PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jo Banza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and lee combline (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jo Banza has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Banza
vs
combline

190 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

186 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jo Banza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, lee combline!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
combline throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
combline misses with a straight right.
combline misses with a few strikes there.
Banza stuffs the takedown attempt from combline. combline gets slowly back to his feet.
Banza swinging wilding here.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Banza punishes combline's body with a nice straight punch.
Banza with a lazy takedown attempt
and combline counters with a two punch combo.
lee combline seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Banza drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
A control attempt from combline but he's now mounted!
combline is looking to get to half guard.
combline wants to try and get back to his feet.
combline working to try and regain half guard.
Banza looking to finish combline with some ground and pound. This is bad for combline!
combline tries to hold on but Banza pushes him away.
combline looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banza scores with a couple of good head shots there.
combline can't escape the position.
Banza has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of combline's face.
Banza controlling from the full mount.
Banza avoids the attempt from combline to control.
Banza looking to control but combline is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
combline is looking to improve his position but Banza isn't that keen on the idea.
combline squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Banza trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banza looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
combline wants to try and get back to his feet.
Banza with good strikes from the mount here!
Banza in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Banza lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Banza lands with some strikes.
combline sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banza is thwarting combline's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banza wants to lay and pray for a moment but combline keeps working.
combline gets full guard.

combline pushes a forearm under Banza's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Banza is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). lee combline!