PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dmitriy Levitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dmitriy Levitan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Levitan
vs
Bradley

165 cm
28
163 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
163 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dmitriy Levitan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kyle Bradley !
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Levitan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Levitan duly obliges.
Levitan misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab by Bradley .
Bradley throws a jab but it's blocked by Levitan.
Bradley missing with a left hand there. Levitan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dmitriy Levitan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bradley checks a leg kick.
Bradley misses with a straight right.
Levitan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Levitan misses with a hook.
Bradley slips a jab from Levitan.
Levitan looks for the body kick but Bradley saw that one coming.
Levitan tries to close the distance and clinch but Bradley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bradley misses with a looping right.
Levitan lands with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Levitan misses with a hook.
Levitan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Levitan.
Levitan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Levitan swinging wildly here.
Levitan misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Levitan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Levitan missing with a left hand there. Bradley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bradley clobbers Levitan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Levitan is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bradley 's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Levitan throws a jab but it's blocked by Bradley .
Bradley scores with the left hand. Levitan knows he should have avoided that one.
Levitan scores with a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bradley misses with a hook.
Levitan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Levitan throws a sloppy head kick and Bradley moves out of range easily.
Bradley connects with a body shot that sends Levitan's belly button to the back.
Bradley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Levitan.
Bradley lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Levitan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bradley jabs at Levitan's body.
Levitan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bradley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Levitan is looking to score with low kicks.
Bradley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bradley misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley throws a big shot that misses.
Bradley with a hook.
Bradley is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bradley takes a swing at Levitan's ribcage but misses.
Bradley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Levitan.
A swing and a miss from Bradley .
Levitan throws a shot from downtown. Bradley moves away and avoids it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bradley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Levitan is trying to push Bradley away but Bradley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice left hand lands by Bradley .
Bradley avoiding damage.
Bradley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bradley stalling in the clinch but Levitan improves position.
Bradley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bradley lands with a left to the head.
Bradley keeps control of Levitan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levitan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bradley lands a body punch.
Levitan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Levitan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Levitan tries to work over Bradley 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Levitan misses with a punch to the body.
Levitan tries to land knees in the clinch but Bradley avoids the damage to the body.
Bradley throws an elbow that misses.
Bradley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bradley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Levitan backwards.
Levitan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Bradley .
Bradley misses with a body punch.
Bradley working aggressively here.
Bradley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Levitan backwards.
Levitan trying to control the position but instead, Bradley has worked for underhooks and has pushed Levitan into the cage.
Levitan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levitan blocks the elbow strike.

