PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ward Anthony (ranked 23933 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasha Banks (ranked 4030 p4p, 0 weight class). Banks has chosen Sky's the Limit as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Anthony
vs
Banks

216 cm
29
141 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

165 cm
25
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ward Anthony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sasha Banks!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Anthony has taken the fight to the clinch.

Anthony breaks from the clinch.
Banks scores with a three punch combo!

Anthony is rocked!

It looks like Ward Anthony has been cut.

Banks clinches.
Oh Anthony is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Banks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Banks closes the distance looking for a takedown. Anthony stuffs it but Banks still has hold of him. Banks picks Anthony up in a fireman's lift! The crowd roars in approval. Banks slams Anthony to the floor and that's really hurt Anthony - he doesn't know where he is! Banks throws a couple of strikes and the referee steps in to save him! This one is in the books!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sasha Banks!
Sasha Banks spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.