PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Inglish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne Banner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Banner
vs
Inglish

171 cm
27
136 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

166 cm
23
140 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayne Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck Inglish!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner shoots and misses
and Inglish counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Banner closes this distance looking for a takedown but Inglish circles away.
Banner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Inglish counters with a nice body shot.
Inglish wants to clinch.
Inglish connects with a jab.
Banner gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Inglish counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Banner is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wayne Banner. That's going to take a lot out of him.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Inglish enables Banner to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Inglish manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Banner throws a big elbow that misses.
Banner throwing strikes but missing.
Banner wants to pass the guard but Inglish is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner connects with a couple of short punches.
Inglish working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Banner.
Inglish preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Banner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Banner throwing strikes but missing.
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.
Inglish keeping moving, preventing Banner from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banner is working Inglish over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner tries to free his leg and advance position but Inglish is retaining full guard.
Banner working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Banner throws an elbow that misses. Inglish uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Banner's guard. Nice move by Inglish!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Banner is on top in guard.
Banner working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Inglish's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banner trying to control but Inglish is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Banner trying to control but Inglish is working from the bottom.
Inglish keeping full guard, as Banner tries to pass.
Inglish keeping moving, preventing Banner from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Banner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Banner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Inglish swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner stands up over Inglish, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Banner postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Banner wants to control from the top but Inglish keeps moving.
Banner works over Inglish with some ground and pound from guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Banner wants to control from the top but Inglish keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Banner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wayne Banner dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Banner shoots for a takedown but Inglish saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Inglish avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Banner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Inglish pinned against the cage. Inglish gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Banner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Inglish is fending him off so far but Banner persists. Nope, Inglish circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wayne Banner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Inglish stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Inglish wants it to stay on the feet.
Inglish displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Banner.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Banner.
Inglish prevents Banner from moving into mount.
Sloppy strikes there by Banner.
Banner is looking to take a break and control but Inglish is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Inglish works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Banner thows a huge punch but Inglish dodges it nicely.
Banner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Inglish won't allow Banner to pass to mount.
Banner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Banner misses with a head shot. Inglish uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner stops Inglish from standing up.
Banner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Banner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Banner postures up in Inglish's guard and throws a big left but Inglish blocks it.
Inglish utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Banner is looking to work some ground and pound but Inglish has wrist control.
Banner wants to control from the top but Inglish keeps moving.
Banner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Banner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Banner throwing strikes from guard but Inglish blocks nicely.
Banner wants to control from the top but Inglish keeps moving.
Banner is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Inglish is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Banner throws a big elbow that misses.
Banner lands a couple of digs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner stops Inglish from standing up.
Banner lands a couple of elbows.
Inglish utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Inglish keeping moving, preventing Banner from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Banner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Banner connects with a couple of short punches.
Banner pushing down on Inglish's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banner drops an elbow to the side of Inglish's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wayne Banner dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Banner shoots in looking for a takedown but Inglish manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Banner's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Banner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Inglish lands a high kick!
Banner misses with a looping right.
Inglish slips a jab and a cross from Banner.

Banner gets a takedown into half guard.
Banner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Inglish is trying to stand back up but Banner is controlling him
Banner working over Inglish with some ground and pound. Inglish looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Banner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inglish won't allow Banner to pass to mount.
Banner throwing shots but Inglish is blocking nicely.
Banner is looking to stall here but Inglish recovers full guard.
Banner wants to control from the top but Inglish keeps moving.
Banner postures up in Inglish's guard and throws a big left but Inglish blocks it.
Banner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Banner throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Inglish works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Banner is looking to work some ground and pound but Inglish has wrist control.
Banner postures up in Inglish's guard and throws a big left but Inglish blocks it.
Banner throws a strike but Inglish rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Inglish wants to get up but he can't break Banner's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Banner controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Wayne Banner just wasn't active enough.
Banner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Inglish swivels and escapes.
Banner shoots in looking for a takedown. Inglish tries to sprawl out of it but Banner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Inglish manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wayne Banner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banner is trying hard to land a takedown here. Inglish sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Banner with a poor takedown
and Banner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Banner tries to close the distance and clinch but Inglish swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Banner shoots in for a takedown but Inglish shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Inglish displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Banner.

Inglish gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Inglish prevents a body shot from Banner.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inglish lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Banner tries a body shot but Inglish blocks it.
Inglish lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Inglish digs a right hand underneath Banner's ribcage. Banner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chuck Inglish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Inglish blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Banner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Inglish gets underhooks to prevent Banner's takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Inglish creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Banner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oh Banner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Inglish misses with a hook to the ribs.
Banner seems to have got his legs back now.
Inglish scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Inglish scores with a shoulder strike.
Inglish fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Banner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Inglishs head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Inglish.
Banner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Inglishs head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Inglish.
Wayne Banner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A right hook to the body lands for Inglish.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Wayne Banner.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Banner, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayne Banner!