PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between matthew St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Bradford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

St Pierre
vs
Bradford

175 cm
19
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
149 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, matthew St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Bradford!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradford swings for the body but St Pierre moves out of range.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bradford sprawls well. Bradford wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. St Pierre gets slowly back to his feet.

Bradford drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
St Pierre trying to remain calm as Bradford controls from the top position.

Bradford has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Bradford clinches with his opponent.
Bradford wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bradford tries for a takedown. No joy.
St Pierre is pressed up against the cage. Bradford has hold of a leg and is looking to drag St Pierre down to the mat. St Pierre avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bradford fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
matthew St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Bradford.
St Pierre cracks Bradford with an open hand slap.

It looks like Dan Bradford has been cut.
St Pierre clinches but Bradford breaks the clinch
and Bradford connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
St Pierre shoots and misses

and Bradford moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bradford has St Pierre pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Bradford pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending St Pierre tumbling to the mat - Bradford dives into St Pierre's guard.
St Pierre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bradford is one step ahead there.
Bradford stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St Pierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St Pierre being controlled here, momentarily.
St Pierre is trying to keep Bradford in close.
Bradford stops St Pierre from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre being controlled here, momentarily.
Bradford looks gassed!

St Pierre is looking for a triangle but Bradford pushes his legs off easily.
Bradford is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bradford.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradford throwing strikes from guard but St Pierre blocks nicely.
Bradford trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bradford scoring with punches to the head and body.
St Pierre not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bradford trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bradford scoring well with a low kick there.
St Pierre with a lazy takedown attempt

and Bradford counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to get to full guard but Bradford has control of the leg.
St Pierre punching from the bottom.
Bradford has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Bradford gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
St Pierre moves out of range of the strikes.

Bradford shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bradford content just to control the position here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bradford has control of St Pierre's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and St Pierre regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Bradford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Bradford's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

St Pierre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bradford.
St Pierre wants to clinch

and Bradford holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
St Pierre changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bradford fights it off and pushes away nicely.
St Pierre misses with a takedown

and Bradford moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre tries to pull guard but Bradford won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for matthew St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bradford gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
St Pierre is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bradford scores with a couple of nice shots.
St Pierre knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bradford on the ground.
St Pierre is looking to control Bradford's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can St Pierre avoid being mounted?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bradford is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. St Pierre doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bradford.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bradford lands a nice short elbow.
St Pierre pushes Bradford off looking to stand but Bradford dives back in and keeps control.
St Pierre wants to sweep but Bradford has passed to side control!
Bradford is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt St Pierre will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Bradford is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre is looking to get to half guard.
Bradford avoids the attempt from St Pierre to control.
Bradford manages to capitalize on a mistake by St Pierre to take his back!

Bradford has his arm under St Pierre's chin here. Game over son! Bradford squeezes tightly and St Pierre is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dan Bradford!