PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Banks (ranked 1873 p4p, 2068 weight class) and Eli Vaughn (ranked 216 p4p, 240 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!This should be fireworks!

Banks
vs
Vaughn

188 cm
25
270
5 - 0 - 0

192 cm
25
250
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Glenn Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eli Vaughn!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaughn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Banks definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Glenn Banks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vaughn tries to close the distance and clinch but Banks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Banks shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vaughn as he avoids it easily.
Banks stuffs the takedown attempt from Vaughn. Vaughn gets slowly back to his feet.
Vaughn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Banks's waist but Banks gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vaughn off to one side.
Glenn Banks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eli Vaughn.
Vaughn tries to clinch but Banks is having none of it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Banks.
Vaughn unleashes a big counter combination but Banks bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

Banks drives through with a takedown into Vaughn's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vaughn can do anything to dispel that myth.
Banks chips away with some ground and pound.
Banks preventing the sweep.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Vaughn holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vaughn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Banks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vaughn can't keep his opponent in guard - Banks advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banks lands strikes from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Banks.
Vaughn is trying to get back to full guard.
Vaughn keeps trying to improve his position.
Banks working the head and body with strikes.
Banks missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vaughn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Banks.
Banks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Banks throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Banks thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Banks takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Vaughn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vaughn is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn is trying to maintain the position but Banks is very close to passing his half guard.
Vaughn moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vaughn is keeping the position for now.
Vaughn is adopting a defensive guard.
Banks stopping the sweep attempt from Vaughn.
Vaughn is trying to control the position but Banks postures up.
Vaughn lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Vaughn cracks Banks with a solid left hand.
Banks looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Banks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vaughn.
Vaughn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Banks controls Vaughn momentarily but Vaughn frees himself.
Vaughn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Vaughn landing with the ground and pound.

Banks is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vaughn is aware though and is defending well.
Vaughn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Banks's head.

Banks looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vaughn is one step ahead there.

Banks throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Banks is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vaughn wants to control from the top but Banks keeps moving.
Vaughn is in close to Banks's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Banks is looking for a triangle but Vaughn pushes his legs off easily.
Vaughn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vaughn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Vaughn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Banks works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vaughn lands a couple of digs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Glenn Banks dominated that round.
That's time! Banks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Banks displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vaughn.

Banks gets a double leg takedown into Vaughn's guard.
Banks postures up.
Banks sitting in guard here, content to control.
Vaughn looking to control.
Banks forces his way into half guard.
Vaughn trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banks thows a huge punch but Vaughn dodges it nicely.
Banks prevents Vaughn from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks thows a huge punch but Vaughn dodges it nicely.
Banks wants to control but Vaughn is keeping him busy.
Banks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vaughn defending well though.
Banks missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vaughn controlling the position well.
Vaughn is looking for a sweep. Banks is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vaughn regains full guard. Nicely done.
Banks throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vaughn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vaughn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Glenn Banks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Vaughn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Banks.
Banks controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Vaughn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Banks shoots for a double leg takedown but Vaughn sprawls well. He's pushed Banks's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Banks tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vaughn defends well and Banks ends up having to push Vaughn into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Banks lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vaughn manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Banks's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vaughn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vaughn is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Banks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vaughn can do to turn this around?
Banks cracks Vaughn with a solid left hand.
Vaughn working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn keeping full guard, as Banks tries to pass.
Vaughn looking for a sweep. Not yet Vaughn, not yet.
Banks looking to sit in guard and control but Vaughn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Vaughn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vaughn with a nice head shot there.
Banks utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Vaughn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Banks has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vaughn has managed to get both his arms back between Banks's legs - danger averted.
Vaughn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks looking for a sweep. Not yet Banks, not yet.
Vaughn lands a couple of elbows.
Vaughn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Banks is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Banks is controlling Vaughn's posture.
Vaughn works over Banks with some ground and pound from guard.
Vaughn stands up over Banks, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Banks had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vaughn defends it easily.

Banks has his foot on Vaughn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vaughn works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vaughn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vaughn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vaughn wants to control from the top but Banks keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Glenn Banks dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Banks fails with the takedown.
Banks fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Banks shoots in but Vaughn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glenn Banks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Banks is defended easily by Vaughn.

Vaughn gets caught napping as Banks dives in and scores a takedown. Vaughn manages to retain guard.
Vaughn controlling the position.
Vaughn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vaughn wants to pass to mount but Banks is defending the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Banks is trying to stand.
Vaughn is keen to just control but Banks is a slippery customer.
Banks taking some punishment here, with Vaughn in his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks wants to get back to full guard.
Vaughn lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Banks has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vaughn is working away from the top position though.
Vaughn frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Vaughn breaks from Banks's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Vaughn working the ground and pound effectively.
Vaughn with good strikes from the mount here!
Banks is squirming around, avoiding Vaughn's attempts to control the action.
Vaughn is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Banks is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Banks is out cold! Vaughn jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eli Vaughn!