PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Wallaby (ranked 4115 p4p, 3790 weight class) and Robbie Banks (ranked 199 p4p, 186 weight class). Robbie Banks has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Wallaby
vs
Banks

195 cm
19
300
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
19
300
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Wallaby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robbie Banks!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Banks fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wallaby throwing a counter right hand but Banks manages to avoid it.
Banks doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Banks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Robbie Banks has been cut.
Banks with a poor takedown

and Wallaby counters with a nice right hand that sends Banks toppling to the canvas! Banks scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Wallaby finish him?!
Banks has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ryan Wallaby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robbie Banks.
Horrible takedown attempt by Banks or perhaps it was just good defense by Wallaby, which made it look bad.
Wallaby definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Wallaby counters with a nice right hand that sends Banks toppling to the canvas! Banks scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Wallaby finish him?!
Banks shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wallaby defends it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Wallaby on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Banks is defended easily by Wallaby.
An attempted straight right counter from Wallaby misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wallaby is looking to counter punch.
Banks will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wallaby throwing a counter right hand but Banks manages to avoid it.
Banks has his takedown stuffed

and Wallaby counters with a crisp right hand that drops Banks! Wallaby lets Banks back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Banks is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallaby misses the jab.
Banks shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wallaby but Wallaby pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Banks shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Banks showed some decent athleticism there.
Banks lands strikes from half guard.

It looks like Ryan Wallaby has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallaby has hold of Banks's hands but Banks slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Ryan Wallaby's cut is getting worse.
Banks content to control rather than advance.
Wallaby has hold of Banks's hands but Banks slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Ryan Wallaby's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wallaby is trying to stand up here but Banks is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banks scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Jeez, Ryan Wallaby's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ryan Wallaby's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Robbie Banks!