PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Loratcho Bradock (ranked 806 p4p, 941 weight class) and Hrvoje Palmotic (ranked 108 p4p, 128 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bradock might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to BRUNO MARTINI - LIVING ON THE OUTSIDE . Palmotic has chosen One day I'll be king as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bradock
vs
Palmotic

190 cm
34
225
18 - 10 - 1

189 cm
31
205
20 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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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 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Loratcho Bradock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hrvoje Palmotic!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradock takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Decent striking displayed by Palmotic there.
Palmotic misses with the body kick
and Bradock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bradock on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bradock misses with a combination
and Palmotic counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bradock's knee momentarily.
Palmotic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bradock throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bradock misses with an uppercut. Palmotic saw that one coming.
Bradock looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bradock misses with a right hand
letting Palmotic counter with a right hand.

It looks like Loratcho Bradock has been cut.
Bradock takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Palmotic lands a nice looking body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palmotic scores with the left hand. Bradock knows he should have avoided that one.
Palmotic looks to score with a jab to the body but Bradock is just out of range.
Bradock throws a big shot that misses.
Palmotic throws the kick towards the body but Bradock avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Palmotic dips to his left and cracks Bradock with an uppercut!

Palmotic moves into the clinch.
Bradock looking to throw knees to the head but Palmotic is blocking nicely.
Palmotic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Palmotic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Palmotic struggles to land a body shot inside as Bradock controls his hands.
Bradock trying to land knees to the body.
Bradock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Palmotic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Palmotic.
Bradock misses with an elbow strike.
Palmotic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Palmotic misses with a punch on the inside.
Palmotic misses with a punch to the body.
Bradock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right handed body shot lands from Bradock.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmotic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Palmotic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bradock backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradock throws an elbow that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bradock throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Palmotic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bradock's elbow.
Palmotic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bradock scores with a knee to the head.
Bradock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Palmotic.
Palmotic can't find room to land a body shot as Bradock controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Palmotic.
Palmotic lands a hook that snaps the head of Bradock backwards.
Palmotic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Palmotic dodges an elbow strike from Bradock.
Bradock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Palmotic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bradock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Palmotic.
Palmotic struggles to land a body shot inside as Bradock controls his hands.
Palmotic scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmotic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bradock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Palmotic can't find room to land a body shot as Bradock controls the action.
Bradock misses with an elbow strike.
Bradock blocks a body shot from Palmotic.
Palmotic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bradock.
Bradock missing with knees to the body.
Palmotic misses with the head strike.
Bradock missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bradock throws an elbow but misses.
Palmotic throws a punch but it's blocked by Bradock.
Good body shot from Palmotic.
Palmotic tries to work over Bradock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Palmotic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bradock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bradock.
Bradock is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Palmotic is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmotic working aggressively here.
Palmotic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Palmotic presses Bradock against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Palmotic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bradock backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bradock lands an elbow inside.
Palmotic has a couple of punches blocked by Bradock.
Good body shot from Palmotic.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Palmotic.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bradock takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch on the inside from Palmotic fails to land.
Palmotic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Palmotic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Palmotic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Palmotic tries to throw a body punch but Bradock avoids it by throwing Palmotic back against the cage.
Bradock prevents a body shot from Palmotic.
Bradock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Palmotic lands a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hrvoje Palmotic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Loratcho Bradock's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Palmotic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Palmotic with a jab.
Bradock bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Palmotic's head backwards.
Palmotic misses with a body kick.
Bradock scores with a hook.
Bradock takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Palmotic lands with a good body shot.
Palmotic tries to clinch but Bradock is having none of it.
Bradock was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Palmotic tries to land a front kick but Bradock steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bradock moves out of range as Palmotic throws a body kick.
Bradock was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Palmotic is looking to land body kicks.
Palmotic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palmotic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hrvoje Palmotic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palmotic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and Bradock tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmotic lands with a nice body kick.

Palmotic lands a big head kick that sends Bradock tumbling to the mat! Palmotic takes a step backwards and waves Bradock back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Bradock is rocked!
Bradock thumps Palmotic with a low kick.
Bradock has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Palmotic finds it's way round the side to connect with Bradock's head.
Oh Bradock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Palmotic feints and then cracks Bradock's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bradock down.
Bradock seems to have got his legs back now.
Palmotic cracks Bradock on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Bradock falls backwards against the cage. Palmotic follows up with more strikes that drop Bradock to his knees. Palmotic keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Bradock! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hrvoje Palmotic!
Hrvoje Palmotic thanked the fans post fight for their support.