PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Farr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Farr comes to the cage accompanied by Welsh National Anthem. 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.

Farr
vs
Banks

186 cm
26
220 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

180 cm
25
205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tommy Farr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Banks!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Banks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Banks throws a leg kick but Farr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Farr throws a right and a left that both miss.
A good leg kick by Banks.
Banks throws a nice outside leg kick.
Banks scoring well with a low kick there.
Banks misses with an uppercut.
Banks thows a body kick. Farr tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Banks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Farr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Farr loads up on a big right hand but Banks slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Banks misses its intended target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Banks. That's going to slow Farr down.
Farr throws a body punch but Banks moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farr. Banks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Banks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Farr scores with a punch to the head.
Banks slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Banks scores with a kick to the midsection.
Farr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farr scores with a hook to the body. Banks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farr takes a swing at Banks's ribcage but misses.
Bob Banks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Farr to score with a decent uppercut.
Banks avoids the body shot from Farr.
Farr cracks Banks with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Banks lands a leg kick that knocks Farr off balance momentarily.
Banks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Farr.
Banks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Banks scores with a kick to the midsection.
Farr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banks was well out of range. Poor timing from Farr.
Banks lands with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Farr.
Farr misses with a straight left.
Banks lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Banks throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Banks throws the kick towards the body but Farr avoids it.
Banks goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Banks throws a half hearted mid kick.
Farr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banks moves away.
Banks throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Farr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Banks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Banks works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Banks throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Banks lands a head kick!
Farr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Farr throws out a loose jab but Banks uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Banks dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Farr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Banks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Banks.
Farr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch lands to the side of Farr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Farr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Farr blocks a head kick by Banks.
Jab by Farr.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banks fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Farr lands a really nice looking cross but Banks seems unphased.
Banks goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farr avoids the head kick by Banks.
Banks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Banks fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Farr to the ground. Banks is now in Farr's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Farr pushes Banks off and gets back to his feet.
Farr misses with a hook
and Banks counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Banks throws a body punch but Farr moves out of range.
A big right from Banks misses.
Banks connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Farr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Banks finds it's way round the side to connect with Farr's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farr ducks under a wild hook from Banks.
Farr takes a swing at Banks's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banks.
Bob Banks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Banks looks to land a combination but Farr avoids it well.
Farr defending well as Banks loads up on a big left hand.
Farr avoids a kick to the body.
Banks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Banks changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Farr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Farr's head.
Farr lands a jab to the nose.
Farr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Farr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Farr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banks manages to avoid it.
Banks fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Farr checks it well.
The crowd cheers as Banks lands an impressive looking overhand right. Farr doesn't seem phased though.
Banks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farr.
A telegraphed right hand from Banks misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farr takes a swing at Banks's ribcage but misses.
Farr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banks is looking to land body kicks.
Farr moves out of range as Banks throws a body kick.
Farr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Farr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banks manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Farr swings for the body but Banks moves out of range.
Farr throws the left hand but Banks avoids the punch easily.
Banks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Farr walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Banks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Banks throws a shot from downtown. Farr moves away and avoids it.
Farr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banks moves away.
Farr misses with a wild body shot.
Banks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farr.
Farr works Banks's body with a nice hook.
Banks connects with an inside leg kick.
Farr looks to throw the jab but Banks is out of range.
Farr is looking to wear down Banks with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Banks misses with a wild body shot.
Banks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Farr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Farr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banks was well out of range. Poor timing from Farr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Farr to score with a decent uppercut.
Farr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Banks thows a body shot but no joy.
Farr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch lands to the side of Banks 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Banks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Farr.
Banks misses with an uppercut. Farr saw that one coming.
Banks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bob Banks is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farr slips a jab from Banks.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Farr, as that shot connected.
Farr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for Banks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farr lands with a cross.
Banks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farr.
Farr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banks.
Some bone on bone action there as Farr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That kick from Banks tenderised Farr's leg. Farr is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farr throws a body punch but Banks moves out of range.
Farr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That kick from Banks tenderised Farr's leg. Farr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Farr misses the shot to the body.
Farr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Farr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Banks.
Banks fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Farr on the side of the head.
Tommy Farr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Banks sizes up Farr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Farr misses with a body shot
and Banks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Banks.
Banks cracks Farr with a good jab.
A solid body kick from Banks.
Nice body punch from Banks.
Farr fails to land with a series of punches.
Banks dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Farr. That did some damage!
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!
Farr walks into a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Farr.
Farr lands a jab to Banks's midsection.

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 Tommy Farr.
Well Banks has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Banks!
Bob Banks made sure to mention his sponsor, Namunamu Clothing in his post fight interview.