PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Gable (ranked 1439 p4p, 916 weight class) and Branko Banik (ranked 194 p4p, 123 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gable
vs
Banik

180 cm
23
185
7 - 6 - 0

183 cm
22
179
9 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Brooklyn Threads
Shadow Realm Apparel

BRAZEN - Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Gable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Branko Banik!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gable lunges at Banik with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Banik's hand.

It looks like Branko Banik has been cut.
Banik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Banik moves out of range as Gable strikes.
Gable avoids the body shot from Banik.

Gable throws a left that rocks Banik and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Gable dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Banik regain composure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Gable is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Banik has escaped the position, nice work there.

Gable is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Banik has escaped the position, nice work there.
Banik is looking for a sweep.
Gable working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Banik takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Banik is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gable off and has taken his back!
Gable trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Banik is landing with strikes. Gable can't take much more of this.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banik throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Gable!

It looks like Daniel Gable has been cut.
Gable's coaches at Ludus Gladiatorius have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Gable staying busy and making it hard for Banik to control.
Banik punches Gable on the ear.
Gable tries to escape the position.
Banik is raining down hard shots and and Gable has had enough - he's tapped out due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Branko Banik!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Branko Banik made sure he mentioned BRAZEN - Fight Gear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.