PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Bradley (ranked 507 p4p, 397 weight class) and Guilherme Godoi (ranked 78 p4p, 61 weight class). Bradley comes to the cage accompanied by Sudbury Saturday Night. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Bradley
vs
Godoi

185 cm
30
185
14 - 2 - 0

185 cm
32
178
22 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Conviction

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 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derrick Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Guilherme Godoi!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradley swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Godoi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bradley throws a lazy uppercut
and Godoi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bradley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Godoi.
Bradley misses the jab.
We've been told by Bradley's head coaches at FIGHT FOUNDERS (CA) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Godoi lands a nice looking body shot.
Bradley lands an overhand right.

It looks like Guilherme Godoi has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley is looking to slow Godoi down with leg kicks.
Bradley lands a glancing blow to the side of Godoi's head.
Godoi scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Godoi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bradley.
Bradley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Godoi manages to avoid it.
A nice side step and Godoi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bradley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Godoi circles away quickly and effectively.
Godoi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bradley throws the kick towards the body but Godoi avoids it.
Bradley throws a lazy uppercut
and Godoi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bradley misses with a left hand
and Godoi counters with a nice body shot.
Bradley misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Godoi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bradley wants to land a leg kick but Godoi is out of range.
Godoi throws a poor cross that misses
and Bradley counters with a low kick, right behind Godoi 's knee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Godoi blocks a jab.
Bradley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bradley.
Bradley throws out a loose jab but Godoi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bradley throws an off balance right hand
letting Godoi counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bradley connects with a jab.
Bradley throws a series of punches but Godoi moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley lands with a right hand.
Bradley swings widly with a right hand
and Bradley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bradley.
Bradley throws a predictable looking body shot
and Godoi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bradley takes a swing at Godoi's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Godoi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Godoi misses with an uppercut. Bradley saw that one coming.
Bradley misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Godoi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bradley jabs Godoi to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godoi misses with a straight right.
Godoi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bradley. That one must have hurt.
The fighters circling - Bradley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bradley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Godoi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bradley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bradley misses with a jab to the body
and Godoi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bradley throws a hook to the side of Godoi's head but Godoi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Godoi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Derrick Bradley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Guilherme Godoi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bradley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Godoi to score with a decent uppercut.
Bradley wants to land a leg kick but Godoi is out of range.
It seemed like Godoi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Bradley.
Bradley throws a lazy uppercut
and Godoi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bradley thinking.
Derrick Bradley is winning the standup battle so far.
Some wild striking there from Bradley.
Godoi is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bradley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Godoi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Godoi ducks under a wild hook from Bradley.
Godoi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bradley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Godoi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Godoi slips a jab from Bradley.
Godoi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bradley throws a poor cross that misses
and Godoi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Godoi. Bradley does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godoi misses with an uppercut.
Bradley feints and then cracks Godoi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Godoi down.
Godoi with a jab.
Bradley moves out of range as Godoi strikes.
Bradley clobbers Godoi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Godoi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Derrick Bradley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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 misses with a hook
and Godoi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bradley misses with a body shot.
Godoi looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bradley has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bradley lands a head shot.
Bradley misses with a shot to the body
and Godoi counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Godoi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Godoi scores with a jab. Bradley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Godoi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bradley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bradley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Godoi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bradley throws a lazy uppercut
and Godoi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley lands with a nice body punch.
Godoi moves away from the strike by Bradley.
Godoi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bradley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Godoi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bradley thinking.
Bradley misses with a hook. Godoi ducked under it nicely.
Godoi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bradley clobbers Godoi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Godoi lands an overhand right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Derrick Bradley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Guilherme Godoi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A left lands for Godoi.
The fighters circling - Bradley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A low kick from Bradley is predictable there
and Godoi counters with a stiff right hand.

Bradley is rocked!
A low kick lands for Bradley.
Oh Bradley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bradley throws a looping overhand right but Godoi ducks down to avoid it.
Godoi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bradley seems to have got his legs back now.
Bradley lands a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godoi defending well as Bradley loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot lands for Bradley.
Godoi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bradley doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley just misses with a punch to the body.
Bradley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bradley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bradley with the inside leg kick.
Bradley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bradley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Godoi.
Godoi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Bradley. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bradley. Godoi does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Godoi! But no joy.
Guilherme Godoi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Derrick Bradley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godoi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Godoi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bradley.
Bradley misses with a straight left.
Godoi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bradley lands with an uppercut that bounces Godoi off the cage and back into range.
Godoi misses with a left hand
and Bradley finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bradley throws a right hand that misses
and Godoi counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradley gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Godoi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Godoi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bradley swings for the body but Godoi moves out of range.
Godoi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bradley with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley throws the left hand but Godoi avoids the punch easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bradley.
Bradley lands a nice looking body shot.
Godoi moves out of range as Bradley strikes.
Godoi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bradley moves away.
Godoi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bradley moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bradley. Godoi does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bradley lands with a kick to the ribs.
A big left from Godoi misses.
A big left from Bradley misses.
Godoi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bradley misses with a body shot
and Godoi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Godoi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bradley throws the kick towards the body but Godoi avoids it.
Godoi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Derrick 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derrick Bradley!
Derrick Bradley seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.