PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauno Repomies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Banner
vs
Repomies

171 cm
27
136 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

178 cm
23
144 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayne Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rauno Repomies!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner fails with the takedown
and Repomies counters with a leg kick.
Banner with a lazy takedown attempt
and Repomies counters with a good, hard body kick but Banner shrugs it off.
Banner shoots in looking for a takedown. Repomies tries to sprawl out of it but Banner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Repomies manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wayne Banner. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Banner closes the distance and clinches.
Good body shot from Repomies.
A short uppercut from Repomies.
A head punch on the inside from Banner fails to land.
A short uppercut from Repomies.
Banner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Banner avoids the elbow strike from Repomies, against the cage.
Banner has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Repomies avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Repomies.
Repomies lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Repomies on the inside.
Banner drops down looking for an ankle pick but Repomies pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner swinging wildly here.

Repomies gets tackled into the cage by Banner. Banner maintains the clinch.
Banner tries to work over Repomies's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Repomies pushes off an throws an elbow but Banner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Banner.
Banner is leaning against Repomies and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Banner changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Repomies fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Repomies scores with a sloppy right hand. Banner should have avoided that one.
Repomies thuds his shin into the meat of Banner's side.
Banner doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Repomies counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Repomies counters with a slapping leg kick.
Banner attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wayne Banner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banner doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Repomies counters with a good low kick that Banner was not able to check.
A head kick from Repomies lands but Banner takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Repomies gets tackled into the cage by Banner. Banner maintains the clinch.
Repomies pressing his opponent against the cage.
Banner misses with the head strike.
Banner lands with a short shot to the head.
Banner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Banner swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Banner tightens his grip and picks Repomies up, before dumping him to the ground. Repomies manages to land in guard.
Banner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Repomies swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Banner is in close to Repomies's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Banner prevents Repomies from getting back to his feet.
Banner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Banner has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Banner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Repomies is looking to stand up but Banner isn't so interested in that idea.
Banner chips away with some ground and pound.
Banner trying to control but Repomies is working from the bottom.
Banner tries to free his leg and advance position but Repomies is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Repomies looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Repomies is pulling down on Banner's head. It's preventing any offense from Banner, at least for the moment.
Banner is in close to Repomies's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Banner throws a big right hand that misses.
Banner trying to control but Repomies is working from the bottom.
Banner working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Repomies's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banner tries to free his leg and advance position but Repomies is retaining full guard.
Banner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banner stopping the sweep attempt from Repomies.
Banner with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wayne Banner dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Repomies thumps Banner with a low kick.
Repomies defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Banner.

Banner clinches.
Banner struggles to land a body shot inside as Repomies controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Repomies.
Repomies is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Banner drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Repomies misses with a hook from the clinch.
Banner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Banner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Banner is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Repomies is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wayne Banner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Repomies.
Repomies works on Banner's body with a couple of short punches.
Repomies is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Repomies throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Repomies is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Banner tries to stall but Repomies uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Repomies lands a left hand that snaps the head of Banner backwards.
Repomies wants to stall.
Banner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Banner swings wildly with an uppercut but Repomies uses good head movement to avoid it.
Repomies lands with a right to the head.
Banner has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Repomies after a bit of a struggle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Repomies.
Banner stalling in the clinch but Repomies improves position.
Rauno Repomies seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Banner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Repomies backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Banner fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Repomies is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
The referee calls for Repomies to work.
Banner is looking for a takedown.
A body shot lands from Repomies.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Repomies is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rauno Repomies.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Banner is defended easily by Repomies.
A slapping leg kick lands for Repomies.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repomies is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Banner with a lazy takedown attempt
and Repomies counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Banner misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Banner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Repomies.
Good shot there by Repomies.
Banner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Repomies circles away quickly and effectively.
Repomies goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Banner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Banner sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Repomies wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Banner misses with a combination
and Repomies counters with a good low kick that Banner was not able to check.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Repomies.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Repomies!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Repomies throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Banner misses with a takedown
and Repomies counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Repomies lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Banner is rocked!
Repomies thumps Banner with a low kick.
Oh Banner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wayne Banner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Banner misses with a combination
and Repomies counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Banner seems to have got his legs back now.
Banner sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch combination from Banner misses.
Repomies with a nice cross.
Banner doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Repomies counters with a low kick, right behind Banner 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rauno Repomies showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Banner steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Repomies. That one must have hurt.

Banner shoots in and gets a takedown into Repomies's guard.
Repomies seems keen to control Banner's posture.
Banner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Banner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Repomies seems keen to control Banner's posture.
Banner throws a big right hand that misses.
Repomies is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Repomies is trying to control the action in half guard but Banner is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Rauno Repomies has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Repomies lands a two punch combo.
Banner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Banner tries for a takedown but Repomies sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rauno Repomies seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Banner shoots in looking for a takedown but Repomies manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Banner's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Repomies checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Repomies lands with a thumping leg kick.

Repomies tries to keep at a distance but Banner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Banner wants to take the fight to the mat but Repomies manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wayne Banner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Repomies lands a body punch in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Repomies scores with a nice short uppercut.
Repomies lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Banner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Repomies displaying some good clinch control by pressing Banner up against the cage.
Repomies trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Repomies taking a breather.
Banner prevents a body shot from Repomies.
Repomies lands a hook that snaps the head of Banner backwards.
Banner throws a punch but it's blocked by Repomies.
Repomies lands with a left to the head.
Repomies trying to control the position but instead, Banner has worked for underhooks and has pushed Repomies into the cage.
Repomies lands a right hand.
Repomies misses with a punch to the body.
Repomies trying to control the position but instead, Banner has worked for underhooks and has pushed Repomies into the cage.
Repomies misses with a punch to the body.
Banner misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repomies lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Banner.
Banner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Banner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Banner tries to work over Repomies's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Repomies creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Banner's defenses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Repomies.
Banner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Repomies will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Banner up against the cage.
Banner scores with a shoulder strike.
Banner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Banner will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Repomies.
Banner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Repomies lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Repomies's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Repomies feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Banner's calf.
Banner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Repomies is fending him off so far but Banner persists. Nope, Repomies circles away and we're back to standing.
Repomies connects with an inside leg kick.
Repomies goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Banner forces Repomies back against the cage and clinches.
Banner drops down looking for an ankle pick but Repomies pulls his leg out and moves away.
Banner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Repomies gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Repomies lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Banner scores with a shot to the side of Repomies's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Repomies.
Banner is working for takedown but Repomies is calmly controlling the position for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rauno Repomies comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Repomies 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rauno Repomies!