PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bo Redd (ranked 5785 p4p, 4556 weight class) and Brad Taves (ranked 499 p4p, 439 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Redd
vs
Taves

178 cm
18
185
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
190
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bo Redd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad Taves!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redd throws a poor cross that misses
and Taves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Bo Redd has been cut.
Taves takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Redd avoids a punch combination nicely.
Redd swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Taves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Redd.
Redd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taves.
An attempted straight right counter from Redd misses the target.
Redd slips under a jab from Taves.
Redd misses with an uppercut. Taves saw that one coming.
Taves unleashes a big counter combination but Redd bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redd gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Taves throws a body kick that misses
and Redd counters with a body kick that stops Taves in his tracks momentarily.
Taves works over Redd's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Redd lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A left and a right from Taves both land. Nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redd moves out of range of the leg kick from Taves.
A little feinted left hand from Redd on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Taves looks winded!
Redd smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Brad Taves has been cut.
Redd lands with an overhand left.
Taves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Redd's jab looks to have found its range, popping Taves under the eye.
Redd throws the left hand but Taves avoids the punch easily.
Taves throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Redd counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Taves has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bo Redd!
Brad Taves spoke after the fight, saying 'I can’t believe I lost, but I’ll work even harder in the gym and I promise I’ll come back with a knockout show'.