PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martino Banton (ranked 4935 p4p, 4097 weight class) and Petrus Nekongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Banton
vs
Nekongo

193 cm
18
259
0 - 1 - 0

197 cm
18
259
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Martino Banton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Petrus Nekongo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Banton dives in and scores a takedown into Nekongo's guard.

Banton stands up and waves to Nekongo to follow him.
Banton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nekongo swivels and escapes.

Banton closes the distance and clinches.

Banton manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Nekongo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nekongo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Banton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Banton lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Banton sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nekongo wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banton wants to pass the guard but Nekongo is keeping the position.

Banton gets to his feet - Nekongo follows without any prompting.
Banton throws a series of punches but Nekongo moves out of range.

Banton drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nekongo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Banton controlling the position from side mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Banton tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Banton in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Banton advances to full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banton unloading with bombs!
Banton throwing strikes here but Nekongo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Banton cracks Nekongo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Banton looking for a guillotine from mount but Nekongo is having none of it.
Banton controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Banton stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Nekongo with a nice cross.
Nekongo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nekongo wants to clinch.
Banton needs to keep his hands up - Nekongo had a free shot at his head there.

Banton clinches up with Nekongo and pushes him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Martino Banton dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Banton throws a head kick that misses.
Martino Banton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Banton shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Banton was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Banton passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Nekongo!
Banton scoring with strikes but Nekongo is staying in there.
Nekongo is desperately trying to improve his position but Banton has a good base and remains in mount.
Banton controlling his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banton's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Banton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nekongo can do to turn this around?
Banton lands a big elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banton controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Further stalling from Banton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
BOOM! Banton connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Banton unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Nekongo wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Banton celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martino Banton!