PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Timmey The Gangster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Banas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banas has chosen Sail as his entrance music. 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 Artur Banas was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

The Gangster
vs
Banas

160 cm
24
140 lbs
14 - 0 - 0

176 cm
25
140 lbs
20 - 4 - 1

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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timmey The Gangster!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artur Banas!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banas throws a sloppy head kick and The Gangster moves out of range easily.
Banas has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Banas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between The Gangster's hands.
Banas throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Banas tries a low kick but The Gangster avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by The Gangster. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The Gangster.
The Gangster works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Banas tries to land a front kick but The Gangster steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That kick from The Gangster tenderised Banas's leg. Banas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Banas throws the left hand but The Gangster avoids the punch easily.
Banas looks to land a combination but The Gangster avoids it well.
Banas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The Gangster takes one to the side of the head.
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!
Banas misses with a body punch

and The Gangster counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Banas's guard now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Banas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Banas tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Gangster trying to control but Banas is working from the bottom.
The Gangster throws a big elbow that misses.
The Gangster landing with the ground and pound.
The Gangster stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Banas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Gangster is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The Gangster trying to control the position from guard on top but Banas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Banas working a defensive guard but The Gangster manages to pass into side control anyway.
Banas is looking to regain half guard here but The Gangster keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Gangster scores with punches from side control.
Banas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The Gangster landing strikes.
Banas is looking to reverse the position.
The Gangster postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Banas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banas can't do much from the bottom here.
Banas is looking to regain half guard here but The Gangster keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Gangster working the ground and pound from side control.
A control attempt from Banas but he's now mounted!
Banas is trying to escape the mount.
The Gangster postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Banas looks a forlorn figure.
Banas is looking to improve his position but The Gangster isn't that keen on the idea.
Banas tries to hold on but The Gangster pushes him away.
Banas keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Banas tries to hold on but The Gangster pushes him away.
The Gangster connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banas tries to reverse the position but The Gangster maintains control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Banas tries to hold on but The Gangster postures up.
Banas regains half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banas wants to get back to full guard.
Banas is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The Gangster is keen to just control but Banas is a slippery customer.
Banas moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Banas wants to sweep here but The Gangster controlling him for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banas managing to control the position.
Banas wants to control but The Gangster passes easily into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Artur Banas will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Banas throws a head kick but The Gangster moves out of range.
The Gangster takes a swing at Banas's ribcage but misses.
The Gangster lands a right hook to the body.
The Gangster connects with a leg kick. Banas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A jab from Banas misses.
Banas takes one to the chin there.
Horrible takedown by The Gangster or perhaps it was just good defense by Banas which made him look bad.
Nice shot by Banas.
The Gangster fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The Gangster walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Banas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. The Gangster darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Banas has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The Gangster misses the shot to the body.
The Gangster throws a half hearted mid kick.
Banas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Gangster.
The Gangster walks into a stiff left hand from Banas.
The Gangster throws a good cross that connects.
Banas misses with a wild body shot.
Timmey The Gangster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Gangster swings and misses with a hook to the body.

The Gangster shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Banas's guard.
Banas working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banas can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as The Gangster controls the pace.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Banas looking for a sweep. Not yet Banas, not yet.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Artur Banas hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
The Gangster throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Banas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Artur Banas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Banas throws a head kick but The Gangster moves out of range.
The Gangster waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Banas.
Banas misses with a lunging right hand

and The Gangster counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Banas is trying to maintain the position but The Gangster is very close to passing his half guard.
Banas is trying to stand back up but The Gangster is controlling him
The Gangster passes into side control, despite Banas's attempt to control the position.
Banas is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Gangster trying to control the position but Banas is working away.
Banas on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Banas is looking to reverse the position.
The Gangster wants to lay and pray for a moment but Banas keeps working.
Banas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The Gangster landing strikes.
Banas tries to bench press The Gangster off him but The Gangster keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banas defending against the ground and pound.
Banas is trying to get back to half guard.
The Gangster working away.
Banas tries to improve position but can't.
Banas can't do much from the bottom here.
The Gangster tries to advance to mount but can't.
The Gangster lands a decent elbow from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Gangster scoring with punches from side control.
Timmey The Gangster overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Banas gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Banas manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timmey The Gangster dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

