back into the cage.

Bradley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Bradley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Morais, pushing him back against the cage.

Bradley pulls guard.
Morais being controlled here momentarily.
Morais wants to pass the guard but Bradley is keeping the position.
Bradley keeping moving, preventing Morais from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bradley manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.

Bradley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A right-left combo lands from Bradley.
Morais takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bradley forces Morais back against the cage and clinches.

Bradley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bradley lands with a nice combination. Morais backs away looking to recover.
Bradley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morais with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bradley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boris Bradley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Morais.
Bradley lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Bradley rushes Morais and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Bradley breaks the clinch.

Bradley has managed to clinch.

Bradley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bradley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morais can do to turn this around?
Bradley connects with a right hand. Morais shakes it off.
Bradley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Bradley gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Bradley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morais shoots and misses
and Bradley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bradley effectively controlling the action here.

Bradley gets control of Morais's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bradley will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bradley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bradley pulls Morais in close to prevent any damage.
Bradley keeping moving, preventing Morais from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Bradley dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Morais takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bradley shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Morais eats them both and turns towards Bradley to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Bradley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Morais, pushing him back against the cage.

Bradley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boris Bradley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morais with a poor takedown
and Bradley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bradley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley lands a two punch combo.
Morais takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bradley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bradley lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bradley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bradley cracks a nice hook into Morais's ribs.
Morais with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bradley counters with a nice uppercut.
Bradley lands with a nice combination. Morais backs away looking to recover.
Morais has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Bradley moves into range and clinches up with Morais.

Bradley has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Morais is trying to keep an underhook but Bradley manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Morais looking for submissions off his back.
Bradley working the head and body with strikes.
Bradley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
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!
Bradley landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morais on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bradley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Morais is trying to get back to full guard.

Morais looking for subs from the bottom but Bradley mounts him!
Bradley scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bradley working the ground and pound effectively.
Bradley landing strikes from the mount.
Morais tries to hold on but Bradley postures up.
Morais is in a horrible position here. Bradley smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bradley lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley lands a big elbow.
Bradley landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bradley landing shots from mount.
Morais can't escape the position.
Bradley landing punches.
Bradley working Morais over with strikes here.
Bradley scoring with strikes but Morais is staying in there.
Morais takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Boris Bradley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morais wants to hold on but Bradley pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bradley cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Morais is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley lands a couple of good shots and Morais has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morais covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Morais can't escape the position.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Bradley.
Bradley is working the ground and pound. Can Morais escape?
Bradley controlling from the back.
Bradley throwing damaging strikes from the back! Morais could be in trouble here!
Bradley has good solid back control here.
Morais covers up after that shot from Bradley.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Bradley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bradley 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:24
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:24
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Bradley!