PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Soon Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tolek Banan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolek Banan has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Do
vs
Banan

175 cm
26
165 lbs
13 - 4 - 1

179 cm
26
163 lbs
15 - 1 - 0

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TWGC Champion
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Soon Do!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tolek Banan!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banan misses with a leg kick.
Banan lands with a nice body punch.
Tolek Banan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Do.
Banan throws a chopping leg kick but Do manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Banan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Do checks it well.
Banan lands a front kick.
Banan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Do's hands.
Banan cracks the inside of Do's front leg.
Jab from Do.
Banan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Banan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Do sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Banan somewhat.
Do displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Banan throws out the jab.
Do takes a swing at Banan's ribcage but misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Banan, right into the meat.
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!
Do throws a low kick but it's checked well by Banan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banan ducks under a wild hook from Do.
A jab lands there for Banan.
Banan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Banan slips a straight right by Do.
A bone on bone clash there as Do blocks the leg kick.
Do tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Do throws a nice looking combination but Banan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Banan throws a leg kick but Do sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Banan throws a low kick but Do avoids it.
Banan lands a jab to the nose.

Banan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Do napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Do is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Banan's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Do tries to get to full guard but Banan has control of the leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Do is staying active underneath Banan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Banan.
Banan stalling away here and it's allowed Do to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Do seems keen to control Banan's posture.
Do controls Banan momentarily but Banan frees himself.
Banan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Do's head.
Do working a defensive guard here.
Banan postures up in Do's guard and throws a big left but Do blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Do keeping full guard, as Banan tries to pass.
Do tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Do trying to control the position.
Banan throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banan wants to control from the top but Do keeps moving.
Banan stands up over Do, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Banan trying to control but Do is working from the bottom.

Do throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Banan escapes and throws Do's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Banan wants to control but Do is keeping him busy.
Banan landing a few strikes.
Banan working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do tries to improve position but can't.
Banan landing strikes.
You can see the frustration on Do's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Banan tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Banan fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Banan wants to control but Do is keeping him busy.
Do on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Do tries to improve position but can't.
Do is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Banan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Do knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Do dodges the ground and pound from Banan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tolek Banan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Banan swings widly with a right hand
and Do counters with a nice body shot.
Do misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Banan counters with a shoot takedown. Do fights it but they end up in guard.
Do looking to hit a scissor sweep but Banan is one step ahead there.
Banan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Do is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Do is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Do looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Banan wants to sweep but no luck.
Banan is pulling down on Do's head to control his posture.
Do makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Do postures up and lands a big shot to Banan's brow.
Banan trying to control the position here.
Do distracts Banan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Banan wants to sweep but no luck.
Do scoring with punches to the head and body.
Do with a flurry of punches that miss.
Banan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Do postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Do working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Do postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Do has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Do wants to control from the top but Banan keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Do stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Banan swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Do is fighting to break Banan's control of his arms but Banan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Do won't allow Banan to sweep him here.
Banan managing to control the position.
Do throws a strike but Banan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Banan stopping the sweep attempt from Do.
Banan wants to control from the top but Do keeps moving.
Banan stands up over Do, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Do preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Banan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Do looking for a sweep. Not yet Do, not yet.
Banan is working Do over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Do throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Banan has gone for a leg lock! Do slips out almost immediately though and dives into Banan's guard.
Banan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Banan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Do throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Banan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banan looking for a sweep. Not yet Banan, not yet.
Banan looking to control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Banan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Tolek Banan hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Do walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Banan misses with a straight left.
Banan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Do connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Banan's hands.
Banan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banan scores with a jab. Do acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Banan throws out a loose jab but Do uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Banan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tolek Banan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!

That kick from Banan tenderised Do's leg. Do is trying to keep his angry face on.
Do fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Banan on the side of the head.
Banan shoots in for a double leg but Do sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Do moves away from the strike by Banan.
Banan fails with the takedown.
Banan scores with a leg kick.
A big right from Do misses.
Do throws a looping overhand right but Banan ducks down to avoid it.
Banan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Banan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters circle momentarily. Do darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Banan scores with a leg kick.
Do ducks under a wild hook from Banan.
Banan throws a looping overhand right but Do ducks down to avoid it.
Do uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Banan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Do 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 Banan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Banan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Do walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Do thows a left - swing and a miss!
Banan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Do manages to avoid it.
Banan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Do throws a jab but it's blocked by Banan.
Banan misses with a double jab.
Do keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Banan.
A slow jab from Banan misses its intended target.
Banan leaves Do with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Banan stuffs the takedown.
Banan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Do tries for a takedown but Banan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Soon Do. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Do on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Banan. Banan obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Do both land. Nice combination.
Do loads up on a big right hand but Banan slips the punch.
Do tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banan was well out of range. Poor timing from Do.
Do works Banan's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banan lands a front kick.
Banan works the jab nicely.
Banan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Do tries to move into range but Banan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Do shoots in looking for a takedown but Banan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Do's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Do fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Banan is out of range.
Do throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Banan scores with a hook.
Do will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Banan swings for the body but Do moves out of range.
Do misses with an uppercut. Banan saw that one coming.
Tolek Banan seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Do sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Banan misses with a leg kick.
Banan just misses with a punch to the body.
Do takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Banan staying out of range there.
Banan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Banan wants it to stay on the feet.
Banan throws a leg kick but Do checks it.
Banan jabs Do to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Do shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Banan as he avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Banan.
Do shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Banan sprawls well. Banan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Do gets slowly back to his feet.
Banan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Do lands with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banan slips under a jab from Do.
An inside leg kick from Do misses.
Banan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Do doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banan feints and then cracks Do's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Do down.
Do throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Banan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Do connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Banan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Do is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Do misses with a takedown
and Banan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Banan scores with a jab. Do acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Do on the side of the head.
Do shoots in but Banan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Banan cracks the inside of Do's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tolek Banan really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Banan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Do under the eye.
Banan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Do was well out of range. Poor timing from Banan.
Banan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Banan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Do dives in and scores a takedown into Banan's guard.
Do wants to control from the top but Banan keeps moving.
Banan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Banan is on top in guard.
Do keeping moving, preventing Banan from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Do is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Banan trying to control the position from guard on top but Do is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Banan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tolek Banan.
Banan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Do throws an overhand right that lands on Banan's shoulder, as Banan tries to avoid the shot.
Banan scores with a sloppy right hand. Do should have avoided that one.
Do looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Do wants to slow Banan down by chopping away at his legs.
Do ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A shot to the liver by Banan. Beautiful body shot.
Do swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Do scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Do misses with a wild body shot.
Do avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Do scores with a crisp jab that stopped Banan in his tracks.
Banan has a takedown stuffed.
Banan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Do.
Banan misses with the combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Do!
Banan misses with a wild body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Banan. That's going to slow Do down.
Banan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Do sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Do on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Banan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Do. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Do fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Banan to the ground. Do is now in Banan's guard.
Do throws a big elbow that misses.
Banan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Banan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Banan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Do!
Do wants to hold on but Banan pushes him away.
Do is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
A nice elbow there by Banan.
Banan working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banan with a couple of short strikes.

Do is rocked!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Banan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Oh Do is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Banan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Do can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Do takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Banan's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tolek Banan! Tolek Banan retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Tolek Banan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.