PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bat Erdene Bataar (ranked 3135 p4p, 368 weight class) and Conor Bradley (ranked 3063 p4p, 359 weight class). Conor Bradley is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Erdene Bataar
vs
Bradley

182 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
172 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Can Moonwalk

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bat Erdene Bataar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor Bradley!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bataar missing with a left hand there. Bradley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bradley let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bradley takes one to the side of the head.
Bat Erdene Bataar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bradley rushes Bataar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bataar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bradley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bradley taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bradley lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Bat Erdene Bataar has been cut.
Bradley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bataar blocks it with crossed arms.
Bradley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bradley tries to land a knee to the head but Bataar blocks with his arms.
Bradley tries to land a knee to the head but Bataar blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bataar tries to circle away but Bradley has him pinned against the cage.

Bradley breaks the clinch.
Bradley has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

Bradley closes the distance and clinches.
Bataar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bradley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bradley misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bataar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Bradley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Bradley feints and as Bataar raises his hands in defense, Bradley changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bataar has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bataar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bataar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bradley is one step ahead there.

Bradley stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bataar lands with a shot to the body.
Bradley slips a straight right by Bataar.
Bradley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bataar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Bataar backs off Bradley throws a huge counter combo but Bataar manages to avoid it all.
Bataar with a nice cross.
Bradley blocks a jab.

Bradley rushes Bataar and presses him up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradley looking to throw knees to the head but Bataar is blocking nicely.

Bradley breaks from the clinch.

Bradley clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bataar.
Bradley looking to throw knees to the head but Bataar is blocking nicely.
Bradley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bradley scores with a knee to the head.
Bradley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bataar tries to circle away but Bradley has him pinned against the cage.
Bradley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bradley throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley tries to land a knee to the head but Bataar blocks with his arms.
Bradley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bradley misses with a knee to the head.
Bataar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bradley blocks an uppercut.
Bradley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bataar tries to work over Bradley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bataar misses with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bradley.
Bataar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bradley has him pressed against the cage.
Bradley is stalling here.
Bradley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Bradley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bataar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bradley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bataar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Bataar.
Bradley slips under a jab from Bataar.
Bradley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bataar misses with a double jab.
Bataar lands with a hook. Bradley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bradley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bataar throws an off balance right hand
and Bradley counters with a low kick, right behind Bataar 's knee.
Bataar misses with a right hand

and Bradley counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bradley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bataar backwards.
Bradley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bataar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bataar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bradley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conor Bradley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bat Erdene Bataar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bataar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bradley at a distance.
Bradley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Bradley closes the distance and clinches.
Bradley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bataar blocks it with crossed arms.
Bataar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bradley looking to throw knees to the head but Bataar is blocking nicely.
Conor Bradley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Bradley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bataar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bat Erdene Bataar is winning the standup battle so far.
Bataar lands a jab-cross combination.
Bat Erdene Bataar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bataar throws a combination that misses

and Bradley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Bradley.
Bataar tries to break free but Bradley pushes him back against the cage.
Bataar misses with a body punch.
Bradley misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bradley breaks from the clinch.
Bataar throws a predictable looking body shot

and Bradley counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bradley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bradley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bataar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bataar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short left from Bradley.

Bradley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bataar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bradley ducks right into an uppercut from Bataar.
Bataar closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bataar misses with an uppercut.
Bataar throws a good cross that connects.
Bataar looks to land a left hand but Bradley moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bataar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bradley.
Bradley is looking for the big counter here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bataar just misses with a punch to the body.
Bataar misses with a wild combination.
Bradley avoids a punch combination nicely.

Bradley closes the distance and clinches.
Bataar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Bradley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bataar throws an off balance right hand

so Bradley counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bataar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bataar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bradley is one step ahead there.

Bradley decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bataar, up you get!
Bataar connects with a body shot that sends Bradley's belly button to the back.
Bataar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bradley wants to counter with a clinch but Bataar pushes him away.
Bataar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bradley moves away.
Bradley slips under a jab.
Bradley doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bradley slips a jab from Bataar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bataar misses with a double jab

and Bradley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bradley.
Bataar managing to block the knees to the body from Bradley.

Bradley manages to break the clinch.
Bataar throws a left and a right that both miss

so Bradley counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bataar trying to keep a closed guard but Bradley is proving a slippery customer.

Bradley stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bataar throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Bradley counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bataar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Bradley kicks off Bataar and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conor Bradley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bat Erdene Bataar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bataar tests Bradley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bataar lands with an overhand left.
Bataar fails to land with a series of punches.
Bradley raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bataar throws a combination that misses

and Bradley counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bataar seems keen to control Bradley's posture.
Bataar is trying to keep Bradley in close.
Conor Bradley has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bataar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bradley is one step ahead there.

Bataar is working an open guard so Bradley takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bataar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bataar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab from Bataar does it's job there.
Bataar looks to score with a jab to the body but Bradley is just out of range.
Bradley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bataar.
Bradley looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Bradley shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bradley showed some decent athleticism there.

Bradley is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bradley is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bataar doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bradley.
Bataar trying to control here.
Bataar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bradley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bradley decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Bradley forces Bataar back against the cage and clinches.

Bradley breaks the clinch.
Bradley slips a jab from Bataar.
Bradley steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bataar.
Bataar looks to land a right hand but Bradley moved out of range.

Bradley throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bataar was covering up waiting for the punch and Bradley finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bataar managing to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley preventing the sweep.
Bataar controls Bradley momentarily but Bradley frees himself.
Bradley stopping the sweep attempt from Bataar.
Bat Erdene Bataar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Bradley stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nice uppercut lands for Bataar. That snapped Bradley's head back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bataar fails to land with a series of punches.
Bradley throws a fast counter high kick but Bataar manages to duck under it in time.
Bataar missing with a left hand there. Bradley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Conor Bradley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bataar misses with a double jab
and Bradley counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Conor Bradley.
I've got Bradley winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

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