PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kuba Titczak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Titczak comes to the cage accompanied by Rebel Son - Robert E. Lee. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Titczak
vs
Banner

180 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
23
213 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kuba Titczak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Banner!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Titczak.
Banner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Banner looks for a takedown but Titczak sprawls well.
Titczak is looking to chop away at Banner's legs.
Banner takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Tommy Banner has been cut.
Titczak avoids a kick to the body.
Banner misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Banner!
Banner steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Titczak. That one must have hurt.
Titczak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Titczak feints and then cracks Banner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Banner down.
Banner looks winded!
Banner closes the distance and clinches up with Titczak, looking for a takedown. Banner pushes Titczak against the cage but Titczak circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Titczak wants to clinch but Banner slips to the side
and Banner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Titczak thinking.
Titczak lands with a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Titczak.
A thudding body kick lands there by Titczak!
Banner moves out of range as Titczak strikes.
Titczak throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Titczak is defended easily by Banner.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Titczak.
Titczak throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Banner's waist but Banner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Titczak off to one side.
Titczak looks to clinch
and Banner counters with a left and a right that stings Titczak.
Banner shoots in and drives through. Titczak sprawls well.
Kuba Titczak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Banner.
Banner moves out of range of the body kick from Titczak.
Titczak looks to score with a jab to the body but Banner is just out of range.
Titczak tries to work over Banner's front leg with a kick but Banner checks it.
Titczak throws a push kick but Banner slaps the foot to one side.
Titczak cracks the inside of Banner's front leg.
Titczak scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Titczak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banner.
Titczak dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Banner. That did some damage!
Banner takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Titczak shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Banner as he avoids it easily.
Titczak throws the kick towards the body but Banner avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Banner.
Titczak is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Banner has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Titczak is not content to let Banner control the position.
Titczak seems a little lost for a moment, as Banner dominates the positioning.

Banner looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Titczak wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Banner seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Banner trying to control the action but Titczak is working from the bottom.

Banner is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Titczak has escaped the position, nice work there.
Titczak is pushing Banner's head away, looking to escape. Banner manages to hold on to the position though.
Banner throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Titczak is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Banner taking a breather here.
Banner throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Banner wants to control but Titczak is keeping him busy.

Banner tries for a kimura but Titczak is defending well.
Titczak is not content to let Banner control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kuba Titczak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Banner's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Banner cracks a nice hook into Titczak's ribs.
Banner swats away the attempt to clinch by Titczak.
The fight stays on the outside here - Titczak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good leg kick by Titczak there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Banner slips under a jab.
Titczak with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Titczak throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A leg kick checked by Banner.
Banner throws a sloppy head kick and Titczak moves out of range easily.
Banner's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Banner with a hook.
Banner closes the distance and clinches up with Titczak, looking for a takedown. Banner pushes Titczak against the cage but Titczak circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Banner is breathing heavily.
Titczak throws a push kick but Banner slaps the foot to one side.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Banner!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Titczak thuds his shin into the meat of Banner's side.
Titczak throws out a loose jab but Banner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Banner has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Titczak.
Banner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Banner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Titczak.
Banner thuds his right hand into Titczak's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A chopping leg kick lands by Titczak.
Titczak throws a wild body kick that Banner sees coming a mile off.
Titczak cracks the inside of Banner's front leg.
Titczak throws a push kick but Banner slaps the foot to one side.
Banner tries to bum rush Titczak with a series of wild strikes but Titczak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Titczak throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Titczak rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Banner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Titczak - that will leave a mark!
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.
Tommy Banner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Titczak lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Good leg kick by Titczak there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Titczak. That one must have hurt.
Titczak lands a body shot.
Banner closes this distance looking for a takedown but Titczak circles away.
Banner misses with the combination.
Kuba Titczak is winning the standup battle so far.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Titczak.
Banner lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Banner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Titczak explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Banner misses with a few strikes there.
Titczak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Titczak closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Titczak dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Banner. That did some damage!
Banner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner looks to land a combination but Titczak avoids it well.
Banner on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Titczak throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Banner clobbers Titczak with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Titczak throws a left and a right that both miss
and Banner counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Banner closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Titczak's guard.
Titczak is looking to stand up but Banner isn't so interested in that idea.
Titczak is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Banner dives into side control.
An elbow from Banner crashes against the mat.
Titczak avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Banner.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner trying to control the position but Titczak is working away.
Titczak seems a little lost for a moment, as Banner dominates the positioning.
Banner throws an elbow but Titczak slips to the side and avoids it well.
Banner throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banner working the ground and pound from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Titczak is trying to get back to his feet.
Banner staying calm.

Banner tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Banner has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kuba Titczak dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Banner's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

No luck for Banner with that takedown attempt.
Titczak cracks the inside of Banner's front leg.
Banner fails with a takedown attempt.

Banner closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Titczak quickly recovers to half guard.
Tommy Banner has got the better of the ground game so far.

Titczak pushes Banner off and gets back to his feet.
Banner scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Titczak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banner moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Titczak.
Banner throws a low kick, looking for Titczak's leg but Titczak calmly moves out of range.
Banner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A big left from Titczak misses.
Titczak fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner shoots in but no luck this time.
Kuba Titczak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Banner.
Banner's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Titczak connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Banner scrambles back to his feet.
Banner is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Titczak rather than just go for the knockout.
Titczak shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Banner but Banner pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Banner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Titczak lands a head kick!
Banner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice takedown defense from Titczak. No joy for Banner on that attempt.
Titczak wants to slow Banner down by chopping away at his legs.
Titczak connects with a solid leg kick.
Titczak takes one to the chin there.
Banner cracks a nice hook into Titczak's ribs.
Titczak walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Banner checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Banner!
Titczak buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good work by Banner as he checks the leg kick.
A nice combination there by Banner.
Titczak is looking to clinch but Banner is avoiding it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banner scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Banner lands with a nice combination. Titczak backs away looking to recover.
Titczak throws a nice inside leg kick.
Banner looks to land a combination. Titczak sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Titczak shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Banner sprawls well. Banner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Titczak gets slowly back to his feet.
Banner pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Titczak back to the cage. Banner follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Titczak throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tommy Banner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Titczak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Banner can do to turn this around?
Titczak on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner throws out a leg kick but Titczak moves out of range and Banner only half commits.
Titczak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Banner lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Banner.
Banner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Titczak as he jumps to the side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Titczak looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Titczak cracks the inside of Banner's front leg.
Banner goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Banner shoots in looking for a takedown but Titczak manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Banner's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Banner stuffs the takedown.
A bone on bone clash there as Banner blocks the leg kick.
Titczak thows a body kick. Banner tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Titczak is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Banner's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Banner stalks Titczak and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Titczak's face. Titczak staggers backwards, shaken.
Banner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Titczak but Titczak pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Titczak moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Banner ducks under a wild hook from Titczak.

Banner changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Titczak looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Titczak is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuba Titczak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kuba Titczak.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Titczak, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kuba Titczak!
After the fight, Kuba Titczak was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

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