PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between RIck Brandford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Rando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Rando has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Brandford
vs
Rando

182 cm
20
190 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

184 cm
23
185 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, RIck Brandford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Rando!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandford throws a poor cross that misses
and Rando counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brandford misses with a takedown
and Rando counters with a stiff right hand.

Brandford drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rando wants to get back to his feet but Brandford drags him back down.
Brandford throws an elbow but Rando slips to the side and avoids it well.
Brandford throws an elbow but Rando slips to the side and avoids it well.
Rando is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Brandford has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Brandford is trying to ground and pound but Rando uses the momentary lack of control by Brandford to regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rando tries to kick Brandford off but Brandford keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Brandford working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Brandford throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rando on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Brandford passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Rando!
Poor strikes thrown by Brandford there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandford throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Brandford looking to ground and pound but Rando is blocking nicely.
Brandford looking to finish with strikes here!
Brandford misses with a head shot.
Rando wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Brandford.
Brandford with a couple of short strikes.
Rando in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Brandford throwing strikes here but Rando is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandford thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Brandford raining down shots from the mount!
Rando wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Brandford.
BOOM! Brandford connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rando avoids a series of strikes thrown by Brandford.
Brandford throwing strikes here but Rando is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Rando avoids a series of strikes thrown by Brandford.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Brandford there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rando looks gassed!
Brandford throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Poor strikes thrown by Brandford there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Brandford throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rando because Brandford loaded up on that one.
Brandford working away from the top, dropping strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rando wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Brandford.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rando really wants to buck Brandford off and get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brandford looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Brandford throws a series of punches but Rando avoids them all with ease.

It looks like Dan Rando has been cut.
Rando displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brandford.
Brandford misses the shot to the body.
Rando pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brandford fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brandford. That's going to slow Rando down.
Brandford misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rando.
Brandford tries to work over Rando's front leg with a kick but Rando checks it.
Brandford throws a lazy body kick
and Rando counters with a three punch combo that has Brandford backing up. Brandford nods at Rando to acknowledge the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Brandford there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandford throws a low kick, looking for Rando's leg but Rando calmly moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Brandford.
RIck Brandford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brandford looks to land a body kick but Rando moved away.
Brandford throws a body kick the misses
and Rando counters with a three punch combo that has Brandford backing up. Brandford nods at Rando to acknowledge the strikes.
Rando is breathing heavily.
Rando on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Brandford fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rando.
Rando stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rando wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for RIck Brandford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brandford throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brandford avoids a kick to the body.
A low kick from Brandford is predictable there
and Rando counters with a right hand to the body.
Rando throws a right hand that Brandford ducks under and follows up with a left that Brandford also avoids with ease.
Rando checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rando moves out of range as Brandford throws a body kick.
Brandford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rando manages to avoid it.
Brandford attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A solid body kick from Brandford.
Rando throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brandford.
Rando moves away from the strike by Brandford.
Rando tries a head kick but it misses.
Rando tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brandford.
Brandford turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brandford tried to score with a low kick but Rando checks it.
Dan Rando is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A cross from Brandford lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rando walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brandford.
Brandford throws a front kick that sends Rando stumbling back into the cage.
Brandford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rando.

Brandford closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Brandford lands in his opponent's guard.
Brandford wants to pass the guard but Rando is keeping the position.
Brandford scoring with some ground and pound.
Rando working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brandford.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brandford's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rando preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rando keeping full guard, as Brandford tries to pass.
RIck Brandford overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brandford postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brandford trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brandford postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brandford won't allow Rando to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brandford throwing strikes from guard but Rando blocks nicely.
Rando working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brandford.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

RIck Brandford dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dan Rando's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Brandford misses with a body kick.
Brandford shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rando but Rando pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A head kick misses from Rando.
Brandford tests Rando's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brandford throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brandford throws a push kick but Rando slaps the foot to one side.
Rando takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown by Brandford or perhaps it was just good defense by Rando which made him look bad.
Brandford misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Rando. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rando throws a head kick but Brandford moves out of range.
Rando takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brandford lands with a nice body kick.
Brandford misses with a combination
and Rando counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brandford throws a push kick but Rando slaps the foot to one side.
Brandford misses with the body kick
and Rando makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brandford thumps Rando with a low kick.
Brandford misses the body punch
and Rando counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Brandford explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Brandford throws a body punch but Rando moves out of range.
Rando misses with a double jab
and Brandford counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rando lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brandford circles away quickly and effectively.
Brandford looks for the body kick but Rando saw that one coming.
Brandford throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rando.
Brandford tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brandford looks to throw a body kick
and Rando counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body kick there by Brandford.
Rando takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brandford throws a front kick aimed at Rando's knee but Rando avoids it well.
An inside leg kick from Brandford misses.
Rando throws a sloppy head kick
and Brandford counters with a good low kick that Rando was not able to check.
Brandford throws a leg kick but Rando moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandford dives in and grabs Rando's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rando pushes down on Brandford's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for RIck Brandford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brandford misses with an uppercut
and Rando makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brandford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Brandford.
Brandford looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rando crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brandford - the referee stops the clock and Rando gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brandford. Rando manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Brandford looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brandford.
Rando avoids a kick to the body.
Rando shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rando checks a low kick from Brandford.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandford shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rando as he jumps to the side.
Rando throws a right and a left that Brandford avoids nicely.

Brandford feints and as Rando raises his hands in defense, Brandford changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brandford is looking to work some ground and pound but Rando has wrist control.
Brandford pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rando is keeping the position for now.
RIck Brandford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brandford thows a big elbow that misses.
Brandford throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dan Rando has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brandford trying to control but Rando is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
RIck Brandford showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brandford 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... RIck Brandford!