PBP Commentary

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

Dobson
vs
Banks

200 cm
23
260 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

196 cm
23
272 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Fast

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Dobson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Le'Veon Banks!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dobson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Banks tries to clinch up.
Banks feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dobson's calf.
Dobson throws a chopping leg kick but Banks manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dobson loads up on a big right hand but Banks slips the punch.
Banks tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dobson throws a right hand that misses
and Banks counters with a good low kick that Dobson was not able to check.
Dobson with a jab.

It looks like Le'Veon Banks has been cut.
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!
Dobson moves out of range as Banks throws a body kick.
Dobson misses with a looping right.
A clash of legs there as Banks blocks the low kick.
Banks cracks the inside of Dobson's front leg.
Dobson missing with a left hand there. Banks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Banks throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks scoring well with a low kick there.
Dobson moves out of range of the leg kick from Banks.
Dobson throws a jab when Banks was well out of range.
Banks connects with a body shot.
Banks misses with a leg kick
and Dobson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Banks bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dobson's head.

It looks like Ben Dobson has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banks ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Banks clinches up against the cage.
Dobson managing to block the knees to the body from Banks.
Dobson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Banks tries to land knees in the clinch but Dobson avoids the damage to the body.
Banks with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Banks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dobson wants to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobson can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Banks is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Banks throws a knee to the head but misses.

Dobson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Banks throws a low kick but Dobson avoids it.
Banks lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dobson's sensitive parts.
Banks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Banks fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dobson checks it well.
A swing and a miss from Banks.
Banks is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dobson throws a right hand that Banks ducks under and follows up with a left that Banks also avoids with ease.
Dobson checks a leg kick.
Banks lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Banks throws out a leg kick but Dobson moves out of range and Banks only half commits.
A big right from Dobson misses.
Banks is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dobson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Banks.
Le'Veon Banks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dobson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dobson tries to land a front kick but Banks steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Banks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dobson fails to land with a series of punches.
Banks throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dobson misses with a lunging right hand
and Banks counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dobson lands a right hook to the body.
Banks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dobson swings for the body but Banks moves out of range.
Banks takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dobson throws a lazy right hand but Banks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dobson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That has opened up Le'Veon Banks's cut even more.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dobson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dobson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Banks. Banks obviously looking to wear him down.
Banks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dobson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ben Dobson will probably get the nod.
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.

Banks moves out of range of the strikes.
Banks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Banks ducks under a wild hook from Dobson.
Banks throws a sloppy head kick and Dobson moves out of range easily.
Dobson lands a lovely overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Banks. Dobson does a little dance to reset his feet.
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 throws a low kick but Dobson moves out of range easily.
Banks buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Banks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dobson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Banks moves into the clinch.
Dobson is trying to push Banks away but Banks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Dobson manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Banks tenderised Dobson's leg. Dobson is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab lands there for Dobson.
Dobson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Banks at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dobson.
Banks defending well as Dobson loads up on a big left hand.
Dobson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Banks. Banks obviously looking to wear him down.
Banks walks into a straight right hand from Dobson.
Dobson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dobson blocks a head kick by Banks.
Banks thows a body shot but no joy.
Dobson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dobson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Banks's head backwards.

The cut above Le'Veon Banks's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A big right from Banks misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Banks throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dobson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Banks is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dobson. Banks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dobson throws a poor cross that misses

and Banks holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dobson wants to get back to striking at distance but Banks won't allow it.
Dobson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dobson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dobson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dobson stalling the fight.

Dobson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Banks takes the fight into the clinch.
Good body shot from Banks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dobson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Banks backwards.
Dobson blocks an uppercut.
Dobson managing to block the knees to the body from Banks.
Dobson is trying to break free.
Banks with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Come on Dobson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dobson cracks Banks with a nice body shot.
Dobson just leaning against Banks, taking a breather.
Dobson is looking to control Banks's arms but Banks gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dobson has his back to the cage.
Dobson is trying to break the clinch but Banks has him pressed against the cage.
Banks lands a shoulder strike.
Banks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dobson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dobson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Banks up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dobson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks looking to throw knees to the head but Dobson is blocking nicely.

Dobson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Banks misses with an attempted mid kick.
Banks goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
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!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Banks lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dobson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dobson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Banks missing with a left hand there. Dobson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dobson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Banks.
Dobson lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banks blocks a head kick by Dobson.
Dobson throws a sloppy head kick and Banks moves out of range easily.
Dobson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Banks has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Dobson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Banks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dobson was well out of range. Poor timing from Banks.
Banks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dobson scores with a punch to the head.
A slow jab from Dobson misses its intended target.
Dobson lands with a nice combination. Banks backs away looking to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dobson loads up on a big right hand but Banks slips the punch.
Dobson thuds a left hand into Banks's body.
A punch combination from Dobson misses.
Jab, jab by Dobson - just one landing.

Le'Veon Banks's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Banks throws a front kick aimed at Dobson's knee but Dobson avoids it well.
Banks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Banks throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Banks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobson slips under a jab from Banks.
Dobson misses with a body kick.
Dobson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Banks.
Banks scoring well with a low kick there.
Dobson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dobson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A telegraphed right hand from Dobson misses the target.
Dobson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Banks moves out of range of the body kick.
Banks bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks wants to clinch.
Dobson throws a right hand that misses

and Banks moves into the clinch.
Banks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dobson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banks misses with a knee strike.
Banks missing with knees to the body.
Dobson avoiding damage as Banks throws knees to the body.
Dobson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Banks lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dobson stalling in the clinch.
Dobson looking to slow down the pace here.
Banks misses with a knee to the head.
Dobson lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dobson stalling in the clinch.

Dobson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dobson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dobson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dobson dips to his left and cracks Banks with an uppercut!
Dobson with a jab.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Le'Veon Banks's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ben Dobson!