PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between RIck Brandford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivica Gjordjevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gjordjevic has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Brandford
vs
Gjordjevic

182 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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 1 - 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivica Gjordjevic!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gjordjevic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gjordjevic looks gassed!
Gjordjevic tries to clinch but Brandford moves out of range.
Brandford looks to land a combination. Gjordjevic sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Ivica Gjordjevic has been cut.

Brandford gets a takedown into half guard.
Brandford throwing shots but Gjordjevic is blocking nicely.
Brandford thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brandford looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gjordjevic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brandford thows a huge punch but Gjordjevic dodges it nicely.
Brandford working the head and body with strikes.
Brandford trying to mount his opponent but Gjordjevic defends it.
Brandford thows a huge punch but Gjordjevic dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandford wants to free his trapped foot but Gjordjevic is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gjordjevic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gjordjevic taking some punishment here, with Brandford in his half guard.
Brandford tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gjordjevic knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Brandford thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gjordjevic's head.
Gjordjevic regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Brandford.
Brandford throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brandford is looking to work some ground and pound but Gjordjevic has wrist control.
Brandford in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brandford in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brandford scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gjordjevic keeping full guard, as Brandford tries to pass.
Brandford throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gjordjevic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandford throws a big right hand that misses.
Brandford pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gjordjevic is keeping the position for now.
Brandford throwing strikes but missing.
Gjordjevic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brandford throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Brandford shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gjordjevic pinned against the cage. Gjordjevic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Brandford gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Brandford is trying to trip Gjordjevic. He has hold of a leg but Gjordjevic is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Brandford persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Brandford postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gjordjevic has momentary wrist control but Brandford slips an elbow through the middle.
Brandford postures up and lands a big shot to Gjordjevic's brow.
Gjordjevic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brandford throws a big right hand that misses.
Brandford has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Brandford throwing strikes from guard but Gjordjevic blocks nicely.
Gjordjevic 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 round.
The cut man is working on Ivica Gjordjevic's cut.
That's time! Brandford's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Brandford gets the takedown into side control.
Brandford in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Brandford working the head with strikes.
Brandford creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gjordjevic sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Brandford scoring with punches from side control.
Brandford looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gjordjevic is avoiding damage well.
Brandford misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Brandford scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gjordjevic to see if he's OK.
Gjordjevic is breathing heavily.
Brandford misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Gjordjevic defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Brandford.
Brandford fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Brandford lands a few punches from side control.
Gjordjevic parries the strikes from Brandford easily there. Brandford is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Gjordjevic to escape.
Brandford working the ground and pound but Gjordjevic is defending the strikes.
Brandford throws an elbow but Gjordjevic slips to the side and avoids it well.
Brandford looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gjordjevic is avoiding damage well.
Gjordjevic dodges the ground and pound from Brandford.
Gjordjevic avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Brandford.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gjordjevic prevents Brandford from moving into mount.
Brandford fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Brandford fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gjordjevic, pushing him back against the cage.
Brandford drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gjordjevic pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ivica Gjordjevic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brandford throws a big shot that misses.

Brandford moves into the clinch.
Brandford is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gjordjevic trying to stall but Brandford improves his position.
Brandford has Gjordjevic pressed against the cage, preventing Gjordjevic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gjordjevic is trying to force a seperation but Brandford has the dominant position.
Gjordjevic gets underhooks to prevent Brandford's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for RIck Brandford. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brandford has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Gjordjevic is trying to keep an underhook but Brandford manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Brandford sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gjordjevic defending well though.
Gjordjevic is trying to get back to full guard.
Brandford is looking to advance position but Gjordjevic won't allow it.
Brandford drops an elbow to the side of Gjordjevic's head.
Brandford not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandford thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gjordjevic's head.
Brandford is nestled in close to Gjordjevic, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gjordjevic taking some punishment here, with Brandford in his half guard.
Brandford thows a huge punch but Gjordjevic dodges it nicely.
Brandford thows a huge punch but Gjordjevic dodges it nicely.
Brandford thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brandford thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Gjordjevic to regain full guard.
Brandford throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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 Ivica Gjordjevic's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Brandford looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gjordjevic!
Gjordjevic wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Brandford.
Brandford with shots to the head and body - Gjordjevic looks very uncomfortable down there.
Brandford looking to finish Gjordjevic with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gjordjevic!
Gjordjevic wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Brandford.
Gjordjevic is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gjordjevic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brandford landing strikes from the mount and Gjordjevic is in trouble!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandford looking to finish Gjordjevic with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gjordjevic!
Brandford thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The referee warns Gjordjevic that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Brandford in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gjordjevic is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Brandford scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Brandford thowing shots but they're missing.
Brandford working Gjordjevic over with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandford with good strikes from the mount here!
Gjordjevic taking shots to the head.
Brandford is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brandford throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Brandford fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Brandford lands a heavy elbow.

That has opened up Ivica Gjordjevic's cut even more.
Brandford landing punches.

The cut above Ivica Gjordjevic's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Brandford unloading with bombs!
Brandford scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gjordjevic?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandford looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Brandford postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gjordjevic looks a forlorn figure.
Brandford lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gjordjevic hang on?
Brandford avoids the attempt from Gjordjevic to control.
Brandford is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gjordjevic can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Brandford looking to finish with strikes here!
Brandford working the ground and pound effectively.

Ivica Gjordjevic's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ivica Gjordjevic's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). RIck Brandford!