PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Myles Bradford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Byron Wickline (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bradford
vs
Wickline

185 cm
27
150 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

175 cm
28
155 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Myles Bradford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Byron Wickline!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wickline throws a nice looking combination but Bradford bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Wickline scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Wickline seems to be working for a kimura but Bradford defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Wickline is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Wickline wants to work for an arm triangle but Bradford is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wickline prevents Bradford from standing back up.

Wickline looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bradford wants to get back to his feet.

Wickline seems to be looking for submissions.
Bradford knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wickline on the ground.

Bradford makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Wickline dodges the punch combination from Bradford.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wickline checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wickline shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bradford defends it nicely.
Wickline throws a series of punches but Bradford moves out of range.
Bradford really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bradford throws a series of punches but Wickline avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Wickline.
Wickline fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bradford avoids it really well and circles away.
Bradford scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bradford scores with a one two! Wickline had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wickline throws a series of punches but Bradford moves out of range.
Bradford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wickline.
Wickline's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bradford connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wickline scrambles back to his feet.
Wickline fails to land the takedown.
Myles Bradford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Byron Wickline.
Bradford slips a jab and a cross from Wickline.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wickline gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

It looks like Byron Wickline has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wickline throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bradford defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wickline.
Wickline throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wickline looks winded!
Bradford misses with a two punch combination.
Bradford throws a right and a left that Wickline avoids nicely.
Wickline misses with a few strikes there.
Wickline is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bradford sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Bradford scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Bradford working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bradford lands an elbow.
Wickline is trying to improve his position.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bradford is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wickline has escaped the position, nice work there.

Bradford is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wickline has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bradford working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bradford in side control, throwing shots but Wickline defends.
Wickline is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wickline sneaks back into half guard.
Wickline is not content to let Bradford control the position.

Wickline is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bradford pulls his head out easily.

Wickline looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Bradford is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wickline sees it coming and defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wickline tries to get to full guard but Bradford has control of the leg.
Wickline is refusing to be controlled, as Bradford sits in half guard.

Wickline is defending against the submission attempts here by Bradford.

Bradford is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wickline is just riding it out for now. Bradford eventually gives up the hold.

Wickline looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bradford wants to take a breather but Wickline is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Bradford is looking for a kimura but Wickline is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bradford to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Myles Bradford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Byron Wickline's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wickline misses with a two punch combination.
Wickline misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab from Bradford.
Wickline misses with a takedown attempt - Bradford sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wickline shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bradford defends it nicely.
A lazy left from Bradford finds it's target.
Bradford lands a two punch combo.
Bradford throws a combination that misses
and Wickline counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wickline misses with a few strikes there.
Wickline swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wickline avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bradford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wickline throws a nice looking combination but Bradford bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Bradford closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wickline manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bradford's best efforts.
Myles Bradford overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wickline is breathing heavily.

Wickline looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bradford is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wickline has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wickline tries to get to full guard but Bradford has control of the leg.
Wickline makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wickline.

Wickline had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bradford defends it easily.
Bradford wants to control from the top but Wickline keeps moving.

Wickline is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bradford defends well.
Bradford works over Wickline with some ground and pound from guard.
Bradford stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wickline swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wickline had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bradford defends it easily.

Wickline is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bradford is aware though and is defending well.

Bradford avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bradford forces his way into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bradford is working for a submission of some sort.
Bradford scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Wickline looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Bradford is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bradford throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bradford seems to be working for a kimura but Wickline defends the submission attempt.
Bradford missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Bradford is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wickline has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bradford wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wickline keeps working.
Bradford not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Wickline actively working from the bottom here.

Wickline is defending against the submission attempts here by Bradford.
Bradford throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wickline actively working from the bottom here.

Bradford seems to be looking for submissions.

Bradford looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Wickline looking for submissions off his back.

Wickline actively working from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bradford is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Wickline looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Myles Bradford dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Byron Wickline's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Wickline throws a series of punches but Bradford avoids them all with ease.
Wickline scores with a three punch combo!
Byron Wickline seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wickline throws a right and a left that Bradford avoids nicely.
Wickline closes the distance and clinches up with Bradford, looking for a takedown. Wickline pushes Bradford against the cage but Bradford circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wickline misses with a series of wild punches.
Bradford throws a nice looking combination but Wickline bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wickline rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bradford moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bradford lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wickline backs up against the cage.
Bradford cracks a nice hook into Wickline's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradford bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Bradford feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bradford sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wickline's guard.
Bradford missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bradford throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Bradford is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Wickline actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wickline blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bradford.
Bradford keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bradford looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wickline with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Wickline looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Bradford is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wickline doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bradford.

Bradford is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wickline defends it well.

Bradford seems to be looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wickline looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wickline is looking for a sweep. Bradford is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Byron Wickline has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bradford sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wickline defending well though.
Bradford wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wickline keeps working.

Wickline actively working from the bottom here.
Bradford is trying to control. Wickline wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

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

Wickline actively working from the bottom here.
Bradford thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wickline's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wickline is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bradford scores with a couple of nice shots.

Wickline looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bradford is working for a submission of some sort.
Bradford missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Wickline actively working from the bottom here.

Wickline is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bradford pulls his head out easily.

Bradford is working for a kimura but Wickline is defending it quite comfortably.

Wickline looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bradford is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bradford is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Wickline is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bradford pulls his head out easily.

Wickline actively working from the bottom here.
Bradford throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Wickline looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Bradford is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Wickline is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bradford pulls his head out easily.
Myles Bradford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bradford is working for a kimura but Wickline is defending it quite comfortably.

And that's the end of the fight!
Myles Bradford showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bradford 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Myles Bradford!
A less than humble Myles Bradford misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.