PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barnie Bradstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos comes to the cage accompanied by Conteo. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Santos
vs
Bradstone

182 cm
23
180 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

180 cm
20
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barnie Bradstone!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradstone misses with a looping left.
Santos is looking to clinch.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bradstone.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Santos clinches.
Santos missing with knees to the body.
Bradstone scores with a shot to the side of Santos's head.
Santos avoiding damage.
Bradstone is trying to break free.
Bradstone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Santos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bradstone is trying to break the clinch but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bradstone.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Santos misses with a knee to the head.
Santos trying to land knees to the body.
Santos is looking to control Bradstone's arms but Bradstone gets an underhook and turns him. Now Santos has his back to the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Santos.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Santos.
Bradstone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Bradstone is blocking nicely.
Santos misses with an elbow strike.
Bradstone managing to block the knees to the body from Santos.
Santos missing with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bradstone as Santos tries to tie him up.
Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bradstone wants to break free but Santos has control.
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bradstone blocks it with crossed arms.
Santos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Santos is breathing heavily.

Bradstone manages to break the clinch.
Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Santos wants to clinch up but Bradstone keeps it at a distance.

Santos gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to stand up but Bradstone is controlling him.
Bradstone scoring with some ground and pound.
Bradstone stands up over Santos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bradstone throwing strikes from guard but Santos blocks nicely.
Bradstone content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bradstone chips away with some ground and pound.
Bradstone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bradstone is in close to Santos's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradstone is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bradstone landing some decent shots from guard.
Bradstone postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradstone stands up over Santos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bradstone wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
Bradstone scoring with some ground and pound.
Bradstone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bradstone lands a couple of elbows.
Santos wants to get back to his feet but Bradstone passes into half guard.
Nice strikes from Bradstone there.
Bradstone prevents Santos from standing back up.
Santos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bradstone scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Bradstone.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bradstone lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Bradstone there.
Bradstone looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bradstone connects with a nice short shot to Santos's temple.
Bradstone working over Santos with some ground and pound. Santos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Santos tries to kick Bradstone off but Bradstone keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Santos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Santos tries to get out of the position.
Santos taking some punishment here, with Bradstone in his half guard.
Santos is looking to escape.
Bradstone seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Santos is trying to stand up here but Bradstone is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bradstone lands strikes from half guard.
Bradstone winds up and cracks Santos with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barnie Bradstone dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Santos wants to clinch up but Bradstone keeps it at a distance.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Bradstone circles away.
Santos wants to clinch up but Bradstone keeps it at a distance.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bradstone keeps the fight on the outside.
Santos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bradstone scores with a nice strike.
Bradstone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Bradstone circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos tries to clinch up but Bradstone circles away and keeps his distance.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bradstone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos is looking to clinch but Bradstone is avoiding it.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Bradstone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bradstone throws out a powerful jab.
Bradstone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santos tries to clinch but Bradstone is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santos wants to clinch.
Bradstone shoots in for a takedown but Santos shows good takedown defense.
Jimmy Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos tries to clinch but Bradstone moves out of range.
Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bradstone.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bradstone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bradstone swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Santos tries to clinch but Bradstone is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradstone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bradstone missing with a left hand there. Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bradstone throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Bradstone misses.

Santos has closed the distance and engaged Bradstone in a clinch.
Bradstone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bradstone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bradstone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bradstone tries to break the clinch but Santos is controlling the position.
Bradstone is trying to break free.
Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bradstone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Bradstone pulls guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bradstone will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Santos wants to get up but he can't break Bradstone's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bradstone trying to strike off his back.
Bradstone wants to sweep here but Santos controlling him for the moment.

Santos stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Santos tries to clinch but Bradstone moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santos tries to clinch there but Bradstone circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barnie Bradstone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bradstone misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bradstone swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Santos tries to clinch up.
Santos wants to clinch up but Bradstone keeps it at a distance.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bradstone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Bradstone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradstone throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Bradstone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Santos at a distance.
Jimmy Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bradstone swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.

Santos forces Bradstone back against the cage and clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradstone lands a shoulder strike.
Santos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bradstone is trying to break free.
Bradstone can't break the clinch.
Bradstone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bradstone blocks it with crossed arms.
Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bradstone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bradstone can't break the clinch.
Bradstone is looking to break free of the clinch but Santos has double underhooks.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bradstone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bradstone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santos prevents a takedown attempt there.
Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bradstone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santos with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bradstone wants to get back to striking at distance but Santos won't allow it.
Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bradstone.
Bradstone tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jimmy Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barnie Bradstone.
Santos keeps control of Bradstone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Bradstone.
Bradstone has Santos pushed against the cage.
Bradstone avoiding damage as Santos throws knees to the body.
Santos misses with a knee strike.
Bradstone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bradstone blocks an elbow strike.
Bradstone avoiding damage as Santos throws knees to the body.
Santos trying to control the position but instead, Bradstone has worked for underhooks and has pushed Santos into the cage.
Bradstone is trying to break the clinch but Santos has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries a knee to the head but Bradstone blocks it.
Bradstone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Santos taking a breather.
Santos keeps control of Bradstone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bradstone content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bradstone lands with a short shot to the head.
Barnie Bradstone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Bradstone avoids the damage to the body.

Bradstone breaks the clinch.
Bradstone sizes up Santos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bradstone lands a nice shot that snaps Santos's head back.
Santos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bradstone throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Bradstone misses the shot to the body.
Bradstone fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradstone misses the shot to the body.
Santos tries to clinch there but Bradstone circles away.

Santos clinches up against the cage.
Santos trying to land knees to the body.
Bradstone has had enough of the clinch but Santos keeps him there for the moment.
Bradstone dodges an elbow strike from Santos.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Santos.
Santos prevents Bradstone from breaking the clinch.
Jimmy Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bradstone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Santos.
Santos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bradstone is keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bradstone can't break the clinch.
Bradstone avoiding damage as Santos throws knees to the body.
Bradstone avoids a wild elbow strike from Santos.

And that's the end of the fight!
Barnie Bradstone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bradstone winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barnie Bradstone!