PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trace Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geoff Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bradley comes to the cage accompanied by Beautiful Music For You to Die Too. Burns has chosen Skrillex - Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Geoff Burns has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bradley
vs
Burns

190 cm
24
221 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

201 cm
21
282 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trace Bradley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Geoff Burns!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradley misses with a kick to the body.
Bradley misses with a looping left.
Burns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bradley.
Bradley shoots in for a double leg but Burns sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bradley throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range.
Geoff Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bradley misses the shot to the body.
Bradley swings widly with a right hand
and Burns counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bradley scores with a sloppy right hand. Burns should have avoided that one.
Burns throws a sloppy body shot
and Bradley counters with a thumping low kick.
Good exchange - Bradley coming out on top.
Bradley swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
Bradley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A shot to the body from Burns misses
and Bradley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bradley throws a poor cross that misses
and Burns counters with a stiff right hand.
Bradley with a nice cross.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Burns misses with a hook to the body
and Bradley counters with a stiff right hand.
Burns throws a combination that misses
and Bradley makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Burns really felt that one!
Burns loads up on a big right hand but Bradley slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns misses with a low kick.
Burns throws a right hand that misses
and Bradley makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bradley with a nice cross.
Bradley throws a push kick but Burns slaps the foot to one side.
Bradley throws a jab when Burns was well out of range.
Bradley misses with a looping left.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bradley.
Burns misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bradley counters with a nice uppercut.
Burns throws a leg kick but Bradley checks it.
Sloppy strikes from Burns. Those never looked like landing.
Burns throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bradley counters with an inside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Burns misses
and Bradley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burns walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Burns misses with a right hand
and Burns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Burns rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Burns looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Burns misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws a leg kick
and Bradley counters with a nice low kick that buckles Burns's knee momentarily.
Burns throws a poor cross that misses
and Bradley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burns throws a poor cross that misses
and Bradley counters with a nice uppercut.
Bradley throws a big shot that misses.
Burns throws a combination that misses
and Bradley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burns takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bradley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Burns gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Burns is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Burns takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good shot there by Bradley.
Bradley lands a jab.
Bradley throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bradley.
Bradley lands a jab to Burns's midsection.
Bradley cracks Burns with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bradley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Burns momentarily.
Burns takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradley throws the left hand but Burns avoids the punch easily.
Bradley lands a leg kick that knocks Burns off balance momentarily.
Burns takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bradley scoring well with a low kick there.
Bradley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Burns takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Burns takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jab, jab by Bradley - just one landing.
Geoff Burns is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bradley!
Bradley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bradley.
Bradley misses with a body shot.
Burns avoids a kick to the body.
Burns takes a jab right on the kisser.
Burns takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Burns takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice jab there from Bradley.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bradley lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Burns has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Burns and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bradley misses with a kick to the body.
Burns will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burns throws a leg kick
and Bradley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bradley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns misses with an uppercut
and Bradley counters with a nice low kick that buckles Burns's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trace Bradley dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Burns rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bradley counters with a stiff right hand.
Burns moves out of range of the body kick from Bradley.
Nice takedown defense from Burns. No joy for Bradley on that attempt.
Bradley checks a leg kick.
Trace Bradley is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bradley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good leg kick by Bradley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Burns throws a poor cross that misses
and Bradley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burns tests Bradley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Burns rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bradley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burns misses with a hook
and Bradley counters with a body kick that stops Burns in his tracks momentarily.
Bradley lands a jab to the nose.
Burns misses with a hook to the body
and Bradley counters with a nice body kick.
Burns is breathing heavily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bradley.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bradley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bradley connects with a solid leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley lands the left hand.
Burns walks into a straight right hand from Bradley.
Burns on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bradley. Bradley obviously looking to wear him down.
Bradley works the jab nicely.
Bradley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bradley lands with an overhand left.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bradley is defended easily by Burns.
Bradley lands with an uppercut that bounces Burns off the cage and back into rage.
Crunch! Bradley slams his shin into Burns's torso.
Burns throws a series of punches but Bradley avoids them all with ease.
Burns falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bradley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns ducks right into an uppercut from Bradley.
Burns misses with a leg kick
and Bradley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bradley throws a leg kick which misses Burns's front leg but catches the back leg as Burns tries to avoid it.
Bradley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Burns's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice cross by Bradley.
Bradley lands a really nice looking cross but Burns seems unphased.
Bradley lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bradley displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Burns gets caught flat footed, as Bradley shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Burns is trying to keep Bradley in close.
Bradley might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Burns being controlled here, momentarily.
Burns is trying to control the position but Bradley postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bradley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Burns in his tracks.
Bradley throws a quick inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bradley.
Bradley moves into range and connects with a jab.
Burns has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bradley cracks Burns with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Bradley.
Bradley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burns can do to turn this around?
Bradley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bradley with a jab.
Burns slips a jab from Bradley.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burns.
Bradley lands a leg kick that knocks Burns off balance momentarily.
Bradley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bradley thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Burns if he has to take too many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bradley connects with a leg kick. Burns looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Burns blocks a jab.
Burns takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Burns on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bradley scores with a jab. Burns acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bradley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Burns sprawls well. Burns wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bradley gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trace Bradley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burns moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trace Bradley dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Burns falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bradley counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bradley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Burns is able to avoid easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burns. Bradley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bradley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burns.
Bradley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Burns scores with a jab.
Bradley misses with a series of wild punches.
Burns scores with a hook.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Burns crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bradley - the referee stops the clock and Burns gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bradley. Burns manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bradley tries a head kick but it misses.
Bradley throws a hook to the side of Burns's head but Burns sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Bradley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Bradley to counter with a crisp jab.
Burns looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burns takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Burns moves out of range of the body kick.
Bradley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bradley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burns moves away from the strike by Bradley.
Bradley swings widly with a right hand
and Burns counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burns swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bradley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burns swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bradley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burns throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bradley misses with an attempted mid kick.
Burns throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bradley slips under a jab.
Burns misses with a hook
and Bradley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Trace Bradley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Burns has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bradley.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns misses with an uppercut
and Bradley counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bradley throws a jab when Burns was well out of range.
Burns displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bradley.
Burns throws out a loose jab but Bradley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burns misses with a hook to the body
and Bradley makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Burns really felt that one!
A shot to the body from Burns misses
and Bradley counters with a nice low kick that buckles Burns's knee momentarily.
Bradley moves out of range as Burns strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bradley. That's going to slow Burns down.
Bradley throws a shot to the body.
Burns throws a right hand that misses
and Bradley counters with a solid body kick.
Bradley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Burns has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bradley finds it's way round the side to connect with Burns's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Burns misses.
Burns misses with a leg kick

and Bradley counters with a takedown into side control.
Bradley tries to move into full mount but can't pass Burns's legs.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

Bradley decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Bradley as he connects with a hook.
Burns on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Burns throws an off balance right hand
and Bradley counters with a head kick.
Bradley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Geoff Burns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bradley connects with a leg kick. Burns looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Burns throws a combination that misses
and Bradley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bradley scores with a push kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Burns misses with a body shot
and Bradley counters with a nice uppercut.
Burns misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bradley counters with a nice uppercut.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bradley here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Nice shot lands for Bradley.
Bradley lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns misses with a hook to the body

and Bradley counters with a single leg into guard. Burns didn't expect that.
Bradley slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Burns tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bradley controlling from the top position.

Trace Bradley has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Burns misses with a leg kick
and Bradley counters with a big head kick but Burns shrugs it off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trace Bradley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bradley 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:25
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:25
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trace Bradley!