PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between RIck Brandford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brandford
vs
Moon

182 cm
19
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

186 cm
22
197 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, RIck Brandford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dwayne Moon!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brandford shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Brandford thows a big elbow that misses.
Brandford trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brandford stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moon swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Moon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Moon looking for a guillotine here but Brandford defends easily.
Moon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brandford with a flurry of punches that miss.
Moon seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Moon lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Brandford!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Moon working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Moon stands up from mount. Strange move.

Moon shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Brandford manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Brandford keeping moving, preventing Moon from controlling successfully.
Moon tries to free his leg and advance position but Brandford is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moon wants to control from the top but Brandford keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Moon might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Brandford kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Dwayne Moon hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Moon feints and as Brandford raises his hands in defense, Moon changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Moon stands and steps away. Brandford gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Moon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Brandford counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Brandford looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Moon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Moon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Brandford.
Brandford not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Moon trying to control but Brandford postures up.
Brandford is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Brandford takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Brandford lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandford thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brandford knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moon on the ground.
Brandford missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brandford working Moon over with strikes.
Brandford missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Moon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brandford.
Moon missing with punches from the bottom.
Moon is looking to control Brandford's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Moon avoid being mounted?
Moon is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Brandford is staying active.
Brandford missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brandford throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Moon tries to kick Brandford off but Brandford keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dwayne Moon will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Brandford pivots, looking for a leg kick but Moon is out of range and Brandford settles back down.
Brandford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brandford takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Moon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Brandford counters with a takedown into side control.
Moon wants to get back to his feet.
Moon tries to improve position but can't.
Moon regains half guard, as Brandford was trying to land strikes.
Brandford sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Moon defending well though.
Brandford not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Moon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brandford.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandford stops Moon from getting back to his feet.
RIck Brandford overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brandford throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brandford lands a nice short elbow.

Moon actively working from the bottom here.

Moon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brandford scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nice strikes from Brandford there.
Moon taking some punishment here, with Brandford in his half guard.
Brandford not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Moon actively working from the bottom here.
Moon wants to control but Brandford is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moon is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandford seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Moon tries to roll over but Brandford keeps him under control.
Moon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brandford.
Brandford thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Moon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brandford.
Brandford throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Moon is trying to get back to full guard.
Brandford seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Brandford misses with a head shot. Moon uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandford throwing strikes from guard but Moon blocks nicely.
Moon trying to control the position.
Moon will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Brandford working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Moon's head.
Moon wants to sweep but no luck.
Moon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brandford is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Brandford working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brandford chips away with some ground and pound.
Brandford stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moon swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Moon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brandford defends well.
Brandford throwing strikes from guard but Moon blocks nicely.
Brandford thows a big elbow that misses.
Moon trying to control the position.
Brandford won't allow Moon to sweep him here.

Moon looking for a triangle here. Brandford is fighting it but it looks tight! Moon pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Brandford is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Dwayne Moon!