PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Siouxsie Banshees (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gristle McThornbody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banshees kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cities in Dust. McThornbody has chosen Tame as his entrance music. Gristle McThornbody told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Banshees
vs
McThornbody

192 cm
35
214 lbs
35 - 15 - 1

188 cm
36
210 lbs
44 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160
Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
The Big Kabosh

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Siouxsie Banshees!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 44 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gristle McThornbody!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from McThornbody.
Banshees has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Royal Guard | London in the buildup to the fight.
McThornbody ducks under a wild hook from Banshees.
Banshees tried to score with a low kick but McThornbody checks it.
Banshees misses with a straight right.
McThornbody throws a front kick aimed at Banshees's knee but Banshees avoids it well.
Crunch! McThornbody slams his shin into Banshees's torso.
Banshees stuns McThornbody with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Banshees throws a leg kick but McThornbody sees it coming and moves out of range.
McThornbody throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McThornbody swings for the body but Banshees moves out of range.
Banshees turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Banshees lands with a nice body punch.
McThornbody throws a shot to the body.
Banshees takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McThornbody misses with an uppercut. Banshees saw that one coming.
Banshees throws a looping overhand right but McThornbody ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banshees's jab looks to have found its range, popping McThornbody under the eye.
McThornbody thows a body shot but no joy.
Banshees chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Banshees takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Banshees gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Banshees connects with a nasty looking knee right to McThornbody's face.
Banshees tries a knee to the head but McThornbody blocks it.
Banshees misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McThornbody lands a shot to the body.
McThornbody is trying to maintain a safe position but Banshees gets an underhook and turns McThornbody into the cage.
Banshees misses with a knee strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McThornbody with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McThornbody misses with some punches.
McThornbody lands a right hand that snaps the head of Banshees backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banshees taking a breather.
McThornbody takes a knee right on the jaw!
A right handed body shot lands from Banshees.
McThornbody goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Banshees fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McThornbody blocks a body shot from Banshees.
McThornbody throws a head punch that misses.
Banshees tries to land a knee to the head but McThornbody blocks with his arms.
Banshees with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McThornbody is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Banshees is keeping busy.
Banshees using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McThornbody has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Banshees tries to stall but McThornbody uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McThornbody works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McThornbody tries a body shot but Banshees blocks it.
McThornbody lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McThornbody lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banshees trying to land knees to the body.
McThornbody lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McThornbody doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McThornbody lands a shoulder strike.
McThornbody throws a knee to the head but misses.
Banshees with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McThornbody swings wildly with an uppercut but Banshees uses good head movement to avoid it.
Banshees trying to stall but McThornbody improves his position.
Banshees stalling in the clinch.
Banshees misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McThornbody.
McThornbody tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Banshees's elbow.
McThornbody has a couple of punches blocked by Banshees.
McThornbody on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McThornbody blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
McThornbody swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McThornbody has had enough of the clinch but Banshees keeps him there for the moment.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
McThornbody working aggressively here.
Banshees tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McThornbody.
McThornbody throws a punch but it's blocked by Banshees.
A short right from McThornbody.
Banshees looking to throw knees to the head but McThornbody is blocking nicely.
McThornbody throws a head punch that misses.
Banshees tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banshees trying to control the position but instead, McThornbody has worked for underhooks and has pushed Banshees into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McThornbody trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Banshees's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McThornbody lands a hook that snaps the head of Banshees backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gristle McThornbody will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Banshees rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McThornbody counters with a nice body kick.
Banshees pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Banshees staying out of range there.
McThornbody fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Banshees looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Banshees swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McThornbody counters with a nice body kick.
Banshees looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Siouxsie Banshees seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McThornbody feints and then cracks Banshees's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Banshees down.
A good leg kick by Banshees.
Banshees on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banshees swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McThornbody counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Banshees blocks a head kick by McThornbody.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McThornbody.
McThornbody scores with a decent looking hook.
Banshees takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McThornbody scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Banshees tries to clinch up.
McThornbody scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from McThornbody.
McThornbody dips to his left and cracks Banshees with an uppercut!
Banshees throws a head kick that misses.
Banshees scores with a body shot.
Banshees throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Banshees.
McThornbody lands the left hand.
McThornbody throws a jab but it's blocked by Banshees.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McThornbody lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A shot to the liver by McThornbody. Beautiful body shot.
Banshees misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McThornbody lands a head kick!
Banshees moves away from the strike by McThornbody.
Banshees misses with an attempted mid kick.
Banshees misses with a lunging right hand
and McThornbody counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Banshees misses the jab.
McThornbody buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Banshees is looking to slow McThornbody down with leg kicks.
A cross from McThornbody lands.
Banshees throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Banshees throws a sloppy head kick and McThornbody moves out of range easily.
McThornbody jabs at Banshees's body.
McThornbody lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Banshees at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McThornbody throws a body punch but Banshees moves out of range.
McThornbody pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Banshees stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McThornbody.
McThornbody lands a nice hook to Banshees's body. Banshees takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Banshees scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McThornbody doesn't seem bothered though.
McThornbody looks to land a left hand but Banshees moved out of range nicely.
Banshees will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McThornbody buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McThornbody fails to land with a series of punches.
McThornbody throws a jab when Banshees was well out of range.
McThornbody lands with an uppercut that bounces Banshees off the cage and back into range.
McThornbody slips a jab from Banshees.
Nice cross by McThornbody.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McThornbody swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gristle McThornbody seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Banshees blocks a jab.
Banshees moves away from the strike by McThornbody.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McThornbody swings for the body but Banshees moves out of range.
McThornbody misses with a hook

