PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shannon Bannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Licken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Shannon Bannon has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Bannon
vs
Licken

195 cm
22
280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

193 cm
22
225 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shannon Bannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Licken!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bannon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Licken moves into range and clinches up with Bannon.
Licken with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Shannon Bannon has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Licken.
Licken lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bannon wants to break free but Licken has control.
Licken misses with a knee to the head.
Licken throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bannon blocks it with crossed arms.
Licken tries a knee to the head but Bannon blocks it.
Licken looking to throw knees to the head but Bannon is blocking nicely.
Bannon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Licken throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bannon blocks the elbow strike.
Licken lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Licken throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bannon blocks it with crossed arms.
Licken lands an elbow that stopped Bannon in his tracks for a moment.
Bannon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Licken looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Licken looking to throw knees to the head but Bannon is blocking nicely.
Licken using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bannon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bannon tries to circle away but Licken has him pinned against the cage.
Licken tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Licken throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bannon wants to break free but Licken has control.
Licken tries a knee to the head but Bannon blocks it.
Bannon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Licken with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Licken with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bannon blocks an elbow strike.
Licken throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bannon blocks it with crossed arms.
Licken creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Licken throws a knee to the head but misses.
Licken looks gassed!
Bannon is trying to break free.
Bannon blocks the elbow strike.
Bannon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Licken lands an elbow just above Bannon 's eye.
With the fighters up against the cage, Licken throws an elbow but misses.
Bannon dodges an elbow strike from Licken.
Licken throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bannon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bannon avoids the elbow strike from Licken, against the cage.
Licken lands an elbow inside that Bannon shrugs off.
Bannon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Licken misses with a knee to the head.
Licken throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bannon blocks it with crossed arms.
Licken lands a damaging elbow.
Licken looking to throw knees to the head but Bannon is blocking nicely.
Licken throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Licken looking to throw knees to the head but Bannon is blocking nicely.
Bannon blocks an elbow strike.
Bannon dodges an elbow strike from Licken.
Bannon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bannon tries to break the clinch but Licken is controlling the position.
Nice elbow from Licken.
Licken throws an elbow but it misses.
Bannon is looking to break free of the clinch but Licken has double underhooks.
Licken comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Licken creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bannon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Licken has Bannon pressed against the cage, preventing Bannon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bannon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Licken pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Licken with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bannon wants to get back to striking at distance but Licken won't allow it.
Licken misses with a knee strike.
Licken tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Licken misses with a knee to the head.
Licken misses with a knee strike.
Bannon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bannon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bannon can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Licken with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Licken tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bannon is trying to force a seperation but Licken has the dominant position.
Bannon tries to break the clinch but Licken is controlling the position.
Bannon blocks an elbow strike from Licken.
Bannon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Licken throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Licken with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bannon wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Licken just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bannon's brow.
A frustrated look appears on Bannon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Licken keeps control of Bannon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Licken.
Licken misses with a knee strike.
Licken creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Licken.
Bannon blocks an elbow strike from Licken.
Licken lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bannon is looking to break free of the clinch but Licken has double underhooks.
Bannon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bannon is trying to force a seperation but Licken has the dominant position.
Bannon blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bannon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Licken creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bannon's defenses.
Licken throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Licken misses with a knee to the head.
Bannon tries to circle away but Licken has him pinned against the cage.
Licken creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bannon is trying to force a seperation but Licken has the dominant position.
Licken tries to land a knee to the head but Bannon blocks with his arms.
Bannon working hard to break the clinch.
Licken looking to throw knees to the head but Bannon is blocking nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Licken just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bannon's brow.
Bannon is trying to force a seperation but Licken has the dominant position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Licken just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bannon's brow.
Bannon blocks an elbow strike.
Bannon has had enough of the clinch but Licken keeps him there for the moment.
Bannon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bannon is trying to break free.
With the fighters up against the cage, Licken throws an elbow but misses.
Licken throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bannon blocks it with crossed arms.
Licken tries a knee to the head but Bannon blocks it.
Licken tries a knee to the head but Bannon blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Licken dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shannon Bannon's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bannon throws a series of punches but Licken moves out of range.
Licken throws a jab when Bannon was well out of range.

Bannon lands a big uppercut and Licken crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Licken looks OK. Bannon waves Licken back to his feet!

It looks like Steve Licken has been cut.
Shannon Bannon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bannon closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Licken out cold! Licken corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Shannon Bannon!