PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Milton Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adolf Ellenberger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bradley comes to the cage accompanied by Two Steps From Hell - Archangel. Ellenberger is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Blitztkrieg. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bradley
vs
Ellenberger

169 cm
19
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
20
184 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Crippler's Corner

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Milton Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adolf Ellenberger!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellenberger misses with a leg kick.
Bradley tries to close the distance and clinch but Ellenberger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bradley checks the leg kick.
Bradley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bradley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ellenberger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ellenberger throws a head kick but Bradley moves out of range.
Bradley is looking to clinch.
Bradley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ellenberger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bradley doesn't manage to clinch there - Ellenberger circles away.
Ellenberger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ellenberger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ellenberger lands a jab to the head.

Bradley takes the fight into the clinch.
Ellenberger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ellenberger blocks the elbow strike.
Bradley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ellenberger managing to block the knees to the body from Bradley.
Ellenberger avoiding damage as Bradley throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bradley.
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!
Ellenberger gets through Bradley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellenberger tries to work over Bradley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bradley unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bradley.
Bradley blocks a body shot from Ellenberger.
Bradley looking to throw knees to the head but Ellenberger is blocking nicely.
Bradley missing with knees to the body.
Ellenberger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bradley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bradley throws an elbow but misses.
Bradley putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ellenberger in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ellenberger looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ellenberger is defending well for now.
Ellenberger takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Adolf Ellenberger has been cut.
Bradley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bradley lands a knee to the body.
Bradley trying to land knees to the body.
Bradley throws an elbow but it misses.
Ellenberger managing to block the knees to the body from Bradley.
Ellenberger is leaning against Bradley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ellenberger misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bradley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ellenberger blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice elbow from Bradley.
Bradley tries a knee to the head but Ellenberger blocks it.
Bradley tries a knee to the head but Ellenberger blocks it.
Ellenberger blocks an elbow strike.
Bradley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ellenberger.
Ellenberger lands a knee to the body.
Bradley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bradley managing to block the knees to the body from Ellenberger.
Bradley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bradley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ellenberger is defending well for now.
Bradley missing with knees to the body.
Bradley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ellenberger is defending well for now.
Ellenberger trying to land knees to the body.
Ellenberger avoiding damage as Bradley throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellenberger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bradley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ellenberger avoids it.
Ellenberger avoiding damage as Bradley throws knees to the body.
Bradley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bradley prevents a body shot from Ellenberger.
Bradley scores with a knee to the head.
Ellenberger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bradley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ellenberger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ellenberger.
Bradley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ellenberger is defending well for now.
Ellenberger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Milton Bradley has been cut.
Ellenberger misses with a knee strike.
Ellenberger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Ellenberger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ellenberger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bradley wants to clinch.
Bradley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ellenberger paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellenberger throws a head kick that misses.
Bradley tries to clinch there but Ellenberger circles away.
Bradley moves in looking to clinch but Ellenberger pushes him off.
Bradley tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ellenberger counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bradley tries to clinch but Ellenberger is having none of it.
Bradley closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ellenberger counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Ellenberger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bradley checks the leg kick.
Ellenberger tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bradley is able to avoid easily.
Bradley tries to clinch but Ellenberger moves out of range.
Bradley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ellenberger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bradley is looking to clinch but Ellenberger is avoiding it.
Ellenberger throws a combination. Bradley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ellenberger circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ellenberger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Milton Bradley will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A telegraphed right hand from Ellenberger misses the target.
Bradley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bradley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ellenberger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ellenberger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bradley manages to avoid it.
Adolf Ellenberger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bradley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ellenberger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bradley tries to clinch up
and Ellenberger counters with a nice uppercut.
Bradley tries to clinch up
and Ellenberger counters with a head kick.

Bradley is rocked!
Bradley doesn't manage to clinch there - Ellenberger circles away.
Bradley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bradley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ellenberger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bradley tries to clinch up
and Ellenberger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oh Bradley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley tries to clinch up.
Bradley seems to have got his legs back now.
Ellenberger swats away the attempt to clinch by Bradley.
Ellenberger tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bradley is able to avoid easily.
Bradley tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Ellenberger counter with a right hand.
Bradley darts in trying to clinch
and Ellenberger counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Milton Bradley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ellenberger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bradley's sensitive parts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bradley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ellenberger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ellenberger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ellenberger cracks the inside of Bradley's front leg.
Ellenberger tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bradley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bradley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Ellenberger drops Bradley with a beautiful combination! Bradley stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ellenberger is looking for the KO!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ellenberger throws a low kick but Bradley avoids it.
Bradley tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ellenberger counters with an outside leg kick.
Bradley tries to clinch up but Ellenberger circles away and keeps his distance.
Bradley is looking to clinch.
Bradley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ellenberger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ellenberger keeps the fight on the outside.
Ellenberger looks to land a combination but Bradley avoids it well.

