PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between chuck lidell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

lidell
vs
Banks

180 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

186 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

White Gorilla Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, chuck lidell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryan Banks!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has lidell pinned against the cage. lidell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Banks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Banks swats away the attempt to clinch by lidell.
lidell scores with a three punch combo!
Banks falls off balance throwing a combination
and lidell counters with a nice uppercut.

Banks gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
lidell wants to pass the guard but Banks is keeping the position.

Banks pushes lidell off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
lidell with a poor takedown

and Banks counters by moving into the clinch.
lidell wants to get back to striking at distance but Banks won't allow it.
lidell tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Banks just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knees to the body from Banks.
lidell is breathing heavily.

Banks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
lidell moves in looking to clinch but Banks pushes him off.
Banks scores with a head kick.

It looks like chuck lidell has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banks moves in looking to clinch but lidell pushes him off.
Banks is looking to clinch.
Banks is looking to clinch but lidell is avoiding it.
Banks is looking to clinch.
Bryan Banks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banks tries to clinch but lidell is having none of it.
lidell shoots in but Banks avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for chuck lidell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banks shoots for a double leg takedown but lidell sprawls well. He's pushed Banks's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Banks falls off balance throwing a combination

and lidell counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks trying to hold on to lidell's head to control him but lidell postures up.
lidell tries to stand and escape but Banks is controlling the position.
Banks is looking to control lidell's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Banks avoid being mounted?
lidell wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
lidell is stalling here. Banks is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! lidell seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Banks has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Banks stands up.
Banks fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Banks moves in looking to clinch but lidell pushes him off.
lidell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
lidell darts in trying to clinch

and Banks counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Banks connects with a knee to the head.
Banks landing knees to the body.
Banks drops down looking for an ankle pick but lidell pulls his leg out and moves away.

Banks gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banks has lidell pressed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Banks.
Banks landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Banks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on chuck lidell's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Banks tries to clinch there but lidell circles away.
lidell tries for a takedown but Banks sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Banks tries to clinch but lidell moves out of range.
Banks circles away from the clinch attempt

and Banks counters by clinching up.
Banks lands on the inside with an uppercut.
lidell jumps guard but Banks stands there with lidell around his waist. lidell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Banks wants a takedown.
Banks lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Banks.
Banks unloads a knee to the mid-section. lidell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Banks.
Banks unloads a knee to the mid-section. lidell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
lidell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Banks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

lidell tries to keep at a distance but Banks has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Banks turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Banks manages to end up in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banks wants to control but lidell is keeping him busy.
lidell tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Banks presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
lidell can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks avoids the attempt from lidell to control.
Banks trying to control but he's not successful this time.
lidell is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks tries to control but lidell wriggling away.
lidell squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Banks controlling from the full mount.
lidell keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Banks controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Banks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on chuck lidell's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Banks throws a nice looking combination but lidell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
chuck lidell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Banks wants to clinch up but lidell keeps it at a distance.
Banks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Banks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting lidell counter with a right hand.
lidell shoots in for a double leg but Banks sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
lidell misses with a wild combination.
Banks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and lidell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Banks tries to clinch there but lidell circles away.
lidell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Banks tries to avoid it but lidell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Banks to the ground. Banks escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banks fails with the takedown
and lidell counters with a right hand to the body.
lidell swinging wilding here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Banks closes the distance and pushes lidell back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Banks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Banks.
Banks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and lidell counters with a straight right hand.
Banks moves in looking to clinch but lidell pushes him off.
Banks avoids the head kick by lidell.
lidell tries to clinch but Banks moves out of range.
Banks closes the distance but lidell moves to the side

and lidell counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
lidell wants to advance to full mount but Banks doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
lidell sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
lidell tries to free his leg and advance position but Banks is retaining full guard.
lidell wanted to stand there but Banks had control of the position.
Banks is trying to keep lidell in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
lidell wants to stand and escape but instead Banks has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
lidell keeping moving, preventing Banks from controlling successfully.
lidell is looking to sweep but instead, Banks has passed into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Banks stalling.
lidell works his way to full guard. Good work.

And that's the end of the fight!
chuck lidell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Banks has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Banks!