PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Declan Newell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Newell
vs
Bradley

190 cm
23
183 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

175 cm
24
197 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Declan Newell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Bradley!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradley misses with a few strikes there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Newell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Newell checks a leg kick.
A big right from Newell misses.
Newell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Newell cracks Bradley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bradley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bradley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bradley ducks under a wild hook from Newell.
Newell throws a jab but it's blocked by Bradley.
A combination from Bradley does no damage.
Bradley throws a right hand that Newell ducks under and follows up with a left that Newell also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Newell misses.
Bradley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bradley scores with a three punch combo!
Bradley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bradley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bradley walks into a left hand.
Bradley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bradley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bradley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bradley throws a right and a left that Newell avoids nicely.
Jab from Bradley.
Bradley fails to land with a series of punches.
Newell throws a shot from downtown. Bradley moves away and avoids it.
Bradley lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley is looking to slow Newell down with leg kicks.
Newell slips a jab and a cross from Bradley.
Newell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bradley throws a shot to the body.
Bradley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Newell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bradley.
Newell throws a hook but Bradley blocks it.
Newell lands a jab-cross combination.
Bradley misses with a few strikes there.
Newell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Newell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Declan Newell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bradley lands a two punch combo.
Bradley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bradley slips a straight right by Newell.
A jab from Newell misses.
Newell scores with a jab to the body.
Bradley punishes Newell's body with a nice straight punch.
Newell is breathing heavily.
Bradley lands with a nice combination. Newell backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Declan Newell has been cut.
A combination from Bradley does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley misses with a few strikes there.
Newell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bradley can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bradley throws a chopping leg kick but Newell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Newell throws a combination. Bradley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Newell misses with a series of wild punches.
Bradley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bradley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Newell throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Bradley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Newell is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Newell scores with a body shot.
Bradley misses the jab.
Newell lands a jab-cross combination.
Bradley misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Newell waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Bradley.
Newell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bradley connects with a single shot there.
A nice combination there by Bradley.
Newell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bradley circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Bradley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Declan Newell's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bradley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Danga de danga de dang - Bradley scores with a four punch combination!
Bradley defending well as Newell loads up on a big left hand.
Bradley misses with a body kick.
Newell throws an overhand right that lands on Bradley's shoulder, as Bradley tries to avoid the shot.
Newell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bradley misses with a head kick.
Newell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Newell moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Newell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bradley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Newell circles away quickly and effectively.
Declan Newell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bradley throws a series of punches but Newell moves out of range.
A left lands for Newell.
Bradley throws a series of punches but Newell avoids them all with ease.
Bradley lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Newell misses the jab.
Bradley is breathing heavily.
Newell slips a jab and a cross from Bradley.
Newell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newell misses with a hook. Bradley ducked under it nicely.
Newell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bradley throws a sloppy head kick and Newell moves out of range easily.
Newell misses with a double jab
and Bradley counters with a three punch combo that has Newell backing up. Newell nods at Bradley to acknowledge the strikes.
Bradley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Newell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Newell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Newell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bradley has time to react.
Newell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bradley.
A big right from Newell misses.
Bradley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eric Bradley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bradley walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bradley is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Newell rather than just go for the knockout.
Newell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Newell is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Newell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bradley's head backwards.
Some wild striking there from Newell.
Newell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Newell throws a hook but Bradley blocks it.
Newell lands a right hook to the body.
Newell looks to land a right hand but Bradley moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Bradley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Newell avoids the head kick by Bradley.
Newell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bradley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A combination from Bradley does no damage.
Bradley throws a wild body kick that Newell sees coming a mile off.
Newell jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bradley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bradley tries to bum rush Newell with a series of wild strikes but Newell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Newell missing with a left hand there. Bradley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Newell looks to land a right hand but Bradley moved out of range.
Bradley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Newell.
Bradley misses with a few strikes there.
Newell scores with a three punch combo!
Bradley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Newell misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good standup being displayed there by Newell as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newell misses with a wild combination.
Bradley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Newell throws out the jab.
Newell lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Declan Newell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Declan Newell's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bradley slips under a jab from Newell.
Bradley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Newell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bradley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Newell.
Newell throws a shot from downtown. Bradley moves away and avoids it.
Newell misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Newell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Newell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bradley.
Bradley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Newell dodges the punch combination from Bradley.
Bradley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Newell.
Newell throws a right and a left that Bradley avoids nicely.
Newell misses with a combination
and Bradley counters with an inside leg kick.
Bradley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Newell lands a nice shot that snaps Bradley's head back.
Bradley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bradley misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch lands to the side of Bradley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bradley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley lands a front kick.
