PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Bradley (ranked 1978 p4p, 278 weight class) and Burt Rhinehold (ranked 1915 p4p, 269 weight class). Rhinehold has chosen Cream as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Bradley
vs
Rhinehold

201 cm
28
216 lbs
12 - 6 - 1

195 cm
24
222 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Desmond Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Burt Rhinehold!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhinehold lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bradley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rhinehold checks it well.
Rhinehold let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The fighters circling - Rhinehold throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bradley thuds a left hand into Rhinehold's body.
Rhinehold has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bradley misses with a combination

and Rhinehold moves into the clinch.
Rhinehold tries to throw a body punch but Bradley avoids it by throwing Rhinehold back against the cage.
Rhinehold misses with a punch to the body.
Rhinehold misses with a punch to the body.

Bradley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rhinehold.
Rhinehold misses with an uppercut
and Bradley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bradley throws a lazy right hand but Rhinehold sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bradley throws a right hand that misses
and Rhinehold cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rhinehold tries to counter with a clinch but Bradley shakes him off and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Rhinehold.
Rhinehold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bradley moves away.
Rhinehold throws a big shot that misses.
Bradley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rhinehold.
Rhinehold uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bradley.
Bradley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rhinehold tries to counter by closing the distance.
A big left from Bradley misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bradley. Rhinehold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rhinehold lands with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhinehold throws a poor cross that misses
and Bradley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bradley throws a hook to the side of Rhinehold's head but Rhinehold sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rhinehold gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bradley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Burt Rhinehold has been cut.
Bradley moves out of range of the body kick from Rhinehold.
Bradley scores with a nice strike.

Rhinehold has closed the distance and engaged Bradley in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rhinehold has a couple of punches blocked by Bradley.
Bradley is trying to break the clinch but Rhinehold has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Rhinehold.
Rhinehold manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bradley can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rhinehold can't find room to land a body shot as Bradley controls the action.
Bradley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bradley blocking some punches.
Rhinehold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bradley's elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rhinehold lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bradley backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rhinehold.
Bradley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rhinehold throws an elbow that misses.
Rhinehold taking a breather.
Bradley tries to break the clinch but Rhinehold is controlling the position.
Rhinehold misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhinehold misses with a punch on the inside.
Bradley is looking to break free of the clinch but Rhinehold has double underhooks.
Rhinehold tries to work over Bradley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bradley prevents a body shot from Rhinehold.
Rhinehold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rhinehold lands a nice shot to the body.

Bradley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bradley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rhinehold under the eye.
Bradley just misses with a punch to the body.
Rhinehold looks to land a left hand but Bradley moved out of range nicely.
Rhinehold misses with an uppercut. Bradley saw that one coming.
Bradley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rhinehold has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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 Desmond Bradley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Burt Rhinehold's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bradley throws a jab when Rhinehold was well out of range.
Rhinehold throws out a counter right but Bradley avoids it with no problem.
Bradley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bradley misses with a left hand
and Rhinehold counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bradley thinking.
Rhinehold misses with a hook to the body
and Bradley counters with a stiff right hand.
Bradley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bradley misses with an uppercut

and Rhinehold counters by clinching up.
Bradley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rhinehold.
Rhinehold misses with the head strike.
Rhinehold misses with a punch to the body.
Rhinehold misses with a hook to the ribs.

Bradley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bradley throws a hook but Rhinehold blocks it.
Rhinehold let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bradley displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rhinehold scores with a kick to the body.
Rhinehold lunges at Bradley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bradley's hand.
Bradley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rhinehold manages to avoid it.
Bradley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rhinehold wants to land a leg kick but Bradley is out of range.
Bradley is looking for a counter combo.
Bradley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rhinehold ducks under a wild hook from Bradley.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley avoids the head kick by Rhinehold.
A little feinted left hand from Bradley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rhinehold throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bradley misses with a left hand
and Rhinehold counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A combination from Bradley does no damage.
Rhinehold is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rhinehold looks to score with a jab to the body but Bradley is just out of range.
Bradley throws a poor cross that misses
and Rhinehold connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rhinehold checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd cheers as Bradley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rhinehold doesn't seem phased though.
Rhinehold throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bradley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bradley throws a looping overhand right but Rhinehold ducks down to avoid it.
Bradley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Donk. Bradley catches Rhinehold right on the button with a cross.
Bradley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rhinehold throws a right hand that misses
and Bradley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rhinehold swings for the body but Bradley moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhinehold throws a jab but it's blocked by Bradley.
Desmond Bradley is winning the standup battle so far.
Bradley misses with a straight left.
Rhinehold pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bradley is out of range and Rhinehold settles back down.
Bradley tries to bum rush Rhinehold with a series of wild strikes but Rhinehold uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bradley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rhinehold counters with a straight right hand.
Bradley misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rhinehold looks to score with a jab to the body but Bradley is just out of range.
Rhinehold misses with a straight right.
Bradley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Desmond Bradley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Burt Rhinehold's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bradley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bradley punishes Rhinehold's body with a nice straight punch.
Bradley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bradley appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bradley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rhinehold feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bradleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rhinehold tries to clinch
and Bradley counters with a two punch combo.
Rhinehold misses with a hook to the body
and Bradley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley connects with a looping right hand.
Rhinehold takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Bradley. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley throws a hook but Rhinehold avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Rhinehold releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rhinehold's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bradley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rhinehold scrambles back to his feet.
Bradley throws a shot from downtown. Rhinehold moves away and avoids it.
Rhinehold swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bradley defending well as Rhinehold loads up on a big left hand.
Bradley moves out of range of the leg kick from Rhinehold.
It looked like Bradley was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bradley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rhinehold feints and then cracks Bradley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bradley down.
Bradley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That has opened up Burt Rhinehold's cut even more.
Bradley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Rhinehold looks to move away, Bradley throws a big counter combo but Rhinehold just gets out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhinehold throws a leg kick
and Bradley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burt Rhinehold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bradley throws a right hand that Rhinehold ducks under and follows up with a left that Rhinehold also avoids with ease.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rhinehold lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bradley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bradley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A low kick from Bradley is predictable there
enabling Rhinehold to counter with a crisp jab.
Rhinehold ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rhinehold has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big right from Rhinehold misses.
Rhinehold swings widly with a right hand
and Rhinehold takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bradley ducks under a wild hook from Rhinehold.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley misses with a wild combination.
Rhinehold thinks about the counter body kick.
Rhinehold connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rhinehold slips a jab from Bradley.
Rhinehold just misses with a punch to the body.
Bradley scores with the left hand. Rhinehold knows he should have avoided that one.
Bradley throws a right hand that Rhinehold ducks under and follows up with a left that Rhinehold also avoids with ease.
Rhinehold only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Good work by Bradley as he checks the leg kick.
As Rhinehold looks to move away, Bradley throws a big counter combo but Rhinehold just gets out of the way.
Desmond Bradley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhinehold throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bradley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rhinehold closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Desmond Bradley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rhinehold pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bradley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rhinehold on the side of the head.
Bradley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rhinehold has time to react.
Bradley throws a right and a left that Rhinehold avoids nicely.
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!
Donk. Rhinehold catches Bradley right on the button with a cross.
Bradley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bradley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

And that's the end of the fight!
Desmond Bradley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bradley, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Desmond Bradley!
As Desmond Bradley got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Give me overrated Murphy then the title shot! Let's go!'.