PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barnie Bradstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Radamen Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sanchez's choice of entrance music: Slipknot-Wait and Bleed. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bradstone
vs
Sanchez

180 cm
21
180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

180 cm
24
178 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barnie Bradstone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Radamen Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Bradstone misses its intended target.
Bradstone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanchez is looking to clinch.
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Bradstone as Sanchez shoots in.
Bradstone stuffs the takedown.
Bradstone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Bradstone.
Sanchez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Sanchez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sanchez goes for a takedown attempt but Bradstone pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Barnie Bradstone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Radamen Sanchez.

Sanchez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bradstone is in trouble now - Sanchez has advanced to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradstone throws some wild strikes from the bottom.
Bradstone is squirming around, avoiding Sanchez's attempts to control the action.
Sanchez wants to control but Bradstone has made it back to half guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sanchez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bradstone is looking to control Sanchez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bradstone avoid being mounted?
Bradstone tries to get to full guard but Sanchez has control of the leg.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanchez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bradstone is fending him off so far but Sanchez persists. Nope, Bradstone circles away and we're back to standing.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Bradstone moves out of range.
Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Radamen Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bradstone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Bradstone moves out of range.
Barnie Bradstone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Bradstone sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt.
Sanchez looks gassed!
Sanchez tries to clinch but Bradstone is having none of it.
Bradstone stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanchez. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet.
Bradstone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bradstone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez is looking to clinch but Bradstone is avoiding it.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bradstone cracks Sanchez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bradstone lands a body shot.
A punch combination from Bradstone misses.
Bradstone lands with a hook. Sanchez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sanchez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bradstone sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sanchez somewhat.
Bradstone throws a big shot that misses.
Bradstone misses with a two punch combination.
Bradstone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bradstone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Bradstone misses the shot to the body.
Bradstone swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barnie Bradstone dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sanchez slips under a jab from Bradstone.
A combination from Bradstone does no damage.
Bradstone leaves Sanchez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bradstone misses with a straight right.
Sanchez is looking to clinch.
Bradstone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Bradstone.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Bradstone is having none of it.
Bradstone throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradstone missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanchez shoots for a takedown but Bradstone saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Bradstone moves out of range.
Bradstone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradstone slaps away a takedown attempt from Sanchez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Barnie Bradstone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Radamen Sanchez.
Bradstone throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez's shoulder, as Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
Bradstone throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Sanchez stumbling backwards into the cage! Sanchez bounces back off the cage towards Bradstone, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Bradstone lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Bradstone celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Barnie Bradstone!