Newell dodges the punch combination from Bradley.
Bradley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bradley misses with a wild combination.
Newell throws an overhand right that lands on Bradley's shoulder, as Bradley tries to avoid the shot.
Newell stalks Bradley and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bradley's face. Bradley staggers backwards, shaken.
Bradley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Newell.
Newell throws a hook to the side of Bradley's head but Bradley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bradley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Newell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bradley throws a one two combo.
Newell misses with a straight left.
Bradley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Newell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bradley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Newell looks to land a right hand but Bradley moved out of range.
Bradley lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bradley slips a jab and a cross from Newell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Newell.
Newell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bradley backs up against the ropes.
Bradley throws a body punch but Newell moves out of range.
Newell scores with a nice right hand.
Bradley takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bradley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bradley displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice straight punches there by Bradley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bradley.
Newell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bradley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bradley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Newell.
A right-left combo lands from Newell.
Newell works the jab nicely.
Newell misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bradley slips under a jab from Newell.
Bradley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bradley staying out of range there.
Newell looks to land a right hand but Bradley moved out of range.
Newell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bradley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Declan Newell did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Declan Newell's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Bradley throws a one two combo.
Newell connects with the punch.
Bradley misses with a double jab.
Bradley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bradley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Newell moves away.
No joy there for Newell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Newell waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Bradley.
Newell throws a series of punches but Bradley avoids them all with ease.
Bradley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A swing and a miss from Newell.
Bradley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bradley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bradley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Newell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Newell looks to throw the jab but Bradley is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Newell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bradley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bradley misses with a wild body shot.
Newell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bradley is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bradley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bradley throws a series of punches but Newell avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Newell finds it's way through Bradley's defenses.
Newell lands a glancing blow to the side of Bradley's head.
Bradley dodges the punch combination from Newell.
Nice defenses there by Bradley.
Newell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bradley on the side of the head.
Bradley fails to land with a series of punches.
Bradley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bradley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Newell to score with a decent uppercut.
Bradley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Newell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch combination from Bradley misses.
Newell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Newell misses with a body shot
letting Bradley counter with a right hand.
Bradley fails to land with a series of punches.
Bradley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A combination from Bradley does no damage.
Bradley throws a nice looking combination but Newell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bradley misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Newell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Newell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bradley walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Newell misses with a double jab
and Bradley counters with a left and a right that stings Newell.
Newell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Newell looks to land a combination but Bradley avoids it well.
Bradley misses with a wild combination.
Bradley slips a straight right by Newell.
Newell misses with a two punch combination.
Newell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Newell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bradley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Newell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bradley throws a right hand that Newell ducks under and follows up with a left that Newell also avoids with ease.
Newell misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Declan Newell had his way with Eric Bradley in that round.
The cut man is working on Declan Newell's cut.
That's time! Newell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Newell misses the jab.
Bradley scores with a body shot.
A punch combination from Bradley misses.
Bradley blocks a jab.
Newell lands with a straight right. Bradley didn't see that one coming.
Bradley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Newell cracks Bradley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Newell looks to land a combination but Bradley avoids it well.
Newell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Newell throws a series of punches but Bradley avoids them all with ease.
Bradley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bradley throws a series of strikes that have Newell backpedaling.
Bradley staying out of range there.
Newell throws a body punch but Bradley moves out of range.
Bradley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bradley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bradley is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Bradley digs a good hook to Newell's body.
Bradley moves away from the strike by Newell.
Bradley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bradley misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newell misses with a straight left.
Bradley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Newell throws a shot from downtown. Bradley moves away and avoids it.
Newell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Newell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Newell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bradley counters with a right hand to the body.
Bradley misses with a double jab.
Bradley takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bradley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Newell lands a jab-cross combination.
Newell misses with a two punch combination.
Newell checks a leg kick nicely.
Newell is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bradley.
Newell throws a jab but it's blocked by Bradley.
Bradley slips a jab from Newell.
Some wild striking there from Bradley.
Newell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bradley.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bradley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Newell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bradley throws a series of punches but Newell moves out of range.
Newell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bradley.
Newell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Newell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Newell displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bradley is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bradley misses with a double jab.
Newell throws an overhand right that lands on Bradley's shoulder, as Bradley tries to avoid the shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bradley.
Newell avoids the head kick by Bradley.
Bradley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Newell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bradley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bradley throws a series of punches but Newell moves out of range.
Eric Bradley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Declan Newell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Good shot there by Newell.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eric Bradley.
Well Newell 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 48:47
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 48:48

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Declan Newell!