PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kris Bradford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Geary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Geary is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Bradford
vs
Geary

206 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

186 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kris Bradford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Geary!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Geary drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bradford is pulling down on Geary's head. It's preventing any offense from Geary, at least for the moment.
Bradford trying to control the position.
Bradford tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Bradford is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Geary must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bradford trying to keep a closed guard but Geary is proving a slippery customer.
Bradford keeping moving, preventing Geary from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradford is trying to control the position but Geary postures up.
Bradford is controlling Geary's posture.
Bradford wants to improve his position but instead Geary has moved into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradford trying to control here.

Bradford looking for submissions off his back.
Bradford really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Geary controlling the pace.
Bradford is trying to get back to full guard.
Geary trying to control the action but Bradford is working from the bottom.
Geary trying to mount his opponent but Bradford defends it.

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.
Geary is trying to control the action in half guard but Bradford is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bradford is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Geary shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bradford is trying to defend but Geary finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bradford tries to get to full guard but Geary has control of the leg.
Bradford is doing well to control the position and prevent Geary from advancing to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradford trying to control here.
Geary works his way into side control.
Geary trying to control the position but Bradford is working away.
Bradford wants to control but Geary postures up.

Geary tries for a kimura but Bradford is defending well.
Bradford struggling a bit here.
Bradford is looking to regain half guard here but Geary keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Geary wants to control but Bradford is keeping him busy.
Bradford struggling a bit here.
Bradford is not content to let Geary control the position.
Bradford tries to buck Geary off but Geary is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Geary decides to stand back up.
Geary throws a wild body kick that Bradford sees coming a mile off.

Geary shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Bradford manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Geary keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Geary dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Geary shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Geary was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Geary controls the position.
Geary tries to move to mount but Bradford blocks the move with his legs.
Bradford tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Geary wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bradford is not content to let Geary control the position.
Bradford holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Geary working away.
Geary tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bradford struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradford is trying to improve his position.

Geary goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Bradford has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Geary but great work by Bradford.
You can see the frustration on Geary's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bradford is putting a hurting on Geary here, landing some big shots from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Geary tries to improve position but can't.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geary is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jon Geary has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bradford throws an elbow but Geary slips to the side and avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on Geary's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Geary is holding Bradford down, trying to stall.

Bradford tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bradford looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Geary is avoiding damage well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradford controls the position.
Bradford will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Bradford is trying to get an arm triangle but Geary is defending well.
Bradford throws an elbow but Geary slips to the side and avoids it well.
Geary manages to get back to half guard.
Bradford seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Geary does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Geary trying to control here.

Bradford is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Geary keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Geary rushes Bradford and presses him up against the cage.
Geary is trying to break free.

Geary has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bradford uses from the top position.
Geary is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Geary trying to control the position.
Geary is breathing heavily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bradford is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kris Bradford dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bradford shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Geary but Geary pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bradford avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Geary scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Geary missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bradford desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Bradford trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bradford kicks off Geary and gets to his feet.

Geary scores with a takedown into Bradford's guard.

Bradford has his feet on Geary's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Geary closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Geary is staying tight to Bradford's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Bradford is trying to control Geary's posture but Geary avoids it.
Bradford is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradford is trying to escape the position but Geary is controlling the position.
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Geary working away.
Geary works to advance to full mount. Bradford defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Bradford reaches up to try and control the position but Geary seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Bradford rolls and tries to escape and now Geary has his back!
Geary is riding his opponent, not letting Bradford buck him off.
Bradford covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Bradford trying to control the position but Geary manages to sink in the hooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geary trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Bradford doesn't escape.
Bradford turns into Geary and is now in his guard.
Geary is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bradford scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bradford engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Geary looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geary not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bradford throwing strikes but missing.
Bradford is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bradford postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Geary is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bradford is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bradford is stalling in the full guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bradford tries to clinch there but Geary circles away.
Bradford fails with the takedown
and Geary counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jon Geary.
Well Geary has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jon Geary!
A relieved looking Jon Geary thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.