PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny West (ranked 2375 p4p, 2892 weight class) and Johnny Le Banner (ranked 289 p4p, 361 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

West
vs
Le Banner

190 cm
25
246
3 - 2 - 0

189 cm
25
248
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Benny West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Le Banner!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West works the jab nicely.

It looks like Johnny Le Banner has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Le Banner.
Le Banner dips to his left and cracks West with an uppercut!
West tries to clinch up but Le Banner circles away and keeps his distance.
West tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Le Banner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Le Banner scores with a crisp jab that stopped West in his tracks.
Le Banner throws a nice looking combination but West bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice shot lands for Le Banner.
West fails in his attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Le Banner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Le Banner lands with a shot to the body.
A punch combination from West misses.
West tries to close the distance and clinch but Le Banner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Le Banner there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
West takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
West throws a nice looking combination but Le Banner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Le Banner connects with a looping right hand.
West avoids a punch combination nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from West misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Banner lands with an overhand left.
West tries to clinch up but Le Banner circles away and keeps his distance.
West walks into a jab.
West is looking to clinch.
Le Banner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
West tries to clinch up but Le Banner circles away and keeps his distance.
Le Banner lands with a cross.
West tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Le Banner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Le Banner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
West tries to clinch up.
Le Banner might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Le Banner lands with a right hand.
West takes one to the chin there.
West definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Le Banner is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! West had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
West takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
West will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Le Banner! But no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
West takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fight stays on the outside here - West looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Le Banner displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
West throws a jab when Le Banner was well out of range.
Le Banner scores with a nice head shot.
West bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from West on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by West.
Le Banner scores with a decent looking hook.
West jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
West tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Le Banner counter with a right hand.
Le Banner cracks West with a right hand to the side of the head.

West sends Le Banner crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! West is motioning to the referee to let Le Banner up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Nice jab there from Le Banner.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West tries to close the distance and clinch but Le Banner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
West misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
West tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Le Banner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Le Banner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Le Banner looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Le Banner jabs West to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Le Banner swats away the attempt to clinch by West.
Le Banner connects with a nice looking jab.
No joy there for West, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
West throws a nice looking combination but Le Banner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Le Banner lands a nice shot that snaps West's head back.
Le Banner scores with a hook.
West drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
West is looking to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
West wants to clinch up but Le Banner keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Banner takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
West closes the distance looking to clinch
and Le Banner counters with a nice uppercut.
Le Banner clobbers West with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Donk. Le Banner catches West right on the button with a cross.
Le Banner moves into range and connects with a jab.
West misses with a few strikes there.
Le Banner lands a jab to the nose.
Le Banner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

West is rocked!
Le Banner lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Oh West is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
West bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Le Banner's head.

That has opened up Johnny Le Banner's cut even more.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le Banner connects with a nice looking jab.
West sizes up Le Banner with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Le Banner dips to his left and cracks West with an uppercut!
Le Banner lands an uppercut out of nowhere! West falls backwards - clearly groggy! Le Banner dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Le Banner!
Johnny Le Banner was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.