PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bentley Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vnature Borcuha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Banks
vs
Borcuha

225 cm
22
300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

150 cm
22
300 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bentley Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vnature Borcuha!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks fails to land with a series of punches.
Banks looks to land a combination but Borcuha avoids it well.
Banks shoots in for a double leg but Borcuha sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Banks tries to clinch but Borcuha is having none of it.
Banks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Borcuha looks gassed!
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch but Borcuha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Borcuha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Borcuha swats away the attempt to clinch by Banks.
Nice takedown defense from Borcuha. No joy for Banks on that attempt.
Banks looks to land a combination but Borcuha avoids it well.
Banks tries for a takedown but Borcuha sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bentley Banks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banks is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Banks.
Banks tries to clinch there but Borcuha circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks tries to score a power double leg takedown but Borcuha sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Banks somewhat.
Banks throws a right and a left that Borcuha avoids nicely.
Banks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Banks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Banks fails to land the takedown.

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

Borcuha has hold of Banks's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Banks seems comfortable defending it but Borcuha has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Banks is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Banks is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Borcuha couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vnature Borcuha!