PBP Commentary

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

Mulroney
vs
Banks

175 cm
22
165 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

175 cm
24
154 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Seven Sins™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Mulroney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Will Banks!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Banks.
Banks misses with a body shot.

Mulroney tries to sprawl but Banks drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Banks takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mulroney wants to improve his position but Banks is controlling well.
Banks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Banks looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mulroney has a hand on Banks's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Banks takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Banks looking to finish with strikes here!
Banks with good strikes from the mount here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulroney blocking the ground and pound.
Mulroney holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Banks tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Banks raining down hammerfists from mount.
Mulroney takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Banks throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mulroney because Banks loaded up on that one.
Banks scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mulroney?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Banks cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Banks scoring with strikes but Mulroney is staying in there.
Mulroney tries to hold on but Banks pushes him away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mulroney is trying desperately to improve position.
Banks thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks working the ground and pound effectively.
Banks is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mulroney can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
BOOM! Banks connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Banks throwing strikes here but Mulroney is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
A nice elbow there by Banks.
Banks in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mulroney tries to reverse the position but Banks maintains control.
Banks controlling the pace for now.
Mulroney wants to control but Banks is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Banks can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mulroney is looking to escape.
Mulroney takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
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.
Banks with a couple of short strikes.
Banks controlling his opponent.
Banks tries to control but Mulroney wriggling away.
Banks thowing shots but they're missing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mulroney wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Banks.
Banks trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Banks 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.

Banks lands with a shot to the body.
Banks checks a low kick from Mulroney.
Banks lands a right hook to the body.
Banks sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Banks tries to work over Mulroney's front leg with a kick but Mulroney checks it.
Brian Mulroney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banks moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mulroney takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mulroney keeps Banks at a distance using the push kick.
Banks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid body kick from Mulroney.
Mulroney feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Banks's calf.
Mulroney throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banks scores with a jab to the head.
Banks misses with a left hand
and Mulroney counters with a nice leg kick.
Banks moves out of range as Mulroney strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulroney doesn't manage to clinch there - Banks circles away.
Banks misses with a hook. Mulroney ducked under it nicely.
Banks misses with a hook.
Banks misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Mulroney misses the target.
Mulroney throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Banks.
Mulroney scores with a jab.

Banks is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mulroney's half guard.
Banks trying to advance position but Mulroney counters by regaining guard.
Mulroney working a defensive guard here.
Mulroney looking for a sweep. Not yet Mulroney, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Banks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Banks throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mulroney works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mulroney trying to keep a closed guard but Banks is proving a slippery customer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banks postures up in Mulroney's guard and throws a big left but Mulroney blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Banks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mulroney keeping moving, preventing Banks from controlling successfully.
Banks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mulroney swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mulroney is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Banks is aware though and is defending well.
Banks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mulroney keeping moving, preventing Banks from controlling successfully.
Mulroney working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Banks.
Banks throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mulroney works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Banks is working Mulroney over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Banks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks landing with the ground and pound.
Banks trying to control but Mulroney is working from the bottom.
Banksis looking to pass into half guard but Mulroney pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Mulroney is in guard.

Banks working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mulroney doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mulroney manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mulroney stopping the sweep attempt from Banks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Banks working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Mulroney has passed into half guard!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Will Banks will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Mulroney throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Banks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Banks misses with a wild body shot.
Banks gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big right from Banks misses.
Good shot there by Mulroney.
Banks fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Banks misses the target.
Mulroney uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mulroney with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Banks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mulroney sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulroney scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Banks looks to score with a jab to the body but Mulroney is just out of range.
Mulroney lets loose with a powerful body kick. Banks will feel that in the morning.
Banks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Banks getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mulroney plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Banks tests Mulroney's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mulroney fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Banks.
Banks misses with a wild body shot.
Mulroney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A good leg kick by Mulroney.
Banks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mulroney tries a head kick but it misses.
Mulroney looks to score with a jab to the body but Banks is just out of range.

Mulroney rushes Banks and presses him up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks throws a head punch that misses.
Mulroney stalling against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mulroney.
Mulroney leaning against his opponent.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mulroney.
Mulroney effectively controlling the action here.
Banks prevents a body shot from Mulroney.
Banks prevents a body shot from Mulroney.
Mulroney tries a body shot but Banks blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Banks fails to land.
Mulroney lands a body shot.
Good body shot from Mulroney.
A nice left hand lands by Banks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulroney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Banks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mulroney unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mulroney can't find room to land a body shot as Banks controls the action.
Banks trying to stall but Mulroney improves his position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mulroney takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nice body punch from Mulroney - that landed with a thud.
Brian Mulroney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mulroney with a knee to the head.
Will Banks is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mulroney wants to stall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mulroney obliges.
Banks tries for a takedown but Mulroney manages to get underhooks.
Banks lands a nice uppercut.
Banks has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mulroney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Banks thows a body shot but no joy.
Banks fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mulroney is out of range.
Mulroney lands a leg kick that knocks Banks off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mulroney fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Banks checks it well.
Mulroney works Banks's body with a nice hook.
Banks takes a swing at Mulroney's ribcage but misses.
Banks misses with a hook. Mulroney ducked under it nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mulroney.
Mulroney is looking to land body kicks.
Banks on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mulroney with a hook.
Banks throws out a loose jab but Mulroney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Banks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Mulroney showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Banks has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Banks!
In his post fight interview, Will Banks gave a big smile as he said 'I want to thank Brian Mulroney for taking this fight against me. He was by far my toughest fight I have had yet. '.