PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joon BigMan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joon BigMan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Banner
vs
BigMan

200 cm
22
290 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

219 cm
18
289 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes musicals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Terrance Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joon BigMan!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

BigMan throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Banner tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. BigMan is in Banner's guard.
BigMan looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
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 get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if BigMan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Banner works his way into full mount!
Banner can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as BigMan is looking to escape.
Banner is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because BigMan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Banner lands a big shot there that rocks BigMan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Banner wants to control the pace but BigMan is squirming around nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Banner working for a guillotine from mount but BigMan is in no mood to give up.

Banner has isolated one of BigMan's arms. BigMan looking to fight him off but Banner twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Terrance Banner!