PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Augustine Bradshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdu Kranigi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Bradshaw
vs
Kranigi

218 cm
24
140 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

179 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Augustine Bradshaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Abdu Kranigi!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kranigi moves into the clinch.
Kranigi tries for a takedown but Bradshaw manages to get underhooks.
Kranigi has Bradshaw pushed against the cage.
Bradshaw is pressed up against the cage. Kranigi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bradshaw down to the mat. Bradshaw avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kranigi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bradshaw just stands there and leans against the cage.
Augustine Bradshaw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdu Kranigi.
Kranigi has had enough of the clinch but Bradshaw keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kranigi can't get the takedown.
Bradshaw keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kranigi's efforts to push away.
Bradshaw taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bradshaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Bradshaw moves into range and clinches up with Kranigi.
Kranigi tries to pull guard but Bradshaw forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kranigi tries to pull guard but Bradshaw forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kranigi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bradshaw has him pressed against the cage.
Kranigi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bradshaw gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kranigi tries to pull guard but Bradshaw won't allow it.
Bradshaw lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bradshaw has Kranigi pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw is trying to force a seperation but Kranigi has the dominant position.
Bradshaw holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Kranigi jumps guard.
Kranigi wants to stand and escape but Bradshaw is having none of it.
Bradshaw tries to stand but Kranigi is controlling from the bottom.
Kranigi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bradshaw's guard.

Bradshaw lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Bradshaw throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kranigi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bradshaw will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bradshaw working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kranigi controls Bradshaw momentarily but Bradshaw frees himself.
Kranigi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bradshaw missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Bradshaw stands and steps away. Kranigi gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Abdu Kranigi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Kranigi.

Kranigi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bradshaw sprawls well initially but Kranigi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kranigi is trying to control the action in half guard but Bradshaw is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bradshaw is positioning himself well to prevent Kranigi advancing to mount.
Kranigi tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Bradshaw.
Bradshaw keeping control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw is looking to control Kranigi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bradshaw avoid being mounted?
Kranigi wants to control but Bradshaw is keeping him busy.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kranigi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kranigi shoots in for a double leg but Bradshaw sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kranigi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Kranigi gets tackled into the cage by Bradshaw. Bradshaw maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Augustine Bradshaw will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bradshaw clinches up with Kranigi and pushes him back against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kranigi pushes off an throws an elbow but Bradshaw leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bradshaw swings wildly with an uppercut but Kranigi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kranigi tries to break the clinch but Bradshaw is controlling the position.
Kranigi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bradshaw to keep the fight standing.
Kranigi tries to circle away but Bradshaw has him pinned against the cage.
Kranigi jumps guard but Bradshaw turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradshaw gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Bradshaw manages to break the clinch.
Bradshaw avoids the head kick by Kranigi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradshaw swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Kranigi moves into the clinch.
Kranigi wants to break free but Bradshaw has control.
Bradshaw is trying to break the clinch but Kranigi is controlling him.

Kranigi jumps guard and drags Bradshaw to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kranigi is trying to control the position but Bradshaw postures up.
Bradshaw with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bradshaw prevents Kranigi from getting back to his feet.
Kranigi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Kranigi wants to control but Bradshaw is keeping him busy.
Bradshaw wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw is positioning himself well to prevent Kranigi advancing to mount.
Kranigi is keen to just control but Bradshaw is a slippery customer.
Kranigi is thwarting Bradshaw's attempts to control the position.
Kranigi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kranigi trying to control from half guard but Bradshaw is working away.
Kranigi is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kranigi prevents Bradshaw from improving his position.
Kranigi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw tries to kick Kranigi off but Kranigi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bradshaw slaps away a takedown attempt from Kranigi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bradshaw seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Augustine Bradshaw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdu Kranigi.
Kranigi fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bradshaw.

Kranigi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kranigi tries to pull guard but Bradshaw won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw slows down the pace here.

Bradshaw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Bradshaw darts in and clinches Kranigi up against the cage.

Kranigi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kranigi fails with the takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Abdu Kranigi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bradshaw is trying to force a seperation but Kranigi has the dominant position.
Bradshaw stalling in the clinch.
Bradshaw's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kranigi tries to circle away but Bradshaw has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kranigi avoiding damage as Bradshaw throws knees to the body.
Kranigi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bradshaw to keep the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kranigi prevents Bradshaw from breaking the clinch.
Kranigi tries to land a knee to the head but Bradshaw blocks with his arms.
Kranigi is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bradshaw is defending well.
Bradshaw stalling the fight.
Augustine Bradshaw has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bradshaw working hard to break the clinch.
Kranigi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Come on Bradshaw - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bradshaw misses with some punches.
Bradshaw leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bradshaw has a couple of punches blocked by Kranigi.
The referee calls for Bradshaw to work.
Bradshaw using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kranigi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kranigi wants to stall.
Kranigi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bradshaw walks away with a smile on his face. Kranigi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Augustine Bradshaw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdu Kranigi.
Kranigi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bradshaw circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bradshaw gets caught napping as Kranigi dives in and scores a takedown. Bradshaw manages to retain guard.
Bradshaw controls Kranigi momentarily but Kranigi frees himself.
Kranigi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bradshaw doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Bradshaw is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bradshaw looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kranigi is one step ahead there.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bradshaw holds on and takes a little breather.
Kranigi wants to control from the top but Bradshaw keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kranigi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kranigi slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Bradshaw.

Bradshaw makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Kranigi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bradshaw appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kranigi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Bradshaw rushes Kranigi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bradshaw blocks an elbow strike.

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 Augustine 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Augustine Bradshaw!