PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blackout Mane (ranked 7650 p4p, 25557 weight class) and Parlay Banks (ranked 716 p4p, 788 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Mane
vs
Banks

178 cm
19
166
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
170
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Likes musicals

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Blackout Mane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Parlay Banks!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mane looks to land a right hand but Banks moved out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Mane. No joy for Banks on that attempt.
Mane tests Banks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mane scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Banks doesn't seem bothered though.
Banks takes a jab right on the kisser.
Banks is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mane scores with a jab to the head.
Blackout Mane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Banks rushes Mane and presses him up against the cage.
Mane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mane has Banks pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Banks manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Banks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Manes head.
Banks misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mane managing to block the knees to the body from Banks.
Mane wants to get back to striking at distance but Banks won't allow it.
Mane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Banks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Banks has him pressed against the cage.
Banks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mane blocking some punches.
Mane changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Banks fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Banks instigates a clinch.
Mane is looking to break free of the clinch but Banks has double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Banks scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Banks.
Mane is trying to push Banks away but Banks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Banks scores with a shot to the side of Mane's head.
Banks working aggressively here.
Banks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mane blocks it with crossed arms.
Mane looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Banks tries to land a knee to the head but Mane blocks with his arms.
I was talking to Mane's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Banks lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Banks fails to land.
Banks lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Blackout Mane has been cut.
Banks scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banks missing with knees to the body.
Mane is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Banks is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blackout Mane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Banks throws an elbow but it misses.
Mane is trying to break the clinch but Banks is controlling him.
Banks has a couple of punches blocked by Mane.
Mane blocks an uppercut.
Banks misses with a knee to the head.
Banks tries to land knees in the clinch but Mane avoids the damage to the body.
Mane blocks an elbow strike from Banks.
Mane is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Banks gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Banks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banks lands a nice shot to the body.
Banks throws an elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mane is working for takedown but Banks is calmly controlling the position for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Banks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mane's brow.
Banks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mane scores with a shot to the side of Banks's head.
Banks lands an elbow that stopped Mane in his tracks for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Mane's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mane tries to pull guard but Banks holds him up against the cage and eventually Mane drops back down to his feet.
Mane tries for a takedown but Banks manages to get underhooks.
Mane fails to pull guard.
Banks tries to land knees in the clinch but Mane avoids the damage to the body.
Banks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mane avoids it.
Banks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mane fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mane.
Banks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mane avoids it.
Mane managing to block the knees to the body from Banks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mane is defending well for now.
Mane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Banks misses with some punches.
Banks manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Banks scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mane is trying to break free.
Banks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mane takes a shot to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Banks.
Banks has a couple of punches blocked by Mane.
Mane is trying to pull guard but Banks turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mane tries to pull guard but Banks won't allow it.
Banks lands with a light punch inside.
Banks lands a hook that snaps the head of Mane backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Banks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mane's brow.
Mane wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Parlay Banks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blackout Mane's cut.
That's time! Mane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mane shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Banks pinned against the cage. Banks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mane fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mane takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mane sets himself, and Banks steps forward looking for the clinch! Mane avoids it this time.
Parlay Banks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Banks closes the distance but Mane moves to the side
and Mane counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Banks with that takedown attempt.
Mane shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Banks as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blackout Mane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mane throws out a loose jab but Banks uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks tries to clinch but Mane moves out of range.
Banks wants to clinch but Mane slips to the side
and Mane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Banks.
Banks tries to clinch up but Mane circles away and keeps his distance.
Banks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mane.

Mane looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Banks wants to get back to his feet.

Mane is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Banks doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mane.
Mane is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mane moves into full mount! Banks won't be happy about that!
You get the feeling that Banks really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mane has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Banks is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Blackout Mane!