Bradley has closed the distance and engaged Ellenberger in a clinch.
Milton Bradley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bradley connects with a knee to the head.
Ellenberger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ellenberger avoids a wild elbow strike from Bradley.
Bradley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bradley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bradley misses with an elbow strike.
Ellenberger misses with a knee to the head.
Bradley trying to land knees to the body.
Bradley lands a knee to the head.
Ellenberger misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellenberger tries to work over Bradley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ellenberger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bradley blocks an elbow strike from Ellenberger.
Bradley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ellenberger avoids it.
Bradley missing with knees to the body.
Bradley looking to throw knees to the head but Ellenberger is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ellenberger swings wildly with an uppercut but Bradley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ellenberger crunches a lovely knee into Bradley's ribcage.
Ellenberger tries a knee to the head but Bradley blocks it.
Bradley misses with an elbow strike.
Bradley tries to land knees in the clinch but Ellenberger avoids the damage to the body.
Ellenberger gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bradley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ellenberger.
Bradley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ellenberger.
Ellenberger 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.
Ellenberger lands a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellenberger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bradley misses with an elbow strike.
Ellenberger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bradley misses with a knee to the head.
Ellenberger has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bradley trying to land knees to the body.
Ellenberger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bradley lands an elbow inside that Ellenberger shrugs off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ellenberger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ellenberger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ellenberger managing to block the knees to the body from Bradley.
Bradley missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bradley.
Ellenberger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bradley avoids it.
Ellenberger blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ellenberger takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bradley misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Bradley.
Bradley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ellenberger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adolf Ellenberger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Ellenberger wants to land a leg kick but Bradley is out of range.
A jab from Ellenberger finds it's way through Bradley's defenses.
Bradley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ellenberger is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ellenberger misses with a leg kick.
Ellenberger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bradley.
Good shot there by Ellenberger.
Ellenberger takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bradley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ellenberger throws out a loose jab but Bradley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bradley moves to clinch but Ellenberger breaks away
and Ellenberger counters with an outside leg kick.
Bradley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ellenberger throws a front kick aimed at Bradley's knee but Bradley avoids it well.
Bradley wants to clinch.
Ellenberger circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellenberger lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ellenberger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bradley is looking to clinch but Ellenberger is avoiding it.
Ellenberger misses with a straight right.
Bradley darts in trying to clinch
and Ellenberger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ellenberger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ellenberger swats away the attempt to clinch by Bradley.
Ellenberger swats away the attempt to clinch by Bradley.
Bradley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ellenberger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bradley tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ellenberger counters with a thumping low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ellenberger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ellenberger throws out a loose jab but Bradley uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley doesn't manage to clinch there - Ellenberger circles away.
Bradley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ellenberger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bradley tries to close the distance and clinch but Ellenberger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bradley moves in looking to clinch but Ellenberger pushes him off.
Bradley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ellenberger cracks the inside of Bradley's front leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bradley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ellenberger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ellenberger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ellenberger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ellenberger keeps the fight on the outside.
Ellenberger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bradley wants to clinch up but Ellenberger keeps it at a distance.
Ellenberger scores with a jab. Bradley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bradley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bradley closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ellenberger counters with a good low kick that Bradley was not able to check.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellenberger throws a head kick that half lands.
Some bone on bone action there as Bradley checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bradley tries to clinch there but Ellenberger circles away.
Ellenberger fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bradley is out of range.
Ellenberger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bradley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ellenberger connects with an inside leg kick.
Bradley tries to clinch but Ellenberger moves out of range.
Bradley moves to clinch but Ellenberger breaks away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bradley tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ellenberger counters with a good low kick that Bradley was not able to check.
Ellenberger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Ellenberger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ellenberger looks to land a body kick but Bradley moved away.
Ellenberger throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellenberger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bradley moves away.
Ellenberger throws a push kick but Bradley slaps the foot to one side.
Ellenberger shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ellenberger keeps the fight on the outside.
Bradley dodges the punch combination from Ellenberger.
A swing and a miss from Ellenberger.
Bradley looks to clinch
and Ellenberger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ellenberger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bradley closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ellenberger counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bradley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ellenberger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bradley moves in looking to clinch but Ellenberger pushes him off.
Ellenberger throws a hook but Bradley avoids it easily.
Bradley fails with an attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adolf Ellenberger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ellenberger has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adolf Ellenberger!
Our winner, Adolf Ellenberger, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.