PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lamont Banner (ranked 878 p4p, 111 weight class) and Ryan Rodriguez (ranked 1684 p4p, 203 weight class). Lamont Banner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Banner
vs
Rodriguez

171 cm
23
160 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

178 cm
23
160 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lamont Banner !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez throws a body punch but Banner moves out of range.
Banner checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rodriguez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Banner checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rodriguez misses with a straight left.
Banner takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Banner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Banner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rodriguez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Banner .
Rodriguez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rodriguez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice cross by Rodriguez.
Banner slips under a jab from Rodriguez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Banner swings for the body but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rodriguez, as that shot connected.
Rodriguez lands a jab to Banner 's midsection.
Rodriguez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some bone on bone action there as Banner checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Banner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A thudding body kick lands there by Banner !
Rodriguez throws a series of punches but Banner avoids them all with ease.
Rodriguez swinging wildly here.
Rodriguez lands a nice shot that snaps Banner 's head back.
Banner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rodriguez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rodriguez misses with a low kick as Banner jumps back.
Rodriguez lands a glancing blow to the side of Banner 's head.
Rodriguez dips to his left and cracks Banner with an uppercut!
Rodriguez lands a nice shot that snaps Banner 's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner lands a two punch combo.

Rodriguez is rocked!
Rodriguez lands with a good body shot.
Rodriguez is still on wobbly legs! Can Banner finish him?
Crunch! Rodriguez slams his shin into Banner 's torso.
Rodriguez seems to have recovered his senses.
Rodriguez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rodriguez lands with a shot to the body.
Rodriguez misses the shot to the body.
Rodriguez lands with a nice body kick.
Rodriguez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rodriguez throws a body punch but Banner moves out of range.
Banner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rodriguez blocks a jab.
Rodriguez is looking to land body kicks.
Ryan Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Banner checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Banner is looking to counter punch.
Rodriguez misses with a low kick.
Banner is looking to counter with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rodriguez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Banner 's head.
Rodriguez digs a good body shot into Banner 's ribs.
Banner looks to land a combination but Rodriguez avoids it well.
Rodriguez misses with the combination.
It looked like Banner wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rodriguez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Banner .
Banner moves away from the strike by Rodriguez.
Banner throws a looping overhand right but Rodriguez ducks down to avoid it.
Nice body kick there by Rodriguez.
Banner is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Rodriguez's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Banner throws a jab when Rodriguez was well out of range.
Banner blocks a leg kick.
A low kick from Rodriguez misses
and Banner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodriguez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Banner had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rodriguez is looking to slow Banner down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodriguez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A jab lands there for Rodriguez.
Rodriguez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Banner has time to react.
Rodriguez lands with a hook. Banner tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
An inside leg kick lands from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez digs a good hook to Banner 's body.
Banner is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A slow jab from Banner misses its intended target.
Banner takes one to the side of the head.
Banner is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Banner takes one on the button.
Banner walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rodriguez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rodriguez chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rodriguez is looking to chop away at Banner 's legs.
Rodriguez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rodriguez throws a sloppy body shot
and Banner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rodriguez.
Banner moves forwards but Rodriguez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Banner tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Banner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez misses with a right hand
and Banner counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Banner misses.
A low kick from Rodriguez misses
and Banner counters with a nice uppercut.
Rodriguez lunges at Banner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Banner 's hand.
Rodriguez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodriguez throws a push kick but Banner slaps the foot to one side.
A little feinted left hand from Banner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Banner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rodriguez connects with a body shot that sends Banner 's belly button to the back.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that misses.
Rodriguez takes a swing at Banner 's ribcage but misses.
Banner is looking to counter punch.
Rodriguez cracks the inside of Banner 's front leg.
Rodriguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodriguez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Banner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Banner wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Banner slips under a jab from Rodriguez.
A big left from Rodriguez misses.
Rodriguez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rodriguez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rodriguez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Banner .
Banner connects with a nice looking jab.
Banner misses with a hook.
Rodriguez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Banner throws a series of punches but Rodriguez moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodriguez misses the target.
Banner ducks right into an uppercut from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Banner throws a hook but Rodriguez avoids it easily.
Rodriguez lands a nice shot to the body.
Banner avoids a kick to the body.
Banner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rodriguez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Banner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice straight punches there by Rodriguez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rodriguez.
Banner drops his hands momentarily and Rodriguez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rodriguez throws a hook but Banner blocks it.
Rodriguez misses with a looping left.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut. Banner saw that one coming.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rodriguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Banner is just out of range.
