PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Le Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarmo Goyf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goyf comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Disturbed - Asylum kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Le Banner
vs
Goyf

190 cm
35
217 lbs
19 - 12 - 1

187 cm
25
212 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition

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 19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerome Le Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tarmo Goyf!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goyf scores with a jab to the body.
Goyf lands a jab to the head.

It looks like Jerome Le Banner has been cut.
Goyf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Banner feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Banner is looking to work some ground and pound but Goyf has wrist control.
Banner stops Goyf from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banner forces his way into half guard.
Goyf is trying to stand.
Banner tries to pass the half guard into mount. Goyf knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Goyf is trying to stand back up but Banner is controlling him
Banner 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.
Banner looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Goyf with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Goyf looks like he's trying to stand up.
Goyf is refusing to be controlled, as Banner sits in half guard.
Goyf felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Banner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goyf wants to get back to his feet.
Banner trying to control the action but Goyf is working from the bottom.
Banner stops Goyf from getting back to his feet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Banner thows a huge punch but Goyf dodges it nicely.
Banner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Goyf is trying to stand.
Banner looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Goyf kicks off Banner and gets to his feet.
Goyf misses with a head kick.
Goyf throws a sloppy head kick
and Banner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Banner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Banner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goyf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Banner blocks a head kick by Goyf.
Banner has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner darts in looking for a takedown but Goyf gets double underhooks and turns Banner into the cage.
Banner misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Goyf goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banner fails to land with a series of punches.
Goyf throws a fast counter high kick but Banner manages to duck under it in time.
Banner looks for a takedown but Goyf sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerome Le Banner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goyf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Banner is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Banner blocks a head kick by Goyf.

Goyf gets tackled into the cage by Banner. Banner maintains the clinch.
Banner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goyf working hard to break the clinch.
Banner has a couple of punches blocked by Goyf.

Goyf breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Goyf throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Banner.
Goyf misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goyf plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Banner scores with a nice right hand.

It looks like Tarmo Goyf has been cut.
Banner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Banner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Banner shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Banner working over Goyf with some ground and pound. Goyf looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banner prevents Goyf from standing back up.
Banner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Goyf defending well though.
Goyf tries to kick Banner off but Banner keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Goyf has hold of Banner's hands but Banner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Goyf pushes Banner off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Banner gets a double leg takedown into Goyf's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Goyf can do anything to dispel that myth.
Goyf wants to get back to his feet but Banner is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goyf preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Goyf is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Banner is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Banner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Goyf is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Banner chips away with some ground and pound.
Banner won't allow Goyf to get back to his feet.
Banner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Goyf is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Banner is controlling him.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Goyf tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Goyf.
It looked like Banner wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Banner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Banner pushes Goyf up against the cage in a clinch.
Goyf wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jerome Le Banner will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Goyf defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Banner.
Banner blocks a head kick by Goyf.
Banner tries to counter by clinching up but Goyf breaks away and moves out of range.
Banner is looking to clinch but Goyf is avoiding it.
Goyf keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Goyf throws a head kick that misses.

Goyf lands a big head kick that sends Banner tumbling to the mat! Goyf takes a step backwards and waves Banner back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Banner is rocked!
Banner misses with a looping left.
Goyf pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Goyf throws a sloppy head kick and Banner moves out of range easily.
A head kick by Goyf misses
and Banner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goyf lands with an uppercut that bounces Banner off the cage and back into range.
Goyf throws a head kick but Banner moves out of range.
Banner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goyf throws a head kick that misses.
Goyf pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Goyf is breathing heavily.
Nice cross by Banner.
Banner is trying hard to land a takedown here. Goyf sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerome Le Banner. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goyf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Banner fails with a takedown attempt.
Banner ducks under a wild hook from Goyf.
Goyf scores with a head kick.

Banner clinches up with Goyf and pushes him back against the cage.
Banner scores with a shoulder strike.
Goyf wants to break the clinch but can't.
Banner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Banner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Banner prevents Goyf from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Banner on the inside.
Banner lands a body punch in the clinch.
Banner presses Goyf against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Banner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Banner lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Goyf wants to get back to striking at distance but Banner won't allow it.
Banner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Banner.
Banner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Banner struggles to land a body shot inside as Goyf controls his hands.
Goyf looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Goyf is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Banner pushes Goyf back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Banner tightens his grip and picks Goyf up, before dumping him to the ground. Goyf manages to land in guard.
Banner postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Banner is looking to work some ground and pound but Goyf has wrist control.
Banner slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Banner cracks Goyf with a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goyf is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Banner postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Goyf is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Banner throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Goyf is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Banner asserts his dominance and retains side control.
An elbow from Banner crashes against the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Goyf wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Banner lands an elbow.
Banner is chipping away with strikes.
Goyf is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Banner cracks Goyf with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Banner lands a decent elbow from side control.

That has opened up Tarmo Goyf's cut even more.
Banner in side control lands a decent elbow.

Tarmo Goyf's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tarmo Goyf's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jerome Le Banner!
During a confident post fight interview, Jerome Le Banner thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.