PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shannon Bannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Neder (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.

Bannon
vs
Neder

195 cm
22
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
22
277 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

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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 Amsterdam, Shannon Bannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Derek Neder!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Bannon does no damage.

Neder closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Neder gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Bannon regains guard.
Neder trying to move into half guard but instead Bannon has managed to sweep!
Neder is trying to keep Bannon in close.
Bannon wants to stand but Neder is controlling his posture from full guard.
Neder wants to sweep here but Bannon controlling him for the moment.
Bannon would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Neder throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Neder looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neder not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Neder can do anything to dispel that myth.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Neder showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bannon.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bannon!

It looks like Derek Neder has been cut.

Neder has closed the distance and engaged Bannon in a clinch.
Neder stalling against the cage.
Bannon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bannon can't break the clinch.
Neder can't get the takedown.
Bannon is pressed up against the cage. Neder has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bannon down to the mat. Bannon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bannon misses with a two punch combination.
Bannon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bannon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bannon misses with a wild combination.

Neder has closed the distance and engaged Bannon in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bannon blocks an elbow strike.
Neder has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bannon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Shannon Bannon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Neder.
Bannon tries to break free but Neder pushes him back against the cage.

Neder works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Bannon wants to stand but Neder is controlling the position.
Neder passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Neder postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Neder in side control, throwing shots but Bannon defends.
Bannon prevents Neder from improving position.
Bannon wants to get back to his feet but Neder drags him back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neder is looking to take a break and control but Bannon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Neder looks gassed!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bannon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bannon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Neder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bannon works over Neder's head and body with a nice combination.
Bannon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bannon throws a series of punches but Neder moves out of range.
Bannon misses with the combination.
A combination from Bannon does no damage.
Shannon Bannon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bannon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Neder slips a jab and a cross from Bannon.
Bannon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Neder closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bannon misses with a double jab.
Bannon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Neder shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bannon but Bannon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A combination from Bannon does no damage.
Bannon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bannon throws a right hand that Neder ducks under and follows up with a left that Neder also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shannon Bannon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Derek Neder's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

No joy there for Bannon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Bannon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Neder clinches up with Bannon and pushes him back against the cage.

Neder has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bannon clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Neder throws strikes from the back but Bannon rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Bannon.
Bannon wants to get back to his feet but Neder is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Neder looking to sit in guard and control but Bannon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neder manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Neder looking to control but Bannon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bannon wants to get back to his feet.
Neder looking to control but Bannon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

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.
Neder is trying to control here but Bannon has managed to regain half guard.
Neder missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Neder throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Neder not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Neder sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bannon defending well though.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bannon misses with a jab, cross combination.

Neder moves into the clinch.
Good body shot from Neder.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neder.
Neder drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neder gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Neder is keen to just control but Bannon is a slippery customer.
Bannon looks like he's trying to stand up.
Neder has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Neder trying to control but Bannon is having none of it.
Bannon is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neder sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Neder takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bannon really wants to buck Neder off and get back to his feet.
Neder lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bannon is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Neder throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bannon because Neder loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Neder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Derek Neder's cut.
That's time! Bannon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Bannon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bannon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shannon Bannon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Neder has managed to clinch.
Bannon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Neder.
Neder tries to pull guard but Bannon won't allow it.
Neder is trying to drag Bannon to the mat but Bannon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Shannon Bannon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Neder.
Neder is trying to drag Bannon to the mat but Bannon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Neder lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Bannon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Neder fails to pull guard.
Neder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bannon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bannon tries to break the clinch but Neder is controlling the position.
Bannon prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neder wants a takedown but no success here.
Bannon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Neder tries to pull guard but Bannon won't allow it.
Neder has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bannon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bannon is trying to break free.
Neder changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bannon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Shannon Bannon is winning the standup battle so far.
Bannon throws a combination. Neder tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Bannon drops Neder with a beautiful combination! Neder stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bannon is looking for the KO!

That has opened up Derek Neder's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bannon tries to bum rush Neder with a series of wild strikes but Neder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Neder showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bannon.
Bannon throws a nice looking combination but Neder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Bannon misses.
Bannon throws a series of punches but Neder moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bannon misses with a few strikes there.
Bannon throws a right and a left that Neder avoids nicely.
Neder fails with a takedown attempt.
Bannon swinging wildly here.
Bannon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Bannon misses.
Bannon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bannon throws a series of punches but Neder moves out of range.

Neder scores a takedown into full mount!
Neder lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neder tries to control but Bannon wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bannon is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Bannon blocking the ground and pound.
Neder wants to control the pace but Bannon is squirming around nicely.
The referee warns Bannon that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bannon is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Poor strikes thrown by Neder there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Neder throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bannon because Neder loaded up on that one.
Neder working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Bannon slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Neder stalling away here and it's allowed Bannon to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neder wants to control from the top but Bannon keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shannon Bannon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bannon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shannon Bannon!