PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Banners (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Banners
vs
Thompson

194 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

201 cm
21
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ken Banners!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tommy Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banners pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Banners tests Thompson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Banners.
Thompson dodges the punch combination from Banners.
Banners uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Banners misses with a wild body shot.
Banners misses with a hook. Thompson ducked under it nicely.
Thompson takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson slips a jab from Banners.
Banners lands a slapping body shot.
Banners misses with the combination.
Banners throws a shot from downtown. Thompson moves away and avoids it.
Banners is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thompson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson tries to clinch up.
Banners scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thompson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Banners fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thompson manages to avoid it.
Thompson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Banners.
Banners scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Banners.
Banners throws out a loose jab but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Banners throws out the jab.
Banners is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Banners scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thompson looks gassed!
Thompson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Banners has cracked Thompson with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Banners lands another huge swinging hook and Thompson tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Thompson, before Banners can land any more shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ken Banners!