PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conan Ends It (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conan Ends It has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bradley
vs
Ends It

189 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 London, Josh Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Conan Ends It!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bradley is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ends It's half guard.
Bradley stalling.
Ends It tries to roll over but Bradley keeps him under control.
Ends It tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Bradley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bradley prevents Ends It from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ends It flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bradley is controlling the pace.
Ends It wants to get back to his feet.
Bradley takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ends It is looking to improve his position.
Bradley lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ends It throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Ends It wants to get back to his feet.
Well, if Bradley is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bradley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ends It on the ground.
Ends It missing with punches from the bottom.
Bradley trying to mount his opponent but Ends It defends it.
Bradley prevents Ends It from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ends It looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ends It has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Bradley instigates a clinch.

Bradley turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Bradley is looking to take a break and control but Ends It is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bradley is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Bradley cracks Ends It with a big elbow.
Ends It takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ends It misses with a strike from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ends It wants to get back to his feet.
Bradley cracks Ends It with a big right hand but Ends It just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
A lull in the action here.

Bradley is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ends It knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bradley is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Ends It tries to buck Bradley off but Bradley is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ends It is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Ends It is looking for a sweep.

Bradley decides to stand back up. Bradley steps back and let's Ends It get back to his feet.
Bradley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ends It throws an overhand right that lands on Bradley's shoulder, as Bradley tries to avoid the shot.
Conan Ends It seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bradley closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ends It to the mat! Ends It manages to get full guard.
Bradley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bradley prevents Ends It from getting back to his feet.
Bradley lands a couple of digs.

Bradley gets to his feet. Ends It looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bradley sizes up Ends It with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Ends It gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Bradley dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bradley looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Bradley is looking for a kimura but Ends It is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bradley to get the leverage.

Ends It looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ends It wants to get back to his feet.
Ends It is in trouble now - Bradley has advanced to mount!
Bradley putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Bradley stands up from mount. Strange move.

Bradley shoots in and bounces Ends It off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ends It is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bradley is aware though and is defending well.
Ends It tries to strike from the bottom.
Bradley is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ends It is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bradley sitting in guard here, content to control.

Bradley avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ends It trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bradley looking to pass the guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bradley circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bradley counters with a two punch combo.

Bradley clinches up with Ends It and pushes him back against the cage.

Bradley breaks from the clinch.

Bradley has taken the fight to the clinch.

Bradley breaks from the clinch.

Bradley gets a clinch.

Bradley jumps guard and drags Ends It to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ends It wants to stand but Bradley is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bradley looking for a sweep. Not yet Bradley, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ends It trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ends It trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bradley managing to control the position.
Ends It throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bradley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bradley looking for a sweep. Not yet Bradley, not yet.
Bradley seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Bradley closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bradley lands in his opponent's guard.
Bradley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ends It has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bradley off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Bradley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ends It, pushing him back against the cage.
Ends It tries to pull guard but Bradley holds him up against the cage and eventually Ends It drops back down to his feet.

Bradley lands a takedown into guard.
Bradley slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Bradley decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Bradley dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ends It checks a leg kick.
Ends It pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ends It throws a jab but it's blocked by Bradley.
Bradley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ends It checks it well.

Bradley looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ends It!
Ends It is trying to escape the mount.
Bradley unloading with bombs!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ends It is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Bradley takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley blocks Ends It's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Bradley is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ends It can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ends It tries to reverse the position but Bradley maintains control.
Bradley controlling the position easily from mount.

Bradley is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ends It can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Josh Bradley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Bradley is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ends It has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ends It working to try and regain half guard.
Bradley sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bradley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ends It can do to turn this around?
Ends It is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Ends It is looking to improve his position but Bradley isn't that keen on the idea.
Bradley takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ends It is trying to escape the mount.
Bradley with good strikes from the mount here!
Bradley connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ends It throwing hammer fists to the chest of Bradley. What's that going to do exactly?
Bradley controlling the position easily from mount.
Ends It in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Bradley stands up from mount. Strange move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bradley pushes Ends It up against the cage in a clinch.
Conan Ends It has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Bradley jumps guard and drags Ends It to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bradley on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bradley tries to get out of the position.
Ends It throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bradley seems keen to control Ends It's posture.
Ends It postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ends It loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bradley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ends It's guard.
Bradley lands a couple of digs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ends It is looking to stand up but Bradley isn't so interested in that idea.
Bradley slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Josh 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:26

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