PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nate Skate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Bradshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nate Skate could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Buck Bradshaw's chin.

Skate
vs
Bradshaw

182 cm
24
182 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
198 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nate Skate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buck Bradshaw!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skate misses with a head kick.
Skate ducks under a wild hook from Bradshaw.
Skate on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bradshaw shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Skate as he jumps to the side.
Skate stuns Bradshaw with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bradshaw misses with a few strikes there.

Skate looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bradshaw wants to get back to full guard.
Skate thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bradshaw's head.
Bradshaw is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skate seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Skate sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bradshaw defending well though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bradshaw manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Skate wants to control from the top but Bradshaw keeps moving.
Skate postures up in Bradshaw's guard and throws a big left but Bradshaw blocks it.
Bradshaw wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bradshaw is on top in guard.
Bradshaw throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Skate looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bradshaw is one step ahead there.
Bradshaw postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bradshaw throws a strike but Skate rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Skate stopping the sweep attempt from Bradshaw.
Skate throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bradshaw works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Bradshaw is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Skate defends well.
Bradshaw manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Skate manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skate trying to control the position.

Skate looking for a guillotine here but Bradshaw defends easily.
Bradshaw throwing strikes from guard but Skate blocks nicely.
Bradshaw throws a strike but Skate rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bradshaw has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Bradshaw is looking to sinch up a triangle. Skate throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Bradshaw's body to avoid the submission. Bradshaw has instead reached around Skate's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Bradshaw arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Buck Bradshaw!