PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caio Victor (ranked 1581 p4p, 428 weight class) and Derrick Bradley (ranked 59 p4p, 16 weight class). Bradley has chosen Sudbury Saturday Night as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Caio Victor could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Derrick Bradley's chin.

Victor
vs
Bradley

165 cm
42
171
35 - 26 - 0

185 cm
36
185
25 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

NARCOS

Conviction
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caio Victor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Derrick Bradley!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Victor throws a body shot but no joy.
Victor throws a combination that misses
and Bradley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Caio Victor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Victor misses
and Bradley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Victor closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bradley to the mat! Bradley manages to get full guard.
Bradley is wriggling around but Victor manages to pass to half guard.

Victor looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Victor is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Bradley reverses the position - he's now on top in Victor's guard.

Victor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bradley manages to get himself to full guard.

We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Victor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bradley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Victor wants to control from the top but Bradley keeps moving.
Victor content to stall in guard here.
Bradley is adopting a defensive guard.
Victor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bradley looking for a sweep. Not yet Bradley, not yet.
Victor looking to pass the guard.
Bradley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Victor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bradley keeping moving, preventing Victor from controlling successfully.

Bradley has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Victor is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

Bradley breaks from the clinch.
Bradley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Victor lands a nice hook to Bradley's body. Bradley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victor shoots and misses
and Bradley counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the body from Victor misses
and Bradley counters with a huge left! Victor is in big trouble! He's backing up but Bradley isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Victor from any more damage. A dominating finish by Bradley!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derrick Bradley!
A very excited looking Derrick Bradley made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.