PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Banners (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ales Zhandunka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banners's entrance music is Rage Against The Machine - Bombtrack. A fine choice. Ales Zhandunka will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Banners
vs
Zhandunka

194 cm
20
265 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

220 cm
26
275 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ken Banners!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ales Zhandunka!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Zhandunka.
A jab from Zhandunka misses.
Banners misses with a two punch combination.
Zhandunka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zhandunka walks into a straight right hand from Banners.
Banners lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Banners moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Zhandunka lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zhandunka moves in looking to clinch but Banners pushes him off.
Zhandunka closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Banners is looking to clinch.
Zhandunka connects with a looping right hand.
Zhandunka tries to clinch but Banners is having none of it.
Zhandunka takes a swing at Banners's ribcage but misses.
Zhandunka tests Banners's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A combination from Zhandunka does no damage.
Zhandunka is looking to clinch.
Zhandunka ducks under a wild hook from Banners.

Banners takes the fight into the clinch.
Banners blocks an uppercut.
Banners fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhandunka throws a head punch that misses.
Banners misses with the head strike.
Zhandunka blocks the elbow strike.
Banners has a couple of punches blocked by Zhandunka.
Zhandunka letting Banners take a breather here.
Banners gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
A body shot lands from Zhandunka.
Zhandunka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zhandunka lands an uppercut.
Zhandunka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Banners pushes off an throws an elbow but Zhandunka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Banners.
Banners pushes off an throws an elbow but Zhandunka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zhandunka.
Banners swings wildly with an uppercut but Zhandunka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Banners creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right from Zhandunka.
Zhandunka throws a punch but it's blocked by Banners.
Zhandunka tries to throw a body punch but Banners avoids it by throwing Zhandunka back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Banners.
Zhandunka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zhandunka managing to block the knees to the body from Banners.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banners controlling the action here for a moment.
A right handed body shot lands from Banners.
Zhandunka takes a shot to the head.
Zhandunka letting Banners take a breather here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Zhandunka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Banners throws an elbow but misses.
Zhandunka trying to control the position but instead, Banners has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zhandunka into the cage.
Zhandunka working aggressively here.
Banners is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Zhandunka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zhandunka stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Zhandunka lands a right hand.
Zhandunka pushes Banners back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
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!
Zhandunka misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banners misses with an elbow strike.
Zhandunka is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Banners throws an elbow but it misses.
Banners trying to land knees to the body.
Banners blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Banners.
Zhandunka lands with a right to the head.
Zhandunka tries to throw a body punch but Banners avoids it by throwing Zhandunka back against the cage.
Zhandunka holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Banners is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Banners working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zhandunka.
Zhandunka takes an elbow to the temple.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Banners as Zhandunka tries to tie him up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Banners.
Zhandunka lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Zhandunka.
Banners gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhandunka has a couple of punches blocked by Banners.
Banners trying to stall but Zhandunka improves his position.
Zhandunka stalling.
Zhandunka scores with a hook to the body.
Banners misses with an elbow strike.
Zhandunka lands with a right to the head.
Zhandunka lands an uppercut.
Banners is breathing heavily.
Zhandunka trying to stall but Banners improves his position.
Zhandunka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zhandunka tries to throw a body punch but Banners avoids it by throwing Zhandunka back against the cage.
Banners tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zhandunka lands a shoulder strike.
Zhandunka gets through Banners's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zhandunka.
Banners blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zhandunka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Zhandunka.
Zhandunka pushes Banners back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zhandunka lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zhandunka swings wildly with an uppercut but Banners uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zhandunka misses with a punch on the inside.
Zhandunka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ales Zhandunka dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Zhandunka is looking to clinch.
Zhandunka wants to clinch
and Banners counters with a low kick, right behind Zhandunka 's knee.
Zhandunka tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Banners counters with a series of strikes. Zhandunka will be more careful next time no doubt.
Zhandunka scores with a jab to the head.
Ken Banners is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zhandunka tries to clinch
and Banners counters with a thumping low kick.
Zhandunka wants to clinch
and Banners counters with a thumping low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the liver by Zhandunka. Beautiful body shot.
Banners throws a hook but Zhandunka blocks it.
Zhandunka tries to clinch up
letting Banners counter with a right hand.
Banners keeps the fight on the outside.
Zhandunka clinches but Banners breaks the clinch
and Banners counters with a nice leg kick.
Zhandunka is breathing heavily.
Zhandunka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Banners. Banners obviously looking to wear him down.
Zhandunka clinches but Banners breaks the clinch
and Banners counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhandunka misses with a looping left.
Banners throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zhandunka walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zhandunka on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Banners lands a big uppercut and Zhandunka crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Zhandunka looks OK. Banners waves Zhandunka back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banners connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Zhandunka is rocked!
Banners throws a series of punches but Zhandunka moves out of range.
Jab by Banners.
Zhandunka darts in trying to clinch
and Banners counters with a crisp right that sends Zhandunka to the canvas! Banners follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ken Banners!