PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buloy Hoyhoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoyhoy has chosen I Dissapear as his entrance music. Buloy Hoyhoy acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Banks
vs
Hoyhoy

181 cm
26
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rashad Banks !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buloy Hoyhoy!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Banks bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Banks wants to control but Hoyhoy is keeping him busy.
Hoyhoy is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Banks throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Banks misses with the ground and pound.
Hoyhoy is not content to let Banks control the position.
Hoyhoy is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoyhoy managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Banks .
Banks wants to control but Hoyhoy is keeping him busy.
Banks in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoyhoy is letting Banks control him for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks in side control, throwing shots but Hoyhoy defends.
Banks laying and praying for a moment but Hoyhoy takes advantage and regains half guard.
Banks throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Hoyhoy looking for submissions off his back.
Banks scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks winds up and cracks Hoyhoy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Banks is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Banks landing strikes from the mount and Hoyhoy is in trouble!
A nice elbow there by Banks .
Banks breaks from Hoyhoy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hoyhoy looks winded!
Hoyhoy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banks landing shots from mount.
BOOM! Banks connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Banks pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks dominating with strikes here.
Banks controlling from the full mount.
Banks landing shots from mount.
Banks pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Banks landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banks looking to control and managing it successfully.
Banks lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rashad Banks dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hoyhoy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Banks .
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Banks .
No luck with that takedown attempt from Banks .
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rashad Banks . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banks shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hoyhoy defends it nicely.
No luck for Hoyhoy with that takedown attempt.
Banks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Banks shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hoyhoy's guard.
Banks scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Banks throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hoyhoy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Banks with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks passes into half guard.
Banks is trying to control the action in half guard but Hoyhoy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hoyhoy is breathing heavily.
Banks winds up and cracks Hoyhoy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Banks scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Banks with the ground and pound but Hoyhoy uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Banks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Banks got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hoyhoy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Banks has managed to get both his arms back between Hoyhoy's legs - danger averted.

Hoyhoy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Banks defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hoyhoy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Banks gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Banks is stalling in the full guard.
Banks slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Banks connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hoyhoy some visible discomfort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks just content to control the position.
Banks scoring with punches from side control.
Banks is looking to take a break and control but Hoyhoy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Banks working the head and body with strikes.
Rashad Banks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hoyhoy takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Hoyhoy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banks with good strikes from the mount here!
Banks looking to control and managing it successfully.
The referee warns Hoyhoy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banks is landing with some decent strikes but Hoyhoy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Banks cracks Hoyhoy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rashad Banks dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Banks fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hoyhoy sprawls well initially but Banks persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Banks trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banks working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Banks seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Banks working Hoyhoy over with strikes.
Banks throwing shots but Hoyhoy is blocking nicely.
Hoyhoy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ground and pound from Banks .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Banks is looking to take a break and control but Hoyhoy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Banks lands with a punch from half guard.
Banks working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Banks throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoyhoy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Banks scores with a couple of nice shots.
Banks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hoyhoy can do to turn this around?
Banks missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Banks perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Banks working the head and body with strikes.
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 scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Banks drops an elbow to the side of Hoyhoy's head.
Banks is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Banks stalling.
Banks is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Banks looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hoyhoy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoyhoy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Banks landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Still in half guard, Banks seems content to control.
Banks moves nicely into side control.
Banks in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banks in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banks landing strikes.
Hoyhoy is working to avoid the ground and pound but Banks connects with a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rashad Banks clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Banks darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Banks seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hoyhoy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Banks missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hoyhoy is refusing to be controlled, as Banks sits in half guard.
Banks works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hoyhoy is bucking up trying to escape but Banks cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hoyhoy is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks working the ground and pound effectively.
Hoyhoy is in a horrible position here. Banks smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Banks postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hoyhoy looks a forlorn figure.
Banks putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Banks tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Banks trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks with a couple of short strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banks sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hoyhoy is bucking up trying to escape but Banks cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Banks content just to control the position here.
Banks landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks controlling his opponent.
Banks lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Banks scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hoyhoy?
Banks dominating with strikes here.
Banks with the ground and pound from mount.
Hoyhoy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

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!
Banks controlling the position easily from mount.
The referee warns Hoyhoy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Hoyhoy is rocked!
A nice elbow there by Banks .
Hoyhoy is still in real trouble! Can Banks finish him?
Banks looking to finish Hoyhoy with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hoyhoy!
Banks fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banks tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Banks pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rashad Banks had his way with Buloy Hoyhoy in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Banks closes the distance looking for a takedown. Hoyhoy stuffs it but Banks still has hold of him. Banks picks Hoyhoy up in a fireman's lift! The crowd roars in approval. Banks slams Hoyhoy to the floor and that's really hurt Hoyhoy - he doesn't know where he is! Banks throws a couple of strikes and the referee steps in to save him! This one is in the books!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rashad Banks !
Rashad Banks is the new light heavyweight champion!