PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dudley Bradshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Happy Forclit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Forclit is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cypress Hill-Trouble. This should be a great matchup!

Bradshaw
vs
Forclit

182 cm
27
213 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

195 cm
24
213 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dudley Bradshaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Happy Forclit!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradshaw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bradshaw lands a jab to Forclit's midsection.
Bradshaw looks for the body kick but Forclit saw that one coming.
Forclit wants to counter with a clinch but Bradshaw pushes him away.
Forclit throws a body shot but no joy.
Forclit tries a head kick but it misses.
Forclit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Forclit misses with a hook.
Bradshaw lands a nice looking body kick.
Dudley Bradshaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bradshaw bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Forclit's head.
Bradshaw misses with a left hand

and Forclit counters by clinching up.
Forclit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Forclit keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bradshaw's efforts to push away.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Forclit fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Forclit.
Bradshaw throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradshaw misses with the head strike.
Bradshaw blocks an uppercut.
Forclit is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bradshaw tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bradshaw goes for a takedown attempt but Forclit pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Forclit takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

It looks like Happy Forclit has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bradshaw. Forclit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bradshaw looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Forclit is fending him off so far but Bradshaw persists. Nope, Forclit circles away and we're back to standing.
Bradshaw digs a good hook to Forclit's body.
Bradshaw misses with a looping right.
Bradshaw takes a swing at Forclit's ribcage but misses.
Forclit shoots in for a takedown but Bradshaw shows good takedown defense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw scores with a hook to the body. Forclit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bradshaw swings for the body but Forclit moves out of range.
Bradshaw looks to score with a jab to the body but Forclit is just out of range.
Forclit misses the shot to the body.
Bradshaw is looking to wear down Forclit with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Forclit tries to clinch up but Bradshaw circles away and keeps his distance.
Forclit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Forclit sizes up Bradshaw with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bradshaw misses the shot to the body.
Bradshaw works Forclit's body with a nice hook.
Bradshaw throws a body punch but Forclit moves out of range.
Bradshaw takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bradshaw misses with a body punch

and Forclit counters by clinching up.
A head punch on the inside from Bradshaw fails to land.
Forclit struggles to land a body shot inside as Bradshaw controls his hands.
Bradshaw blocks an elbow strike from Forclit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forclit swings wildly with an uppercut but Bradshaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bradshaw misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bradshaw lands a hook that snaps the head of Forclit backwards.
Bradshaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bradshaw throws a head punch that misses.
Bradshaw goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bradshaw is working for takedown but Forclit is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dudley Bradshaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bradshaw lands with a left to the head.
Bradshaw misses with the head strike.
Bradshaw cracks Forclit with a nice body shot.
Bradshaw is trying to drag Forclit to the mat but Forclit just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bradshaw avoiding damage.
Bradshaw gets through Forclit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bradshaw.
Forclit digs a right hand into Bradshaw's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bradshaw's gas tank.
Bradshaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Forclit works on Bradshaw's body with a couple of short punches.
Forclit misses with a punch on the inside.
Forclit avoiding damage as Bradshaw throws knees to the body.
Bradshaw misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Bradshaw.
Forclit blocks a body shot from Bradshaw.
Forclit misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Forclit misses with a punch on the inside.
Forclit tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bradshaw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Forclit avoids it.
Forclit misses with a body punch.
Bradshaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Forclit is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bradshaw gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dudley Bradshaw dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Happy Forclit's cut.
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.

Forclit clinches.
Bradshaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bradshaw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Happy Forclit seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Forclit scores with a shot to the side of Bradshaw's head.
Bradshaw throws a head punch that misses.
Forclit throws a punch but it's blocked by Bradshaw.
Forclit misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bradshaw.
A right handed body shot lands from Bradshaw.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bradshaw.

Bradshaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dudley Bradshaw is winning the standup battle so far.
Bradshaw misses with a straight left.
Forclit wants to counter with a clinch but Bradshaw pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forclit getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bradshaw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Forclit.
Forclit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bradshaw. That did some damage!
Bradshaw misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradshaw swings for the body but Forclit moves out of range.
Forclit is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Forclit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bradshaw. Forclit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Forclit steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bradshaw.
Forclit checks a leg kick.
Bradshaw ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bradshaw swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Forclit throws a hook but Bradshaw blocks it.
Forclit cracks a nice hook into Bradshaw's ribs.
Forclit takes a swing at Bradshaw's ribcage but misses.
Forclit tries to land a body kick
and Bradshaw counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Forclit throws a looping overhand right but Bradshaw ducks down to avoid it.
Bradshaw connects with a right hand. Forclit shakes it off.
Bradshaw walks into a left hand.
Bradshaw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bradshaw throws a body punch but Forclit moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forclit lunges at Bradshaw with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bradshaw's hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Forclit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bradshaw misses with a takedown

