PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Byson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Byson
vs
Banks

195 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

181 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

Good takedowns
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Byson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rashad Banks !
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Banks closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Byson quickly recovers to half guard.
Banks throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Banks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Byson defending well though.
Banks passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Byson!
Banks throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Byson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Banks .
Byson blocking the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banks throws some wild stikes that Byson manages to avoid easily.
Banks putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Banks has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Byson's face.
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 scoring with strikes but Byson is staying in there.
Banks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Banks scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Banks is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Banks breaks from Byson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Banks connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banks controlling the position easily from mount.
Byson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Banks cracks Byson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Banks landing shots from mount.

Byson is rocked!
Banks is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Byson goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Banks !

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rashad Banks !