PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlando Cardigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banner comes to the cage accompanied by xavier rudd - energy song. Orlando Cardigan struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Banner
vs
Cardigan

180 cm
24
192 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
204 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Orlando Cardigan!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardigan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cardigan fails to land the takedown.
Cardigan shoots in but Banner avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A big right from Cardigan misses.
Cardigan throws a head kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Banner.
Cardigan throws an overhand right that lands on Banner's shoulder, as Banner tries to avoid the shot.
Banner tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cardigan misses with a straight right.

Banner pushes Cardigan up against the cage in a clinch.
Cardigan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bruce Banner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orlando Cardigan.
Banner gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cardigan.
Cardigan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Banner walks away with a smile on his face. Cardigan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cardigan avoids the body shot from Banner.
Banner looks to land a right hand but Cardigan moved out of range.
Cardigan fails with a takedown attempt.
Cardigan misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardigan misses with a kick to the body.
Banner just misses with a punch to the body.

Banner shoots in and bounces Cardigan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Banner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Cardigan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Banner passes into side control.
Banner working the body and head with strikes.
Banner scores with punches from side control.
Banner cracks Cardigan with a big right hand but Cardigan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Banner working the head and body with strikes.
Banner is working Cardigan over with some ground and pound from side control.
Cardigan is looking for a sweep.
Banner grinds an elbow into Cardigan's temple.
Banner working the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner lands some shots froms side control.
Cardigan being controlled for a moment.
Banner landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cardigan tries to improve position but can't.
Banner landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cardigan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Cardigan is trying to buck Banner off.
Cardigan looks gassed!
Cardigan is trying to improve his position.
Banner lands a few punches from side control.
Cardigan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Cardigan is rocked!
Banner in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Cardigan looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Banner turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Banner!