PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Banks might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Onward To Victory. Fox is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 2nd Round KO. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Justin Fox was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Banks
vs
Fox

186 cm
29
215 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

182 cm
28
215 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladimir Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Fox!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fox needs to keep his hands up - Banks had a free shot at his head there.
Banks throws a jab when Fox was well out of range.
Nice jab there from Fox.
Fox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Banks misses with a right hand
and Fox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banks lands with a nice combination. Fox backs away looking to recover.
Fox slips a jab from Banks.
Fox is looking to chop away at Banks's legs.
Banks throws a combination that misses
and Fox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fox's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Banks connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fox scrambles back to his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Banks.
Banks swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Banks misses with a takedown
and Fox counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Fox misses.
Banks looks to score with a jab to the body but Fox is just out of range.
Banks scores with a one two! Fox had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Danga de danga de dang - Banks scores with a four punch combination!
Fox avoids the head kick by Banks.
Banks scores with a nice strike.
Banks misses with a left hand
and Fox counters with a nice uppercut.
Fox takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Banks misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Fox to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fox closes the distance and clinches up with Banks, looking for a takedown. Fox pushes Banks against the cage but Banks circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vladimir Banks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from Banks.
Fox wants a takedown but no success here.
Banks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fox has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox wants a takedown but no success here.
Vladimir Banks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Fox.
Banks is pressed up against the cage. Fox has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Banks down to the mat. Banks avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Banks dives in and grabs Fox's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fox pushes down on Banks's head and hops out.
Fox throws a big shot that misses.
Banks misses with a hook

and Fox counters with a takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Fox tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fox looks gassed!
Banks struggling a bit here.

Fox is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Banks looks calm but he's in trouble here. Fox gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Banks is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Fox lets go of the hold and Banks can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Justin Fox!