PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Le Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Galdra Kiddi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Le Banner
vs
Kiddi

190 cm
28
217 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

195 cm
23
215 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerome Le Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Galdra Kiddi!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner shoots for a double leg takedown but Kiddi sprawls well. He's pushed Banner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Banner has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Academia Ipanema in the buildup to the fight.
Banner dives in for a single leg takedown but Kiddi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kiddi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Banner is looking to control Kiddi's arms but Kiddi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Banner has his back to the cage.

Banner has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Kiddi clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Banner punches the canvas rather than the man.
I really don't envy Kiddi right now.
Banner throws a series of strikes and Kiddi wriggles onto his back, so he's now mounted. He's in real trouble here.
Banner cracks Kiddi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banner working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kiddi tries to reverse the position but Banner maintains control.
Kiddi's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner with a couple of short strikes.
Kiddi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kiddi is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Kiddi wants to hold on but Banner pushes him away.
Banner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kiddi on the ground.
Banner throws some wild stikes that Kiddi manages to avoid easily.
Kiddi can't escape the position.
Kiddi wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Banner.
Banner lands a big shot there that rocks Kiddi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kiddi tries to lock up and control but Banner gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Banner scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Banner avoids the attempt from Kiddi to control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banner has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kiddi's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Kiddi tries to hold on but Banner pushes him away.
Banner scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Kiddi is rocked!
Banner in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kiddi is still in real trouble! Can Banner finish him?
Banner postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Kiddi bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Banner and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jerome Le Banner!
An out of breath Jerome Le Banner thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.