PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Timmy Riddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Bradstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Riddle
vs
Bradstone

190 cm
19
195 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
27
190 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timmy Riddle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drake Bradstone!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bradstone's hands.

Bradstone clinches up against the cage.
Riddle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Bradstone has clasped his hands together around Riddle's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Riddle manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Riddle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Riddle actively working from the bottom here.

Riddle looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bradstone is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bradstone is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Riddle looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nice strikes from Bradstone there.

Riddle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Bradstone there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bradstone is working for a kimura but Riddle is defending it quite comfortably.
Bradstone lands strikes from half guard.

Riddle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bradstone is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bradstone working the head and body with strikes.

Bradstone is looking for a kimura but Riddle is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bradstone to get the leverage.
Bradstone wants to pass to mount but Riddle is defending the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bradstone working over Riddle with some ground and pound. Riddle looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bradstone seems to be looking for submissions.
Riddle manages to get to full guard.
Bradstone trying to control but Riddle is working from the bottom.
Riddle being controlled here, momentarily.

Riddle had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bradstone defends it easily.
Bradstone wants to pass the guard but Riddle is keeping the position.

Bradstone is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bradstone with a nice head shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Riddle is looking for a triangle but Bradstone pushes his legs off easily.

Riddle throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bradstone uses it to pass to side control.
Riddle tries to buck Bradstone off but Bradstone is having none of it.
Riddle is breathing heavily.
Check out the look on Bradstone's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bradstone cracks Riddle with a big elbow.
Bradstone is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Riddle's shoulder. That is not cool.
Bradstone trying to control the action but Riddle is working from the bottom.
Bradstone landing a few strikes.
Bradstone cracks Riddle with a big right hand but Riddle just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bradstone lands a few punches from side control.
Riddle being controlled for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradstone working the ground and pound from side control.

Bradstone tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bradstone has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Riddle is trying to improve his position.
Bradstone is working Riddle over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bradstone trying to control the action but Riddle is working from the bottom.

Bradstone working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bradstone scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drake Bradstone dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Riddle throws a poor cross that misses

and Bradstone counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Riddle's guard now.
Riddle keeping moving, preventing Bradstone from controlling successfully.

Riddle is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bradstone defends well.
Bradstone working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Riddle's head.
Bradstone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bradstone engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Bradstone avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bradstone wants to control from the top but Riddle keeps moving.
Bradstone keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Riddle's head.

Riddle is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradstone content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bradstone slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bradstone scores with punches from side control.
Bradstone controls the position.
Riddle tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Drake Bradstone has got the better of the ground game so far.
Riddle is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bradstone lands a nice forearm strike.
Riddle being controlled for a moment.
Bradstone lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Riddle down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddle manages to get back to half guard.

Riddle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Riddle taking some punishment here, with Bradstone in his half guard.
Bradstone controlling the action here.
Bradstone looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bradstone scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Riddle is defending against the submission attempts here by Bradstone.
Bradstone seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Riddle does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bradstone slows the pace down in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradstone lands strikes from half guard.
Bradstone working Riddle over with strikes.

Riddle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bradstone content to control rather than advance.

Riddle looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bradstone is controlling the pace.
Bradstone is trying to control the action in half guard but Riddle is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bradstone is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bradstone controlling the action here.
Bradstone is trying to control the action in half guard but Riddle is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bradstone takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Riddle wants to improve his position but Bradstone is controlling well.
Bradstone perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bradstone is looking to take a break and control but Riddle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bradstone landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Bradstone in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Riddle tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Bradstone!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Drake Bradstone!