Levitan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Levitan.
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 swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bradley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Levitan.
Levitan misses with a body kick.
Levitan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bradley lands a nice hook to Levitan's body. Levitan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Levitan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bradley throws a looping overhand right but Levitan ducks down to avoid it.
Bradley dodges the punch combination from Levitan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Levitan slips under a jab from Bradley .
Bradley moves out of range of the leg kick from Levitan.
A big right from Levitan misses.
Bradley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Levitan has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Bradley dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Levitan sizes up Bradley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Levitan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good leg kick by Levitan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Levitan throws a series of punches but Bradley moves out of range.
Bradley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bradley thuds his right hand into Levitan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bradley misses the jab.
Levitan blocks a jab.
Levitan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Levitan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Levitan throws a sloppy head kick and Bradley moves out of range easily.
Levitan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Levitan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bradley under the eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Levitan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Levitan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bradley 's head backwards.
Bradley looks to land a right hand but Levitan moved out of range.
Bradley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Levitan doesn't seem bothered though.
Levitan misses with a series of wild punches.
Levitan misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley with a jab.
Levitan misses with a few strikes there.
Levitan misses with a combination
enabling Bradley to counter with a crisp jab.
Levitan slips under a jab.
Bradley connects with a right hand. Levitan shakes it off.
Levitan misses with a double jab
and Bradley counters with a straight right hand.
Levitan doesn't manage to clinch there - Bradley circles away.
Levitan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bradley lands a body shot.
Levitan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Levitan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Levitan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bradley .
Levitan tries to clinch there but Bradley circles away.
A leg kick checked by Bradley .
Levitan misses with a double jab
and Bradley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bradley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley connects with a nice looking jab.
Bradley swats away the attempt to clinch by Levitan.
Levitan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Levitan is rocked!
Bradley misses with a looping left.
Bradley moves out of range as Levitan throws a body kick.
Levitan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oh Levitan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bradley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Levitan tries a head kick but it misses.
Levitan seems to have got his legs back now.
Levitan lands a nice hook to Bradley 's body. Bradley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Levitan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Levitan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Levitan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Levitan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bradley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Levitan's head backwards.
Levitan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bradley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Levitan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bradley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Levitan was well out of range. Poor timing from Bradley .
Dmitriy Levitan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bradley scores with a decent looking hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Levitan.
Bradley scores with a decent looking hook.
Bradley blocks the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Levitan.
Bradley staying out of range there.
Levitan scores with a shot to the body.
Levitan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Levitan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bradley throws a hook to the side of Levitan's head but Levitan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Levitan misses with a wild body shot.
Bradley walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Levitan jabs Bradley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Levitan takes one on the button.
Bradley lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bradley avoids the head kick by Levitan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Levitan.
Decent striking displayed by Bradley there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levitan wants to clinch up but Bradley keeps it at a distance.
Bradley misses with an uppercut.
Bradley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bradley ducks right into an uppercut from Levitan.
A telegraphed right hand from Levitan misses the target.
Levitan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bradley moves away.
Levitan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bradley is out of range.
Bradley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Levitan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bradley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Levitan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bradley .
Bradley shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Levitan eats them both and turns towards Bradley to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bradley connects with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Levitan. Bradley shrugs it off though.
Levitan misses with a double jab.
Bradley throws out a loose jab but Levitan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Levitan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Levitan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Bradley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Levitan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bradley .
Levitan doesn't manage to clinch there - Bradley circles away.
Bradley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bradley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Levitan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bradley .
Levitan looks for the body kick but Bradley saw that one coming.
Bradley looks to land a left hand but Levitan moved out of range nicely.
Levitan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bradley .
Levitan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Levitan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bradley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Levitan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bradley 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Levitan cracks Bradley with a good jab.
Bradley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Levitan.
Bradley connects with the punch.
Levitan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bradley .
Bradley looks to land a left hand but Levitan moved out of range nicely.
Bradley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Levitan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Levitan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Levitan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Levitan does no damage.
Bradley slips a jab and a cross from Levitan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Levitan walks into a jab.
Bradley 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Levitan under the eye.
Levitan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bradley throws an overhand right that lands on Levitan's shoulder, as Levitan tries to avoid the shot.
Bradley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Levitan doesn't seem bothered though.
Levitan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Levitan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bradley .
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Levitan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bradley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bradley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Levitan takes one to the chin there.
Levitan throws a jab when Bradley was well out of range.
A big left from Levitan misses.
Bradley lands a nice shot to the body.
Levitan slips under a jab.
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 cracks Levitan with a good jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levitan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bradley scores with a jab.
Bradley works Levitan's body with a nice hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bradley .
Levitan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bradley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jab, jab by Bradley - just one landing.
Bradley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bradley works the jab nicely.
Levitan missing with a left hand there. Bradley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Levitan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Levitan throws a head kick that misses.
Levitan throws a right and a left that Bradley avoids nicely.
Bradley throws a hook but Levitan avoids it easily.
Levitan lands a jab to Bradley 's midsection.
Bradley throws a leg kick but Levitan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bradley 's corner calls for a 1-2. Bradley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levitan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bradley .
Bradley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Levitan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Levitan tries a head kick but it misses.
Bradley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bradley misses with a hook.
Bradley just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Bradley does it's job there.
Levitan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bradley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Levitan needs to keep his hands up - Bradley had a free shot at his head there.
Bradley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Levitan.
Bradley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bradley scores with a jab to the head.
Bradley does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bradley scores with a nice head shot.
Bradley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Levitan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Levitan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Donk. Bradley catches Levitan right on the button with a cross.
Levitan moves out of range of the strikes.
A thudding body kick lands there by Levitan!
Jab from Bradley .

