PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Artur Sowinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlton Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sowinski comes into the arena with Totentanz-Swiatlo Dnia blaring out of the sound system. Banks has chosen It's Not Unusual as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Sowinski
vs
Banks

177 cm
24
164 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

173 cm
28
167 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Artur Sowinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlton Banks!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Banks catches Sowinski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Banks throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sowinski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Banks lands a lovely overhand right.
Sowinski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sowinski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Banks ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sowinski misses with a hook
and Banks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Banks does it's job there.
A big left from Sowinski misses.
Banks stuns Sowinski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Banks.
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 fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sowinski on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Banks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Banks looks to score with a jab to the body but Sowinski is just out of range.
Sowinski throws a nice looking combination but Banks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Banks lands with a straight right. Sowinski didn't see that one coming.
A jab lands there for Banks.
Sowinski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sowinski misses with a lunging right hand
and Banks counters with a good low kick that Sowinski was not able to check.
Banks moves out of range of the strikes.
Sowinski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sowinski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Banks jabs at Sowinski's body.
Sowinski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sowinski moves out of range of the strikes.
Banks thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sowinski if he has to take too many more of those.
Banks has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Banks staying out of range there.
Banks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Banks bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Banks is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sowinski had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Banks scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Banks misses with a straight left.
Nice body kick there by Banks.
Sowinski scores with a three punch combo!
Banks paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Banks - just one landing.
A good leg kick by Banks.
A head kick from Banks lands but Sowinski takes it in his stride.
Nice shot lands for Banks.
A head kick misses from Banks.
Crunch! Banks slams his shin into Sowinski's torso.
Banks thuds a left hand into Sowinski's body.
Banks fakes the leg kick and cracks Sowinski in the body.
Banks lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Banks.
Banks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sowinski.
Banks with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sowinski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks jabs Sowinski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sowinski throws a looping overhand right but Banks ducks down to avoid it.
Banks lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sowinski.
Sowinski throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Banks throws a hook to the side of Sowinski's head but Sowinski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Banks feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sowinski's calf.
Sowinski misses with a hook
and Banks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sowinski ducks right into an uppercut from Banks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab lands there for Banks.
Sowinski throws an overhand right that lands on Banks's shoulder, as Banks tries to avoid the shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Banks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlton Banks dominated that round.
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.

A chopping leg kick lands by Banks.
Banks lands a jab.
Sowinski is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Banks defending well as Sowinski loads up on a big left hand.
Sowinski takes a swing at Banks's ribcage but misses.
Sowinski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Banks.
Banks lands a head shot.
Banks throws a shot from downtown. Sowinski moves away and avoids it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Banks!
Sowinski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Banks, right into the meat.
Sowinski will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sowinski takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sowinski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Banks lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Carlton Banks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banks takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Banks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sowinski.
A big right from Sowinski misses.
Banks lands a leg kick that knocks Sowinski off balance momentarily.
Sowinski throws an off balance right hand
enabling Banks to counter with a crisp jab.
Sowinski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Banks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Banks.
Carlton Banks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Banks misses with a wild combination.
Banks moves away from the strike by Sowinski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sowinski misses with a hook. Banks ducked under it nicely.
Sowinski misses with a left hand
and Banks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Sowinski misses the target.
Sowinski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Banks.
Sowinski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banks lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sowinski misses with an uppercut.
Banks bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sowinski's head.
Banks lunges at Sowinski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sowinski's hand.
Sowinski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Banks.
Sowinski misses with a lunging right hand
and Banks counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sowinski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Banks lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Banks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Banks scores with a decent looking hook.
Banks fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sowinski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sowinski throws a poor cross that misses
and Banks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Banks throws a leg kick which misses Sowinski's front leg but catches the back leg as Sowinski tries to avoid it.
Sowinski misses with a left hand
enabling Banks to counter with a crisp jab.
Banks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Banks lands a really nice looking cross but Sowinski seems unphased.
Sowinski looks to throw the jab but Banks is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sowinski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Banks with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice shot by Banks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sowinski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sowinski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Banks to score with a decent uppercut.
Banks throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sowinski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Banks lands a nice looking body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sowinski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A shot to the liver by Banks. Beautiful body shot.
Banks turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlton 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! This is the final round!

Nice uppercut lands for Banks. That snapped Sowinski's head back.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Sowinski might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Banks with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Banks paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Banks takes a jab right on the kisser.
Banks lands a right hook to the body.
Sowinski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Banks lands with a shot to the body.
Sowinski looks to land a right hand but Banks moved out of range.
Banks uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sowinski has time to react.
A punch combination from Banks misses.
Banks lands a head kick. Sowinski smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice straight punches there by Banks. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Banks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks cracks Sowinski with a right hand to the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Banks, as that shot connected.
Jab from Banks.

Sowinski is rocked!
Banks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Banks scores with a hook to the body. Sowinski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Banks connects with a jab.
Banks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sowinski takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sowinski moves away from the strike by Banks.
Sowinski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Donk. Banks catches Sowinski right on the button with a cross.
Artur Sowinski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Banks lands with a nice body punch.
Banks listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Banks lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Banks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sowinski.
Nice defenses there by Sowinski.
Sowinski steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Banks. That one must have hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banks throws a lazy right hand but Sowinski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Banks connects with a body shot.
Sowinski throws a poor cross that misses
and Banks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Banks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A left lands for Banks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks throws a combination. Sowinski tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Banks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sowinski moves away from the strike by Banks.
Banks scores with a nice strike.
Banks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Banks lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Banks turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Banks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sowinski ducks under a wild hook from Banks.
Sowinski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Banks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Banks throws a nice looking combination but Sowinski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sowinski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sowinski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Banks counters with a nice body kick.
Sowinski throws a jab when Banks was well out of range.
Banks lands with a kick to the temple. Sowinski shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Banks closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Banks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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 moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banks misses with a body shot.
Carlton Banks is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sowinski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlton 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlton Banks!
Carlton Banks was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.