PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dusty Bottoms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramses Bradshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bottoms
vs
Bradshaw

172 cm
25
178 lbs
16 - 5 - 1

185 cm
28
180 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Firebird Designs

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 16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dusty Bottoms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ramses Bradshaw!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Bradshaw misses.
Bottoms misses with a takedown
enabling Bradshaw to counter with a crisp jab.
Bradshaw misses the shot to the body.
Good exchange - Bottoms coming out on top.
Bradshaw throws a big shot that misses.
Bottoms is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bottoms fails with the takedown
letting Bradshaw counter with a right hand.
Bradshaw throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bottoms on the side of the head.
Bradshaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bradshaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bottoms shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bradshaw sprawls well. Bradshaw wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bottoms gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dusty Bottoms. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bradshaw steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bottoms.
Bottoms has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bradshaw buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Bradshaw gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bottoms to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bottoms postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradshaw is trying to control the position but Bottoms postures up.
Bottoms tries to free his leg and advance position but Bradshaw is retaining full guard.
Bottoms content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bottoms pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bradshaw is keeping the position for now.
Bradshaw 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.
Bradshaw managing to control the position.
Bottoms throws a strike but Bradshaw rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bottoms not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Bottoms looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bradshaw passes into half guard.
Bottoms is looking to improve his position.
Bottoms 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottoms trying to hold on to Bradshaw's head to control him but Bradshaw postures up.
Bradshaw is trying to control. Bottoms wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bottoms gets back to full guard.

Bottoms looking for subs off his back but Bradshaw has passed one foot through into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bottoms regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bradshaw wants to stand but Bottoms has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bradshaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Bottoms is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bradshaw would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottoms manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bottoms lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bradshaw really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bottoms landing punches.
Bottoms with the ground and pound from mount.

It looks like Ramses Bradshaw has been cut.
Bottoms lands a big elbow.
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!
Bradshaw is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bottoms working Bradshaw over with strikes here.
Bradshaw taking shots to the head.

The cut above Ramses Bradshaw's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ramses Bradshaw's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dusty Bottoms!