PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darius Kniezelis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abe Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bradley is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Doesn't Remind Me -Audioslave. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kniezelis
vs
Bradley

186 cm
25
172 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

181 cm
26
178 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Kniezelis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abe Bradley!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kniezelis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bradley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bradley goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
No joy there for Kniezelis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've been informed that Bradley has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kniezelis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kniezelis walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bradley.
Kniezelis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bradley's head.
Kniezelis throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradley is looking to land body kicks.
Kniezelis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kniezelis.
Jab by Kniezelis.

It looks like Abe Bradley has been cut.
Kniezelis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kniezelis blocks a head kick by Bradley.
Bradley throws a sloppy head kick and Kniezelis moves out of range easily.
Kniezelis slips a jab and a cross from Bradley.
Kniezelis misses with a two punch combination.
Bradley misses with a head kick.
Kniezelis fails to land with a series of punches.
Kniezelis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bradley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kniezelis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bradley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kniezelis.
Bradley looks winded!
Kniezelis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bradley.
Bradley is looking to land body kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bradley moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Bradley.
Kniezelis digs a good body shot into Bradley's ribs.
Kniezelis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bradley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bradley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kniezelis dodges the punch combination from Bradley.
Kniezelis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kniezelis is looking to wear down Bradley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kniezelis lands a jab to the nose.
Bradley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kniezelis.
Kniezelis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bradley takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kniezelis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kniezelis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at BLACKSMITH GYM - THE 25 Coach Las Vegas Mega-Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Kniezelis fails to land with a series of punches.
Kniezelis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Bradley misses.
Bradley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bradley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Kniezelis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kniezelis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bradley lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kniezelis blocks a head kick by Bradley.
Bradley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kniezelis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That has opened up Abe Bradley's cut even more.
Kniezelis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kniezelis is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kniezelis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kniezelis avoids the head kick by Bradley.
Bradley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kniezelis connects with a body shot.
Bradley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A combination from Kniezelis does no damage.
Kniezelis throws a series of punches but Bradley moves out of range.
Bradley throws a head kick that misses.
Kniezelis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kniezelis throws a shot to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bradley. Kniezelis shrugs it off though.
A shot to the liver by Kniezelis. Beautiful body shot.
Bradley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bradley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kniezelis works over Bradley's head and body with a nice combination.
Kniezelis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bradley lands a high kick!
Bradley throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kniezelis's head.
Kniezelis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bradley at a distance.
Kniezelis blocks a head kick by Bradley.
Kniezelis looks to land a combination but Bradley avoids it well.
Bradley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kniezelis circles away quickly and effectively.
Kniezelis looks to land a combination but Bradley avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kniezelis.
Bradley takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kniezelis crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bradley - the referee stops the clock and Kniezelis gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bradley. Kniezelis manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kniezelis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bradley lands a front kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bradley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kniezelis scores with a body shot.
Bradley dodges the punch combination from Kniezelis.
Some wild striking there from Bradley.
Bradley misses with a head kick.
Kniezelis pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bradley back to the cage. Kniezelis follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kniezelis throws a one two combo.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bradley.
Bradley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bradley throws a sloppy head kick and Kniezelis moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kniezelis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kniezelis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Bradley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice cross by Kniezelis.
Kniezelis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bradley circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darius Kniezelis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abe Bradley's cut.
That's time! Kniezelis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bradley scores with a head kick. Kniezelis tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nice shot by Kniezelis.
Kniezelis blocks the body kick.
Bradley tries a head kick but it misses.
Kniezelis shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bradley eats them both and turns towards Kniezelis to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bradley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kniezelis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kniezelis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bradley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Kniezelis.
Kniezelis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kniezelis lands a two punch combo.
Kniezelis misses with a two punch combination.
Bradley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bradley misses with a double jab.
Bradley throws a head kick but Kniezelis moves out of range.
Darius Kniezelis is winning the standup battle so far.
Kniezelis fakes the leg kick and cracks Bradley in the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kniezelis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kniezelis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bradley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kniezelis punishes Bradley's body with a nice straight punch.
Kniezelis connects with a looping right hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Kniezelis scores with a four punch combination!
Bradley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bradley. Kniezelis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darius Kniezelis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kniezelis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kniezelis blocks a head kick by Bradley.
Kniezelis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bradley takes a swing at Kniezelis's ribcage but misses.
Bradley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bradley misses with a kick to the body.
Kniezelis lands a jab.
Kniezelis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bradley.
Kniezelis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bradley looks for the body kick but Kniezelis saw that one coming.
