PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banner's entrance music is xavier rudd - energy song. A fine choice. Cash has chosen Manhunt Theme as his entrance music. Jimmy Cash will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Banner
vs
Cash

180 cm
24
192 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
195 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

O'Brannigan's Fightwear
THE STEEL PENN NUTRITION

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 7 - 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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Cash!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Cash.

Banner bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Banner cracks Cash with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Cash tries to bench press Banner off him but Banner keeps the position.
Banner working the ground and pound.
Banner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cash keeps working.
Cash is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cash is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Banner in side control lands a decent elbow.
Banner landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Banner working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Banner working the ground and pound from side control.
Cash tries to buck Banner off but Banner is having none of it.
Check out the look on Banner's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banner working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash tries to buck Banner off but Banner is having none of it.
Cash takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Banner trying to control the action but Cash is working from the bottom.
Banner cracks Cash with a big elbow.
Cash takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Cash is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Banner scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cash to see if he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banner cracks Cash with a big elbow.
Cash wants to get back to his feet but Banner drags him back down.
Banner working the ground and pound.
Cash is trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cash is looking for a sweep.
Banner works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Cash takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Cash taking a bit of punishment here - Banner scoring with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Banner is working Cash over with some ground and pound from side control.
Banner lands a nice forearm strike.
Cash is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cash looks gassed!
Cash is being controlled here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banner working the ground and pound.
Cash trying to remain calm as Banner controls from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banner has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Cash is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner happy to just control the position for now.
Banner in side control lands a decent elbow.
Cash taking a bit of punishment here - Banner scoring with strikes.
Cash is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Banner working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Banner slips a nice elbow through Cash's hands, connecting with Cash's forehead.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Banner in particular looking to stall.
Banner working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Banner lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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 Cash's temple.
Banner slips a nice elbow through Cash's hands, connecting with Cash's forehead.
Banner is nestled in close to Cash, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner is taking a breather. Cash says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Cash looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Banner slips a nice elbow through Cash's hands, connecting with Cash's forehead.
Banner takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cash has hold of Banner's hands but Banner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Banner drops an elbow to the side of Cash's head.
Banner is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Banner working away from the top, dropping strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banner cracks Cash with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cash in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Banner postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cash looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Banner dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Cash throws a right hand that Banner ducks under and follows up with a left that Banner also avoids with ease.
Cash misses with a wild combination.

Banner closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cash did well to prevent Banner getting side control.
Banner lands with a punch from half guard.
Banner lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Banner looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Cash wants to improve his position but Banner is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cash tries to get to full guard but Banner has control of the leg.

Banner moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Cash.
Cash is breathing heavily.
Cash takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Banner in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Cash is looking to reverse the position.
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.
Banner grinds an elbow into Cash's temple.
Banner grinds an elbow into Cash's temple.
Cash tries to improve position but can't.
Cash is being controlled here.

Banner wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cash, who protects the arm well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Banner is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cash is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cash taking punishment in the form of punches.
Banner just content to control the position.
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!
Cash tries to bench press Banner off him but Banner keeps the position.
Banner lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bruce Banner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cash takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Banner is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cash knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash is trying to buck Banner off.
Cash takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Cash takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Banner lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Banner is staying tight to Cash's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Cash is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Banner scoring with punches and elbows.
Banner cracks Cash with a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cash is not content to let Banner control the position.

Banner thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Banner working the head with strikes.
Cash is not content to let Banner control the position.
Cash takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Banner working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Banner working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cash is not content to let Banner control the position.
Cash is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Banner dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Banner scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cash is not content to let Banner control the position.
Cash is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Banner is pressing down on Cash's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cash is holding on for now.
Banner scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Cash actively working from the bottom here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Banner lands a nice short elbow.
Cash takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Banner scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Banner prevents Cash from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner working over Cash with some ground and pound. Cash looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cash wants to control but Banner is keeping busy.

Banner is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cash has managed to free his arm - good work.
Banner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cash can do to turn this around?
Banner is taking a breather. Cash says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Banner trying to control from half guard but Cash is working away.
Banner scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Cash is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Banner pulls his head out easily.
Cash is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Banner scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cash wants to control the action here but instead Banner manages to pass to full mount!
Banner scoring with strikes but Cash is staying in there.
Banner connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Banner scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cash is wriggling around trying to escape.
Banner cracks Cash with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Banner cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Banner with good strikes from the mount here!
Banner landing shots from mount.
Cash takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Banner lands a big shot there that rocks Cash but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Banner landing punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banner lands a heavy elbow.
Banner punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Banner with a couple of short strikes.
Banner lands a big elbow.
A nice elbow there by Banner.
Banner lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Banner is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Cash has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Banner in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Banner scoring with strikes but Cash is staying in there.
The referee warns Cash that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Banner scoring with strikes but Cash is staying in there.
Banner breaks from Cash's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cash in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner lands a big elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banner scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Banner breaks from Cash's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Banner is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Cash to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Cash shrugs it off.
A nice elbow there by Banner.
Banner with good strikes from the mount here!
Jimmy Cash has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Banner lands a big shot there that rocks Cash but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cash working to try and regain half guard.
Bruce Banner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banner takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Banner lands with some strikes.

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 30:24
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:24
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:24

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