PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Maceachern (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trace Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bradley has chosen Beautiful Music For You to Die Too-Necro as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Trace Bradley was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Maceachern
vs
Bradley

195 cm
23
214 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

190 cm
25
219 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Global MMA Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Malcolm Maceachern!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trace Bradley!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Bradley misses its intended target.
Maceachern ducks right into an uppercut from Bradley.

It looks like Malcolm Maceachern has been cut.
A head kick misses from Maceachern.
Bradley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Maceachern misses with a double jab
and Bradley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maceachern thinking.
Bradley connects with a right hand. Maceachern shakes it off.
Good standup being displayed there by Maceachern as he connects with a hook.
Bradley stuns Maceachern with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maceachern throws a lazy head kick
and Bradley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maceachern throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bradley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sloppy strikes from Bradley. Those never looked like landing.
A low kick from Bradley misses
and Maceachern counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bradley's knee momentarily.
Maceachern tries to land a body kick
and Bradley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maceachern keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bradley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maceachern takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maceachern throws a lazy uppercut
and Bradley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maceachern throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bradley counters with a right hand to the body.
Bradley with a hook.
Bradley blocks a head kick by Maceachern.
Maceachern chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bradley's corner calls for a 1-2. Bradley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Malcolm Maceachern's cut is getting worse.
Maceachern throws a head kick but Bradley moves out of range.
Maceachern throws a lazy head kick
enabling Bradley to counter with a crisp jab.
Bradley is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Maceachern had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Maceachern throws a head kick that misses
and Bradley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maceachern thinking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maceachern tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maceachern tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bradley was well out of range. Poor timing from Maceachern.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maceachern moves out of range of the body kick from Bradley.
Maceachern throws an off balance right hand
and Bradley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maceachern.
Maceachern misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bradley.
Maceachern lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bradley will feel that in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maceachern waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bradley.
Maceachern throws a sloppy head kick
and Bradley counters with a left and a right that stings Maceachern.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trace Bradley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Malcolm Maceachern's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nice uppercut lands for Bradley. That snapped Maceachern's head back.
Maceachern throws a sloppy head kick and Bradley moves out of range easily.
Bradley blocks a head kick by Maceachern.
Maceachern misses with a leg kick
and Bradley counters with a nice uppercut.
Bradley scores with a decent looking hook.
Maceachern stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bradley.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maceachern is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Malcolm Maceachern's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maceachern misses with a left hand
enabling Bradley to counter with a crisp jab.
Bradley ducks under a wild hook from Maceachern.
Malcolm Maceachern seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maceachern throws a head kick that misses
and Bradley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maceachern throws a leg kick
enabling Bradley to counter with a crisp jab.
Maceachern swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bradley counters with a stiff right hand.
Maceachern throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bradley counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maceachern misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley avoids the body shot from Maceachern.
Maceachern misses with a head kick.
Bradley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bradley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maceachern throws a combination that misses
and Bradley counters with a nice uppercut.

Jeez, Malcolm Maceachern's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maceachern misses with a double jab
and Bradley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Trace Bradley!