PBP Commentary

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

Brandford
vs
Hart

182 cm
24
190 lbs
10 - 7 - 1

225 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, RIck Brandford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kaleimalulani Hart!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandford lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hart checks a leg kick.
Brandford lands with a nice body punch.
Hart takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brandford fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hart has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hart staying out of range there.
Hart swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brandford counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice cross by Brandford.
Hart has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Brandford.
Hart on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brandford. Brandford obviously looking to wear him down.
Brandford just misses with a punch to the body.
Brandford fakes the leg kick and cracks Hart in the body.
Hart takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brandford moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hart takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandford throws a push kick but Hart slaps the foot to one side.
Brandford goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hart bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brandford connects with a leg kick. Hart looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hart sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Brandford misses with a body kick.
Brandford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hart.
Hart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hart tries to bum rush Brandford with a series of wild strikes but Brandford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brandford connects with a leg kick. Hart looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice jab there from Brandford.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandford misses with a kick to the body.
Hart sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Brandford loads up on a big right hand but Hart slips the punch.
Brandford turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brandford bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hart looks gassed!
Brandford throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hart stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brandford thuds a left hand into Hart's body.
A punch combination from Hart misses.
RIck Brandford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hart falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brandford counters with a nice body kick.
Hart is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Brandford lands a front kick.
Brandford connects with a nice looking jab.
Brandford fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Brandford.
Hart takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brandford listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hart's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brandford.
Brandford connects with the punch.
Hart takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Brandford connects with a jab.
Brandford thuds his shin into the meat of Hart's side.
Donk. Brandford catches Hart right on the button with a cross.
Brandford is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Brandford punishes Hart's body with a nice straight punch.
Brandford cracks the inside of Hart's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brandford throws a looping overhand right but Hart ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandford lands an overhand right.
Brandford swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hart.
Brandford lands with a kick to the ribs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brandford.
Hart takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brandford throws a leg kick which misses Hart's front leg but catches the back leg as Hart tries to avoid it.
A big right from Brandford misses.
Brandford jabs Hart to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brandford is looking to land body kicks.
Brandford tests Hart's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brandford lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hart takes a step back to recover.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Brandford throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hart moves out of range of the body kick.
Brandford feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hart's calf.
Brandford loads up on a big right hand but Hart slips the punch.
Hart on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brandford lands with a good body shot.
Brandford throws a leg kick which misses Hart's front leg but catches the back leg as Hart tries to avoid it.
Brandford ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brandford lands a nice hook to Hart's body. Hart takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brandford tries to land a front kick but Hart steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brandford's corner calls for a 1-2. Brandford obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Brandford fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hart has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brandford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hart moves forwards but Brandford connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brandford thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brandford misses with a body kick.
Good leg kick by Brandford there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brandford throws a body kick that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brandford.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brandford.
Hart uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brandford.
Brandford throws a wild body kick that Hart sees coming a mile off.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Brandford lands a slapping body shot.
Brandford misses with a hook.
Brandford misses with a looping left.
Brandford pushes Hart away with a front kick.
Brandford thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hart if he has to take too many more of those.
A slow jab from Brandford misses its intended target.
Brandford is looking to land body kicks.
Brandford misses with a straight left.
Brandford throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brandford dips to his left and cracks Hart with an uppercut!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hart crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brandford - the referee stops the clock and Hart gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brandford. Hart manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That kick from Brandford tenderised Hart's leg. Hart is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Brandford connects with a body shot.
Brandford explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Brandford lands with an overhand left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brandford misses with a straight left.
Brandford pushes Hart away with a front kick.
Hart walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brandford.
A slow jab from Brandford misses its intended target.
Brandford throws a body punch but Hart moves out of range.
Hart has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Brandford.
Hart takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brandford lands a jab to the nose.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hart crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brandford - the referee stops the clock and Hart gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brandford. Hart manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Brandford works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brandford lands a glancing blow to the side of Hart's head.
Brandford lands a really nice looking cross but Hart seems unphased.
Brandford lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brandford.
Brandford looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brandford scores with a nice body kick.
Hart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brandford just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hart moves out of range of the body kick from Brandford.
Brandford feints and then cracks Hart's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hart down.
Brandford lands a nice hook to Hart's body. Hart takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

