PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ace shottas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banner kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is xavier rudd - energy song. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Banner
vs
shottas

180 cm
23
192 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
189 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Marvel Combat
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, ace shottas!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
shottas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Banner.
shottas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Banner sprawls well. Banner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. shottas gets slowly back to his feet.
shottas drops his hands momentarily and Banner takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Banner forces shottas back against the cage and clinches.
Banner misses with the head strike.

Banner tightens his grip and picks shottas up, before dumping him to the ground. shottas manages to land in guard.
Banner trying to control the position from guard on top but shottas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Banner with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Banner is pushing down on shottas's leg trying to pass to half guard. shottas is fighting to maintain full guard but Banner has managed to sneak the leg through.
shottas has hold of Banner's hands but Banner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Banner wants to lay and pray for a moment but shottas keeps working.

shottas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Banner lands a nice short elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner trying to pass the guard but shottas defending well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Banner in particular looking to stall.
Banner's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
shottas has hold of Banner's hands but Banner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Banner lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Banner content to control rather than advance.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Banner lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner sitting and controlling from the half guard.
shottas tries to roll over but Banner keeps him under control.
Banner takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Banner takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from Banner.
Banner slows the pace down in half guard.
Banner looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks shottas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Banner scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner winds up and cracks shottas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Banner is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Banner content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Banner is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Banner winds up and cracks shottas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Banner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Banner connects with a nice short shot to shottas's temple.
Banner winds up and cracks shottas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nice strikes from Banner there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Banner connects with a nice short shot to shottas's temple.
Banner landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Banner prevents shottas from standing back up.
shottas looks gassed!
Banner content to control rather than advance.

Banner seems to be working for a kimura but shottas defends the submission attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banner drops an elbow to the side of shottas's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice takedown defense from Banner. No joy for shottas on that attempt.
Banner misses with a two punch combination.
Banner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from shottas.
Nice sprawl there from Banner as shottas shoots in.
Banner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but shottas was well out of range. Poor timing from Banner.
shottas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Banner.
Nice defenses there by shottas.
shottas blocks a leg kick.
Banner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but shottas moves away.
Banner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Banner bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
shottas taking punishment in the form of punches.
Banner scores with a couple of short elbows.
The referee asks Banner politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Banner prefers to stall for the moment though.
shottas is breathing heavily.
Banner trying to control the position but shottas is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner working the ground and pound from side control.
Banner cracks shottas with an elbow. That is naaassty.
shottas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
shottas manages to work his way to half guard, despite Banner's best efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banner with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ground and pound from Banner.

Banner is sneakily working for an arm triangle but shottas sees it coming and defends easily.
Banner has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
shottas regains full guard. Nicely done.
Banner scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner sitting in guard, not really doing much.
shottas has momentary wrist control but Banner slips an elbow through the middle.
Banner makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Banner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Banner distracts shottas with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Banner landing some decent shots from guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Banner trying to control the position from guard on top but shottas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Banner lands a couple of elbows.
Banner connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner trying to control but shottas is working from the bottom.
Banner makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Banner is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banner landing with the ground and pound.
Banner distracts shottas with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Banner controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bruce Banner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Banner working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Banner cracks shottas with a solid left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of shottas's head.
Banner showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
shottas keeping moving, preventing Banner from controlling successfully.
Banner lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banner working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Banner distracts shottas with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Banner distracts shottas with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Banner not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Banner dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

shottas has his takedown stuffed

and Banner counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Banner.
Banner sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Banner landing some decent shots from guard.
Banner stays in close to shottas's body and controls the position.
Banner slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
shottas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Banner scores with punches from side control.
Banner looks up at the clock and then as shottas takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Banner smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's one minute gone in the round.
shottas is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Banner is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, shottas has escaped the position, nice work there.
Banner lands an elbow.
Banner landing a few strikes.
Banner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that shottas can do to turn this around?
Banner scoring with punches and elbows.
Banner working the body and head with strikes.
shottas takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
shottas striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
shottas is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Banner wants to control but shottas is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner working the body and head with strikes.
Banner scores with punches from side control.

Banner tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Banner has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Banner in side control lands a decent elbow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
shottas is trying to get back to half guard.
Banner lands a nice forearm strike.
The referee asks Banner politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Banner prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
shottas takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Banner is chipping away with strikes.
Banner landing strikes.
A lull in the action here as Banner stalls from top position.
Banner working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Banner lands some shots froms side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner is staying tight to shottas's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Banner lands a decent elbow from side control.
Banner is working shottas over with some ground and pound from side control.
Banner lands a decent elbow from side control.
shottas seems a little lost for a moment, as Banner dominates the positioning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banner seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down shottas for as long as he can get away with.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Banner is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, shottas has escaped the position, nice work there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Banner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Banner has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:25
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:25
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Banner!