PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Banners (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Cartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banners comes to the cage accompanied by Rage Against The Machine - Bombtrack. Cartman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. All Within My Hands kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Banners
vs
Cartman

194 cm
31
275 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

199 cm
27
283 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ken Banners!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Cartman!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banners lands with a good body shot.

Cartman pushes Banners up against the cage in a clinch.
Cartman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Banners blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cartman tries to break the clinch but Banners is controlling the position.
Banners works on Cartman's body with a couple of short punches.
Cartman misses with some punches.
Cartman working aggressively here.
Cartman throws a head punch that misses.
Cartman misses with the head strike.
Banners blocking some punches.
Cartman is trying to break the clinch but Banners has him pressed against the cage.
Cartman can't break the clinch.
Banners is pushing Cartman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cartman throws an elbow but misses.
Cartman misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banners scores with a shot to the side of Cartman's head.
Cartman gets through Banners's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Banners controlling the action here for a moment.
Cartman misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Cartman fails to land.
Cartman letting Banners take a breather here.
Cartman wants to break free but Banners has control.
Cartman is working Banners over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banners on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Cartman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banners circles away from the clinch attempt.
Banners circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Cartman does it's job there.
Banners keeps the fight on the outside.
Cartman lands with a nice body kick.
Banners uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cartman.
Banners motions for Cartman to come forward. Banners throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Banners tries to keep at a distance but Cartman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Banners stalling against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cartman lands an elbow inside that Banners shrugs off.
Banners managing to block the knees to the body from Cartman.
Cartman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Banners backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartman pushes off an throws an elbow but Banners leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Cartman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cartman tries to close the distance and clinch but Banners swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cartman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cartman tries to close the distance and clinch but Banners swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Eric Cartman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cartman misses with a series of wild punches.
Cartman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Banners swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Banners avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Cartman clinches up against the cage.
Banners prevents a body shot from Cartman.
Cartman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Cartman breaks from the clinch.
Cartman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Banners.
Cartman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Banners paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cartman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Banners turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banners plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cartman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Banners tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Banners keeps the fight on the outside.
A leg kick checked by Cartman.
Banners misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Cartman.
Cartman tries to clinch there but Banners circles away.

Cartman clinches.
Cartman working hard to break the clinch.
Banners content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cartman blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cartman throws an elbow but misses.
Banners has Cartman pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Banners throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cartman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cartman is looking to chop away at Banners's legs.
Cartman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cartman is looking to clinch.
Cartman blocks a leg kick.
Cartman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Cartman forces Banners back against the cage and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cartman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from Banners.
Cartman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Banners takes a shot to the head.
Cartman can't break the clinch.
Cartman lands an uppercut.
Cartman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banners has Cartman pressed against the cage, preventing Cartman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cartman pushes Banners back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Banners blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cartman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cartman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Banners lands a nice uppercut.
Cartman has Banners pressed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cartman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Banners's brow.

Cartman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Banners misses the shot to the body.
Cartman is looking to clinch but Banners is avoiding it.
Banners misses with a low kick.
Banners stuns Cartman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Banners swats away the attempt to clinch by Cartman.
Cartman fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banners fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cartman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
Cartman moves in looking to clinch but Banners pushes him off.
Cartman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cartman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Banners.
Cartman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Banners swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cartman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Banners paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Banners, right into the meat.
Banners circles away from the clinch attempt
and Banners finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Cartman is looking to clinch.
Cartman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Banners.
Banners connects with an inside leg kick.
Cartman darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banners throws a head kick that misses.
Cartman tries to clinch but Banners moves out of range.
Cartman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banners moves away.
Banners fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cartman manages to avoid it.
Cartman tries to clinch up.
Cartman scores with a jab to the head.
Cartman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Banners counters with a nice leg kick.
Cartman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Banners counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Banners tries a head kick but it misses.
Cartman tries to clinch
and Banners counters with a thumping low kick.
Cartman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Banners paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cartman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Banners connects with a solid leg kick.
Cartman is breathing heavily.
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!
A thudding body kick lands there by Banners!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartman tries to clinch up but Banners circles away and keeps his distance.
Banners throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Cartman takes the fight into the clinch.
Cartman swings wildly with an uppercut but Banners uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cartman working hard to break the clinch.
Cartman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Banners.
Cartman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Banners is keeping busy.
Cartman swings wildly with an uppercut but Banners uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banners dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Banners blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ken Banners will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Banners looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cartman tries to close the distance and clinch but Banners swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cartman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A cross from Cartman lands.
Cartman moves out of range of the body kick.
Banners misses with a low kick as Cartman jumps back.
Banners avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cartman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Banners is able to avoid easily.
Banners scores with a leg kick.
Banners keeps Cartman at a distance using the push kick.
Cartman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Banners counters with a thumping low kick.
Cartman darts in trying to clinch
and Banners counters with a left and a right that stings Cartman.
Cartman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banners moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cartman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banners fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cartman manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Banners there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Banners throws a series of punches but Cartman moves out of range.
Banners tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cartman was well out of range. Poor timing from Banners.
Banners throws a head kick but Cartman moves out of range.
Banners showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cartman.
Cartman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cartman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Banners bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cartman's head.
Banners chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A big right from Banners misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banners throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ken Banners is winning the standup battle so far.
Banners takes a swing at Cartman's ribcage but misses.
Banners moves out of range as Cartman strikes.
Cartman tries to clinch up but Banners circles away and keeps his distance.
Cartman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Banners paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartman is looking to clinch but Banners is avoiding it.
Cartman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Banners looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Banners avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Banners just misses with a punch to the body.
Cartman is looking to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Banners.
Cartman moves in looking to clinch but Banners pushes him off.
Cartman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cartman tries to clinch but Banners moves away
enabling Banners to counter with a crisp jab.
Cartman moves to clinch but Banners breaks away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Banners throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cartman closes the distance but Banners moves to the side
and Banners counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cartman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Banners manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banners takes a swing at Cartman's ribcage but misses.
Cartman catches Banners with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Banners is looking to wear down Cartman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cartman wants to clinch up but Banners keeps it at a distance.
Cartman tries to clinch up but Banners circles away and keeps his distance.
Banners goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Banners scores with a hook to the body. Cartman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cartman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Banners makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Banners thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cartman if he has to take too many more of those.
Banners avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice shot lands for Banners.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banners throws a leg kick which misses Cartman's front leg but catches the back leg as Cartman tries to avoid it.
Banners lands with a good body shot.
Banners connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Banners throws a leg kick which misses Cartman's front leg but catches the back leg as Cartman tries to avoid it.
That kick from Banners tenderised Cartman's leg. Cartman is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Banners can pounce on him.
Banners scoring well with a low kick there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Banners.
Banners scores with a nice body kick.
Banners throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cartman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Banners circles away quickly and effectively.
A slapping leg kick lands for Banners.
Banners connects with a solid leg kick.
Cartman has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Banners.
Cartman moves out of range as Banners throws a body kick.
Banners swings for the body but Cartman moves out of range.
Banners lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Banners throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banners scores with a decent looking hook.
Banners blocks a jab.
Banners misses with a head kick.
Cartman wants to clinch up but Banners keeps it at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Banners showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Banners has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Banners!