PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hong Kong Phooey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phooey has chosen Hong Kong Phooey as his entrance music. Hong Kong Phooey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bradley
vs
Kong Phooey

180 cm
23
163 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

175 cm
22
160 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

160!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kyle Bradley !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Hong Kong Phooey!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradley throws an off balance right hand
and Phooey counters with a thumping low kick.
Phooey lands with a slapping head kick.

Phooey gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Phooey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Phooey blocks a body shot from Bradley .
Phooey takes a shot to the head.
Phooey keeps control of Bradley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bradley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Phooey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Phooey stalls.
Bradley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phooey throws a knee to the head but misses.
Phooey tries to land knees in the clinch but Bradley avoids the damage to the body.
Phooey scores with a shot to the side of Bradley 's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phooey just leaning against Bradley , taking a breather.
Phooey tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Phooey.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Phooey.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phooey.
Bradley leaning against his opponent.
Bradley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Phooey backwards.
Phooey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bradley backwards.
Phooey throws a punch but it's blocked by Bradley .
Phooey lands a knee to the head.
Phooey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bradley is defending well for now.
Phooey keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bradley 's efforts to push away.
Phooey struggles to land a body shot inside as Bradley controls his hands.
Phooey with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Phooey lands a knee to the body.
Phooey controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Phooey.
Phooey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bradley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Phooey breaks the clinch.
Bradley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bradley misses with a wild body shot.
Phooey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bradley jabs at Phooey's body.
Phooey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bradley lands a body shot.
Bradley cracks Phooey with a right hand to the side of the head.
Phooey throws an overhand right that lands on Bradley 's shoulder, as Bradley tries to avoid the shot.
Bradley scores with a sloppy right hand. Phooey should have avoided that one.
Bradley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Phooey throws a nice outside leg kick.
Phooey walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bradley scores with a hook to the body. Phooey takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
An inside leg kick lands from Phooey.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phooey looks to land a combination but Bradley avoids it well.
Bradley lands with a good body shot.
Phooey wants to clinch.
Phooey throws a sloppy head kick and Bradley moves out of range easily.
Bradley throws a body punch but Phooey moves out of range.
Phooey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Phooey on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bradley throws a hook but Phooey avoids it easily.
Bradley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Phooey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Phooey misses with a jab, cross combination.

Phooey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bradley blocks a body shot from Phooey.

Phooey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bradley jabs Phooey right on the nose. Phooey blinks but takes it well.
Bradley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bradley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Phooey misses with a double jab
and Bradley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Phooey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bradley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Phooey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bradley throws a jab but it's blocked by Phooey.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bradley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Phooey throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kyle Bradley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bradley misses with a body shot.
Bradley looks to throw the jab but Phooey is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hong Kong Phooey will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bradley cracks a nice hook into Phooey's ribs.
Bradley scores with a nice head shot.
Bradley just misses with a punch to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Phooey in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Danga de danga de dang - Phooey scores with a four punch combination!
Phooey tries a head kick but it misses.
Bradley misses with a hook
and Phooey counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bradley 's knee momentarily.
Good leg kick by Phooey there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Phooey misses with a kick to the body.
Phooey lands a head kick. Bradley smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Bradley is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phooey throws a leg kick which misses Bradley 's front leg but catches the back leg as Bradley tries to avoid it.
Oh Bradley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good exchange - Bradley coming out on top.
Bradley seems to have got his legs back now.
Phooey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bradley .
Bradley lands a nice looking body shot.
Phooey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bradley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Phooey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bradley moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phooey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Phooey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bradley on the side of the head.
Phooey lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Phooey takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bradley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Phooey clinches up with Bradley and pushes him back against the cage.
Bradley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phooey's elbow.
Phooey throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bradley just misses with a elbow thrown towards Phooey's brow.
Bradley throws an elbow but it misses.

