PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Micheal Banrty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and iam getcha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Micheal Banrty has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Banrty
vs
getcha

179 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

165 cm
21
205 lbs
4 - 11 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Micheal Banrty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, iam getcha!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
getcha punishes Banrty's body with a nice straight punch.
getcha tries to clinch but Banrty moves out of range.
getcha shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

getcha clinches with his opponent.

getcha breaks from the clinch.

getcha changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Banrty looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

getcha decides to stand up, so the ref orders Banrty to his feet.

getcha closes the distance and clinches.
Banrty jumps guard but getcha stands there with Banrty around his waist. Banrty gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

getcha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Banrty fails with an attempt to clinch.
getcha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
getcha misses with a body kick.

getcha scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nice strikes from getcha there.

getcha decides to return to a standing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banrty punishes getcha's body with a nice straight punch.

Banrty tries to keep at a distance but getcha has taken the fight into the clinch.
getcha blocks the elbow strike.
Banrty is trying to drag getcha to the mat but getcha just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Banrty is breathing heavily.
Banrty jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as getcha walks away with a smile on his face. Banrty gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micheal Banrty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
getcha scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Micheal Banrty has been cut.
Banrty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but getcha was well out of range. Poor timing from Banrty.

getcha feints and as Banrty raises his hands in defense, getcha changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

getcha stands up and waves to Banrty to follow him.
getcha works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
getcha scores with a spinning back kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

getcha closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

getcha decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
getcha closes the distance and lands a one-two.

getcha takes the fight into the clinch.

getcha breaks the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

getcha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
getcha misses with the combination.

getcha shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. getcha showed some decent athleticism there.
Banrty knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for getcha on the ground.

getcha decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banrty stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Banrty wants it to stay on the feet.

getcha moves into the clinch.

getcha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
getcha wants to clinch but Banrty slips to the side
and Banrty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
getcha scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

getcha drives through with a takedown into guard.

getcha gets to his feet. Banrty looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

getcha clinches up against the cage.

getcha breaks from the clinch.
A lazy left from getcha finds it's target.
getcha is trying hard to land a takedown here. Banrty sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

getcha fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Banrty, pushing him back against the cage.
getcha drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

getcha turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

getcha decides to stand up, so the ref orders Banrty to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

getcha feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
getcha works over Banrty with some ground and pound from guard.
getcha is in close to Banrty's body, working some short punches and elbows.
getcha passes Banrty's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Banrty keeping hold of getcha's head, controlling as best he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
getcha lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

iam getcha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Micheal Banrty's cut.
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.

getcha thuds his right hand into Banrty's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
iam getcha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banrty takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Banrty misses with a jab, cross combination.
Banrty takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Banrty looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from getcha. Banrty shrugs it off though.

getcha instigates a clinch.

getcha manages to break the clinch.
getcha lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

getcha shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
getcha slips nicely into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
getcha working the head and body with strikes.
Banrty blocking the ground and pound attempt from getcha.
getcha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banrty is not content to let getcha control the position.
getcha looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

getcha is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Banrty has managed to free his arm - good work.

getcha stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

getcha moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

getcha breaks the clinch.
getcha throws a right hand that Banrty ducks under and follows up with a left that Banrty also avoids with ease.
getcha scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

getcha has closed the distance and engaged Banrty in a clinch.
getcha is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short right hand to the side of the head by getcha.

getcha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Banrty misses with a series of wild punches.

getcha closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Banrty did well to prevent getcha getting side control.
getcha content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
getcha is looking to take a break and control but Banrty is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

getcha gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
getcha misses with a two punch combination.
Micheal Banrty is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

getcha darts in and clinches Banrty up against the cage.
getcha lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Banrty or not.

getcha gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
iam getcha has got the better of the ground game so far.
getcha trying to control but Banrty is working from the bottom.
Banrty can't keep his opponent in guard - getcha advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ground and pound from getcha.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banrty taking some punishment here, with getcha in his half guard.

getcha stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

getcha pushes Banrty up against the cage in a clinch.

getcha breaks from the clinch.

getcha closes the distance and pushes Banrty back into the cage.
getcha is leaning against Banrty and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

getcha has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Banrty uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
getcha trying to strike off his back.
Banrty postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

iam getcha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Micheal Banrty's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

getcha clinches up with Banrty and pushes him back against the cage.

getcha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
getcha tries a head kick but it misses.
Banrty takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
getcha moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

getcha closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Banrty takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

getcha stands up and beckons Banrty to his feet.
getcha fails with a takedown attempt.

getcha gets a takedown into half guard.
Banrty looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

getcha stands up and beckons Banrty to join him on the feet.

getcha gets the takedown into side control.
getcha is looking to take a break and control but Banrty is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
getcha has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Banrty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banrty wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
getcha pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Banrty is trying to escape the mount.
getcha controlling his opponent.
getcha has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
getcha lands a big shot there that rocks Banrty but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
getcha landing strikes, looking to finish!

getcha has hold of Banrty's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Banrty manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
getcha dominating with strikes here.
Banrty is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

Banrty is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. getcha locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Banrty is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). iam getcha!