RIck Brandford dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hart tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brandford swings for the body but Hart moves out of range.
Hart misses with a series of wild punches.
Hart on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hart uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brandford.
Both fighters circling a little - Brandford finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Brandford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hart can do to turn this around?
Hart walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brandford.
Brandford is looking to land body kicks.
Brandford lands a jab to the head.
Hart takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Brandford cracks a nice hook into Hart's ribs.
Hart has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hart is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandford scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brandford lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brandford.
Brandford connects with a body shot.
Brandford throws a body kick that misses.
Hart uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brandford.
Brandford thows a body kick. Hart tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Brandford throws a big shot that misses.
Brandford lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brandford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hart.
Brandford scores with a nice body kick.
Brandford lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brandford, right into the meat.
Brandford with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brandford connects with a right hand. Hart shakes it off.
Brandford connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brandford cracks the inside of Hart's front leg.
Brandford looks to land a left hand but Hart moved out of range nicely.
Kaleimalulani Hart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brandford works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brandford misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brandford throws a body kick that misses.
Brandford connects with an inside leg kick.
RIck Brandford is winning the standup battle so far.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brandford. Hart shrugs it off though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Brandford slams his shin into Hart's torso.
A shot to the liver by Brandford. Beautiful body shot.
Brandford lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hart will feel that in the morning.
Brandford throws the kick towards the body but Hart avoids it.
Brandford lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brandford swings for the body but Hart moves out of range.
Brandford connects with a solid leg kick.
Brandford thows a body shot but no joy.
Brandford loads up on a big right hand but Hart slips the punch.
Brandford moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brandford paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brandford.
Hart takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brandford lands a body shot.
Brandford throws a body punch but Hart moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brandford.
Brandford buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brandford fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brandford fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brandford.
Brandford tries to land a front kick but Hart steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brandford lands a jab to Hart's midsection.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Brandford connects with a solid leg kick.
Brandford scores with a spinning back kick!
Brandford lands a nice looking body kick.
Brandford uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hart has time to react.
Brandford misses with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Brandford.
Brandford misses with an uppercut. Hart saw that one coming.
Brandford feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Harts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A nice inside leg kick there by Brandford. That's going to slow Hart down.
Brandford thuds his shin into the meat of Hart's side.
Brandford throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Brandford connects with a solid leg kick.
Brandford lands a nice hook to Hart's body. Hart takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brandford fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hart looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brandford explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Brandford throws the kick towards the body but Hart avoids it.
Brandford has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Brandford connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brandford.
Brandford scores with the left hand. Hart knows he should have avoided that one.
Brandford lands a jab to Hart's midsection.
Brandford lands with an uppercut that bounces Hart off the cage and back into range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brandford.
Kaleimalulani Hart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Brandford catches Hart right on the button with a cross.
Hart drops his hands momentarily and Brandford takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Crunch! Brandford slams his shin into Hart's torso.
Brandford lands a slapping body shot.
Brandford connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brandford looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brandford fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hart moves out of range of the strikes.
A thudding body kick lands there by Brandford!
A slapping body kick lands there for Brandford.
Hart moves out of range as Brandford throws a body kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Brandford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hart was well out of range. Poor timing from Brandford.
Brandford fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brandford moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brandford throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brandford lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hart takes a step back to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandford misses the shot to the body.
Brandford throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brandford lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brandford scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brandford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hart.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brandford moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brandford sizes up Hart with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brandford looks for the body kick but Hart saw that one coming.
Brandford connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
RIck Brandford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hart avoids a kick to the body.
Brandford turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brandford connects with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hart takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brandford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good leg kick by Brandford there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for RIck Brandford!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for RIck Brandford!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for RIck Brandford!

RIck Brandford wins by unanimous decision!