PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vince Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Melcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Melcher is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Banner
vs
Melcher

168 cm
20
158 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

186 cm
26
161 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vince Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Melcher!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melcher has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Banner.

Banner clinches.
Melcher wants to break free but Banner has control.
Banner is pushing Melcher up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Banner tries to land knees in the clinch but Melcher avoids the damage to the body.
Banner landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Banner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Banner lands a good knee to the midsection. Melcher won't want to take too many of those.
Melcher is trying to force a seperation but Banner has the dominant position.
Melcher wants to break free but Banner has control.
Banner scores a nice knee to the body.
Melcher looks winded!
Melcher is trying to break the clinch but Banner has him pressed against the cage.
Banner content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Banner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Melcher is trying to break the clinch but Banner has him pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Banner.
Melcher is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Melcher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Banner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Melcher.
Banner connects with a high kick.
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 head kick misses from Banner.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Banner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Banner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Melcher has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Banner landing knees to the head.
Banner manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Melcher is trying to break free.
Knees to the body from Banner.
Melcher takes an elbow to the temple.
Banner scores a nice knee to the body.
Banner is stalling here.
Banner stalling in the clinch.
Banner seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Banner unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Melcher tries to circle away but Banner has him pinned against the cage.
Banner lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Banner looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Melcher takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Jon Melcher has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banner's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Banner working Melcher over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner lands an elbow just above Melcher 's eye.
Banner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Banner is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Melcher has had enough of the clinch but Banner keeps him there for the moment.
Banner lands a shot to the body.
Melcher is trying to break the clinch but Banner is controlling him.
Banner is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Banner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Banner landing knees to the body.
Banner landing knees to the body.
Banner with a knee to the head.
Banner working Melcher over with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Banner.
Banner is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Banner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Banner working Melcher over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Banner.
Melcher wants to break the clinch but can't.
A hook to the body from Banner.
Banner scores with a hook to the body.
Banner landing knees to the head.
Come on Banner - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Banner dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Knees to the body from Banner.
Banner crunches a lovely knee into Melcher's ribcage.
Still in the clinch, Banner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Banner taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Banner.
Banner working Melcher over with knees to the body.
Banner connects with a knee to the head.

Melcher is rocked!
Banner is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Banner.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vince Banner.

Banner lands a big head kick that sends Melcher tumbling to the mat! Banner takes a step backwards and waves Melcher back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Melcher is still on wobbly legs! Can Banner finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Banner has managed to clinch.
Melcher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Banner displaying some good clinch control by pressing Melcher up against the cage.
Banner utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Banner putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Melcher in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Banner.
Banner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Banner with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Banner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Melcher or not.
Banner lands a knee to the body.
Banner connects with a knee to the head.
Banner landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Banner content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Banner landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Banner taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Banner lands a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banner lands an elbow that stopped Melcher in his tracks for a moment.
Banner scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Banner obliges.
Melcher wants to get back to striking at distance but Banner won't allow it.
Banner effectively controlling the action here.
Banner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vince Banner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Melcher's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Good leg kick by Banner there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Banner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Melcher can do to turn this around?

Banner drops Melcher with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Melcher looks back up at him and smiles so Banner waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Banner rushes Melcher and presses him up against the cage.
Banner creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Melcher! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Banner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vince Banner!
A very excited looking Vince Banner 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.
The defeated Jon Melcher had this to say: 'We tried. We failed. I guess it's back to the ol' drawing board!'.