PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bradford Andrews (ranked 5919 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Kronen (ranked 7661 p4p, 0 weight class). Erik Kronen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bradford Andrews's chin.

Andrews
vs
Kronen

202 cm
18
278 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

205 cm
18
245 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bradford Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erik Kronen!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Andrews moves into the clinch.
Andrews jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kronen walks away with a smile on his face. Andrews gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kronen fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Andrews.
Andrews lands a high kick!

Andrews rushes Kronen and presses him up against the cage.
Kronen goes for a takedown attempt but Andrews pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Andrews tries to clinch up

and Kronen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Andrews makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andrews throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Erik Kronen has been cut.
Kronen looks winded!
Andrews throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kronen's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews connects with the punch.
Kronen tries to clinch there but Andrews circles away.
Andrews tries to counter with a takedown but Kronen is quick to defend against it.

Andrews gets a clinch.
Andrews tries to pull guard but Kronen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Kronen gets control of Andrews's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kronen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Kronen working a defensive guard here.
Andrews postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Andrews is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Andrews trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Andrews working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Andrews won't allow Kronen to sweep him here.
Andrews postures up and lands a big shot to Kronen's brow.
Andrews throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews postures up and lands a big shot to Kronen's brow.

Kronen is looking for a triangle but Andrews pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andrews working some strikes from top position.
Andrews lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kronen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Andrews working some strikes from top position.
Andrews lands a couple of elbows.
Andrews working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kronen's head.
Andrews distracts Kronen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Andrews has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kronen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andrews with a flurry of punches that miss.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kronen can do anything to dispel that myth.

Kronen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Andrews doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Andrews manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kronen is trying to keep Andrews in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews postures up and lands a big shot to Kronen's brow.
Andrews landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Andrews postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Andrews is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kronen trying to control the position.
Andrews postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Andrews preventing the sweep.
Andrews with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Andrews chips away with some ground and pound.
Andrews works over Kronen with some ground and pound from guard.
Andrews lands a couple of digs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrews works over Kronen with some ground and pound from guard.

Andrews avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Andrews loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kronen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Andrews manages to get himself to full guard.

Kronen trying to control but Andrews is working from the bottom.
Andrews wants to get back to his feet but Kronen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Kronen gets to his feet. Andrews looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bradford Andrews dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Erik Kronen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Andrews tries to clinch but Kronen is having none of it.
A cross from Andrews lands.
Andrews tries a head kick but it misses.
Andrews connects with a high kick.
Andrews slaps away a takedown attempt from Kronen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Andrews is looking to clinch but Kronen is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Andrews looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Andrews is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kronen can do to turn this around?
Kronen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Andrews is fending him off so far but Kronen persists. Nope, Andrews circles away and we're back to standing.
Andrews looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Andrews works Kronen's body with a nice hook.
Kronen is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kronen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Andrews tries to clinch there but Kronen circles away.
Erik Kronen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andrews throws a nice head kick!
Andrews pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Andrews displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kronen.
It looked like Andrews was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bradford Andrews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erik Kronen.
The fight stays on the outside here - Andrews looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Andrews digs a good body shot into Kronen's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kronen's head.
Andrews tries to clinch up but Kronen circles away and keeps his distance.
Bradford Andrews is winning the standup battle so far.

Kronen gets tackled into the cage by Andrews. Andrews maintains the clinch.
Andrews tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kronen smiles and moves away.
Kronen shoots for a double leg takedown but Andrews sprawls well. He's pushed Kronen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Andrews throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Andrews unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kronen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kronen prevents the takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Andrews gets control of Kronen's arms and successfully pulls guard. Andrews will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Andrews is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kronen stands and throws Andrews's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Kronen goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Andrews has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kronen but great work by Andrews.

Andrews looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kronen parries the strikes from Andrews easily there. Andrews is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kronen to escape.
Kronen tries to bench press Andrews off him but Andrews keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrews cracks Kronen with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kronen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Andrews working over Kronen with some ground and pound. Kronen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kronen is trying to control but can't.
Nice strikes from Andrews there.

Andrews is working for a submission of some sort.
Kronen trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kronen is looking for a sweep. Andrews is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Andrews thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kronen's head.
Andrews scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Andrews is nestled in close to Kronen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bradford Andrews dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Erik Kronen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Good standup being displayed there by Kronen as he connects with a hook.
Andrews throws a head kick that misses.
Kronen misses with a takedown attempt
and Andrews counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kronen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Andrews tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kronen has his takedown stuffed
and Andrews cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrews scores with a head kick. Kronen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Andrews gets a clinch.

Andrews manages to pull guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Andrews is keeping the position for now.
Kronen wants to control from the top but Andrews keeps moving.
Andrews is pulling down on Kronen's head. It's preventing any offense from Kronen, at least for the moment.
Kronen trying to control but Andrews is working from the bottom.
Andrews keeping full guard, as Kronen tries to pass.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Andrews manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Andrews has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kronen uses from the top position.
Andrews preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kronen controlling from the top position.
Andrews is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Andrews tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Kronen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kronen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews keeping full guard, as Kronen tries to pass.
Kronen trying to control the position from guard on top but Andrews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kronen shoots in for a takedown but Andrews shows good takedown defense.
Bradford Andrews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erik Kronen.

Andrews rushes Kronen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Andrews gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kronen.
Andrews is trying to pull guard but Kronen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Andrews is trying to pull guard but Kronen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Kronen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kronen is trying to control the position but Andrews postures up.
Andrews keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kronen's head.
Andrews distracts Kronen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Andrews won't allow Kronen to get back to his feet.
Andrews scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kronen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Andrews.

Kronen working for a triangle but Andrews defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Kronen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Andrews can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bradford Andrews showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Andrews has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bradford Andrews!