PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramses Bradshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Harper
vs
Bradshaw

186 cm
27
180 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

185 cm
28
180 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ramses Bradshaw!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Bradshaw.
Harper thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bradshaw if he has to take too many more of those.
Sloppy strikes from Bradshaw. Those never looked like landing.
Bradshaw misses with a combination

and Harper counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Harper.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bradshaw is pulling down on Harper's head to control his posture.
Bradshaw wants to get back to his feet but Harper is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bradshaw utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harper accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harper looking to pass the guard.
Bradshaw managing to control the position.
Harper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper is in close to Bradshaw's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harper stopping the sweep attempt from Bradshaw.
Harper postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Harper working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bradshaw is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bradshaw controls Harper momentarily but Harper frees himself.
Harper has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Harper trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two 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.
Harper with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bradshaw wants to sweep here but Harper controlling him for the moment.
Harper wants to control from the top but Bradshaw keeps moving.
Bradshaw has his hands on Harper's head, controlling the position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ramses Bradshaw wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bradshaw works Harper's body with a nice hook.
Harper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bradshaw.
Harper misses with a leg kick.
Harper throws a leg kick that misses.
Bradshaw throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harper.
A punch combination from Harper misses.
Harper takes one to the chin there.
Bradshaw throws an overhand right that lands on Harper's shoulder, as Harper tries to avoid the shot.
Bradshaw scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bradshaw throws a poor cross that misses
and Harper counters with a nice uppercut.
Harper drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bradshaw scores with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Harper. Those never looked like landing.
Harper plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bradshaw misses with a straight left.
Bradshaw cracks Harper with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bradshaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harper moves away.
Harper stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bradshaw scores with a head kick. Harper tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Harper gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bradshaw tries to bum rush Harper with a series of wild strikes but Harper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big right from Bradshaw misses.
Harper scores with a shot to the body.
Bradshaw throws a right hand that Harper ducks under and follows up with a left that Harper also avoids with ease.
Harper defending well as Bradshaw loads up on a big left hand.
Harper thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper pushes Bradshaw away with a front kick.
Bradshaw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harper.
Harper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bradshaw manages to avoid it.
Harper scores with a shot to the body.
Harper is looking to wear down Bradshaw with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Harper misses with a kick to the body.
Harper lands with a nice body punch.
Harper lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradshaw lands with an uppercut that bounces Harper off the cage and back into rage.
Harper throws a chopping leg kick but Bradshaw manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bradshaw gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Harper counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bradshaw cracks Harper with an open hand slap.
Harper jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bradshaw wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harper has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harper there as he acknowledges the shot.
Harper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bradshaw tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Daniel Harper will probably get the nod.
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.

