PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roddy Banner (ranked 4094 p4p, 3602 weight class) and James Fury (ranked 487 p4p, 436 weight class). Banner comes to the cage accompanied by BILMURI - LORDFARQUADZILLA. Fury has chosen Astronaut in the ocean as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Banner
vs
Fury

200 cm
23
259
4 - 2 - 0

200 cm
22
265
6 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Close Combat Fight gear

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roddy Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Fury!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Fury scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Roddy Banner has been cut.
Banner lands a two punch combo.
Banner throws a nice looking combination but Fury bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Fury.
Banner gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Fury counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
An inside leg kick from Banner misses.

Banner drives through with a takedown into Fury's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
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!
Fury is trying to keep Banner in close.
Banner controlling from the top position.
Banner has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner trying to control but Fury is working from the bottom.
Fury being controlled here, momentarily.

Banner avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fury working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Banner.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Fury working for a triangle but Banner defends it easily.
Banner trying to control but Fury is working from the bottom.
Banner postures up in Fury's guard and throws a big left but Fury blocks it.
Banner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Fury is working an open guard so Banner takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fury's head backwards.
Banner swats away the attempt to clinch by Fury.
Fury looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fury takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sloppy strikes from Fury. Those never looked like landing.

Fury closes the distance and pushes Banner back into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Banner.
Banner misses with a knee to the head.
Banner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Banner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fury has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Banner avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Banner throws a punch but it's blocked by Fury.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Fury breaks from the clinch.
Banner digs a good hook to Fury's body.
Banner tries to score with a low kick but Fury moves his leg out of the way.
Banner misses with a wild combination.
Fury appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
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!
Fury's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Fury duly obliges.
Fury dives in for a single leg takedown but Banner sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Roddy Banner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Fury.
Sloppy strikes from Fury. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Banner.
An inside leg kick from Banner misses.
Fury scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Banner throws a head kick but Fury moves out of range.
Good work by Fury as he checks the leg kick.
Banner throws an off balance right hand
and Fury connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Roddy Banner's cut is getting worse.
Fury throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Roddy Banner will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roddy Banner's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A punch combination from Banner misses.
Fury is looking to clinch but Banner is avoiding it.
Fury scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Banner doesn't seem bothered though.
Fury wants to clinch up but Banner keeps it at a distance.
Fury shoots in looking for a takedown but Banner manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fury's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Banner with a hook.
Fury closes this distance looking for a takedown but Banner circles away.
Banner misses with a body shot.
Banner lands a glancing blow to the side of Fury's head.
Fury tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banner was well out of range. Poor timing from Fury.
Banner attempts a counter takedown but Fury avoids it well and moves away.

Banner rushes Fury and presses him up against the cage.
Banner pressing his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banner connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like James Fury has been cut.
Banner misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Banner.

Fury pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Banner looks to score with a jab to the body but Fury is just out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Banner scores with a four punch combination!
Fury keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roddy Banner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fury looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fury dives in and grabs Banner's left leg, looking for a takedown. Banner pushes down on Fury's head and hops out.
Roddy Banner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Fury.

Fury closes the distance and clinches.
Fury blocks an uppercut.
Banner landing knees to the head.
Fury is breathing heavily.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Banner is struggling to control the position.
Banner looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Fury breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fury.
Banner is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Fury.
Banner tried to score with a low kick but Fury checks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banner stuffs the takedown.
Banner shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fury eats them both and turns towards Banner to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Roddy Banner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fury keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Banner as Fury shoots in.
Banner cracks Fury with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Banner misses with an uppercut.
Banner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fury manages to avoid it.
As Banner backs off Fury throws a huge counter combo but Banner manages to avoid it all.
Fury takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Banner throws a right hand that Fury ducks under and follows up with a left that Fury also avoids with ease.
Banner scores with a jab.
Fury will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fury throws a jab but it's blocked by Banner.
Fury fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury throws a shot from downtown. Banner moves away and avoids it.
Banner misses with a two punch combination.
Fury darts in looking for a takedown but Banner gets double underhooks and turns Fury into the cage.
Banner attempts a counter takedown but Fury avoids it well and moves away.
Banner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fury circles away quickly and effectively.
Fury showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Banner.
Banner throws a right and a left that Fury avoids nicely.
Banner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fury can do to turn this around?
Banner attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Banner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fury gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Banner counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Banner controlling the pace.

Banner gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner cracks a nice hook into Fury's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fury checks a leg kick nicely.
Banner throws a front kick aimed at Fury's knee but Fury avoids it well.
Banner throws a nice looking combination but Fury bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Banner is looking to land body kicks.
Roddy Banner is winning the standup battle so far.
Banner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fury has his takedown stuffed

and Banner counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fury is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Banner has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fury avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fury on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Banner misses with a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roddy Banner dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Banner throws a sloppy head kick and Fury moves out of range easily.
Fury throws a counter combo.
Fury is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Banner throws a right hand that Fury ducks under and follows up with a left that Fury also avoids with ease.
Fury takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fury doesn't manage to clinch there - Banner circles away.
Banner half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

Fury scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Banner on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Banner tries to get out of the position.
Banner is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Fury is controlling him well.

Fury wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Banner, who protects the arm well.

Fury tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fury takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Banner struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Banner wants to hold on but Fury pushes him away.
Banner tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Fury is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Banner has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Fury tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Banner is squirming around, avoiding Fury's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Banner keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

Fury looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Banner wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fury looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Banner gets full guard.
James Fury has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Banner is pulling down on Fury's head. It's preventing any offense from Fury, at least for the moment.
Fury stands and throws Banner's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Fury is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Banner is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Banner is pushing Fury's head away, looking to escape. Fury manages to hold on to the position though.
Banner is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Fury off and has taken his back!
Banner scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fury turns into Banner and is now in his guard.
Roddy Banner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Fury drops back, looking for a kneebar! Banner looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Banner looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Banner!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Fury.
Well Banner has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roddy Banner!
After winning the bout, Roddy Banner thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.