Rodriguez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Banner throws a jab when Rodriguez was well out of range.
Rodriguez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Banner 's head.
A punch lands to the side of Banner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Banner walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Banner takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rodriguez swings for the body but Banner moves out of range.
Banner tried to counter with a leg kick but Rodriguez avoided it.
Rodriguez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rodriguez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Banner 's calf.
Banner looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rodriguez throws a body shot but no joy.
Rodriguez lands a nice hook to Banner 's body. Banner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rodriguez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Banner has time to react.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a body kick that misses
and Banner counters with a slapping leg kick.
Banner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodriguez.
Banner checks a leg kick nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Banner misses its target.
Rodriguez cracks the inside of Banner 's front leg.
Rodriguez throws a poor cross that misses
and Banner counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rodriguez's knee momentarily.
Rodriguez lands a leg kick that knocks Banner off balance momentarily.
Rodriguez misses with a leg kick
and Banner counters with a left and a right that stings Rodriguez.
Rodriguez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Banner s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Banner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Banner moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodriguez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Banner is out of range.
Banner throwing a counter right hand but Rodriguez manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Banner misses its intended target.
Banner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banner throws out a loose jab but Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Rodriguez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Rodriguez looks to land a left hand but Banner moved out of range nicely.
Rodriguez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rodriguez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Banner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No joy there for Banner , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Banner has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Rodriguez wants to land a leg kick but Banner is out of range.
Banner is looking for a counter combo.
Rodriguez swings for the body but Banner moves out of range.
Rodriguez throws a body punch but Banner moves out of range.
Banner slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez thumps Banner with a low kick.
Banner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rodriguez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Banner at a distance.
Rodriguez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Banner tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rodriguez throws out the jab.
Banner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Banner might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Banner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rodriguez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Banner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Banner moves out of range of the leg kick from Rodriguez.
Banner misses with a looping left.
Banner shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Banner lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rodriguez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Banner has time to react.
Banner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jab from Rodriguez.
Banner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rodriguez scores with a jab. Banner acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ryan Rodriguez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rodriguez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Banner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Banner throws out a loose jab but Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banner .
Rodriguez connects with the punch.
Banner with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rodriguez to score with a decent uppercut.
Banner moves away from the strike by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Banner 's calf.
Banner uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rodriguez throws a low kick but Banner moves out of range easily.
Banner connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rodriguez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rodriguez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Banner checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a low kick but Banner moves out of range easily.
Rodriguez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rodriguez throws a looping overhand right but Banner ducks down to avoid it.
Banner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Banner throws a shot from downtown. Rodriguez moves away and avoids it.
Rodriguez connects with a body shot that sends Banner 's belly button to the back.
Rodriguez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Banner .
Rodriguez scores with a nice right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rodriguez. That's going to slow Banner down.
Rodriguez scores with a shot to the body.
Rodriguez jabs Banner right on the nose. Banner blinks but takes it well.
Nice shot by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rodriguez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rodriguez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Banner steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rodriguez. That one must have hurt.
Banner misses with a straight right.
Rodriguez throws a leg kick but Banner checks it.
Rodriguez lands with an overhand left.
Rodriguez punishes Banner 's body with a nice straight punch.
Banner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Banner will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rodriguez slips a straight right by Banner .
Banner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rodriguez.
Banner scores with a punch to the head.
Banner takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rodriguez lands with a hook. Banner tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Banner keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Banner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rodriguez throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Banner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Banner lands with a cross.
A head kick misses from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands with a nice body kick.
Rodriguez throws a body kick that misses.
It looked like Banner wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Banner digs a good hook to Rodriguez's body.
Rodriguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Banner is just out of range.
Banner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rodriguez lands a nice shot to the body.
Banner walks into a jab.
Banner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rodriguez motions for Banner to come forward. Rodriguez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Banner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rodriguez can pounce on him.
Good exchange - Banner coming out on top.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodriguez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Banner counters with a big right hand! Oh Rodriguez is in trouble here! Banner follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lamont Banner !
Lamont Banner decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.