PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Giorgio Jacques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bradley has chosen Ride Of The Valkyries as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jacques
vs
Bradley

178 cm
20
182 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

185 cm
26
178 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Cage Wars Nutrition
Cage Wars Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Giorgio Jacques!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Bradley!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jacques scores a takedown into full mount!
Bradley is bucking up trying to escape but Jacques cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bradley is trying desperately to improve position.
Bradley is in a horrible position here. Jacques smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bradley swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Jacques controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jacques wants to control the pace but Bradley is squirming around nicely.
Jacques scoring with strikes but Bradley is staying in there.
Jacques with a couple of short strikes.
Bradley is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jacques landing shots from mount.
Bradley is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bradley flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacques avoids the attempt from Bradley to control.
Bradley keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jacques looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jacques has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bradley is trying desperately to improve position.
Bradley is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jacques trying to control but Bradley is having none of it.
Bradley is trying to escape the mount.
Jacques lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bradley hang on?
Jacques controlling the position easily from mount.
Jacques looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jacques looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bradley is looking to get to half guard.
Jacques controlling the position easily from mount.
Bradley really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley tries to buck Jacques off but he can't manage it.
Bradley is looking to improve his position but Jacques isn't that keen on the idea.
Jacques controlling his opponent.
Bradley tries to lock up and control but Jacques gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jacques sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jacques scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bradley?
Jacques sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacques avoids the attempt from Bradley to control.
Jacques lands a big elbow.
Bradley flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Bradley takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bradley is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jacques landing strikes from the mount.
Bradley is looking to improve his position but Jacques isn't that keen on the idea.
Jacques landing strikes from the mount.
Jacques blocks Bradley's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Bradley is in a horrible position here. Jacques smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jacques lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bradley digs a good body shot into Jacques's ribs.
Jacques shoots for a takedown but Bradley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bradley tries to clinch there but Jacques circles away.
Dan Bradley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Bradley does no damage.
Jacques circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jacques throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bradley's waist but Bradley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jacques off to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacques moves out of range as Bradley strikes.
Jacques avoids the body shot from Bradley.
Bradley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jacques is out of range.
Jacques slips a jab from Bradley.
Jacques avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bradley throws a big shot that misses.
Jacques ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jacques has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giorgio Jacques. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bradley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jacques.
Jacques swats away the attempt to clinch by Bradley.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jacques's hands.
Bradley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Jacques.

Bradley looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jacques!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Bradley working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Jacques is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jacques manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jacques wants to control but Bradley is keeping busy.
Jacques is trying to get back to full guard.
Bradley trying to control from half guard but Jacques is working away.
Jacques avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bradley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Bradley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jacques closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bradley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bradley is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jacques's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jacques's back!
Even with his hooks in, Bradley manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jacques trying to control the position but Bradley manages to sink in the hooks.
Will Bradley go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Bradley is not going to allow Jacques to sit and survive in this position.
Giorgio Jacques overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jacques rolls, trying to escape but Bradley keeps control of the position.
Bradley misses with punches from the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bradley patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Jacques looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Jacques is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bradley is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bradley misses with punches from the back.
Jacques breaks Bradley's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Bradley throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jacques misses with a takedown
and Bradley counters with a body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bradley misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacques checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bradley misses with an uppercut. Jacques saw that one coming.
Jacques misses with a takedown attempt
and Bradley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jacques displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bradley throws out the jab.
Bradley throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jacques.
Bradley misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Jacques doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bradley counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giorgio Jacques. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bradley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Jacques counters with a shoot takedown. Bradley fights it but they end up in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley wants to stand and escape but Jacques is having none of it.
Bradley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bradley wants to sweep but no luck.
Jacques tries to free his leg and advance position but Bradley is retaining full guard.
Bradley looking to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jacques trying to control the position from guard on top but Bradley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jacques postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Bradley really dominated that round.
That's time! Jacques's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jacques takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bradley shoots and misses

and Jacques counters with a single leg into guard. Bradley didn't expect that.
Bradley is trying to keep Jacques in close.
Bradley looking for a sweep. Not yet Bradley, not yet.
Jacques stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bradley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bradley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bradley 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.
Bradley is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Jacques trying to control but Bradley is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley managing to control the position.
Jacques is looking to work some ground and pound but Bradley has wrist control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A jab from Bradley misses.
Jacques uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bradley.
Bradley misses with a straight left.
Bradley throws a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jacques doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bradley counters with a straight right hand.
Bradley wants to clinch.
Dan Bradley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bradley shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jacques is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bradley is aware though and is defending well.
Bradley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jacques works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bradley wants to control from the top but Jacques keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bradley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bradley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jacques looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bradley trying to control the position from guard on top but Jacques is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bradley preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
An inside leg kick lands from Bradley.
Bradley throws a hook but Jacques blocks it.
Bradley scores with a hook.
Bradley tries to clinch but Jacques is having none of it.
Bradley misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Bradley dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bradley misses with a wild body shot.
Bradley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Jacques counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jacques lands with a punch from half guard.
Bradley is trying to control but can't.

Bradley looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Jacques pushes past his half guard into mount!
Bradley is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Jacques looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bradley tries to hold on but Jacques postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacques controlling the pace for now.

Jacques looking for a guillotine from mount but Bradley is having none of it.
Bradley is squirming around, avoiding Jacques's attempts to control the action.
Bradley takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jacques scoring with strikes but Bradley is staying in there.
Bradley tries to hold on but Jacques pushes him away.
Jacques can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bradley is looking to escape.
Bradley is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

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.
Jacques takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bradley is working to get back to half guard.
Bradley throwing hammer fists to the chest of Jacques. What's that going to do exactly?
Jacques unloading with bombs!
Jacques controlling the position easily from mount.
Jacques with the ground and pound from mount.
Jacques controlling from mount.
Bradley is in a horrible position here. Jacques smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Bradley trying to control but Jacques postures up.

Jacques is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Bradley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bradley tries to roll over but Jacques keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jacques scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jacques seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bradley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jacques misses with a takedown
and Bradley counters with a nice uppercut.
Bradley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice straight punches there by Bradley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bradley.

And that's the end of the fight!
Giorgio Jacques showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bradley has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Dan Bradley!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Giorgio Jacques!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Giorgio Jacques!

Giorgio Jacques wins by split decision!
Giorgio Jacques retains his welterweight title!