This is a backport of Bandit Brawlers mod thanks to open permissions by the author Kaldwing. The description below is from the original mod.

Description:
Bandit Brawlers is a fairly straight forward mod. It adds Bandit Brawlers into the game. Bandit Brawlers are tanky hand-to-hand fighters that wear heavy armor and utilize the power of their armored fists to deal damage. The Brawlers come in the same ranks and stats as standard Bandits, Thugs, Outlaws, Highwaymen, Plunderers, and Marauders. But utilize different perks than the other Bandits. Namely Fists of Steel though they can also benefit from Well-Fitted and Conditioning. There are no Bandit Chief variants of Brawlers and you will find these new enemies as a possible replacement of normal heavy armored bandits.

Why Does This Exist?
Because I think hand-to-hand finishers are neat but I don't enjoy playing hand-to-hand myself, so I thought having enemies that utilize hand-to-hand in scenarios that aren't brawls would be neat.

Are They Dangerous?
Surprisingly they were a lot more dangerous than I expected, I've never used Fists of Steel but these Bandits benefit from it pretty well. Dealing a nice amount of damage (and suplexing just about anybody they possibly can) but lacking any range or blocking capabilities.