PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trace Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Jade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bradley might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pantera - 5 Minutes Alone. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Bradley
vs
Jade

190 cm
20
223 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
205 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Knock Out Artistry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trace Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kevin Jade!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradley slips under a jab.
Bradley defending well as Jade loads up on a big left hand.
Jade misses with a looping right.
Bradley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jade.
Bradley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bradley tries to bum rush Jade with a series of wild strikes but Jade uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bradley staying out of range there.
Jade thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bradley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Bradley rushes Jade and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jade wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jade wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Bradley manages to break the clinch.
Bradley throws a nice looking combination but Jade bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Bradley rushes Jade and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jade has a couple of punches blocked by Bradley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bradley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bradley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jade works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Jade shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jade was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jade punching from mount but Bradley doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jade prevents Bradley from getting the reversal.

Jade swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bradley is now in Jade's guard. A big mistake from Jade there, giving up the dominant position!
Jade not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bradley scoring with some ground and pound.
Jade wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jade trying to keep a closed guard but Bradley is proving a slippery customer.
Bradley working some strikes from top position.

That's two 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.
Jade pulls Bradley in to control the position.
Bradley controlling from the top position.
Jade 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.

Jade has his foot on Bradley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bradley works his way back into a safe position though.
Bradley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jade is trying to keep Bradley in close.

Bradley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jade has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bradley has managed to get both his arms back between Jade's legs - danger averted.
Bradley passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jade is looking to control Bradley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jade avoid being mounted?
Bradley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jade does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bradley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bradley with the ground and pound but Jade uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bradley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Jade had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bradley defends it easily.
Jade is adopting a defensive guard.
Bradley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bradley trying to control but Jade is working from the bottom.
Bradley wants to pass the guard but Jade is keeping the position.
Jade trying to keep a closed guard but Bradley is proving a slippery customer.
Jade controlling the position.
Bradley trying to control the position from guard on top but Jade is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jade checks a low kick from Bradley.
Trace Bradley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bradley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jade keeps the fight on the outside.
Jade shoots in and drives through. Bradley sprawls well.
The fighters circling - Jade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Jade closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bradley did well to prevent Jade getting side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Jade dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bradley clinches.

Bradley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bradley stuffs the takedown attempt from Jade. Jade gets slowly back to his feet.
Bradley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jade bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bradley doesn't manage to clinch there - Jade circles away.
Jade needs to keep his hands up - Bradley had a free shot at his head there.
Bradley slips a straight right by Jade.
Jade misses with an attempted mid kick.

Bradley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jade, pushing him back against the cage.

Bradley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Bradley clinches with his opponent.
Bradley keeps control of Jade as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Bradley breaks from the clinch.
Bradley staying out of range there.
Bradley jabs at Jade's body.
Jade throws a hook but Bradley blocks it.
Bradley tries to close the distance and clinch but Jade swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jade is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley tries to clinch up.
Jade throws a lazy right hand but Bradley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Bradley moves into range and clinches up with Jade.

Bradley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Bradley rushes Jade and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bradley keeps control of Jade as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Bradley breaks the clinch.
Bradley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jade.

Jade shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jade was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Jade moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Bradley has worked his arm free - good work by Bradley!
Bradley regains half guard, as Jade was trying to land strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley trying to hold on to Jade's head to control him but Jade postures up.
Jade trying to control the action but Bradley is working from the bottom.
Bradley is pressing down on Jade's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bradley trying to control the position.
Jade pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bradley is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jade won't allow Bradley to get back to his feet.
Bradley keeping full guard, as Jade tries to pass.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bradley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jade moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jade is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bradley sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bradley staying out of range there.
Bradley throws out a loose jab but Jade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bradley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jade finds it's way round the side to connect with Bradley's head.
Jade might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jade throws out a loose jab but Bradley uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bradley looks to score with a jab to the body but Jade is just out of range.
Jab from Jade.
Bradley moves in looking to clinch but Jade pushes him off.
Jade swats away the attempt to clinch by Bradley.
Bradley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bradley stuffs the takedown.
Trace Bradley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Jade.
Bradley tries to close the distance and clinch but Jade swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bradley ducks under a wild hook from Jade.
Jade looks to land a right hand but Bradley moved out of range.
Jade shoots for a double leg takedown but Bradley sprawls well. He's pushed Jade's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jade throws a hook but Bradley blocks it.
Bradley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jade.
A jab from Jade misses.

