PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Martin (ranked 5177 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch Bradley (ranked 5114 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Martin
vs
Bradley

193 cm
21
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
211 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mitch Bradley!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Bradley misses.
Bradley throws a front kick aimed at Martin's knee but Martin avoids it well.
Bradley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Bradley gets tackled into the cage by Martin. Martin maintains the clinch.
Bradley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Martin throws a punch but it's blocked by Bradley.
Martin pushes Bradley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Martin pushes Bradley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Martin lands an uppercut.
Bradley prevents a body shot from Martin.
A right hand to the body from Bradley.
Bradley tries to break the clinch but Martin is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bradley backwards.
Martin managing to block the knees to the body from Bradley.
Martin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bradley looking to stall.
Bradley wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Martin.
Bradley stalling in the clinch but Martin improves position.
Martin misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bradley.
Bradley can't find room to land a body shot as Martin controls the action.
Bradley misses with a body punch.
Martin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bradley is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Martin is keeping busy.
Martin gets through Bradley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Martin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martin prevents Bradley from breaking the clinch.
Martin lands with a short shot to the head.
Bradley tries to throw a body punch but Martin avoids it by throwing Bradley back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bradley.
Martin lands with a right to the head.
Good body shot from Martin.
Bradley tries a body shot but Martin blocks it.
Bradley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Martin.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Martin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradley prevents a body shot from Martin.
Martin digs a right hand underneath Bradley's ribcage. Bradley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Martin lands with a short shot to the head.
Martin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martin tries a body shot but Bradley blocks it.
Martin has Bradley pressed against the cage, preventing Bradley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Martin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bradley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Martin blocks an uppercut.
Martin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Martin.
Martin lands a hook that snaps the head of Bradley backwards.
Nice body punch from Martin.
Martin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bradley looks winded!
Bradley trying to stall but Martin improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin misses with a punch to the body.
Martin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bradley backwards.
Martin scores with a shot to the side of Bradley's head.
Martin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Martin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bradley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bradley's elbow.
Martin lands a left hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Martin.
Martin lands a left hand.
Martin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Martin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bradley.
Bradley trying to control the position but instead, Martin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bradley into the cage.
Bradley is trying to push Martin away but Martin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Martin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bradley's elbow.
Bradley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martin's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley is looking to control Martin's arms but Martin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bradley has his back to the cage.
Martin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bradley or not.
Bradley struggles to land a body shot inside as Martin controls his hands.
Martin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradley takes a shot to the head.
Martin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bradley looking to stall.
Martin tries a body shot but Bradley blocks it.
Martin lands with a short shot to the head.
Martin misses with a punch to the body.
Bradley misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Martin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martin.
Bradley wants to stall.
Bradley prevents a body shot from Martin.
Martin can't find room to land a body shot as Bradley controls the action.
Martin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Martin struggles to land a body shot inside as Bradley controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre Martin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Martin misses with an uppercut. Bradley saw that one coming.
Bradley scores with a body shot.
Martin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Martin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martin just misses with a punch to the body.
Bradley looks to land a right hand but Martin moved out of range.
Bradley connects with a single shot there.
Bradley misses with a wild body shot.
Martin misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Bradley to counter with a crisp jab.
Bradley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Martin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Martin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bradley manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Martin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bradley tries to bum rush Martin with a series of wild strikes but Martin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bradley ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
Martin throws a looping overhand right but Bradley ducks down to avoid it.
Pierre Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Martin darts in and clinches Bradley up against the cage.
Martin struggles to land a body shot inside as Bradley controls his hands.
Bradley is trying to break free.
Martin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bradley blocking some punches.
Martin misses with the head strike.
Bradley blocking some punches.
Martin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Martin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Martin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bradleys head.
Martin misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Martin.
Martin lands a body punch.
Bradley is breathing heavily.
Martin can't find room to land a body shot as Bradley controls the action.
Bradley tries to work over Martin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Martin.
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!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Martin as Bradley tries to tie him up.
Bradley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Martin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Martin scores with a hook to the body.
Martin misses with a punch to the body.
Martin prevents a body shot from Bradley.
Bradley taking a breather.
A left hand lands to the body for Martin.
Martin tries to work over Bradley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bradley takes a shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bradley prevents a body shot from Martin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley struggles to land a body shot inside as Martin controls his hands.
Martin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Martin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Martin is working Bradley over against the cage.
Martin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bradley backwards.
Nice body punch from Martin.
A short uppercut from Martin.
Martin lands a left hand.
Pierre Martin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Martin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bradley backwards.
Martin tries to work over Bradley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Martin.
Martin lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Martin.
A nice right hand lands inside from Martin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin works on Bradley's body with a couple of short punches.
Bradley takes a shot to the head.
Martin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Bradley is rocked!
Martin digs a right hand underneath Bradley's ribcage. Bradley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Martin.
Bradley is still on wobbly legs! Can Martin finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley blocks a body shot from Martin.
Martin lands with a short shot to the head.
Martin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bradley.
Martin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bradley can do to turn this around?
A body shot lands from Martin.
Martin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bradleys head.
Martin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Martin lands a nice shot to the body.
Martin lands a body punch.
Martin unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Bradley! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Martin is unloading with more strikes now! Bradley drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pierre Martin!