PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between VG Beloff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Bannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Beloff
vs
Bannon

200 cm
30
290 lbs
16 - 13 - 0

204 cm
29
275 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, VG Beloff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Bannon!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beloff staying out of range there.
Beloff swinging wildly here.
Beloff throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick from Bannon lands but Beloff takes it in his stride.
Beloff throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bannon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bannon.
Beloff tries to clinch but Bannon moves out of range.
Bannon cracks the inside of Beloff's front leg.
Bannon slips a jab from Beloff.
Beloff throws a right hand that Bannon ducks under and follows up with a left that Bannon also avoids with ease.
Beloff takes one to the side of the head.
Bannon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bannon thuds his right hand into Beloff's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beloff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beloff was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bannon throws out a loose jab but Beloff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bannon swats away the attempt to clinch by Beloff.
Bannon stuns Beloff with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beloff stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bannon.
Beloff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bannon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bannon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bannon explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Beloff lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bannon circles away quickly and effectively.
Bannon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beloff.
Beloff tries to clinch there but Bannon circles away.
Beloff scores with a one two! Bannon had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Beloff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bannon lands a head kick!

It looks like VG Beloff has been cut.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bannon pushes Beloff back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beloff tries to work over Bannon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beloff managing to block the knees to the body from Bannon.
Beloff managing to block the knees to the body from Bannon.
Bannon is working Beloff over against the cage.
Bannon swings wildly with an uppercut but Beloff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bannon throws a head punch that misses.
Beloff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beloff managing to block the knees to the body from Bannon.
Beloff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beloff throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Beloff creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
I was talking to Beloff's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bannon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beloff takes a shot to the head.
Beloff prevents a body shot from Bannon.
Beloff blocks an uppercut.
Bannon digs a right hand underneath Beloff's ribcage. Beloff let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bannon digs a right hand underneath Beloff's ribcage. Beloff let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Beloff is breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Bannon fails to land.
Nice body punch from Bannon - that landed with a thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bannon working aggressively here.
Bannon scores with a shot to the side of Beloff's head.
Bannon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beloff takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bannon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bannon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Bannon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bannon lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bannon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bannon lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Beloff fails to land.
Beloff lands a left hand.
Bannon being controlled against the cage.
Beloff lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bannon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beloff backwards.
Bannon misses with a body punch.
Beloff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beloff.
Bannon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bannon struggles to land a body shot inside as Beloff controls his hands.
Beloff taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bannon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Bannon as the two fighters clinch.
Bannon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bannon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bannon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bannon.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bannon.

Bannon drops Beloff onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Beloff is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Beloff is rocked!
Bannon lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Beloff is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bannon pushes Beloff against the cage. Bannon is working some dirty boxing. Bannon pushes off with a quick right hook! Beloff goes down! Beloff tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Bannon moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Bannon!