PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zat Sebastos (ranked 21960 p4p, 739 weight class) and Mike Banks (ranked 6169 p4p, 585 weight class). Banks comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Monster by Skillet kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Sebastos
vs
Banks

187 cm
22
189 lbs
3 - 4 - 1

180 cm
25
191 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Zat Sebastos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Banks!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks moves out of range as Sebastos strikes.
Sebastos walks into a straight right hand from Banks.
Banks throws a push kick but Sebastos slaps the foot to one side.
Sebastos lands a body shot.
Banks delivers a nice body kick.
Sebastos looks to land a right hand but Banks moved out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Banks misses.
Banks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Banks swings for the body but Sebastos moves out of range.
Sebastos throws a series of punches but Banks moves out of range.
Banks lands a jab to Sebastos's midsection.
Banks throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sebastos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Banks rushes Sebastos and presses him up against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hook to the body lands for Banks.

Banks breaks the clinch.
Sebastos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sebastos tries a head kick but it misses.
Sebastos swats away the attempt to clinch by Banks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sebastos takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sebastos takes a swing at Banks's ribcage but misses.

Banks lands a big head kick that sends Sebastos tumbling to the mat! Banks takes a step backwards and waves Sebastos back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Banks moves in looking to clinch but Sebastos pushes him off.
Banks throws a leg kick which misses Sebastos's front leg but catches the back leg as Sebastos tries to avoid it.
Sebastos misses with a body shot.
Banks throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sebastos circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sebastos counters with a series of strikes. Banks will be more careful next time no doubt.
Banks just misses with a punch to the body.
Mike Banks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banks stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sebastos avoids the head kick by Banks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks delivers a nice body kick.

Banks rushes Sebastos and presses him up against the ropes.

Banks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Sebastos.
Sebastos swats away the attempt to clinch by Banks.
Sebastos throws a body punch but Banks moves out of range.
Banks scores with a shot to the body.
Banks cracks a nice hook into Sebastos's ribs.
Sebastos is breathing heavily.
Sebastos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sebastos misses with a head kick.
Sebastos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Banks lands a jab to Sebastos's midsection.
Banks scores with a shot to the body.
Banks thows a body kick. Sebastos tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Banks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Banks throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sebastos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Banks batters Sebastos with a massive right followed by a huge left! Sebastos is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Banks lands a final crushing right hand to drop Sebastos to the mat with a gruesome thud! Banks is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mike Banks!
After the fight, Mike Banks was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Zat Sebastos was interviewed post fight and said 'Well not much ya can do bout dat'.