PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Brekker (ranked 5762 p4p, 630 weight class) and Ricky Redford (ranked 5814 p4p, 633 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Brekker
vs
Redford

186 cm
25
179 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
26
178 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andrew Brekker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricky Redford!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redford misses with a double jab.
Brekker throwing a counter right hand but Redford manages to avoid it.
Redford looks to land a combination but Brekker avoids it well.
Brekker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Redford moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brekker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brekker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Redford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brekker.
A combination from Redford does no damage.
Redford misses with the combination.
Redford misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Brekker was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Brekker throws a right hand that Redford ducks under and follows up with a left that Redford also avoids with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Redford misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Redford misses with a hook.
Redford misses with a double jab.
Brekker scores with a jab to the body.
Brekker works Redford's body with a nice hook.
Brekker tries to bum rush Redford with a series of wild strikes but Redford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Redford missing with a left hand there. Brekker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brekker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Redford.
As Brekker backs off Redford throws a huge counter combo but Brekker manages to avoid it all.
Ricky Redford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Redford misses with a few strikes there.
Redford looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brekker misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Brekker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brekker misses with a series of wild punches.
Brekker defending well as Redford loads up on a big left hand.
Redford misses with a hook
and Brekker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brekker's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Brekker duly obliges.
Redford works over Brekker's head and body with a nice combination.
Redford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brekker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Redford has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Redford avoids a punch combination nicely.
Redford cracks Brekker with an open hand slap.
A combination from Brekker does no damage.
A little jabbing left from Redford on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Redford misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brekker swinging wildly here.
Redford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brekker misses with a wild combination.
Redford swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brekker throws a series of strikes that have Redford backpedaling.
Redford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Redford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Brekker.
Redford misses with a straight left.
Brekker ducks under a wild hook from Redford.
Danga de danga de dang - Redford scores with a four punch combination!
Redford misses with a series of wild punches.
Brekker misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brekker seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Brekker lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Redford backs up against the cage.
Redford misses with a two punch combination.
Brekker misses with a series of wild punches.
Brekker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Redford misses with a double jab.
Brekker lands a two punch combo.
Brekker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brekker throws a nice looking combination but Redford bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking cross lands there for Brekker.
Redford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brekker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Redford slips a jab and a cross from Brekker.
Brekker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Redford looks to land a combination. Brekker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redford looks to land a combination but Brekker avoids it well.
Brekker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Redford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brekker circles away quickly and effectively.
Redford misses with a double jab
and Brekker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Brekker. Those never looked like landing.
Despite the aggression on Redford's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Brekker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Redford avoids a punch combination nicely.
Redford unleashes a big counter combination but Brekker bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Redford lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Brekker backs up against the cage.
Brekker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Redford moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sloppy strikes from Redford. Those never looked like landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Redford moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brekker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Redford moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Redford lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A decent looking cross lands there for Redford.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ricky Redford will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Redford throws a right and a left that both miss.
Redford misses with an uppercut. Brekker saw that one coming.
Redford looks to land a right hand but Brekker moved out of range.
Redford slips a jab and a cross from Brekker.
Ricky Redford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Redford throws a looping overhand right but Brekker ducks down to avoid it.
Brekker walks into a jab.
Brekker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Brekker misses.
Redford avoids a punch combination nicely.
Redford paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Redford misses with a double jab
and Brekker counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brekker dodges the punch combination from Redford.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redford scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Brekker looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brekker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brekker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Redford works over Brekker's head and body with a nice combination.
Redford fails to land with a series of punches.
Brekker misses with a few strikes there.
Redford lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brekker scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Redford darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Redford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brekker.
The fighters circling - Brekker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Redford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Redford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Redford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brekker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brekker takes one to the side of the head.
Redford slips a jab and a cross from Brekker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Brekker misses.
Redford displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Brekker connects with a crisp jab.
Brekker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Redford takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Redford misses with a two punch combination.
Brekker went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Brekker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Redford throws a right and a left that Brekker avoids nicely.
Brekker throws a right hand that Redford ducks under and follows up with a left that Redford also avoids with ease.
Redford misses with a series of wild punches.
A right-left combo lands from Brekker.
Redford misses with the combination.
Brekker throws a big counter combination but Redford scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Brekker throws a right hand that Redford ducks under and follows up with a left that Redford also avoids with ease.
Redford misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Brekker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Redford bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brekker blocks a jab.
Redford takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brekker throws a series of punches but Redford moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Redford lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brekker doesn't seem phased though.
Redford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brekker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Redford swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Brekker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brekker takes one on the button.
Brekker slips a jab and a cross from Redford.
Brekker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brekker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Redford might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Brekker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Redford throws a nice looking combination but Brekker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Brekker finds it's target.
Brekker misses with a wild combination.
Redford scores with a nice head shot.
Redford fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brekker on the side of the head.
Redford throws a right and a left that both miss.
Redford dodges the punch combination from Brekker.
Redford keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Redford connects with a looping right hand.
Brekker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brekker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Redford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Brekker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ricky Redford will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Redford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brekker lands a jab to Redford's midsection.
Redford moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Brekker misses with a jab, cross combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Redford! But no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Brekker. Those never looked like landing.
Redford scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Brekker lands a lovely overhand right.
Brekker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Redford paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Redford misses with a two punch combination.
Brekker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Redford circles away quickly and effectively.
Redford lands a head shot.
Brekker walks into a straight right hand from Redford.
Brekker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Andrew Brekker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Brekker misses.
Redford misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brekker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Redford moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brekker is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Redford.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brekker!
Redford lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Redford swinging wildly here.
Brekker misses with a wild combination.
Redford lands with a right hand.
Brekker jabs at Redford's body.
Brekker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brekker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Redford scores with a one two! Brekker had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
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!
Redford missing with a left hand there. Brekker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brekker closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Brekker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Redford.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redford misses with a series of wild punches.
Redford misses with a double jab.
Redford throws a series of punches but Brekker moves out of range.
Brekker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Brekker.
Redford slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brekker takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Brekker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brekker misses with a few strikes there.
Redford is looking for the big counter here.
A combination from Brekker does no damage.
Redford lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Redford scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brekker lands a jab-cross combination.
Brekker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brekker tries to move into range but Redford moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brekker throws a series of punches but Redford moves out of range.
Redford displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brekker. Redford does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Brekker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Redford swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Redford misses its intended target.
A punch combination from Redford misses.
Redford has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brekker finds it's way round the side to connect with Redford's head.
Redford looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Redford misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Brekker does no damage.
Good shot there by Redford.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brekker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Despite the aggression on Redford's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Brekker is working the combinations to good effect here.
Redford throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Brekker counter with a right hand.
Redford will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redford misses with a wild combination.
Redford has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Redford misses with a wild combination.
Brekker lands a jab-cross combination.
Redford fails to land with a series of punches.
Brekker lands a nice hook to Redford's body. Redford takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brekker lands a jab-cross combination.
A punch combination from Brekker misses.
Redford connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Redford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Redford throws a hook to the side of Brekker's head but Brekker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A combination from Brekker does no damage.
Andrew Brekker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ricky Redford is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brekker misses with a jab, cross combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ricky Redford.
Well Redford 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ricky Redford!