PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Oliver Radcliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlito Brigante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Radcliff comes to the cage accompanied by Fatal - Kick me down. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Radcliff
vs
Brigante

183 cm
25
285 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

225 cm
26
275 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Very strong

Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Oliver Radcliff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carlito Brigante!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radcliff throws a series of punches but Brigante moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brigante. That's going to slow Radcliff down.
Brigante fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Radcliff throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Carlito Brigante has been cut.
Radcliff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Radcliff checks the leg kick.
Radcliff half committed to a counter leg kick.
Radcliff seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Brigante getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A head kick misses from Radcliff.
Radcliff has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Radcliff there as he acknowledges the shot.
Radcliff moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A slow jab from Brigante misses its intended target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Radcliff takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Radcliff throws a body shot but no joy.
Brigante throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brigante is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Brigante throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brigante misses the body punch

and before Brigante can reset, Radcliff rushes him with a swarm of punches, sending him crashing to the floor, in all sorts of trouble! Brigante is trying to beat the count but we're up to 6 already and he's nowhere near. 7,8... he's up! He's going to continue!
Radcliff wants to slow Brigante down by chopping away at his legs.
The fighters circling - Radcliff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brigante is looking to slow Radcliff down with leg kicks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brigante thows a body kick. Radcliff tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Radcliff connects with a body shot that sends Brigante's belly button to the back.
Radcliff misses the shot to the body.
Brigante avoids the head kick by Radcliff.
Brigante swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Radcliff throws a low kick, looking for Brigante's leg but Brigante calmly moves out of range.
Radcliff lands a leg kick that knocks Brigante off balance momentarily.
Brigante scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brigante lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Brigante has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Brigante throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brigante blocks a head kick by Radcliff.
Radcliff ducks right into an uppercut from Brigante.
Brigante has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Radcliff misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brigante pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Brigante moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Radcliff prevents a body shot from Brigante.
Radcliff missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brigante is leaning against Radcliff and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brigante working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brigante misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Radcliff lands a nice knee to the body.
Brigante works on Radcliff's body with a couple of short punches.
Brigante tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Radcliff's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brigante.
Brigante misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brigante.
Brigante misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brigante lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brigante misses with a punch to the body.
Brigante misses with a hook from the clinch.
Radcliff blocking some punches.
Brigante has a couple of punches blocked by Radcliff.
A short left from Brigante.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brigante stalling in the clinch.
Brigante tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Radcliff misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Radcliff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brigante throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brigante swings wildly with an uppercut but Radcliff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Radcliff blocking some punches.
Radcliff misses with a punch to the body.
Radcliff tries a body shot but Brigante blocks it.
Brigante tries to work over Radcliff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Radcliff goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Radcliff lands an elbow inside that Brigante shrugs off.
Brigante avoiding damage as Radcliff throws knees to the body.
Brigante lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Radcliff backwards.
Brigante tries to throw a body punch but Radcliff avoids it by throwing Brigante back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brigante misses with an elbow strike.
Radcliff blocks a body shot from Brigante.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brigante.
Brigante lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brigante misses with a body punch.
Brigante misses with a punch to the body.
Brigante misses with a punch on the inside.
Radcliff blocks a body shot from Brigante.
Brigante is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Radcliff misses with a punch on the inside.
Brigante misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brigante fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brigante dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Brigante lands with a right to the head.
Brigante digs a right hand underneath Radcliff's ribcage. Radcliff let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Radcliff misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brigante.
Brigante scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brigante blocking some punches.
Brigante misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Radcliff.
Brigante has a couple of punches blocked by Radcliff.
Brigante tries to throw a body punch but Radcliff avoids it by throwing Brigante back against the cage.
Brigante stalling the fight.
Brigante lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Radcliff backwards.
Still in the clinch, Brigante scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brigante digs a right hand into Radcliff's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Radcliff's gas tank.
Brigante can't find room to land a body shot as Radcliff controls the action.
Brigante throws a punch but it's blocked by Radcliff.
Radcliff lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brigante backwards.
Brigante has Radcliff pushed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Brigante.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Radcliff pushes off an throws an elbow but Brigante leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brigante struggles to land a body shot inside as Radcliff controls his hands.
Radcliff lands a nice shot to the body.
Brigante blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Radcliff pushes off an throws an elbow but Brigante leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Radcliff - that landed with a thud.
Brigante misses with a short punch on the inside.
Radcliff misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Radcliff lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Radcliff.
Radcliff unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brigante looks winded!
Brigante's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brigante takes a knee to the side of the body.
Brigante is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Radcliff tries a body shot but Brigante blocks it.
Radcliff trying to land knees to the body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Brigante lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Radcliff creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Radcliff tries to land knees in the clinch but Brigante avoids the damage to the body.
Brigante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brigante misses with a punch on the inside.
Brigante misses with a punch to the body.
Radcliff misses with a knee strike.
Brigante misses with a punch to the body.
Brigante misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brigante lands a left hand.
Brigante tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brigante swings wildly with an uppercut but Radcliff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brigante pushes off an throws an elbow but Radcliff leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brigante lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brigante.
Radcliff pushes Brigante back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Radcliff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Radcliff.
Brigante is stalling here.
A right hook to the body lands for Brigante.
Radcliff struggles to land a body shot inside as Brigante controls his hands.
Brigante swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brigante struggles to land a body shot inside as Radcliff controls his hands.
Brigante is pushing Radcliff up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Radcliff missing with knees to the body.
Brigante prevents a body shot from Radcliff.
Brigante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Brigante misses with some punches.
A short left from Radcliff.

