PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bradley
vs
Thompson

191 cm
21
256 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
20
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jackson Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dylan Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Thompson gets caught napping as Bradley dives in and scores a takedown. Thompson manages to retain guard.
Bradley is looking to stand up but Thompson won't let him.
Thompson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bradley's guard.
Thompson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Thompson wants to free his trapped foot but Bradley is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bradley is trying to stand up here but Thompson is controlling him well.

Thompson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Thompson stops Bradley from getting back to his feet.
Bradley is looking to get back to is feet but Thompson passes into side control.
Bradley is not content to let Thompson control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson advances nicely into full mount.
Thompson prevents Bradley from getting the reversal.
Thompson controlling the pace for now.
Thompson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bradley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bradley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thompson on the ground.
Thompson breaks from Bradley's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Thompson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Thompson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Thompson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bradley is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
It looks like Thompson might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Thompson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bradley is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson controlling from mount.
Let's hope that Thompson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson with good strikes from the mount here!
Thompson looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson trying to control but he's not successful this time.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dylan Thompson wasn't active enough on the ground.

Bradley is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Thompson's half guard.
Bradley wants to stand but Thompson has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

Bradley is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Thompson has managed to free his arm - good work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like Bradley is going to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Thompson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bradley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thompson swivels and escapes.
Bradley wants to clinch.
Bradley thows a body shot but no joy.
Bradley blocks a head kick by Thompson.
Thompson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Thompson tries to land a leg kick but Bradley saw it coming and moves away.
Thompson tries to clinch up but Bradley circles away and keeps his distance.

Bradley gets the takedown into side control.

Bradley has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Bradley checks a leg kick.
Bradley tries to clinch
and Thompson counters with a solid body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Thompson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bradley did well to prevent Thompson getting side control.
Bradley is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Bradley looking for submissions off his back.
Bradley has hold of Thompson's hands but Thompson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Thompson slows the pace down in half guard.
Thompson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bradley is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
You get the feeling that Bradley really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Thompson manages to capitalize on a mistake by Bradley to take his back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Bradley's body.

Thompson looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Bradley taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dylan Thompson!