PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Buck Read (ranked 4428 p4p, 4287 weight class) and John Breedson (ranked 253 p4p, 249 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Read
vs
Breedson

169 cm
25
138
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
23
130
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Buck Read!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Breedson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Read rushes Breedson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Read lands a shoulder strike.
Breedson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Read gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Read.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Breedson.
Read working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Breedson can't break the clinch.
Breedson is trying to pull guard but Read has him pressed against the cage.
Read digs a right hand into Breedson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Breedson's gas tank.
Read lands with a left to the head.
Breedson tries to break free but Read pushes him back against the cage.
Read working aggressively here.
Breedson throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Read.
Breedson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Read is defending well.
Buck Read has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Breedson.
A right hook to the body lands for Read.
A left hand lands to the body for Read.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Read lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Breedson blocking some punches.
Breedson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Read is defending well.
Breedson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Read working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Breedson manages to pull guard.
Breedson looks winded!
Read would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Read slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Read postures up.
Breedson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Breedson being controlled here, momentarily.
Breedson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Read trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Read will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Read would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Read gets to his feet. Breedson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Read closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Read.
Read lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Breedson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Read on the inside.
Breedson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Read to keep the fight standing.
Read lands a body shot.
Read lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hook to the body lands for Read.
Read working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Read lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Breedson backwards.
Nice body punch from Read.
Read lands a body punch in the clinch.
Breedson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Read gets through Breedson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Read working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Breedson takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Read - that landed with a thud.
Read scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read scores with a shoulder strike.
Read lands a left hand.
Read lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Read throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Read.
Read lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Read lands a hook to the side of the head.
Read lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Breedson is rocked!
A short left from Read.
Breedson is still on wobbly legs! Can Read finish him?
Read lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Read on the inside.
Read lands with a short shot to the head.
Read lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Read lands with a light punch inside.
Read unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Breedson! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Read is unloading with more strikes now! Breedson drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buck Read!