PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kris Bradford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bamidele Abimbola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Abimbola's choice of entrance music: African Warrior. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bradford
vs
Abimbola

206 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

180 cm
25
178 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Can Moonwalk

GREEN!160
Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kris Bradford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bamidele Abimbola!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Abimbola gets caught napping as Bradford dives in and scores a takedown. Abimbola manages to retain guard.
Bradford distracts Abimbola with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Abimbola has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bradford can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Abimbola avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bradford postures up in Abimbola's guard and throws a big left but Abimbola blocks it.
Bradford throwing strikes from guard but Abimbola blocks nicely.
Bradford missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Abimbola working for a triangle but Bradford defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradford cracks Abimbola with a solid left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradford controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Abimbola looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Abimbola preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Abimbola can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bradford controls the pace.
Bradford chips away with some ground and pound.
Bradford really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bradford controlling from the top position.

Abimbola is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Abimbola looking for a guillotine here but Bradford defends easily.
Abimbola looks winded!
Bradford throws a big elbow that misses.
Bradford missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bradford in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bradford stands up over Abimbola, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bradford postures up and lands a big shot to Abimbola's brow.
Bradford sitting in guard here, content to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Abimbola throws a lazy uppercut

and Bradford moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Abimbola has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bradford uses from the top position.
Bradford is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bradford is looking to work some ground and pound but Abimbola has wrist control.
Bradford wants to get up but he can't break Abimbola's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bradford working some strikes from top position.
Abimbola preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bradford 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.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bradford will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bradford wanted to stand there but Abimbola had control of the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Abimbola thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abimbola.
Abimbola does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bradford has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bradford there as he acknowledges the shot.
Abimbola misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bradford just misses with a punch to the body.
Abimbola throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bradford tries to counter by clinching up but Abimbola breaks away and moves out of range.
Abimbola loads up on a big right hand but Bradford slips the punch.
Bradford wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Bradford shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bradford was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bradford is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Abimbola will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kris Bradford will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bradford dives in and scores a takedown into Abimbola's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Abimbola holds on and takes a little breather.
Bradford's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Abimbola looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Abimbola can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bradford controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abimbola is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Abimbola is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bradford is aware though and is defending well.
Bradford is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kris Bradford overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bradford postures up in Abimbola's guard and throws a big left but Abimbola blocks it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bradford keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Abimbola's head.
Bradford postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Abimbola swinging wildly here.

Abimbola shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradford is doing well to control the position and prevent Abimbola from advancing to side control.
Bradford's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Abimbola is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bradford defends it well.
Bradford wants to get back to his feet.
Bradford keeping control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abimbola trying to control from half guard but Bradford is working away.
Bradford holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Bradford continues to stall.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Abimbola gets caught napping as Bradford dives in and scores a takedown. Abimbola manages to retain guard.
Bradford is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bradford accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bradford has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bradford sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kris Bradford will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bradford takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Abimbola looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Abimbola throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bradford on the side of the head.
Abimbola misses with a hook

and Bradford holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Abimbola softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bradford trying to land knees to the body.

Bradford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abimbola is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Abimbola lands a nice shot that snaps Bradford's head back.

Bradford is rocked!
Abimbola cracks Bradford with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Bradford falls to his knees and Abimbola doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bamidele Abimbola!
Bamidele Abimbola tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.