Bradley takes the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Bradley.

Bradley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trace Bradley dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bradley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jade looks to throw the jab but Bradley is out of range.
No joy there for Jade, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jade missing with a left hand there. Bradley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bradley misses with a wild body shot.

Jade tries to keep at a distance but Bradley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bradley content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jade throws a head punch that misses.

Bradley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jade shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bradley but Bradley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bradley with a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bradley scores with the left hand. Jade knows he should have avoided that one.
Bradley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Trace Bradley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bradley leaves Jade with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bradley stuffs the takedown attempt from Jade. Jade gets slowly back to his feet.
Trace Bradley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Jade.
Bradley tries to close the distance and clinch but Jade swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bradley clinches.

Bradley breaks from the clinch.
Jade fails to land with a series of punches.
Bradley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jade.
Bradley lands a nice shot to the body.
Bradley lands a with a good body shot.
Jade takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bradley moves in looking to clinch but Jade pushes him off.
Jade walks into a left hand.
The fighters circling - Jade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bradley staying out of range there.
Bradley lands with a nice body punch.
Jade drops his hands momentarily and Bradley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jade takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A shot to de liver by Bradley. Beautiful body shot.
Bradley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bradley moves out of range as Jade strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jade shoots in and drives through. Bradley sprawls well.
Bradley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bradley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jade gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Jade closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jade lands in his opponent's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jade trying to control the position from guard on top but Bradley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jade stops Bradley from standing up.
Bradley keeping full guard, as Jade tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jade controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jade thows a big elbow that misses.
Jade wants to pass the guard but Bradley is keeping the position.
Jade sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bradley's guard.
Bradley is trying to stand up here but Jade is controlling him well.

Jade is looking for a kimura but Bradley is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jade to get the leverage.
Jade seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

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.
Jade tries to pass to full mount but Bradley defends it.
Jade wants to take a breather but Bradley is having none of it.
Jade works his way into full mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jade throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trace Bradley clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bradley just misses with a punch to the body.
Jade avoids a kick to the body.
Jade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bradley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jade.
Jade chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bradley can pounce on him.
Bradley lands with a right hand.
Bradley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jade looks to land a left hand but Bradley moved out of range nicely.
Bradley throws a jab but it's blocked by Jade.
Jade throws a jab when Bradley was well out of range.
Jade's corner calls for a 1-2. Jade obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jade tries for a takedown but Bradley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bradley swings for the body but Jade moves out of range.
A big right from Bradley misses.

Bradley closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Jade's face as he tries to break the clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Bradley lands a nice elbow.
Jade swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Bradley breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jade waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bradley.
Jade throws a big shot that misses.

Bradley drives through and clinches with Jade against the cage.
Bradley works on Jade's body with a couple of short punches.

Bradley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jade tries for a takedown but Bradley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bradley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bradley wants to clinch up but Jade keeps it at a distance.
Bradley slips under a jab from Jade.
Jade throws a hook to the side of Bradley's head but Bradley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bradley tries to close the distance and clinch but Jade swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bradley works over Jade's head and body with a nice combination.
Bradley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bradley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bradley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jade.
Bradley slips a jab from Jade.
Jade loads up on a big right hand but Bradley slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bradley.

Jade scores with a takedown into Bradley's guard.
Jade stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bradley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jade trying to control but Bradley is working from the bottom.
Jade throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bradley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jade is controlling him.
Bradley keeping moving, preventing Jade from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bradley wants to clinch.
Jade circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bradley takes one to the chin there.
Bradley throws a big shot that misses.

Jade shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bradley's guard.
Jade slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jade is looking to take a break and control but Bradley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bradley is trying to control Jade's posture but Jade avoids it.
Jade trying to control the position but Bradley is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Kevin Jade will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Jade lands a glancing blow to the side of Bradley's head.
Jade dances in with a quick combination. Bradley is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Jade snaps Bradley's head back. Bradley stumbles backwards against the cage. Jade steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Bradley's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Bradley just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kevin Jade!