Phooey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Phooey throws a low kick, looking for Bradley 's leg but Bradley calmly moves out of range.
Phooey avoids the body shot from Bradley .
Phooey fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bradley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hong Kong Phooey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bradley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Phooey.
A head kick misses from Phooey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bradley misses with a hook. Phooey ducked under it nicely.
Bradley scores with a hook to the body. Phooey takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bradley cracks a nice hook into Phooey's ribs.
Phooey just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Bradley .
Phooey tries a low kick but Bradley avoids it.
Bradley avoids the head kick by Phooey.
Phooey tries to work over Bradley 's front leg with a kick but Bradley checks it.
Phooey tries to land a leg kick but Bradley saw it coming and moves away.
Bradley scores with a shot to the body.
Bradley scores with a hook.
Bradley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bradley avoids the head kick by Phooey.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phooey throws a head kick but Bradley moves out of range.
Bradley lands with an uppercut that bounces Phooey off the cage and back into range.
Phooey moves out of range as Bradley strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Phooey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Phooey throws a right hand that Bradley ducks under and follows up with a left that Bradley also avoids with ease.
Bradley misses with a body shot.
Phooey avoids the body shot from Bradley .
Bradley throws an overhand right that lands on Phooey's shoulder, as Phooey tries to avoid the shot.
Bradley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Phooey. Phooey circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Phooey looks to throw the jab but Bradley is out of range.
Phooey swings for the body but Bradley moves out of range.
Phooey misses with a hook. Bradley ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Bradley misses its intended target.
Phooey tries to clinch but Bradley is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Bradley .
Phooey misses with the combination.
Phooey throws a push kick but Bradley slaps the foot to one side.
Phooey blocks a low kick nicely.
Phooey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bradley fails to land with a series of punches.
Bradley misses with a straight right.
Phooey takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bradley lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phooey lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phooey throws a body punch but Bradley moves out of range.
Bradley throws a jab when Phooey was well out of range.
Bradley takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hong Kong Phooey will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Phooey throws a sloppy head kick
and Bradley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Phooey throws a leg kick
and Bradley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Phooey moves out of range of the strikes.
Bradley misses with an uppercut. Phooey saw that one coming.
Phooey avoids the body shot from Bradley .
A swing and a miss from Bradley .
Bradley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Phooey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Phooey rushes Bradley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Phooey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bradley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Hong Kong Phooey has been cut.
Bradley lands with a light punch inside.
Bradley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phooey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bradley avoids it.
Bradley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bradley blocks an uppercut.
Bradley blocks an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phooey tries a knee to the head but Bradley blocks it.
Bradley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Phooey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bradley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hong Kong Phooey seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Phooey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bradley avoids it.
Bradley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Phooey misses with a punch on the inside.
Phooey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bradley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Phooey.
Phooey lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Phooey avoids a wild elbow strike from Bradley .
Bradley prevents Phooey from breaking the clinch.
Phooey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Phooey working hard to break the clinch.
Bradley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bradley blocking some punches.
Phooey scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phooey scores a nice knee to the body.
Phooey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Phooey throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bradley blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bradley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phooey tries a body shot but Bradley blocks it.
Phooey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bradley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Phooey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bradley avoids it.
Phooey throws an elbow that misses.
Bradley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Phooey scores with a shot to the side of Bradley 's head.
Bradley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Phooey.
With the fighters up against the cage, Phooey throws an elbow but misses.
Phooey misses with a hook from the clinch.

Phooey manages to break the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Phooey struggles to land a body shot inside as Bradley controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bradley breaks from the clinch.
Bradley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phooey moves away.
Bradley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bradley lands a right hook to the body.
A low kick from Phooey is predictable there
and Bradley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bradley blocks a leg kick.
Kyle Bradley is winning the standup battle so far.
Bradley lands a slapping body shot.
Phooey misses with a leg kick
and Bradley counters with a right hand to the body.
Bradley dips to his left and cracks Phooey with an uppercut!
Bradley misses with a hook.
Phooey connects with a single shot there.
Phooey has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A bone on bone clash there as Phooey blocks the leg kick.
Phooey lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Bradley misses.
Bradley stalks Phooey and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Phooey's face. Phooey staggers backwards, shaken.
Phooey tries a head kick but it misses.
Bradley takes one to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bradley scores with a hook.
Bradley misses with a right hand
and Phooey counters with a nice leg kick.
Bradley connects with a single shot there.
Bradley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bradley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Phooey's head backwards.
Donk. Bradley catches Phooey right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bradley misses with a straight right.
Bradley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bradley swinging wildly here.
Bradley throws an off balance right hand
and Phooey counters with a good low kick that Bradley was not able to check.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kyle Bradley .
I think Phooey has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Hong Kong Phooey!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Hong Kong Phooey!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Hong Kong Phooey!

Hong Kong Phooey wins by unanimous decision!