PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Le'Veon Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bison Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bison Bradley has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Le\'Veon Banks's chin.

Banks
vs
Bradley

196 cm
21
272 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

207 cm
22
270 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Le'Veon Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bison Bradley!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks tries to move into range but Bradley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

It looks like Le'Veon Banks has been cut.
Bradley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Banks looks to land a body kick but Bradley moved away.
Bradley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Banks throws a body kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Bradley blocks the leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradley takes a swing at Banks's ribcage but misses.
Bradley misses with a wild body shot.
Banks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bradley.
Bradley misses with a lunging right hand
and Banks counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bison Bradley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bradley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Banks is fending him off so far but Bradley persists. Nope, Banks circles away and we're back to standing.
Bradley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bradley just misses with a punch to the body.
Bradley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Banks.
Banks tries to land a front kick but Bradley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Banks lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bradley's sensitive parts.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bradley.
Bradley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks connects with a leg kick. Bradley looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bradley throws a sloppy head kick and Banks moves out of range easily.
Banks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bradley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Banks lands a head kick. Bradley smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Donk. Bradley catches Banks right on the button with a cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for Banks.
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!
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bradley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Banks throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bradley looks winded!
Banks moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bradley has his takedown stuffed

and Banks counters with a head kick that drops Bradley to the mat! Bradley scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Bradley is rocked!
Banks pushes Bradley away with a front kick.
Bradley is still on wobbly legs! Can Banks finish him?
That kick from Banks tenderised Bradley's leg. Bradley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bradley seems to have recovered his senses.
Banks lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bradley will feel that in the morning.
Banks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Banks misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks lands with a kick to the ribs.
Banks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bradley blocks a low kick nicely.

Banks clinches up against the cage.
Banks using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bradley missing with knees to the body.
Banks landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Banks putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bradley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Banks landing knees to the body.
Banks tries to land knees in the clinch but Bradley avoids the damage to the body.
Banks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bradley.
Knees to the body from Banks.
Banks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Banks looking to slow down the pace here.
Banks with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Banks misses with a knee strike.
Banks with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bradley wants to stall.
Banks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Banks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bradley managing to block the knees to the body from Banks.
Bradley tries to land knees in the clinch but Banks avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Banks.
Banks scores with a knee to the head.
Banks connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bradley's face.
Banks landing knees to the head.
Bradley takes a knee right on the jaw!
Banks scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banks slowing the pace effectively.
Banks lands a good knee to the midsection. Bradley won't want to take too many of those.
Banks scores a nice knee to the body.
Banks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bradley blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Banks obliges.
Banks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bradley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bradley is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Banks gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Le'Veon Banks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bison Bradley.
Banks tries to land a knee to the head but Bradley blocks with his arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Banks obliges.
Banks tries to land a knee to the head but Bradley blocks with his arms.
Banks using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Banks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Banks with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bradley managing to block the knees to the body from Banks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bradley trying to control the position but instead, Banks has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bradley into the cage.
Bradley lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Le'Veon Banks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Le'Veon Banks's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bradley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bradley takes a swing at Banks's ribcage but misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Banks.
Banks does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Banks moves out of range as Bradley strikes.
Banks goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Banks throws out a leg kick but Bradley moves out of range and Banks only half commits.
Bradley throws a push kick but Banks slaps the foot to one side.
Bradley misses with a looping right.
Banks throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bradley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bradley throws a push kick but Banks slaps the foot to one side.
Banks throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bradley is breathing heavily.
Bradley throws a right hand that Banks ducks under and follows up with a left that Banks also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Banks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Banks walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bradley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bradley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banks manages to avoid it.
Banks works the jab nicely.
Le'Veon Banks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That kick from Banks tenderised Bradley's leg. Bradley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Banks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bradley.
Banks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bradley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Banks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Banks clinches.
Banks is struggling to control the position.
Bradley takes a knee right on the jaw!
Le'Veon Banks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bradley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Banks's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bradley is defending well for now.
Banks lands a good knee to the midsection. Bradley won't want to take too many of those.
Banks missing with knees to the body.
Banks missing with knees to the body.
Banks misses with a knee to the head.
Banks connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Bison Bradley has been cut.
Banks connects with a knee to the head.
Banks tries a knee to the head but Bradley blocks it.
Banks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bradley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Banks using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Banks content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bradley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Banks tries a knee to the head but Bradley blocks it.
Bradley stalling in the clinch but Banks improves position.
Bradley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Banks's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks trying to land knees to the body.
Bradley has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Banks after a bit of a struggle.
Bradley managing to block the knees to the body from Banks.
Banks looking to throw knees to the head but Bradley is blocking nicely.
Banks connects with a knee to the head.
Banks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bradley blocks it with crossed arms.
Bradley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bradley misses with a punch to the body.
Banks tries to land knees in the clinch but Bradley avoids the damage to the body.
Bradley has Banks pressed against the cage.
Banks with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Bradley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Banks on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bradley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bradley misses with a body punch
and Banks counters with an outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bradley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bradley throws a big shot that misses.
Banks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bradley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Banks under the eye.
Bradley misses with a body shot.
Banks throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Bradley shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bradley showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Banks avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bradley.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bradley blocks the strikes from Banks.
Banks is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Le'Veon Banks dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Banks tries to clinch but Bradley moves out of range.
Bradley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banks was well out of range. Poor timing from Bradley.
Banks is looking to clinch but Bradley is avoiding it.
Bradley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bradley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bradley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Banks misses with a low kick.
Banks throws a sloppy head kick and Bradley moves out of range easily.
Banks blocks a head kick by Bradley.
Bradley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Banks is fending him off so far but Bradley persists. Nope, Banks circles away and we're back to standing.
Bradley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Banks moves out of range as Bradley throws a body kick.
Bradley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bradley avoids the body shot from Banks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Bradley as he checks the leg kick.
Bradley is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Banks is looking to slow Bradley down with leg kicks.
Banks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Banks throws a half hearted mid kick.
A right-left combo lands from Bradley.
Bradley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Banks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Banks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bradley can do to turn this around?
Banks tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bradley is able to avoid easily.
Bradley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Banks on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bradley thows a body shot but no joy.
Bradley misses with a body shot.
Bradley scores with a shot to the body.
Bradley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bison Bradley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bradley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Banks at a distance.
Banks throws a body kick that misses.
Bradley throws a head kick that Banks semi-blocks.
Bradley scores with a three punch combo!

Bradley closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Banks did well to prevent Bradley getting side control.
Bradley is trying to control the action in half guard but Banks is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Banks might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Bradley is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Bradley is working for a kimura but Banks is defending it quite comfortably.
Bradley wants to take a breather but Banks is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Banks manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Banks looks to land a body kick but Bradley moved away.
Bradley swats away the attempt to clinch by Banks.
Banks drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Banks lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bradley's sensitive parts.
Bradley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banks moves away.
Le'Veon Banks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick misses from Bradley.
Banks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bradley swings for the body but Banks moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Banks looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bradley throws a jab but it's blocked by Banks.
Bradley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Banks pinned against the cage. Banks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Le'Veon Banks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bison Bradley.
Bradley checks a low kick from Banks.
Bradley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bradley scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bradley.
Bradley swings for the body but Banks moves out of range.
Banks connects with a solid leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Banks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bison Bradley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Banks has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Le'Veon Banks!
During a confident post fight interview, Le'Veon Banks thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.