PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Le Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideya Kaayi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Hideya Kaayi enters the cage!

Le Banner
vs
Kaayi

190 cm
39
217 lbs
25 - 14 - 1

182 cm
36
193 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 25 - 14 - 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 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideya Kaayi!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaayi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kaayi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banner moves away.
Banner avoids the body shot from Kaayi.
Kaayi thuds a left hand into Banner's body.
Kaayi slips under a jab from Banner.
Kaayi looks to land a body kick but Banner moved away.
Banner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Hideya Kaayi has been cut.

Kaayi moves into the clinch successfully.
Kaayi blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Banner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Banner is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Banner managing to block the knees to the body from Kaayi.
Banner lands a right hand.
Banner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kaayi backwards.

Kaayi is rocked!
Banner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kaayi is still on wobbly legs! Can Banner finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaayi.
Banner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banner throws a big uppercut that drops Kaayi! More strikes from Banner and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Kaayi lies dazed against the cage as Banner celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jerome Le Banner!
Jerome Le Banner decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Hideya Kaayi stepped up to the mic, saying 'Team Goroshi - Kore Fight Nutrition - Sanitarium - Warzone'.