Bradley moves into range and clinches up with Levitan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Levitan.
Levitan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Levitan throws an elbow that misses.
Bradley prevents a body shot from Levitan.
Bradley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Levitan backwards.

Levitan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A combination from Levitan does no damage.
Bradley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Levitan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bradley tries to land a leg kick but Levitan saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Bradley really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bradley lands a jab.
Bradley misses the jab.
Levitan throws a leg kick which misses Bradley 's front leg but catches the back leg as Bradley tries to avoid it.
Levitan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bradley .
Bradley cracks Levitan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Levitan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Levitan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kyle Bradley seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Levitan drives through and clinches with Bradley against the cage.
Levitan throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Levitan throws an elbow but misses.
Levitan trying to control the position but instead, Bradley has worked for underhooks and has pushed Levitan into the cage.
Bradley tries to land knees in the clinch but Levitan avoids the damage to the body.
Levitan is looking to control Bradley 's arms but Bradley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Levitan has his back to the cage.
Levitan with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley throws an elbow but it misses.
Bradley displaying some good clinch control by pressing Levitan up against the cage.
Kyle Bradley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bradley as Levitan tries to tie him up.

Levitan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Levitan rushes Bradley and presses him up against the cage.
Levitan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bradley is defending well for now.

Levitan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Levitan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Levitan moves forwards but Bradley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bradley misses with a straight left.
Levitan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bradley will feel that in the morning.
Bradley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Levitan misses with a wild combination.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Bradley cracks Levitan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levitan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bradley momentarily.
A bone on bone clash there as Bradley blocks the leg kick.
Levitan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bradley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bradley misses with a straight right.
Levitan misses with a straight left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Bradley .
Levitan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bradley .
Levitan misses with a body punch
and Bradley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Levitan thinking.
Levitan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bradley 's head.

Bradley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bradley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bradley lands with a left to the head.
Bradley managing to block the knees to the body from Levitan.
Bradley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Levitan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bradley missing with knees to the body.
Levitan takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levitan is trying to force a seperation but Bradley has the dominant position.
A short right from Bradley .
Bradley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Levitan lands an uppercut.
Bradley lands a nice elbow.
Levitan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bradley has Levitan pushed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Levitan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bradley 's elbow.
Levitan tries to stall but Bradley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bradley lands an uppercut.
Bradley blocks a body shot from Levitan.

Bradley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Levitan throws a sloppy head kick and Bradley moves out of range easily.
Bradley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levitan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bradley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Levitan gets tackled into the cage by Bradley . Bradley maintains the clinch.
Levitan blocks the elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bradley .
Bradley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Levitan working hard to break the clinch.
Levitan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Levitan.
Bradley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bradley has a couple of punches blocked by Levitan.
Levitan is looking to break free of the clinch but Bradley has double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bradley lands with a short shot to the head.

Bradley 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Levitan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bradley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Bradley dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Bradley checks the leg kick nicely there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Levitan checks a leg kick.
Bradley connects with a body shot.
Levitan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bradley digs a good body shot into Levitan's ribs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Levitan.
Bradley tries to clinch there but Levitan circles away.

Bradley lands a big right hand that sends Levitan crashing to the mat! Bradley stays standing though and waves Levitan back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bradley cracks a nice hook into Levitan's ribs.
Levitan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bradley fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Levitan to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Levitan looks to clinch but Bradley throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Levitan taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kyle Bradley !
Kyle Bradley is the new lightweight champion!