PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barry Badridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quest Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Badridge
vs
Love

191 cm
31
194 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

170 cm
23
192 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

[IMMA] DTK Designs (Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Barry Badridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Quest Love!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badridge throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Love tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Badridge avoids the head kick by Love.
Love dodges the punch combination from Badridge.
Badridge misses with a hook
and Love counters with a right hand to the body.
Badridge avoids the head kick by Love.
Love misses with a body kick.
Badridge misses with a hook.
Badridge looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Love loads up on a big right hand but Badridge slips the punch.
Love throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badridge staying out of range there.
Badridge misses with a hook.
Love swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Badridge misses with a takedown attempt - Love sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Love throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Badridge misses with an uppercut
and Love counters with a nice body shot.
Love throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Badridge throws a jab but it's blocked by Love.
Love smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Love takes one on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Love steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Badridge.
Badridge throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Love sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Love thows a body shot but no joy.
Love circles away from the clinch attempt.
Love lands with a straight right. Badridge didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Badridge chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Love can pounce on him.
Badridge drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Love ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Badridge moves away.
Love scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love misses with an uppercut. Badridge saw that one coming.
Badridge scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice sprawl there from Love as Badridge shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry Badridge. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Badridge has closed the distance and engaged Love in a clinch.

Love escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Badridge scores with a hook to the body. Love takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Love pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Love takes one on the button.
Badridge defending well as Love loads up on a big left hand.
Love lands with a good body shot.
Badridge throws a jab when Love was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Badridge misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Badridge uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Love.
Love swings for the body but Badridge moves out of range.
Quest Love seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Love pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Love takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Love slaps away a takedown attempt from Badridge, before circling back to the center of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Badridge lands a nice shot that snaps Love's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quest Love dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Love looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Badridge tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Love manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Love throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Badridge uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Love.
Love misses with a looping right.
Love stuns Badridge with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Badridge rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Love moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A left and a right from Badridge both land. Nice combination.
Love throws a sloppy head kick and Badridge moves out of range easily.
Horrible takedown by Badridge or perhaps it was just good defense by Love which made him look bad.
Badridge paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Quest Love seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badridge tries to clinch but Love moves out of range.
Badridge will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Badridge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Love was well out of range. Poor timing from Badridge.
A left lands for Badridge.
Love connects with a body shot.
Good exchange - Badridge coming out on top.
Love is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Badridge rather than just go for the knockout.
Love misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Badridge looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Love.
Love fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Badridge takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice shot by Love.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Love misses with a body kick.
Love misses with a body shot.
Love throws a head kick but Badridge moves out of range.
Badridge missing with a left hand there. Love was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Love tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love throws a body kick that misses.
Love lands a slapping body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Badridge.
Love throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Love looks to score with a jab to the body but Badridge is just out of range.
Love takes a swing at Badridge's ribcage but misses.
Badridge tries to clinch up but Love circles away and keeps his distance.
A swing and a miss from Badridge.
Badridge looks to score with a jab to the body but Love is just out of range.
Love avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badridge tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Love manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Badridge fails to land with a series of punches.
Badridge uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Love.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Love, as that shot connected.
Badridge goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Love throws the kick towards the body but Badridge avoids it.
Love throws a shot from downtown. Badridge moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Love thows a body shot but no joy.
Badridge is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Badridge throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Badridge feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Loves jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Quest Love will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Love dodges the punch combination from Badridge.
Badridge lands the left hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Badridge is defended easily by Love.
Love throws a hook to the side of Badridge's head but Badridge sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Love throws a good cross that connects.
Love misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Love is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Badridge.
Badridge gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badridge swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Love fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Badridge manages to avoid it.
Love blocks a jab.
Badridge throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quest Love is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Love lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Love misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Badridge.
Badridge is trying hard to land a takedown here. Love sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Badridge ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Badridge. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Badridge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barry Badridge is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Love throws a hook but Badridge blocks it.
Barry Badridge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quest Love is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Love finds it's target.
Badridge throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Love.
Love loads up on a big right hand but Badridge slips the punch.
Nice sprawl there from Love as Badridge shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry Badridge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Love throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Left hook, right uppercut from Badridge.
Badridge fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Love.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love connects with a right hand. Badridge shakes it off.
Badridge takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Badridge rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Love counters with a right hand to the body.
Love takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Badridge takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Love looks to score with a jab to the body but Badridge is just out of range.
Love connects with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Badridge. Those never looked like landing.
Badridge throws a lazy uppercut
and Love counters with a good low kick that Badridge was not able to check.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Love misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badridge tries to clinch up.
Love scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Badridge doesn't seem bothered though.
Love punishes Badridge's body with a nice straight punch.
Badridge swinging wildly here.
Badridge takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Love slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab from Love.
Love moves into range and connects with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Love.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quest Love comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Love winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quest Love!
Our winner, Quest Love, 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.