A slow jab from The Gangster misses its intended target.
The Gangster fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Banas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The Gangster connects with a good right hand that stumbles Banas. Banas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Banas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The Gangster avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Gangster lands with a straight right. Banas didn't see that one coming.
The Gangster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banas was well out of range. Poor timing from The Gangster.
The Gangster defending well as Banas loads up on a big left hand.
The Gangster connects with a body shot that sends Banas's belly button to the back.
The Gangster blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banas connects with a good right hand that stumbles The Gangster. The Gangster circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The Gangster lands with an uppercut that bounces Banas off the ropes and back into range.
A solid body kick from The Gangster.
Banas throws a jab when The Gangster was well out of range.
The Gangster connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The Gangster lands a nice hook to Banas's body. Banas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The Gangster scores with a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Banas.
The Gangster sizes up Banas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Banas dips to his left and cracks The Gangster with an uppercut!
Horrible takedown by The Gangster or perhaps it was just good defense by Banas which made him look bad.
Banas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Banas shoots in and gets a takedown into The Gangster's guard.
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!
Banas looking to pass the guard.
The Gangster not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Banas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Banas trying to control the position from guard on top but The Gangster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Banas works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Banas wants to control but The Gangster is keeping him busy.
The Gangster is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Banas wants to pass to mount but The Gangster is defending the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banas looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The Gangster is looking to improve his position.
Banas not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Banas looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Banas prevents The Gangster from improving his position.
Banas is pressing down on The Gangster's thigh, looking to free his foot. The Gangster is holding on for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Gangster keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Banas controlling the action here.
The Gangster might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The Gangster moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Banas tries to free his leg and advance position but The Gangster is retaining full guard.

The Gangster throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banas is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Artur Banas just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The Gangster tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The Gangster uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Banas.
The Gangster with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The Gangster misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - The Gangster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Gangster fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Banas misses with a lunging right hand

and The Gangster decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Banas's guard.
The Gangster keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Banas's head.
Banas keeping moving, preventing The Gangster from controlling successfully.
Banas wants to sweep here but The Gangster controlling him for the moment.
The Gangster keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Banas's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Banas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and The Gangster defends well.
The Gangster passes into half guard.
Banas manages to get to full guard.
Banas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The Gangster is fighting to break Banas's control of his arms but Banas is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Banas looking to control but The Gangster passes into half guard.
The Gangster missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banas trying to control here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Banas moves into full guard.
The Gangster passes Banas's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The Gangster is looking to take a break and control but Banas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The Gangster lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Gangster is trying to control. Banas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banas is trying to maintain the position but The Gangster is very close to passing his half guard.
Banas wants to improve his position but The Gangster is controlling well.
The Gangster working the head and body with strikes.
Banas tries to get to full guard but The Gangster has control of the leg.
The Gangster thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The Gangster is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Banas pushes The Gangster off looking to stand but The Gangster dives back in and keeps control.
Banas gets back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Gangster wants to control from the top but Banas keeps moving.
The Gangster throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Banas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Banas holds on and takes a little breather.
Banas wants to sweep here but The Gangster controlling him for the moment.
The Gangster wants to control from the top but Banas keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Timmey The Gangster wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Gangster. Banas does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timmey The Gangster had his way with Artur Banas in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A telegraphed right hand from Banas misses the target.
Banas delivers a nice body kick.
Banas lands an overhand right.
The Gangster jabs Banas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The Gangster lands with a nice combination. Banas backs away looking to recover.
A slapping leg kick lands for The Gangster.
The Gangster throws a hook to the side of Banas's head but Banas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from The Gangster misses.
The Gangster swings for the body but Banas moves out of range.
Banas throws a lazy head kick

and The Gangster counters with a nice double leg into side control. Banas won't be happy with that.
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!
Banas gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The Gangster is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banas tries to roll over but The Gangster keeps him under control.
The Gangster throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Banas keeping hold of The Gangster's head, controlling as best he can.
Banas is looking for a sweep. The Gangster is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Banas trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Banas looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banas is wriggling around trying to escape.
Banas sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Banas trying to control but The Gangster postures up.

Banas actively working from the bottom here.
The Gangster trying to control from half guard but Banas is working away.
Banas tries to roll over but The Gangster keeps him under control.
The Gangster is trying to control. Banas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banas trying to hold on to The Gangster's head to control him but The Gangster postures up.
Banas gets full guard.
The Gangster won't allow Banas to sweep him here.

Banas working for a triangle but The Gangster defends it easily.
The Gangster in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Banas is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Banas looking for submissions from the bottom but instead The Gangster passes into side control.
The Gangster is chipping away with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Banas's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Banas is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on The Gangster's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Banas gets full guard.

Banas working for submissions but it's allowed The Gangster to get to half guard.
The Gangster passes into side control, despite Banas's attempt to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Gangster wants to lay and pray for a moment but Banas keeps working.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Artur Banas.
I think Banas 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 49:48
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Artur Banas!
Artur Banas is the new featherweight champion!
Artur Banas very nearly forgot to thank Meet the Future amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.