PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Will Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bum Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Will Banks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Banks
vs
Love

175 cm
21
152 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

176 cm
20
154 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Elite Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Will Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bum Love!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Banks moves into range and clinches up with Love.

Banks manages to pull guard.
Love throwing strikes but missing.
Love trying to control but Banks is working from the bottom.
Banks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Love trying to control but Banks is working from the bottom.
Love with a flurry of punches that miss.
Banks on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Banks tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love wants to control from the top but Banks keeps moving.
Love wants to pass the guard but Banks is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Love drops back looking for a leg! Banks is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Banks manages to kick Love off! Love jumps back into Banks's guard.

Love thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Love is pushing down on Banks's leg trying to pass to half guard. Banks is fighting to maintain full guard but Love has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Love is looking for a kimura here.

Banks manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Banks gets the takedown into side control.
Banks wants to control but Love is keeping him busy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Love struggling a bit here.
Banks working the ground and pound from side control.
Banks is looking to take a break and control but Love is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Banks scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Love to see if he's OK.
Banks is looking to take a break and control but Love is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Love is trying to control Banks's posture but Banks avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Banks's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Love can't do much from the bottom here.
Banks lands a decent elbow from side control.
Banks staying calm.
Banks landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Love takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Love taking a bit of punishment here - Banks scoring with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love is working to avoid the ground and pound but Banks connects with a decent elbow.
Love is working to avoid the ground and pound but Banks connects with a decent elbow.
Banks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Love keeps working.
Banks knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Love on the ground.
Banks works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Banks landing a few strikes.
Banks tries to advance position but instead Love slips a leg back in to half guard.
Love is not content to let Banks control the position.

Banks decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Love gets tackled into the cage by Banks. Banks maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is keeping an eye on Banks - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Banks dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Banks is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Love's half guard.
Banks looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Love with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Banks is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Love on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Love is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Banks is tapping! Great win for Love!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bum Love!