PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Alvarez Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Carlo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banner comes to the cage accompanied by 5 Minutes Alone by Pantera. The crowd seem to be enjoying Carlo's choice of entrance music: NFG-Anthem for the Unwanted. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jim Carlo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Alvarez Banner
vs
Carlo

180 cm
34
185 lbs
20 - 11 - 1

182 cm
26
185 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
[CLOSED] Xtreme Laundry

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 20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Alvarez Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jim Carlo!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner lands a nice hook to Carlo's body. Carlo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Banner scores with a jab to the head.
Banner scores with a jab to the body.
Banner throws a hook but Carlo blocks it.
A jab from Banner finds it's way through Carlo's defenses.
Banner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Banner punishes Carlo's body with a nice straight punch.
Banner throws a shot from downtown. Carlo moves away and avoids it.
Carlo shoots in but no luck this time.
Carlo misses with a looping right.

Banner gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Banner is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Carlo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Banner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carlo defending well though.
Carlo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Carlo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Banner passes the guard and advances to mount!
Banner is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Carlo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Banner lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Carlo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Banner lands a big shot there that rocks Carlo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

It looks like Jim Carlo has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carlo is desperately trying to improve his position but Banner has a good base and remains in mount.
Banner is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Carlo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Banner cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Carlo is desperately trying to improve his position but Banner has a good base and remains in mount.
Banner fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Banner lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Carlo is rocked!
Banner scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Carlo is still in real trouble! Can Banner finish him?
Banner lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Carlo hang on?
Carlo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Carlo seems to have recovered his senses.
Carlo is in a horrible position here. Banner smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Banner landing strikes from the mount and Carlo is in trouble!
Carlo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Carlo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Banner is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That has opened up Jim Carlo's cut even more.
Banner lands a big elbow - Carlo is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Carlo is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bruce Alvarez Banner!
After the big win, Bruce Alvarez Banner made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors [CLOSED] Xtreme Laundry and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.