|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Burnside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Bradshell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
21
265 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
|
190 cm
18
235 lbs
0 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
|
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Leonard Burnside!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Eddie Bradshell!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradshell doesn't manage to clinch there - Burnside circles away.
Bradshell is looking to clinch but Burnside is avoiding it.
Bradshell tries to clinch there but Burnside circles away.
Eddie Bradshell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bradshell wants to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Burnside. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Burnside.
Bradshell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bradshell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burnside.
Bradshell tries to clinch up but Burnside circles away and keeps his distance.
A swing and a miss from Burnside.
Bradshell walks into a stiff left hand from Burnside.
Bradshell is rocked!
Bradshell wants to clinch up but Burnside keeps it at a distance.
Bradshell is still on wobbly legs! Can Burnside finish him?
Burnside misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burnside misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bradshell tries to clinch but Burnside is having none of it.
Bradshell seems to have recovered his senses.
Bradshell slips a jab and a cross from Burnside.
Burnside throws a hook but Bradshell avoids it easily.
Bradshell wants to clinch up but Burnside keeps it at a distance.
Burnside with a jab.
That has opened up Eddie Bradshell's cut even more.
No joy there for Burnside, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Burnside.
Burnside could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Burnside swinging wilding here.
Bradshell closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnside wants to get back to striking at distance but Bradshell won't allow it.
Bradshell with a knee to the head.
Bradshell has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Burnside avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Burnside wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Burnside breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burnside misses with an uppercut. Bradshell saw that one coming.
Bradshell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burnside lands with a nice combination. Bradshell backs away looking to recover.
Bradshell moves in looking to clinch but Burnside pushes him off.
Bradshell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bradshell tries to clinch up.
Burnside connects with the punch.
Burnside throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Burnside misses its intended target.
Bradshell staying out of range there.
Burnside misses with a straight left.
Bradshell tries to clinch there but Burnside circles away.
Bradshell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burnside.
Burnside misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burnside is breathing heavily.
Burnside throws a nice looking combination but Bradshell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burnside avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradshell slips a straight right by Burnside.
Burnside fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burnside looks to land a right hand but Bradshell moved out of range.
Bradshell tries to clinch but Burnside is having none of it.
Burnside misses with the combination.
A right-left combo lands from Burnside.
Bradshell wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bradshell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bradshell tries to clinch up but Burnside circles away and keeps his distance.
Burnside throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bradshell on the side of the head.
Burnside keeps the fight on the outside.
Bradshell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burnside circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burnside swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bradshell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bradshell is looking to clinch but Burnside is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnside lands with a nice combination. Bradshell backs away looking to recover.
The cut above Eddie Bradshell's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bradshell is looking to clinch.
Bradshell wants to clinch up but Burnside keeps it at a distance.
Bradshell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burnside paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burnside goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bradshell tries to clinch but Burnside is having none of it.
Bradshell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burnside swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bradshell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burnside paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bradshell is looking to clinch but Burnside is avoiding it.
Bradshell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burnside swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burnside connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bradshell. Bradshell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Burnside is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Burnside throws an overhand right that lands on Bradshell's shoulder, as Bradshell tries to avoid the shot.
Burnside throws a looping overhand right but Bradshell ducks down to avoid it.
Burnside looks to land a combination but Bradshell avoids it well.
Burnside paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bradshell tries to clinch but Burnside moves out of range.
Bradshell moves in looking to clinch but Burnside pushes him off.
Bradshell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Burnside misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradshell tries to clinch there but Burnside circles away.
Burnside fails to land with a series of punches.
Burnside misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bradshell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bradshell goes for a takedown attempt but Burnside pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bradshell wants to clinch up but Burnside keeps it at a distance.
Bradshell tries to clinch up but Burnside circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bradshell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bradshell moves in looking to clinch but Burnside pushes him off.
Burnside is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Burnside lands with a hook. Bradshell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bradshell tries to clinch there but Burnside circles away.
Burnside misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bradshell instigates a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bradshell.
Burnside breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burnside fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bradshell tries to clinch but Burnside is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Burnside dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eddie Bradshell's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A combination from Burnside does no damage.
Bradshell moves out of range of the strikes.
Bradshell tries to clinch up.
Leonard Burnside is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burnside throws a series of punches but Bradshell avoids them all with ease.
Burnside misses with a few strikes there.
Bradshell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burnside throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bradshell is looking to clinch but Burnside is avoiding it.
Bradshell tries to clinch but Burnside moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bradshell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burnside swats away the attempt to clinch by Bradshell.
Bradshell is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burnside scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Burnside misses with a double jab.
Burnside looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burnside misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bradshell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bradshell doesn't manage to clinch there - Burnside circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Burnside misses the target.
Bradshell tries to clinch but Burnside is having none of it.
Bradshell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burnside paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bradshell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bradshell tries to clinch up.
Bradshell has managed to clinch.
Burnside blocks an uppercut.
Burnside wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Burnside can't break the clinch.
Burnside is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bradshell throws a punch but it's blocked by Burnside.
Burnside breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bradshell clinches up against the cage.
Bradshell is leaning against Burnside and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bradshell is working for takedown but Burnside is calmly controlling the position for now.
