PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rip Snorten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Bradstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snorten comes to the cage accompanied by Learn to fly. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Snorten
vs
Bradstone

180 cm
24
190 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

182 cm
23
190 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

King of Fists

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rip Snorten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Drake Bradstone!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snorten checks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bradstone.
Bradstone lands a leg kick that knocks Snorten off balance momentarily.
Bradstone throws a leg kick
enabling Snorten to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the body from Bradstone misses
and Snorten counters with a nice uppercut.
Snorten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bradstone manages to avoid it.
Snorten throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bradstone tried to score with a low kick but Snorten checks it.
Bradstone misses with a hook
and Snorten counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bradstone thinking.
Snorten slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Snorten throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bradstone throws a chopping leg kick but Snorten manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Snorten takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradstone throws an off balance right hand
and Snorten makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bradstone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Snorten moves away.
Snorten throws a body punch but Bradstone moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snorten blocks the body kick.
Bradstone scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bradstone looks to land a right hand but Snorten moved out of range.
Bradstone tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Snorten moves out of range of the body kick.
Bradstone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bradstone throws a head kick that misses.
Bradstone tries to bum rush Snorten with a series of wild strikes but Snorten uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bradstone lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Snorten has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Snorten and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Snorten looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Danga de danga de dang - Snorten scores with a four punch combination!
Bradstone misses with an uppercut
and Snorten cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Snorten takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snorten misses with a looping left.
Bradstone throws an off balance right hand
and Snorten counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Snorten.
Snorten wants to slow Bradstone down by chopping away at his legs.
Snorten stuns Bradstone with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Snorten definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bradstone throws a head kick that misses.
Bradstone takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Snorten cracks Bradstone with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bradstone looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bradstone misses with a right hand
and Snorten counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bradstone avoids the body shot from Snorten.
Bradstone misses the shot to the body.
Snorten appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bradstone lands a nice looking body shot.
Bradstone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crunch! Bradstone slams his shin into Snorten's torso.
Bradstone connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Snorten throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradstone buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Snorten scores with a shot to the body.
Snorten connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bradstone. Bradstone circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Snorten fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bradstone checks it well.
Snorten bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Snorten displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bradstone.
Snorten cracks Bradstone with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bradstone shoots and misses
and Snorten counters with a left to the body.
Snorten is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bradstone throws a push kick but Snorten slaps the foot to one side.
Snorten will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Snorten scores with the left hand. Bradstone knows he should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradstone swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Snorten to counter with a crisp jab.
Bradstone misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradstone fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Snorten is out of range.
Bradstone lands a leg kick that knocks Snorten off balance momentarily.
Nice cross by Snorten.
Snorten misses the shot to the body.
A low kick from Bradstone is predictable there

and Snorten counters with a crisp one two that drops Bradstone! Snorten thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bradstone to his feet! Bradstone is in big trouble!

Bradstone is rocked!
Bradstone doesn't manage to clinch there - Snorten circles away.
Bradstone is still on wobbly legs! Can Snorten finish him?
Snorten scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bradstone looks to land a body kick but Snorten moved away.
As Bradstone looks to move away, Snorten throws a big counter combo but Bradstone just gets out of the way.
Bradstone seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bradstone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Snorten.
A low kick from Bradstone is predictable there
and Snorten counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bradstone finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rip Snorten dominated that round.
That's time! Snorten's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Snorten takes a swing at Bradstone's ribcage but misses.
Bradstone walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Snorten checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Snorten appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bradstone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bradstone misses with a body kick.
Bradstone misses with a left hand
and Bradstone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Snorten lands with a shot to the body.
Bradstone misses with a head kick.
Bradstone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Snorten.
Snorten rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bradstone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Snorten punishes Bradstone's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snorten scores with a decent looking hook.
Snorten lands a body shot.
Bradstone throws a push kick but Snorten slaps the foot to one side.
Snorten is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bradstone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Snorten was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bradstone.
Bradstone tries to close the distance and clinch but Snorten swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rip Snorten is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradstone takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Snorten is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bradstone can do to turn this around?
Bradstone tried to score with a low kick but Snorten checks it.
Snorten catches Bradstone with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bradstone cracks a nice hook into Snorten's ribs.
Rip Snorten is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Snorten checks a low kick from Bradstone.
A low kick from Bradstone misses
and Snorten counters with a nice body shot.
Bradstone is breathing heavily.
Snorten takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Snorten misses with a body shot.
Snorten gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Snorten lands a slapping body shot.

Snorten lands a big right hand that sends Bradstone crashing to the mat! Snorten stays standing though and waves Bradstone back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snorten stuns Bradstone with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bradstone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorten scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bradstone doesn't seem bothered though.
Snorten cracks Bradstone with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Snorten lands a nice hook to Bradstone's body. Bradstone takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Snorten.
Snorten keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Snorten blocks the body kick.
Bradstone on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bradstone attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Snorten takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bradstone shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Snorten sprawls well. Snorten wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bradstone gets slowly back to his feet.
Snorten throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snorten misses with a wild body shot.
Bradstone throws a push kick but Snorten slaps the foot to one side.
Snorten throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Snorten works Bradstone's body with a nice hook.
Bradstone misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Snorten with a nice cross.
Left hook, right uppercut from Snorten.
Snorten shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bradstone eats them both and turns towards Snorten to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Snorten throws a body shot but no joy.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bradstone might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Snorten has got the better of the exchanges.
Bradstone misses with a double jab
and Snorten counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snorten throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bradstone.
Bradstone throws a head kick that misses.
Snorten was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snorten looks to score with a jab to the body but Bradstone is just out of range.
Bradstone lands with a slapping head kick.
That kick from Snorten tenderised Bradstone's leg. Bradstone is trying to keep his angry face on.
Snorten is looking to wear down Bradstone with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Snorten misses with a low kick.
Bradstone throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Snorten fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bradstone has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Snorten comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bradstone cracks Snorten with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bradstone throws a head kick that misses.
Bradstone misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bradstone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bradstone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Snorten tests Bradstone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rip Snorten dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Snorten throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bradstone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bradstone throws a leg kick but Snorten sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Snorten lands a right hook to the body.
Snorten digs a good hook to Bradstone's body.
A shot to the body from Bradstone misses
and Snorten connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bradstone blocks a leg kick.
Bradstone has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Snorten throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bradstone wants to clinch but Snorten slips to the side
and Snorten counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Snorten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradstone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Snorten can pounce on him.
Bradstone throws a head kick that misses
and Snorten counters with a stiff right hand.
Bradstone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bradstone misses with a low kick.
A quick step to the side and Snorten tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Snorten lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradstone throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Snorten counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Snorten scores with a jab.

Snorten feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Bradstone sprawling to the canvas! Bradstone rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Snorten finish him?!
Bradstone takes one on the button.
Snorten cracks Bradstone with a left hook right on the temple and Bradstone goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Snorten lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Bradstone is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rip Snorten!
A very excited looking Rip Snorten made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.