PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eulle Slapajo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banner comes to the cage accompanied by xavier rudd - energy song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Banner
vs
Slapajo

180 cm
27
192 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

190 cm
21
195 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eulle Slapajo!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner avoids the body shot from Slapajo.
Banner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Banner pushes Slapajo up against the cage in a clinch.
Banner is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Slapajo is keeping busy.
Slapajo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banner blocks an uppercut.
Banner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slapajo prevents a body shot from Banner.
Slapajo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slapajo misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Banner.
Slapajo digs a right hand underneath Banner's ribcage. Banner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stalling in the clinch from Banner.
Banner throws a head punch that misses.

Banner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Banner throws a series of punches but Slapajo avoids them all with ease.
Slapajo misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Slapajo misses.
Banner is trying hard to land a takedown here. Slapajo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Banner throws a looping overhand right but Slapajo ducks down to avoid it.
Banner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slapajo.
Banner misses with a looping right.

Banner instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slapajo stalling.
Slapajo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Banner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Slapajo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Banner.
Slapajo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Slapajo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banner manages to avoid it.
Slapajo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banner manages to avoid it.
Banner lands a nice shot that snaps Slapajo's head back.
Slapajo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Banner connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Slapajo scrambles back to his feet.
Banner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slapajo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Slapajo tests Banner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Banner misses with a two punch combination.
Slapajo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Banner at a distance.
Slapajo misses with a body shot.
Slapajo throws out a loose jab but Banner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slapajo moves away from the strike by Banner.
Slapajo dodges the punch combination from Banner.
Banner swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slapajo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Banner takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Slapajo looks to throw the jab but Banner is out of range.
Slapajo misses with a jab to the body
and Banner counters with a two punch combo.
Slapajo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Banner.
Banner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slapajo.
Banner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Slapajo misses

and Banner counters with a takedown into side control.
Banner cracks Slapajo with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Slapajo is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Banner has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
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!
Banner works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Banner in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Slapajo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Banner connects with a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slapajo can't do much from the bottom here.
Banner lands a decent elbow from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Slapajo can do anything to dispel that myth.

Banner has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Slapajo is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Banner yanks on the arm and Slapajo is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Banner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bruce Banner!