PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Bradford (ranked 4493 p4p, 322 weight class) and Bruce Allen (ranked 5687 p4p, 360 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bradford
vs
Allen

178 cm
25
156 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Bradford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce Allen!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen looks for a takedown but Bradford sprawls well.
Bradford lands a jab-cross combination.
Bradford jabs Allen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bradford looks to land a combination. Allen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Allen looks for a takedown but Bradford sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Allen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bradford is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bradford blocking the ground and pound attempt from Allen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Allen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bradford's head.
Allen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Allen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Allen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bradford with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Allen drops an elbow to the side of Bradford's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Allen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Allen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bradford defending well though.
Allen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bradford keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Allen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Allen controlling the action here.
Allen working Bradford over with strikes.
Allen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bradford's head.
Allen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bradford is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Allen scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Allen drops an elbow to the side of Bradford's head.
Bradford keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Allen is nestled in close to Bradford, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Allen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Allen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bradford keeps working.
Nice strikes from Allen there.
Allen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bradford manages to get to full guard.
Allen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Allen throws a big elbow that misses.
Allen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bradford is breathing heavily.
Allen trying to control the position from guard on top but Bradford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Allen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Allen throws a big right hand that misses.
Allen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Allen chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Allen stands and steps away. Bradford gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Allen scores with a takedown into Bradford's guard.
Allen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Allen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bradford is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Allen.
Bradford buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bradford throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Allen counters with a takedown into side control.
Allen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Allen working the ground and pound from side control.
Bradford on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bradford tries to get out of the position.
Allen working the ground and pound.
Allen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Allen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Allen working the head with strikes.
Allen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Allen in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Allen lands a nice forearm strike.
Allen lands some shots froms side control.
Bradford knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Allen on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen working the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Allen tries for a kimura but Bradford is defending well.
Bruce Allen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Allen cracks Bradford with a big elbow.
Allen lands a nice forearm strike.
Allen working the ground and pound.
Allen working the head with strikes.
Allen lands a few punches from side control.
Allen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bradford to see if he's OK.
Allen lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bradford down.
Allen wants to control but Bradford is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Allen is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Bradford is trying to escape and Allen transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Bradford is forced to tap! Nice work there by Allen! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bruce Allen!