PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Ciprianni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Brady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Ciprianni
vs
Brady

191 cm
25
213 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

180 cm
25
196 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Ciprianni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Brady!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Brady throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brady's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Brady duly obliges.
Brady scores with a body shot.

Brady scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Brady is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ciprianni has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ciprianni is looking to reverse the position.

Brady is trying to get an arm triangle but Ciprianni is defending well.
Ciprianni is trying to control Brady's posture but Brady avoids it.
Ciprianni is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Brady is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Brady wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ciprianni keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brady wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ciprianni, who protects the arm well.
Brady wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ciprianni keeps working.

Brady wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ciprianni, who protects the arm well.
Brady laying and praying for a moment but Ciprianni takes advantage and regains half guard.
Brady not doing much here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Brady is looking for a kimura here.
Brady stalling away here and it's allowed Ciprianni to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Brady stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ciprianni swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brady trying to control but Ciprianni is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brady trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brady advances to half guard.
Ciprianni is not content to let Brady control the position.
Brady wants to advance to full mount but Ciprianni doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.

Brady got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ciprianni has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brady has managed to get both his arms back between Ciprianni's legs - danger averted.
Brady tries to free his leg and advance position but Ciprianni is retaining full guard.
Brady preventing the sweep.
Brady trying to control but Ciprianni is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brady looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Brady has gone for a leg lock! Ciprianni slips out almost immediately though and dives into Brady's guard.

Ciprianni stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brady swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brady looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brady keeping moving, preventing Ciprianni from controlling successfully.
Ciprianni stopping the sweep attempt from Brady.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Brady dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ciprianni checks a leg kick.
Ciprianni throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ciprianni moves out of range of the body kick.
Ciprianni will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ciprianni pushes Brady away with a front kick.
Brady throws the kick towards the body but Ciprianni avoids it.
Brady misses with a wild body shot.
Ciprianni chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ciprianni looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brady wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bruce Brady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brady takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brady steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ciprianni.
Brady walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ciprianni misses with a hook. Brady ducked under it nicely.
Brady cracks Ciprianni with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ciprianni clobbers Brady with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ciprianni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brady.
A little jabbing left from Brady on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brady slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ciprianni seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Brady looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brady looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brady misses with a hook.
Brady throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ciprianni counters with a straight right hand.
Ciprianni is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ciprianni throws a nice looking combination but Brady bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ciprianni misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brady scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Brady just misses with a punch to the body.
Brady scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ciprianni in his tracks.
Ciprianni throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brady throws a counter combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brady throws a jab when Ciprianni was well out of range.

Brady scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brady goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ciprianni has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Brady but great work by Ciprianni.

Ciprianni is trying to get an arm triangle but Brady is defending well.
Brady tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ciprianni wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ciprianni trying to control the action but Brady is working from the bottom.
Brady manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ciprianni will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brady gets back to full guard.
Ciprianni is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciprianni passes Brady's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ciprianni is pressing down on Brady's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brady is holding on for now.

Ciprianni is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ciprianni wants to pass the guard but Brady is defending well.
Brady controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Brady tries to get to full guard but Ciprianni has control of the leg.

That's four 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.

Ciprianni is working for a kimura but Brady is defending it quite comfortably.

Ciprianni seems to be working for a kimura but Brady defends the submission attempt.
Ciprianni stalling.

Ciprianni seems to be working for a kimura but Brady defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Ciprianni dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Brady misses with a left hand
and Ciprianni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ciprianni scores with a jab to the body.
Ciprianni throws a hook to the side of Brady's head but Brady sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brady throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ciprianni misses with a hook. Brady ducked under it nicely.
Ciprianni defending well as Brady loads up on a big left hand.
Ciprianni slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brady slips a jab from Ciprianni.
Brady shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ciprianni sprawls well. Ciprianni wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brady gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciprianni keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Danny Ciprianni is winning the standup battle so far.
A leg kick checked by Brady.
Brady swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ciprianni lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Brady misses the body punch
and Ciprianni counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciprianni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brady was well out of range. Poor timing from Ciprianni.
Ciprianni throws a push kick but Brady slaps the foot to one side.
Ciprianni lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Bruce Brady has been cut.
Brady slips a jab from Ciprianni.
Ciprianni lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Ciprianni misses the target.
Brady moves away from the strike by Ciprianni.
Brady defending well as Ciprianni loads up on a big left hand.
Brady is looking for the big counter here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brady looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ciprianni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brady loads up on a big right hand but Ciprianni slips the punch.
Brady lands a jab to Ciprianni's midsection.
Ciprianni stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ciprianni wants it to stay on the feet.
Danny Ciprianni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Brady.
Brady fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brady fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brady misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brady jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ciprianni throws out a loose jab but Brady uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ciprianni throws a jab when Brady was well out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Brady. Those never looked like landing.
A little feinted left hand from Ciprianni on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ciprianni on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brady ducks under a wild hook from Ciprianni.
As Ciprianni backs off Brady throws a huge counter combo but Ciprianni manages to avoid it all.
Ciprianni goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brady fails with a takedown attempt.
Ciprianni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brady.
An attempted straight right counter from Ciprianni misses the target.
Brady throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brady swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ciprianni swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ciprianni looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brady tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ciprianni defends well and Brady ends up having to push Ciprianni into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Brady throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Brady feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Brady takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brady trying to control but Ciprianni is working from the bottom.

Ciprianni looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ciprianni looking for a sweep. Not yet Ciprianni, not yet.

Ciprianni working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brady doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brady manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ciprianni keeping moving, preventing Brady from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brady trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ciprianni keeping moving, preventing Brady from controlling successfully.

Ciprianni is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brady trying to control the position from guard on top but Ciprianni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brady stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ciprianni swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brady stopping the sweep attempt from Ciprianni.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Ciprianni showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ciprianni has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Ciprianni!
Danny Ciprianni decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.