and Banshees counters by moving into the clinch.
Banshees trying to control the position but instead, McThornbody has worked for underhooks and has pushed Banshees into the cage.
McThornbody managing to block the knees to the body from Banshees.
McThornbody goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Banshees blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McThornbody goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McThornbody trying to control the position but instead, Banshees has worked for underhooks and has pushed McThornbody into the cage.
Banshees is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gristle McThornbody showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

McThornbody uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Banshees tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Banshees is looking to clinch.
McThornbody moves out of range of the strikes.
McThornbody lands with a thumping leg kick.
McThornbody throws a leg kick that is checked
and Banshees counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McThornbody misses with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Banshees.
McThornbody scores with a nice strike.
Banshees slips under a jab.
McThornbody with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McThornbody checks a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McThornbody misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McThornbody jabs Banshees to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McThornbody throws a body kick that misses
and Banshees counters with a low kick, right behind McThornbody 's knee.
Banshees looks to throw a body kick
and McThornbody counters with a good, hard body kick but Banshees shrugs it off.
The fighters circling - McThornbody throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Banshees dodges the punch combination from McThornbody.
McThornbody tried to score with a low kick but Banshees checks it.
McThornbody ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Banshees tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McThornbody was well out of range. Poor timing from Banshees.
McThornbody connects with a jab.
Banshees tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Banshees.
McThornbody throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Banshees counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McThornbody blocks a head kick by Banshees.
Banshees misses with a low kick.
Jab by McThornbody.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McThornbody thows a body shot but no joy.
Banshees takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Banshees misses with a low kick.
Banshees moves out of range as McThornbody strikes.
McThornbody is looking to land body kicks.
McThornbody's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McThornbody.
McThornbody connects with a solid leg kick.
Banshees takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from McThornbody.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McThornbody fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Banshees checks it well.
McThornbody throws the left hand but Banshees avoids the punch easily.
Banshees is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McThornbody avoids the head kick by Banshees.
McThornbody avoids the head kick by Banshees.
A swing and a miss from Banshees.
McThornbody misses with a looping right.
McThornbody scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McThornbody lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Banshees misses with a low kick.
McThornbody misses with a looping left.
McThornbody scores with a jab to the body.
McThornbody avoids a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banshees just misses with a punch to the body.
McThornbody fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McThornbody looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Banshees misses with a leg kick
enabling McThornbody to counter with a crisp jab.
Siouxsie Banshees has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banshees is looking to slow McThornbody down with leg kicks.
McThornbody feints and then cracks Banshees's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Banshees down.
Nice uppercut lands for McThornbody. That snapped Banshees's head back.
A telegraphed right hand from Banshees misses the target.
Banshees connects with a solid leg kick.
McThornbody keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McThornbody stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McThornbody scores with a body shot.
A punch combination from McThornbody misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gristle McThornbody comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McThornbody 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gristle McThornbody!
Gristle McThornbody decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.