and Forclit counters by moving into the clinch.
Forclit pushes Bradshaw back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bradshaw stops a takedown attempt from Forclit.
Forclit working aggressively here.
Forclit managing to block the knees to the body from Bradshaw.
Bradshaw's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bradshaw creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Forclit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Forclit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bradshaw avoids a wild elbow strike from Forclit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw gets through Forclit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Forclit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Forclit misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Bradshaw.
Forclit throws a punch but it's blocked by Bradshaw.
Bradshaw has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Forclit after a bit of a struggle.
Forclit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Forclit tries to work over Bradshaw's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bradshaw misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bradshaw throws a head punch that misses.
Bradshaw goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Forclit has a couple of punches blocked by Bradshaw.
Bradshaw is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dudley Bradshaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bradshaw is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bradshaw tries to throw a body punch but Forclit avoids it by throwing Bradshaw back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forclit cracks Bradshaw with a nice body shot.
Bradshaw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Forclit avoids it.

Bradshaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bradshaw looks to land a right hand but Forclit moved out of range.
Bradshaw misses with an attempted mid kick.
Forclit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bradshaw connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Forclit lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Forclit fails with an attempt to clinch.
Forclit listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bradshaw pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bradshaw circles away from the clinch attempt
and Forclit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Happy Forclit will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Happy Forclit's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Forclit looks to land a left hand but Bradshaw moved out of range nicely.
Bradshaw lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bradshaw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Forclit gets a clinch.
Bradshaw lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bradshaw misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bradshaw misses with a body punch.
Forclit misses with some punches.
Bradshaw wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice right hand lands inside from Forclit.
A head punch on the inside from Forclit fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bradshaw.
Bradshaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Forclit avoiding damage as Bradshaw throws knees to the body.
Forclit prevents a body shot from Bradshaw.
Forclit has a couple of punches blocked by Bradshaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forclit goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bradshaw prevents it.
Bradshaw lands a left hand that snaps the head of Forclit backwards.
Bradshaw is trying to push Forclit away but Forclit has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Forclit working aggressively here.
Bradshaw tries to work over Forclit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Bradshaw breaks from the clinch.
Bradshaw blocks a jab.
Bradshaw is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bradshaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Forclit misses with a body kick.
Forclit avoids the body shot from Bradshaw.
Forclit fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bradshaw on the side of the head.
Forclit avoids a kick to the body.
Bradshaw on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bradshaw misses with a body shot.
Forclit clobbers Bradshaw with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bradshaw throws a body shot but no joy.
Forclit steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bradshaw.
Forclit connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bradshaw throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Forclit counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Forclit.
Bradshaw misses with a punch to the body.
Forclit lands an uppercut.
Bradshaw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Forclit is defending well for now.

Bradshaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big right from Bradshaw misses.
Bradshaw dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Forclit avoids the body shot from Bradshaw.
Bradshaw sets himself, and Forclit steps forward looking for the clinch! Bradshaw avoids it this time.
Bradshaw throws a head kick but Forclit moves out of range.
Forclit tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bradshaw throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Bradshaw finds it's target.
Forclit's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bradshaw under the eye.
Bradshaw scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bradshaw throws a shot from downtown. Forclit moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Forclit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bradshaw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Forclit was well out of range. Poor timing from Bradshaw.
Bradshaw throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bradshaw throws a hook to the side of Forclit's head but Forclit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Forclit avoids the body shot from Bradshaw.
Forclit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Forclit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Forclit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Forclit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw motions for Forclit to come forward. Bradshaw throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Bradshaw misses.
Forclit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bradshaw drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradshaw just misses with a punch to the body.
Bradshaw bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Forclit's head.
Forclit scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bradshaw in his tracks.
Forclit has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A clash of legs there as Forclit blocks the low kick.
Bradshaw misses with a hook. Forclit ducked under it nicely.
Forclit throws a series of punches but Bradshaw moves out of range.
Forclit shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bradshaw throws an overhand right that lands on Forclit's shoulder, as Forclit tries to avoid the shot.
Forclit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bradshaw.

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 Dudley Bradshaw.
I think Bradshaw has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Happy Forclit!
A determined Happy Forclit didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!