PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Archy Banks (ranked 5959 p4p, 6081 weight class) and Hassan Fezzik (ranked 112 p4p, 119 weight class). Hassan Fezzik acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Banks
vs
Fezzik

195 cm
19
228
0 - 3 - 0

193 cm
19
246
1 - 3 - 0

Excellent MT
KO power

Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Archy Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hassan Fezzik!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fezzik moves into range and clinches up with Banks.

Banks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Banks blocks a head kick by Fezzik.
A jab from Banks misses.
Banks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Banks keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

It looks like Hassan Fezzik has been cut.

Fezzik moves into range and clinches up with Banks.
Banks is trying to push Fezzik away but Fezzik has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fezzik looking to throw knees to the head but Banks is blocking nicely.
Stalling in the clinch from Fezzik.
Banks tries to circle away but Fezzik has him pinned against the cage.
I was talking to Banks's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Banks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fezzik.
Banks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fezzik with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Fezzik scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A knee to the head by Fezzik.

It looks like Archy Banks has been cut.
Fezzik unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Banks is breathing heavily.
Fezzik working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fezzik scores a nice knee to the body.
Fezzik gets through Banks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fezzik lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Fezzik.
Fezzik lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fezzik gets through Banks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fezzik displaying some good clinch control by pressing Banks up against the cage.
Fezzik is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fezzik scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Banks throws a head punch that misses.

Fezzik has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Banks to the canvas! Can Banks beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's going to allow it to continue!
A looping hook to the body misses from Banks. Fezzik does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fezzik lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Banks crumples to the floor! Fezzik milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hassan Fezzik!