Bradley throws a sloppy head kick and Kniezelis moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bradley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kniezelis.
Bradley misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kniezelis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bradley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Bradley misses.
Kniezelis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kniezelis throws a head kick but Bradley moves out of range.
Kniezelis throws a right hand that Bradley ducks under and follows up with a left that Bradley also avoids with ease.
Bradley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bradley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kniezelis is looking to land body kicks.
Bradley throws a head kick but Kniezelis moves out of range.
Kniezelis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bradley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kniezelis misses with a wild combination.
Bradley throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kniezelis scores with a jab. Bradley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kniezelis.
Bradley connects with a high kick.
Kniezelis throws a one two combo.
No joy there for Kniezelis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bradley throws a head kick but Kniezelis moves out of range.
Kniezelis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bradley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kniezelis.
Bradley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kniezelis scores with a body shot.
Kniezelis feints and then cracks Bradley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bradley down.
Kniezelis will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kniezelis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bradley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bradley misses with a double jab.
Bradley lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kniezelis takes a step back to recover.
Kniezelis jabs at Bradley's body.
Jab, jab by Kniezelis - just one landing.
A head kick misses from Bradley.
No joy there for Bradley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Bradley.
Bradley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bradley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kniezelis looks to land a combination but Bradley avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Bradley.
Bradley tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kniezelis fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Bradley. Those never looked like landing.
Kniezelis lands a two punch combo.
Bradley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kniezelis.
Bradley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kniezelis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kniezelis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bradley moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kniezelis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kniezelis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bradley misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Bradley misses.
Kniezelis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darius Kniezelis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Abe Bradley'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bradley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kniezelis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kniezelis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bradley walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kniezelis.
Kniezelis throws a right hand that Bradley ducks under and follows up with a left that Bradley also avoids with ease.
Decent striking displayed by Kniezelis there.
Kniezelis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bradley misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from Bradley.
Bradley dodges the punch combination from Kniezelis.
Bradley tries to land a front kick but Kniezelis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kniezelis shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bradley eats them both and turns towards Kniezelis to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kniezelis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kniezelis misses with a double jab.
Kniezelis lands a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bradley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kniezelis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kniezelis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bradley.
Bradley tries a head kick but it misses.
Kniezelis scores with a jab to the body.
Bradley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bradley tries to bum rush Kniezelis with a series of wild strikes but Kniezelis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kniezelis thuds a left hand into Bradley's body.
Bradley connects with a high kick.
Kniezelis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kniezelis blocks a head kick by Bradley.
Kniezelis misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick from Bradley lands but Kniezelis takes it in his stride.
Kniezelis jabs Bradley right on the nose. Bradley blinks but takes it well.
Bradley throws a head kick that misses.
Bradley throws a head kick that misses.
A nice combination there by Kniezelis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley lands a head kick!
Nice straight punches there by Kniezelis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kniezelis.
Kniezelis throws a body punch but Bradley moves out of range.
Bradley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kniezelis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bradley dodges the punch combination from Kniezelis.
Bradley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kniezelis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kniezelis dodges the punch combination from Bradley.
Kniezelis cracks Bradley with a right hand to the side of the head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bradley!
Bradley throws a head kick but Kniezelis moves out of range.
Kniezelis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bradley misses with a wild body shot.
Kniezelis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bradley throws out a loose jab but Kniezelis uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Kniezelis misses.
Kniezelis blocks a head kick by Bradley.
Kniezelis blocks a head kick by Bradley.
Kniezelis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kniezelis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bradley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kniezelis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kniezelis lands a jab-cross combination.
Bradley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kniezelis.
Kniezelis connects with an inside leg kick.
Bradley throws a right hand that Kniezelis ducks under and follows up with a left that Kniezelis also avoids with ease.
Bradley has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bradley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kniezelis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bradley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bradley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kniezelis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bradley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kniezelis tries to bum rush Bradley with a series of wild strikes but Bradley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bradley slips a straight right by Kniezelis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley misses with a wild combination.
Kniezelis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bradley circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice body kick from Bradley.
A head kick misses from Bradley.
Kniezelis scores with a sloppy right hand. Bradley should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kniezelis stuns Bradley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bradley just misses with a punch to the body.
Kniezelis takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kniezelis blocks a head kick by Bradley.
Kniezelis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bradley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Darius Kniezelis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kniezelis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abe Bradley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bradley throws a right and a left that Kniezelis avoids nicely.
Kniezelis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kniezelis misses with the combination.
Bradley throws a sloppy head kick and Kniezelis moves out of range easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darius Kniezelis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kniezelis 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darius Kniezelis!