Burnside wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bradshell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Burnside is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bradshell misses with a body punch.
Burnside breaks the clinch.
Bradshell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Burnside scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bradshell has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bradshell there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradshell tries to clinch there but Burnside circles away.
Burnside lands a two punch combo.
Burnside circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burnside throws a hook to the side of Bradshell's head but Bradshell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
No joy there for Burnside, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bradshell tries to clinch but Burnside is having none of it.
Burnside throws a jab but it's blocked by Bradshell.
Bradshell gets a clinch.
Burnside breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bradshell tries to clinch up but Burnside circles away and keeps his distance.
Burnside jabs Bradshell right on the nose. Bradshell blinks but takes it well.
Bradshell moves in looking to clinch but Burnside pushes him off.
Leonard Burnside is winning the standup battle so far.
Burnside fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bradshell on the side of the head.
Bradshell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bradshell moves in looking to clinch but Burnside pushes him off.
Bradshell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Burnside finds it's way round the side to connect with Bradshell's head.
Burnside lands a lovely overhand right.
Burnside goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradshell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Burnside finds it's way round the side to connect with Bradshell's head.
Burnside misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradshell tries to close the distance and clinch but Burnside swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burnside swats away the attempt to clinch by Bradshell.
Bradshell tries to clinch up.
Burnside tries for a takedown but Bradshell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bradshell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burnside misses with a looping right.
Bradshell tries to clinch there but Burnside circles away.
Burnside throws a series of punches but Bradshell avoids them all with ease.
Bradshell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burnside scores with a nice head shot.
A jab from Burnside misses.
Bradshell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bradshell tries to close the distance and clinch but Burnside swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burnside rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bradshell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burnside swats away the attempt to clinch by Bradshell.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bradshell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Burnside scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bradshell dodges the punch combination from Burnside.
Bradshell wants to clinch up but Burnside keeps it at a distance.
Burnside keeps the fight on the outside.
Burnside misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bradshell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bradshell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burnside misses with a double jab.
Bradshell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Burnside, pushing him back against the cage.
Bradshell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Burnside lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bradshell goes for a takedown in the clinch but Burnside prevents it.
Burnside breaks from the clinch.
Burnside thuds his right hand into Bradshell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Burnside fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bradshell fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Burnside misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Burnside dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eddie Bradshell's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Burnside misses with a looping left.
Bradshell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bradshell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bradshell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Burnside throws a right hand that Bradshell ducks under and follows up with a left that Bradshell also avoids with ease.
Burnside scores with a nice strike.
Burnside throws a series of punches but Bradshell avoids them all with ease.
Bradshell wants to clinch up but Burnside keeps it at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Burnside.
Burnside rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bradshell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice defenses there by Bradshell.
Bradshell moves in looking to clinch but Burnside pushes him off.
Burnside connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bradshell tries to clinch there but Burnside circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradshell tries to clinch up.
Bradshell tries to clinch up but Burnside circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bradshell tries to clinch but Burnside is having none of it.
Burnside misses with a straight right.
A punch combination from Burnside misses.
Burnside scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradshell wants to clinch.
Burnside throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bradshell moves in looking to clinch but Burnside pushes him off.
Burnside keeps the fight on the outside.
Bradshell slips a straight right by Burnside.
A punch combination from Burnside misses.
Bradshell closes the distance and clinches.
Burnside wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Burnside wants to break free but Bradshell has control.
Bradshell lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bradshell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bradshell goes for a takedown attempt but Burnside pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Burnside swats away the attempt to clinch by Bradshell.
Burnside throws a nice looking combination but Bradshell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bradshell rushes Burnside and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Burnside breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burnside throws a hook to the side of Bradshell's head but Bradshell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burnside circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bradshell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burnside throws out the jab.
Burnside circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burnside scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bradshell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burnside swats away the attempt to clinch by Bradshell.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bradshell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bradshell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burnside swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burnside scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Burnside will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bradshell tries to clinch up but Burnside circles away and keeps his distance.
Bradshell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burnside paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A left lands for Burnside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bradshell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradshell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bradshell is looking to clinch but Burnside is avoiding it.
Bradshell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burnside.
Burnside throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bradshell on the side of the head.
Burnside swats away the attempt to clinch by Bradshell.
Bradshell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burnside looks to land a right hand but Bradshell moved out of range.
Bradshell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burnside throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bradshell is looking to clinch.
A slow jab from Burnside misses its intended target.
Burnside throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bradshell.
Bradshell tries to close the distance and clinch but Burnside swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bradshell doesn't manage to clinch there - Burnside circles away.
Burnside circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Burnside scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Burnside throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bradshell slips under a jab.
Bradshell tries to clinch there but Burnside circles away.
Burnside shoots in and bounces Bradshell off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bradshell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bradshell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Burnside's guard.
Bradshell postures up in Burnside's guard and throws a big left but Burnside blocks it.
Bradshell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Burnside is keeping the position for now.
Burnside has Bradshell pulled in close to control his posture.
Bradshell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bradshell throwing strikes but missing.
Eddie Bradshell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bradshell stopping the sweep attempt from Burnside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonard Burnside showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Burnside, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonard Burnside!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
64% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
