PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shane Valcone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barnie Bradstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Valcone
vs
Bradstone

174 cm
23
175 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shane Valcone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barnie Bradstone!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Bradstone.
Bradstone slips a jab and a cross from Valcone.
Nice body kick from Bradstone.
Bradstone lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barnie Bradstone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valcone slips under a jab.
Bradstone tries to close the distance and clinch but Valcone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Valcone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bradstone tries to clinch there but Valcone circles away.
Bradstone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bradstone throws a nice inside leg kick.
Valcone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bradstone throws a wild body kick that Valcone sees coming a mile off.
Bradstone stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Valcone throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradstone blocks a low kick nicely.
Bradstone misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bradstone takes a swing at Valcone's ribcage but misses.
Bradstone tries to clinch up but Valcone circles away and keeps his distance.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Bradstone enables Valcone to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bradstone manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Valcone lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Valcone with a flurry of punches that miss.
Valcone content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bradstone working a defensive guard here.
Valcone with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bradstone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Valcone throwing strikes from guard but Bradstone blocks nicely.
Valcone forces his way into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradstone has hold of Valcone's hands but Valcone slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Valcone not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bradstone has a hand on Valcone's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Valcone takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valcone raining down hammerfists from mount.
Valcone breaks from Bradstone's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Valcone 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.
Valcone working the ground and pound effectively.
Valcone looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Valcone scoring with strikes but Bradstone is staying in there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valcone landing punches.
Valcone scoring with strikes but Bradstone is staying in there.
Valcone lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bradstone keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Valcone pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Valcone lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The referee warns Bradstone that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Bradstone is rocked!
Valcone lands a heavy elbow.
Bradstone is still in real trouble! Can Valcone finish him?
Valcone drops a big elbow. That's hurt Bradstone! More shots from Valcone and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Valcone!