PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Z Hackenbush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devin Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banks has chosen Money in the Bank as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Z Hackenbush
vs
Banks

194 cm
22
250 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

193 cm
22
244 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugo Z Hackenbush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devin Banks!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Banks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Banks tries to clinch up.
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hackenbush paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hackenbush connects with a nice looking jab.
Banks shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hackenbush but Hackenbush pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hackenbush uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Banks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hackenbush paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Banks has managed to clinch.
Banks changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hackenbush fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hackenbush swats away the attempt to clinch by Banks.
Donk. Hackenbush catches Banks right on the button with a cross.
Devin Banks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hackenbush lands a jab-cross combination.
Banks misses with a hook.
Banks is looking to clinch but Hackenbush is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackenbush scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hackenbush throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hackenbush throws a hook but Banks avoids it easily.
Banks moves in looking to clinch but Hackenbush pushes him off.

Banks closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hackenbush to the mat! Hackenbush manages to get full guard.
Banks forces his way into half guard.
Hackenbush gets back to full guard.
Banks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hackenbush is keeping the position for now.
Banks missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Banks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hackenbush is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Banks looks gassed!
Hackenbush managing to control the position.
Banks would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hackenbush looking to hit a scissor sweep but Banks is one step ahead there.
Hackenbush trying to keep a closed guard but Banks is proving a slippery customer.
Banks wants to control from the top but Hackenbush keeps moving.

Banks avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Banks landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks scoring with some ground and pound.
Banks distracts Hackenbush with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hackenbush trying to control the position here.
Banks is looking to work some ground and pound but Hackenbush has wrist control.

Hackenbush has his foot on Banks's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Banks works his way back into a safe position though.
Banks throws a big right hand that misses.
Hackenbush trying to control the position.
Hackenbush keeping moving, preventing Banks from controlling successfully.

Hackenbush is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Banks has his hands clasped together but Hackenbush extends an breaks Banks's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Hackenbush.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hugo Z Hackenbush!