PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Napoleon Bonaparte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bonaparte might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to An Epic Age. Banks comes into a darkened arena with his song building. All I do Is win kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bonaparte
vs
Banks

176 cm
31
158 lbs
21 - 10 - 0

175 cm
31
156 lbs
25 - 17 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Backyard Fighting

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Napoleon Bonaparte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Will Banks!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks scores with a body shot.
Banks lands a nice shot to the body.
Bonaparte fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Banks is out of range.
Napoleon Bonaparte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banks scores with a punch to the head.
Bonaparte tries to clinch there but Banks circles away.
Bonaparte fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Banks checks it well.
Banks connects with a right hand. Bonaparte shakes it off.
Banks lands a jab to the nose.
Bonaparte tries to close the distance and clinch but Banks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Banks lands with a shot to the body.
Banks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bonaparte can pounce on him.
Bonaparte lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Banks misses with a body kick.
Bonaparte tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Banks is able to avoid easily.
Banks gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banks is looking to land body kicks.
Banks tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Banks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Banks tried to score with a low kick but Bonaparte checks it.
Bonaparte throws a sloppy head kick and Banks moves out of range easily.
Bonaparte moves away from the strike by Banks.
Banks misses with a hook. Bonaparte ducked under it nicely.
Bonaparte tries to clinch up but Banks circles away and keeps his distance.
Bonaparte jabs at Banks's body.
Bonaparte throws a leg kick
and Banks counters with a nice uppercut.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Banks manages to break the clinch.
Bonaparte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Banks connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bonaparte. Bonaparte circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bonaparte tries to close the distance and clinch but Banks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks thows a body shot but no joy.
Bonaparte takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Banks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonaparte manages to avoid it.
Banks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bonaparte ducks right into an uppercut from Banks.
Bonaparte throws a right hand that Banks ducks under and follows up with a left that Banks also avoids with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Bonaparte there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bonaparte blocks a jab.
Banks misses with a looping left.

Bonaparte takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bonaparte.
Bonaparte swings wildly with an uppercut but Banks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonaparte presses Banks against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Banks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bonaparte struggles to land a body shot inside as Banks controls his hands.
Banks struggles to land a body shot inside as Bonaparte controls his hands.
Banks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bonaparte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Banks's elbow.
Bonaparte throws an elbow but it misses.
Banks lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonaparte.
Banks dodges an elbow strike from Bonaparte.
Banks managing to block the knees to the body from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte throws a punch but it's blocked by Banks.
A right handed body shot lands from Banks.
Banks tries to work over Bonaparte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bonaparte working aggressively here.
Bonaparte misses with an elbow strike.
Bonaparte using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Banks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bonaparte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Banks is defending well for now.
Banks lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks lands with a right to the head.
Bonaparte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bonaparte misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Bonaparte fails to land.
Banks can't get the takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bonaparte.
Bonaparte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Banks is defending well for now.
Banks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Banks scores with a shot to the side of Bonaparte's head.
Banks is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bonaparte is defending well.
Bonaparte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bonaparte lands a nice shot to the body.
Bonaparte lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bonaparte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Banks avoids it.
Banks scores with a shoulder strike.
Banks is working Bonaparte over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonaparte.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Will Banks will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bonaparte gets tackled into the cage by Banks. Banks maintains the clinch.
Banks tries a body shot but Bonaparte blocks it.
Banks misses with a punch on the inside.
Banks avoids a wild elbow strike from Bonaparte.
Banks throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonaparte.
Bonaparte tries a knee to the head but Banks blocks it.
Banks dodges an elbow strike from Bonaparte.
Banks works on Bonaparte's body with a couple of short punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Banks obliges.
Banks lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bonaparte or not.
Bonaparte tries to land a knee to the head but Banks blocks with his arms.
Bonaparte prevents a body shot from Banks.

Banks gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Bonaparte is not content to let Banks control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonaparte blocking the ground and pound attempt from Banks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaparte works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bonaparte keeping full guard, as Banks tries to pass.
Banks throwing strikes from guard but Bonaparte blocks nicely.
Banks throwing strikes from guard but Bonaparte blocks nicely.
Bonaparte trying to keep a closed guard but Banks is proving a slippery customer.
Banks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Banks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Banks pushes down on Bonaparte's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Banks trying to control from half guard but Bonaparte is working away.
Banks is nestled in close to Bonaparte, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Banks throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Banks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bonaparte trying to control here.

Banks looking for a submission but Bonaparte manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bonaparte keeping moving, preventing Banks from controlling successfully.
Banks throws a big right hand that misses.
Banks is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Banks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bonaparte looking to control.
Bonaparte being controlled here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Banks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Banks throwing strikes from guard but Bonaparte blocks nicely.
Banks is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Banks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banks distracts Bonaparte with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Banks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bonaparte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banks.
Banks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Banks scores with a jab to the jaw.

Banks gets tackled into the cage by Bonaparte. Bonaparte maintains the clinch.
Banks throws a head punch that misses.
Bonaparte misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Banks.
Bonaparte blocks an uppercut.
Banks tries a body shot but Bonaparte blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Banks.
Banks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Banks has Bonaparte pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Banks pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bonaparte tumbling to the mat - Banks dives into Bonaparte's guard.
Bonaparte keeping moving, preventing Banks from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaparte wants to sweep but no luck.
Banks works over Bonaparte with some ground and pound from guard.
Banks wants to control from the top but Bonaparte keeps moving.
Banks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Banks throws a strike but Bonaparte rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Banks looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte preventing the sweep.
Banks wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Banks keeping moving, preventing Bonaparte from controlling successfully.
Bonaparte is fighting to break Banks's control of his arms but Banks is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bonaparte is looking to score with low kicks.
Napoleon Bonaparte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bonaparte throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bonaparte throws a leg kick
and Banks makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte tries to close the distance and clinch up but Banks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bonaparte swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bonaparte takes one to the side of the head.
Bonaparte misses with a body kick.
Bonaparte walks into a straight right hand from Banks.
Bonaparte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Banks.
Banks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Napoleon Bonaparte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Will Banks is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bonaparte misses with a body shot.
Bonaparte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Banks on the side of the head.
Bonaparte motions for Banks to come forward. Bonaparte throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bonaparte swings for the body but Banks moves out of range.
Bonaparte fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A bone on bone clash there as Banks blocks the leg kick.
Bonaparte tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Banks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bonaparte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bonaparte is looking to wear down Banks with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Bonaparte.
Banks dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bonaparte. That did some damage!
Banks lands an overhand right.

Banks has taken the fight to the clinch.
Banks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Banks fails to land.
Bonaparte comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bonaparte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Banks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bonaparte backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonaparte.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonaparte prevents a body shot from Banks.
Banks blocks the elbow strike.
Bonaparte blocking some punches.
Will Banks seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bonaparte tries a knee to the head but Banks blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Will Banks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Banks has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Banks!
Will Banks managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Legion of Pain Nutrition, into his post fight interview.