PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scott Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Kroft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banks comes to the cage accompanied by Tech N9ne- Slacker . Kroft has chosen Ironman - Black Sabbath as his entrance music. Banks has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Jeremy Kroft has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Banks
vs
Kroft

187 cm
27
180 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

188 cm
26
194 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Cutthroat
Brute

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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Scott Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremy Kroft!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks connects with a jab.
Banks is breathing heavily.
Banks lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Banks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kroft misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kroft doesn't manage to clinch there - Banks circles away.
Banks wants to land a leg kick but Kroft is out of range.
Banks throws a jab when Kroft was well out of range.
Banks shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kroft but Kroft pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kroft pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kroft moves out of range of the strikes.
Banks avoids the head kick by Kroft.
Kroft misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kroft moves forwards but Banks connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kroft chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kroft takes a swing at Banks's ribcage but misses.
Banks attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kroft. Banks shrugs it off though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kroft looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kroft misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Banks will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kroft throws a sloppy head kick and Banks moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kroft lands a right hook to the body.
Kroft misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kroft scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Kroft.
Kroft throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kroft misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kroft throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kroft stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Banks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kroft throws a head kick that misses.
Kroft throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kroft throws a head kick that misses.

Kroft lands a big head kick that sends Banks tumbling to the mat! Kroft takes a step backwards and waves Banks back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Banks is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kroft tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oh Banks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Banks. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kroft. Banks shrugs it off though.
Kroft tries to clinch but Banks moves out of range.
Kroft misses with a head kick.
Kroft throws a sloppy head kick and Banks moves out of range easily.

Banks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Banks seems to have got his legs back now.
Kroft doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kroft tries a body shot but Banks blocks it.
Banks taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Kroft breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kroft was well out of range. Poor timing from Banks.
A head kick misses from Kroft.
Banks moves away from the strike by Kroft.
Kroft tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scott Banks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banks blocks a head kick by Kroft.

Banks rushes Kroft and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kroft wants to get back to striking at distance but Banks won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kroft misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kroft tries to break free but Banks pushes him back against the cage.
Banks has Kroft pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kroft manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Kroft dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kroft throws a sloppy head kick and Banks moves out of range easily.
Kroft tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Banks to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kroft. Banks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kroft misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Kroft.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Banks drives through and clinches with Kroft against the cage.
Banks is looking to break free of the clinch but Kroft has double underhooks.
Kroft tries to throw a body punch but Banks avoids it by throwing Kroft back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Kroft breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kroft ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kroft tries to clinch but Banks moves out of range.
Kroft is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Banks rather than just go for the knockout.
Banks moves out of range as Kroft throws a body kick.
Jab by Banks.
Kroft throws a head kick that Banks semi-blocks.
Banks thows a body shot but no joy.
Kroft misses with a head kick.

Banks rushes Kroft and presses him up against the cage.
Banks prevents Kroft from breaking the clinch.
Banks jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kroft walks away with a smile on his face. Banks gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kroft connects with a body shot that sends Banks's belly button to the back.
Kroft misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kroft seems to be stalking Banks here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Banks drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jeremy Kroft!
Jeremy Kroft gave a mention to Unique Wear and Custom Design in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).