PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lamont Banner (ranked 1465 p4p, 2261 weight class) and Johnny Bronco (ranked 204 p4p, 284 weight class). Bronco has chosen The Horses - Daryl Braithwaite as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Johnny Bronco was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Banner
vs
Bronco

171 cm
38
160
31 - 20 - 1

175 cm
35
170
29 - 17 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lamont Banner !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Johnny Bronco!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronco shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Banner sprawls well. Banner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bronco gets slowly back to his feet.
Bronco paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bronco goes for a double leg but Banner avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Banner continues to drive forward.

Bronco scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Banner wants to control but Bronco postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bronco landing a few strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner is holding Bronco down, trying to stall.
Bronco trying to control the position but Banner is working away.
Banner struggling a bit here.
Banner is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Banner parries the strikes from Bronco easily there. Bronco is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Banner to escape.
Banner parries the strikes from Bronco easily there. Bronco is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Banner to escape.
Banner is trying to control Bronco's posture but Bronco avoids it.
Bronco scoring with punches and elbows.
Banner tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronco landing a few strikes.
Bronco in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bronco throwing shots but missing, from side control.
An elbow from Bronco crashes against the mat.
Bronco looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Banner is avoiding damage well.
Bronco tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Banner tries to buck Bronco off but Bronco is having none of it.
Bronco is looking to take a break and control but Banner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banner can't do much from the bottom here.
Bronco working the head with strikes.
Bronco working the head and body with strikes.
Bronco tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Bronco working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Banner 's face as Bronco controls the position.
Bronco working the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Bronco are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Banner tries to buck Bronco off but Bronco is having none of it.
Bronco working the ground and pound.
Banner wants to control but Bronco postures up.
Bronco landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
You can see the frustration on Banner 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Banner parries the strikes from Bronco easily there. Bronco is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Banner to escape.
Sloppy strikes there by Bronco.
Bronco throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Banner can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner tries to bench press Bronco off him but Bronco keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Banner 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Banner tries to buck Bronco off but Bronco is having none of it.

Bronco is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Banner knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Banner gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bronco trying to control from half guard but Banner is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Banner looking for submissions off his back.

Banner looking for submissions off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Bronco dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bronco lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bronco lands with an uppercut that bounces Banner off the cage and back into range.
Bronco shoots in for a double leg but Banner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bronco throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bronco bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Banner 's head backwards.
Bronco loads up on a big right hand but Banner slips the punch.
Bronco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronco rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bronco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bronco scores with a jab. Banner acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bronco darts in trying to clinch
and Banner counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner lands a head kick!
Banner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bronco throws a shot from downtown. Banner moves away and avoids it.
Banner takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bronco throws a jab when Banner was well out of range.
Bronco cracks Banner with a right hand to the side of the head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Banner pulls guard successfully.

Banner working for submissions but it's allowed Bronco to get to half guard.
Bronco lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Banner looking for a kimura from the bottom but Bronco passes into side control!
Bronco lands a few punches from side control.

Banner is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banner struggling a bit here.
Banner is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Banner 's face as Bronco controls the position.
Bronco is looking to take a break and control but Banner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bronco scoring with punches and elbows.
Oh Banner is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bronco is putting a hurting on Banner here, landing some big shots from side control.
Banner tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronco is chipping away with strikes.
Banner is looking to reverse the position.
Bronco has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bronco in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bronco in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Banner looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Bronco turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Bronco!
Johnny Bronco decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.