PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Channon Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bonza Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Storm
vs
Banks

178 cm
22
220 lbs
7 - 3 - 1

186 cm
21
220 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Channon Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bonza Banks!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Storm.
A telegraphed right hand from Storm misses the target.
Storm throws a nice looking combination but Banks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Banks looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Banks prevents Storm from getting back to his feet.
Storm looking to hit a scissor sweep but Banks is one step ahead there.
Banks throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Storm works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Storm avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Storm not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Banks trying to control the position from guard on top but Storm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Storm wriggles free and stands up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Storm's waist but Storm gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Banks off to one side.
Good shot there by Storm.
Storm throws a right and a left that Banks avoids nicely.
Banks shoots in looking for a takedown. Storm tries to sprawl out of it but Banks keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Storm manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Banks looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Storm!
Storm is trying to stand.
Storm wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Banks.
Storm takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Storm really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Banks wants to control the pace but Storm is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Storm can't escape the position.
Storm wants to hold on but Banks pushes him away.
Storm is squirming around, avoiding Banks's attempts to control the action.
Banks putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Banks pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Storm bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Storm tries to stand but Banks is controlling from the bottom.
Banks throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Storm wants to stand but Banks is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks controlling the position.
Storm tries to free his leg and advance position but Banks is retaining full guard.
Storm has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Banks is pulling down on Storm's head to control his posture.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Storm lands with a hook. Banks tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Banks blocks a jab.
Banks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Storm counters with a right hand to the body.
Storm scores with a nice right hand.
Banks moves out of range as Storm strikes.
Storm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Banks will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Channon Storm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bonza Banks.
Banks on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd cheers as Storm lands an impressive looking overhand right. Banks doesn't seem phased though.
Banks throws a hook but Storm avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Storm scores with a jab. Banks acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Banks fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Storm cracks Banks with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Storm scores with a jab.
Storm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Banks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Storm. Banks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Channon Storm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Banks misses with a takedown attempt - Storm sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Banks looks gassed!
Storm throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Banks on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Storm dips to his left and cracks Banks with an uppercut!
Storm is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A jab from Storm misses.
Storm digs a good hook to Banks's body.
Banks takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Banks throws a series of punches but Storm avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bonza Banks will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Left hook, right uppercut from Storm.
Banks takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Banks shoots in for a double leg but Storm sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Storm lands with a straight right. Banks didn't see that one coming.
Banks fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Storm looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Storm lands a head shot.
Storm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Banks.
Storm is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Banks.
Banks shoots for a takedown but Storm saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Banks moves forwards but Storm connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Banks tries for a takedown but Storm circles away easily
and Storm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Channon Storm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bonza Banks.
Storm lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Banks backs up against the cage.
Banks takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Banks scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Storm lands with a right hand.
Banks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Storm misses with a two punch combination.
Banks is breathing heavily.
Banks takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Danga de danga de dang - Storm scores with a four punch combination!
Banks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Storm.
Channon Storm is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot by Storm.
Storm lands a head shot.
Storm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Banks misses the shot to the body.
Banks has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Storm finds it's way round the side to connect with Banks's head.
Storm throws a nice looking combination but Banks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Banks takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A lazy left from Storm finds it's target.
Storm looks to land a left hand but Banks moved out of range nicely.
Storm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Storm uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Banks has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Storm finds it's way round the side to connect with Banks's head.
Storm swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Banks.
Banks throws a hook but Storm avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Storm scores with a decent looking hook.
Storm's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Storm duly obliges.
Storm scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Storm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Banks shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Storm but Storm pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Storm lands a lovely overhand right.
Storm keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice cross by Storm.
Banks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Storm moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Banks takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Banks has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice defenses there by Banks.
Banks takes one to the chin there.
Channon Storm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Storm scores with a jab to the body.
Banks takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Banks walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Storm scores with a shot to the body.
Storm scores with a three punch combo!
Banks slips a jab and a cross from Storm.
Storm scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Storm lands with a nice combination. Banks backs away looking to recover.
Banks ducks under a wild hook from Storm.
Good exchange - Storm coming out on top.
Banks looks to score with a jab to the body but Storm is just out of range.
Storm scores with a hook to the body. Banks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Storm throws a combination. Banks tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Banks looks for a takedown but Storm sprawls well.
Banks walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Storm lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Storm displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Banks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Storm connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Storm.
Storm scores with a nice head shot.
Banks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Storm.
Storm with a nice cross.
Storm displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Storm throws a one two combo.
Storm lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Banks at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Storm lands an impressive looking overhand right. Banks doesn't seem phased though.
Banks moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Banks gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Storm with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Storm cracks Banks with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Banks.
Storm sizes up Banks with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Storm connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Storm wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Channon Storm dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Banks needs to keep his hands up - Storm had a free shot at his head there.
Storm leaves Banks with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Storm lands with a nice body punch.
A big left from Banks misses.
Banks takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A nice combination there by Storm.
Storm's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Storm duly obliges.
Banks on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Storm slips under a jab.
Banks moves forwards but Storm connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Banks gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Storm wants to break the clinch but can't.
Storm wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Banks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Storm pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Storm is working the combinations to good effect here.
Banks on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Storm goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Storm lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks throws a looping overhand right but Storm ducks down to avoid it.
Banks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Storm circles away quickly and effectively.
Storm scores with a hook.
Banks takes a jab right on the kisser.
Storm throws a hook to the side of Banks's head but Banks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Storm moves away from the strike by Banks.
Storm throws out a loose jab but Banks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Storm lands with a right hand.
Storm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Banks.
Storm bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Storm misses with a hook. Banks ducked under it nicely.
Jab, jab by Storm - just one landing.
Storm connects with a looping right hand.
Banks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Storm lands with a right hand.
Banks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Storm is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Banks can do to turn this around?
Storm ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks looks to score with a jab to the body but Storm is just out of range.
Storm dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Storm misses with a few strikes there.
Storm fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Storm.
Storm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Banks.
Storm digs a good body shot into Banks's ribs.
Storm throws out a powerful jab.
Good exchange - Storm coming out on top.
Storm moves out of range as Banks strikes.
Storm scores with a jab. Banks acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Banks with a lazy takedown attempt
and Storm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Storm lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Storm works the jab nicely.
Banks on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banks drops his hands momentarily and Storm takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Storm smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Storm is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Storm.
Storm lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Storm fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Storm tests Banks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Banks takes one on the button.
Storm fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Storm connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Banks on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Storm connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Storm connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Banks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Storm catches Banks with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Storm lands a lovely overhand right.
Storm works the jab nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Storm.
Banks has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!
Banks takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Storm connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A decent looking cross lands there for Storm.
Storm fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Storm jabs Banks right on the nose. Banks blinks but takes it well.
Storm bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Banks's head backwards.
Storm displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Storm lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Storm fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Banks on the side of the head.
Storm swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Banks.
Storm comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Banks gets cracked there but stands up to it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Storm digs a good hook to Banks's body.
Storm ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Storm lands a jab to the head.
Banks takes a jab right on the kisser.

And that's the end of the fight!
Channon Storm showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Storm has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:26
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:26
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Channon Storm!