PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Kidd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Brady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kidd's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Blowin Swishers. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Kidd
vs
Brady

180 cm
26
170 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

173 cm
22
170 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Kidd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Liam Brady!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brady looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brady throws a series of punches but Kidd moves out of range.
Brady misses with the combination.
Brady fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kidd shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brady pinned against the cage. Brady gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kidd misses with a takedown attempt
letting Brady counter with a right hand.

It looks like Tony Kidd has been cut.
Brady stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brady wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Kidd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brady throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brady dips to his left and cracks Kidd with an uppercut!
Brady looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brady is looking to clinch.
Brady is looking to land body kicks.

Brady moves into range and clinches up with Kidd.

Brady escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kidd misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brady lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kidd slips a jab and a cross from Brady.

Kidd tries to keep at a distance but Brady has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kidd tries for a takedown but Brady manages to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brady turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Brady manages to end up in side control.
Kidd parries the strikes from Brady easily there. Brady is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kidd to escape.

Brady working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kidd tries to buck Brady off but Brady is having none of it.
The strikes coming from Brady are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kidd is looking to reverse the position.

Brady decides to take the fight back to the feet.
A punch combination from Brady misses.
Kidd shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brady counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kidd is breathing heavily.

Brady dives in and scores a takedown into Kidd's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brady passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kidd is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Brady is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Kidd looks calm but he's in trouble here. Brady gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Kidd is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Brady lets go of the hold and Kidd can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Liam Brady!