PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Duawne Bradberry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Keller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Bradberry
vs
Keller

170 cm
21
158 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

169 cm
25
154 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duawne Bradberry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Keller!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Bradberry catches Keller right on the button with a cross.
Keller misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bradberry has been working on his boxing with his coaches at DUDES GYM...inc..CBK in the buildup to the fight.
Keller gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bradberry counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Bradberry clinches up with Keller and pushes him back against the cage.
Bradberry pressing his opponent against the cage.
Keller is trying to force a seperation but Bradberry has the dominant position.
Bradberry tries to break free but Keller pushes him back against the cage.
Keller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bradberry blocks it with crossed arms.
Bradberry has had enough of the clinch but Keller keeps him there for the moment.
Keller goes for a takedown attempt but Bradberry pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Keller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Keller tries to close the distance and clinch but Bradberry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bradberry.
Bradberry lands a jab.

Bradberry pushes Keller up against the cage in a clinch.

Bradberry is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Keller can't fight it off and eventually Bradberry manages to take the fight to the floor. Keller looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bradberry stands up over Keller, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bradberry tries to free his leg and advance position but Keller is retaining full guard.
Bradberry has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Keller not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keller is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bradberry is trying to get back to full guard.
Bradberry is staying active underneath Keller, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradberry tries to roll over but Keller keeps him under control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradberry is pressing down on Keller's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Keller is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bradberry is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bradberry has escaped and now he's on top!

Keller is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bradberry defends well.
Bradberry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bradberry working some strikes from top position.
Bradberry preventing the sweep.
Bradberry passes Keller's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradberry wants to stand up but Keller is controlling the position.
Bradberry working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Keller tries to get to full guard but Bradberry has control of the leg.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Keller is not content to let Bradberry control the position.
Bradberry looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bradberry seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bradberry prevents Keller from improving his position.
Bradberry drops an elbow to the side of Keller's head.
Keller taking some punishment here, with Bradberry in his half guard.
Bradberry working over Keller with some ground and pound. Keller looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bradberry sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bradberry working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Bradberry.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradberry seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Keller has hold of Bradberry's hands but Bradberry slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bradberry wants to control but Keller is keeping him busy.

Bradberry wants to work for an arm triangle but Keller is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bradberry works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bradberry scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Keller is squirming around, avoiding Bradberry's attempts to control the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bradberry punishing his opponent with strikes.

Bradberry is working for a guillotine from mount but Keller frees his head quite easily.
Keller is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duawne Bradberry dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bradberry lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Bradberry closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bradberry lands in his opponent's guard.
Bradberry throwing strikes from guard but Keller blocks nicely.

Keller is looking for a triangle but Bradberry pushes his legs off easily.
Bradberry lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Duawne Bradberry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Keller wants to sweep here but Bradberry controlling him for the moment.
Bradberry trying to control but Keller is working from the bottom.

Bradberry postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Keller is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bradberry, into his guard.
Keller wants to control from the top but Bradberry keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradberry is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bradberry is working hard here to advance position.
Keller trying to control but Bradberry is working from the bottom.

Bradberry working for a triangle but Keller defends it easily.
Keller preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bradberry has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Keller can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bradberry is trying to keep Keller in close.
Bradberry manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Keller manages to get himself to full guard.
Bradberry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Keller not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bradberry won't allow Keller to get back to his feet.
Bradberry with a nice head shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bradberry scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Keller escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bradberry gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bradberry postures up and lands a big shot to Keller's brow.
Bradberry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bradberry lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Keller can't keep his opponent in guard - Bradberry advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bradberry seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Bradberry is working for a kimura but Keller is defending it quite comfortably.
Bradberry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Keller can do to turn this around?
Keller is trying to stand back up but Bradberry is controlling him
Keller gets full guard.
Bradberry lands a couple of elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradberry is in close to Keller's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradberry cracks Keller with a solid left hand.
Bradberry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bradberry lands a couple of elbows.

Bradberry drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Keller manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bradberry has Keller in his guard.
Bradberry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Bradberry escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Keller gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Bradberry escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Keller gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keller trying to control the position from guard on top but Bradberry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duawne Bradberry dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Keller drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Keller tries to clinch but Bradberry moves out of range.
Keller takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Keller shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Bradberry counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Keller has momentary wrist control but Bradberry slips an elbow through the middle.
Bradberry works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bradberry looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bradberry landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradberry lands strikes from half guard.

Bradberry is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bradberry wants to pass the guard but Keller is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keller trying to control here.
Bradberry working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bradberry lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bradberry working over Keller with some ground and pound. Keller looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Keller trying to control from the bottom.
Bradberry lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Keller on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Keller has hold of Bradberry's hands but Bradberry slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradberry is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bradberry is taking a breather. Keller says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Bradberry is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Keller doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bradberry.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keller is trying to stand back up but Bradberry is controlling him
Bradberry slips a nice elbow through Keller's hands, connecting with Keller's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bradberry lands a nice short elbow.
Bradberry works his foot free and advances to mount.

Bradberry has hold of Keller's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Keller manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keller is in a horrible position here. Bradberry smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bradberry is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Keller can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bradberry cracks Keller with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bradberry unloading with bombs!
Bradberry raining down hammerfists from mount.
Keller tries to hold on but Bradberry pushes him away.
Bradberry landing strikes, looking to finish!
Keller tries to lock up and control but Bradberry gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bradberry landing strikes, looking to finish!

Keller is rocked!
Keller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keller in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Keller is still in real trouble! Can Bradberry finish him?
Bradberry lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Keller is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradberry landing punches.
A big strike lands for Bradberry! That's really hurt Keller and he's turned his back - Bradberry keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Bradberry jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duawne Bradberry!