PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yokuni Togashi (ranked 7489 p4p, 549 weight class) and Ian Banks (ranked 4677 p4p, 435 weight class). Togashi comes to the cage accompanied by Imagine Dragons - Radioactive. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Togashi
vs
Banks

181 cm
21
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
28
170 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yokuni Togashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ian Banks!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ron Honeybunn and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Togashi lands a jab to the nose.
Togashi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Togashi scores with a jab. Banks acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Banks shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Togashi as he avoids it easily.
Togashi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Banks's head backwards.
Banks moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Togashi drops Banks with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Banks looks back up at him and smiles so Togashi waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Banks is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banks looks for a takedown but Togashi sprawls well.
Banks is still on wobbly legs! Can Togashi finish him?
Togashi lands with a good body shot.
Banks seems to have recovered his senses.
Banks shoots and misses
and Togashi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yokuni Togashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ian Banks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks fails with a takedown attempt.
Togashi with a nice cross.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Togashi, as that shot connected.

It looks like Ian Banks has been cut.
Banks walks into a stiff left hand from Togashi.
A jab from Togashi does it's job there.

Banks is rocked!
Banks changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Togashi tries to avoid it but Banks manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Togashi to the ground. Togashi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Togashi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Banks thinking.
Banks looks winded!
Togashi lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yokuni Togashi!
Yokuni Togashi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.