That has opened up Carlito Brigante's cut even more.
Brigante lands a right hand.
Brigante working aggressively here.
Radcliff's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brigante just leaning against Radcliff, taking a breather.
Brigante misses with a body punch.
Radcliff blocks an uppercut.
Radcliff tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brigante swings wildly with an uppercut but Radcliff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brigante misses with a punch to the body.
Brigante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brigante tries a body shot but Radcliff blocks it.
Brigante tries to throw a body punch but Radcliff avoids it by throwing Brigante back against the cage.
Brigante makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlito Brigante dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlito Brigante's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brigante crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Radcliff - the referee stops the clock and Brigante gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Radcliff. Brigante manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Radcliff throws a front kick aimed at Brigante's knee but Brigante avoids it well.
Radcliff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brigante swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Radcliff misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Brigante was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Radcliff throws a head kick that misses.
Radcliff loads up on a big right hand but Brigante slips the punch.
Brigante scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Radcliff throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Brigante looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brigante bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brigante scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Radcliff takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A little feinted left hand from Radcliff on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brigante blocks a head kick by Radcliff.
Brigante on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brigante takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Radcliff is looking to wear down Brigante with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Radcliff takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Radcliff throws out a loose jab but Brigante uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Radcliff takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Radcliff just misses with a punch to the body.
Radcliff doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brigante throws a body kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Radcliff. Brigante does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brigante is looking to clinch.
Brigante connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brigante has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Radcliff misses with a hook. Brigante ducked under it nicely.
Radcliff lands a jab to the head.
Brigante tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Radcliff was well out of range. Poor timing from Brigante.
Brigante avoids the body shot from Radcliff.
Carlito Brigante is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Radcliff keeps the fight on the outside.
Brigante throws a low kick but Radcliff moves out of range easily.
Radcliff misses with a wild body shot.
Brigante on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radcliff misses with a wild body shot.
Brigante tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brigante throws a series of punches but Radcliff avoids them all with ease.
A counter left hand to the body from Radcliff misses its target.
Brigante misses with a low kick.
Carlito Brigante seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Radcliff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brigante is looking to clinch.
Radcliff cracks Brigante with a right hand to the side of the head.
Radcliff checks the leg kick nicely there.
Radcliff throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brigante sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Radcliff throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brigante throws out a counter right but Radcliff avoids it with no problem.
Brigante tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Radcliff paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Radcliff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brigante goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Brigante swings for the body but Radcliff moves out of range.
Radcliff tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Radcliff tries to keep at a distance but Brigante has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brigante dodges an elbow strike from Radcliff.
Brigante misses with a punch to the body.
Radcliff throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brigante can't find room to land a body shot as Radcliff controls the action.
Brigante managing to block the knees to the body from Radcliff.
Brigante digs a right hand underneath Radcliff's ribcage. Radcliff let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brigante throws a head punch that misses.
Brigante is pushing Radcliff up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Radcliff.
Radcliff prevents a body shot from Brigante.
Brigante fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radcliff blocks an uppercut.
Brigante lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Radcliff.
Radcliff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brigante lands an uppercut.
Brigante works on Radcliff's body with a couple of short punches.
Brigante misses with a hook from the clinch.
Radcliff misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Radcliff on the inside.
Brigante avoids a wild elbow strike from Radcliff.
Nice body punch from Brigante.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brigante works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brigante stalling.
Radcliff letting Brigante take a breather here.
Brigante misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Brigante lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carlito Brigante seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brigante goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brigante lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brigante can't find room to land a body shot as Radcliff controls the action.
Brigante is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Radcliff misses with a body punch.
Radcliff blocks a body shot from Brigante.
A nice left hand lands by Brigante.
Brigante presses Radcliff against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brigante goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Brigante.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brigante.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Brigante fails to land.
Brigante fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brigante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Radcliff.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brigante stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brigante lands a left hand.
Brigante swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brigante lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brigante tries to throw a body punch but Radcliff avoids it by throwing Brigante back against the cage.
Radcliff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Brigante.
Brigante working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Brigante.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brigante.
Brigante swings wildly with an uppercut but Radcliff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Radcliff with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brigante is working Radcliff over against the cage.
Radcliff doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brigante lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brigante lands a body shot in the clinch.
Radcliff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brigante struggles to land a body shot inside as Radcliff controls his hands.
Brigante misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brigante is struggling to control the position.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Brigante cracks Radcliff with a nice body shot.
Radcliff crunches a lovely knee into Brigante's ribcage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brigante.
Brigante lands a damaging elbow.
Brigante takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brigante makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brigante displaying some good clinch control by pressing Radcliff up against the cage.
Radcliff misses with a punch to the body.
Brigante lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brigante has a couple of punches blocked by Radcliff.
Brigante working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brigante creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Brigante blocks a body shot from Radcliff.
Brigante misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brigante.
Brigante manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Brigante tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brigante misses with a hook to the ribs.
Radcliff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Radcliff misses with a punch to the body.
Radcliff with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Radcliff is leaning against Brigante and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Radcliff.
Brigante tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Radcliff swings away with an uppercut that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlito Brigante comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brigante has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Carlito Brigante!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Carlito Brigante!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Carlito Brigante!

Carlito Brigante wins by unanimous decision!
The defeated Oliver Radcliff had this to say: 'You did what your manager said you would.. Great job.Hopefully my manager will learn someday to be usefull too!'.