PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Killer Mike (ranked 350 p4p, 1495 weight class) and Bubba Banger (ranked 53 p4p, 222 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Mike
vs
Banger

190 cm
28
215
16 - 4 - 0

185 cm
28
205
11 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Northern Zombie
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Killer Mike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bubba Banger!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mike manages to avoid it.
Mike waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Banger.
Banger fails to land with a series of punches.
Mike slips a jab from Banger.
Mike was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Banger connects with a nice looking jab.
Banger looks to throw the jab but Mike is out of range.
Mike is looking to counter punch.
Banger scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mike in his tracks.
Mike throws an off balance right hand
letting Banger counter with a right hand.
A shot to the body from Mike misses
enabling Banger to counter with a crisp jab.
Mike misses with a right hand
and Banger counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mike throws a hook but Banger blocks it.
Mike looks to score with a jab to the body but Banger is just out of range.
Mike connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Banger momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banger scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Banger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mike is looking to counter punch.
Banger scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mike takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Banger. Mike does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mike displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Banger throws out the jab.
Mike throws a predictable looking body shot
and Banger counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Mike.
Mike throws an off balance right hand
and Banger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Banger tries to clinch up.
Mike defending well as Banger loads up on a big left hand.
Mike tries to close the distance and clinch up but Banger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mike throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Banger wants to counter the offense by Mike and move into the clinch position.
Mike walks into a left hand.

Mike moves into range and clinches up with Banger.
Mike lands a right hand.
Mike taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mike creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Banger trying to control the position but instead, Mike has worked for underhooks and has pushed Banger into the cage.
Mike pushes Banger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banger throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mike holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Banger is trying to stall.
Banger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Banger scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mike lands with a short shot to the head.
Banger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mike's elbow.
Mike lands a hook that snaps the head of Banger backwards.
Mike blocks a body shot from Banger.
Mike throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bangers head.
Banger struggles to land a body shot inside as Mike controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mike.

It looks like Bubba Banger has been cut.
A right handed body shot lands from Mike.
Banger looking to stall.
Mike has Banger pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Banger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mike's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mike fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mike lands with a light punch inside.
Banger throws a punch but it's blocked by Mike.
Banger lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Banger fails to land.
Banger prevents a body shot from Mike.
Banger blocks an uppercut.
Mike lands an uppercut.
Banger misses with a body punch.
Banger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mike swings wildly with an uppercut but Banger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mike fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mike stalling the fight.
Mike tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Banger's elbow.
Mike softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Banger.
Mike tries a body shot but Banger blocks it.
Mike avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mike blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Banger cracks Mike with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mike blocks an uppercut.
We've been informed that Banger has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Mike misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mike pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mike prevents a body shot from Banger.
Banger presses Mike against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mike.
A short body shot lands from Banger as the two fighters clinch.
Banger lands a nice shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Banger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mike's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Banger tries to circle away but Mike has him pinned against the cage.
Banger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mike's elbow.
Mike misses with some punches.
Banger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bubba Banger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bubba Banger's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mike cracks Banger with a good jab.
Mike showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Banger.
Mike jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mike slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Mike has managed to clinch.
Still in the clinch, Mike scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mike throws a punch but it's blocked by Banger.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mike tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Banger's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mike.
Banger prevents a body shot from Mike.
Banger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Banger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mike has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Mike lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Banger backwards.
Mike lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banger tries to throw a body punch but Mike avoids it by throwing Banger back against the cage.
Banger wants to break free but Mike has control.
Mike misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banger throws a punch but it's blocked by Mike.
Mike lands a left hand that snaps the head of Banger backwards.
Mike misses with a punch on the inside.
Mike tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Banger's elbow.
Killer Mike has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Banger is trying to push Mike away but Mike has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mike throws a punch but it's blocked by Banger.
Mike scores with a nice hook to the head.
Banger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Banger is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Mike fails to land.
Mike tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mike blocks an uppercut.
Banger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mike lands a nice shot to the body.
Banger is breathing heavily.
Banger can't find room to land a body shot as Mike controls the action.
Mike misses with some punches.
Mike scores with a shoulder strike.
Mike pushes Banger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mike will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Banger up against the cage.
Banger misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mike scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banger is trying to break the clinch but Mike has him pressed against the cage.
Banger trying to control the position but instead, Mike has worked for underhooks and has pushed Banger into the cage.
Mike lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Banger backwards.
Banger blocks an uppercut.
Mike throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bangers head.
Still in the clinch, Mike scores with a nice short uppercut.
Banger is still on wobbly legs! Can Mike finish him?
Mike tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mike lands an uppercut.
Banger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mikes head.
Mike scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mike misses with some punches.
Banger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mike displaying some good clinch control by pressing Banger up against the cage.
Mike lands an uppercut.
Mike is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Banger can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mike tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Banger seems to have recovered his senses.
Mike softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Banger stalling in the clinch but Mike improves position.

Mike drops Banger onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Banger is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Mike creates a bit of distance and cracks Banger with a massive left hook! Banger crumples out of camera shot, completely unconscious! He's been Nelmarked! Mike stares at him for a moment then struts over to his corner, victorious.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Killer Mike!