Harper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bradshaw.
Harper throws a low kick but Bradshaw moves out of range easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Harper lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bradshaw has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bradshaw and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Harper thows a body shot but no joy.
Bradshaw misses with a hook.
Harper takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bradshaw throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harper stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bradshaw throws a hook but Harper avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Bradshaw throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bradshaw checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Harper takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Harper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bradshaw scores with a body shot.
Bradshaw will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harper clobbers Bradshaw with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bradshaw lands with an overhand left.
Bradshaw lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradshaw misses with a right hand
and Harper counters with a thumping low kick.
Bradshaw jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bradshaw will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Harper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bradshaw.
Harper slips a jab from Bradshaw.
A swing and a miss from Bradshaw.
Bradshaw lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Harper goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bradshaw throws a nice looking combination but Harper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bradshaw looks to throw the jab but Harper is out of range.
Bradshaw slips a straight right by Harper.
Harper with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bradshaw to score with a decent uppercut.
Bradshaw will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harper connects with an inside leg kick.
Harper takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bradshaw throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harper stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw misses with a two punch combination.
Harper throws a leg kick but Bradshaw moved away.
Bradshaw throws a hook but Harper blocks it.
Harper throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Harper scores with a hook to the body. Bradshaw takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A punch combination from Harper misses.
Harper turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Harper.
Harper slips under a jab from Bradshaw.
Bradshaw checks the leg kick.
Harper misses with an uppercut. Bradshaw saw that one coming.
Harper throws the kick towards the body but Bradshaw avoids it.
Harper lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bradshaw works Harper's body with a nice hook.
Harper takes a swing at Bradshaw's ribcage but misses.
Harper throws a body punch but Bradshaw moves out of range.
Bradshaw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harper.
A punch lands to the side of Harper 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bradshaw tries to avoid it but Harper manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bradshaw to the ground. Bradshaw escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Harper sizes up Bradshaw with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bradshaw thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bradshaw looks to land a combination. Harper sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bradshaw with a lazy takedown attempt
and Harper counters with a nice leg kick.
Harper takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harper misses with a body shot
and Bradshaw counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bradshaw throws a looping overhand right but Harper ducks down to avoid it.
Harper staying out of range there.
Harper works Bradshaw's body with a nice hook.
Bradshaw is looking to chop away at Harper's legs.
Harper fails to land with a series of punches.
Harper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bradshaw.
Harper slips under a jab from Bradshaw.
Harper moves forwards but Bradshaw connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bradshaw cracks Harper with a good jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harper.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw lands a jab.
Bradshaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harper moves away.
Bradshaw throws a jab when Harper was well out of range.
Harper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bradshaw manages to avoid it.
Bradshaw scores with a hook to the body. Harper takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradshaw fails to land with a series of punches.
Bradshaw throws a lazy uppercut
and Harper counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick by Harper misses
and Bradshaw connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bradshaw tries to bum rush Harper with a series of wild strikes but Harper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harper lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jab by Harper.
Harper misses with an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice uppercut lands for Bradshaw. That snapped Harper's head back.
Bradshaw lands a nice shot to the body.
Bradshaw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harper was well out of range. Poor timing from Bradshaw.
Bradshaw lands a head shot.
Harper stalks Bradshaw and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bradshaw's face. Bradshaw staggers backwards, shaken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramses Bradshaw showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bradshaw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harper was well out of range. Poor timing from Bradshaw.
Bradshaw throws a jab but it's blocked by Harper.
Harper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bradshaw.
Bradshaw lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bradshaw.
Harper tries to land a body kick
letting Bradshaw counter with a right hand.
Bradshaw lands a lovely overhand right.
Harper misses with an uppercut
and Bradshaw cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Harper is rocked!
Harper misses with a kick to the body.
Oh Harper is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harper connects with a leg kick. Bradshaw looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Harper seems to have got his legs back now.
Bradshaw's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bradshaw drops his hands momentarily and Harper takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bradshaw crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Harper - the referee stops the clock and Bradshaw gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Harper. Bradshaw manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Harper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Harper is predictable there
and Harper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harper throws a leg kick but Bradshaw sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bradshaw ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bradshaw misses with a straight left.
Harper misses with a leg kick
and Bradshaw counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ramses Bradshaw seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bradshaw misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Harper.
Harper throws an off balance right hand
letting Bradshaw counter with a right hand.
Harper takes one to the chin there.
Bradshaw drops his hands momentarily and Harper takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bradshaw lands a jab.
Bradshaw tries to bum rush Harper with a series of wild strikes but Harper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harper takes a swing at Bradshaw's ribcage but misses.
Harper uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bradshaw has time to react.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Harper is defended easily by Bradshaw.
Bradshaw throws a nice looking combination but Harper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bradshaw tries to land a leg kick but Harper saw it coming and moves away.
Bradshaw on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bradshaw stuffs the takedown attempt from Harper. Harper gets slowly back to his feet.
Bradshaw swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper misses with a jab to the body
and Bradshaw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bradshaw lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harper lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bradshaw misses with a double jab
and Harper counters with a nice body kick.
Bradshaw scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harper doesn't seem bothered though.
Daniel Harper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bradshaw looks to land a right hand but Harper moved out of range.
Harper fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bradshaw is out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Bradshaw. No joy for Harper on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Harper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bradshaw misses with an uppercut. Harper saw that one coming.
Bradshaw has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Harper.
Bradshaw throws the left hand but Harper avoids the punch easily.
Harper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bradshaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Harper misses the target.
Harper misses with a wild body shot.
Bradshaw throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw avoids the body shot from Harper.
Harper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harper throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Harper misses with a body kick.
Bradshaw lands a really nice looking cross but Harper seems unphased.
Bradshaw works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Harper shoots in but no luck this time.
Bradshaw throws a shot from downtown. Harper moves away and avoids it.
Bradshaw is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harper.
Harper misses with a body punch
and Bradshaw counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bradshaw.
Harper looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Harper misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bradshaw cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bradshaw counters with a three punch combo that has Harper backing up. Harper nods at Bradshaw to acknowledge the strikes.
Harper fails with a takedown attempt.
Harper fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bradshaw checks it well.
Bradshaw swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harper misses the body punch
and Bradshaw counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw avoids the head kick by Harper.
Bradshaw cracks Harper on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Harper falls backwards against the cage. Bradshaw follows up with more strikes that drop Harper to his knees. Bradshaw keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Harper! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ramses Bradshaw!