PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Blaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Blaine
vs
Banner

180 cm
20
284 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

210 cm
26
299 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Blaine!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce Banner!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Henry Blaine has been cut.
Blaine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Banner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blaine. Banner does a little dance to reset his feet.

Banner takes the fight into the clinch.
Blaine lands with a light punch inside.
Banner throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Blaine - that landed with a thud.
Blaine misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Banner.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blaine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Banner tries a body shot but Blaine blocks it.
Banner misses with a hook to the ribs.
I was talking to Blaine's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Banner misses with some punches.
Banner has a couple of punches blocked by Blaine.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner misses with a punch on the inside.
Blaine throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Blaine.
Banner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blaine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blaine blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Banner.
Banner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Banner misses with a punch to the body.
Banner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Banner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blaine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blaine misses with a punch to the body.
Banner misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blaine prevents a body shot from Banner.
Blaine makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Banner fails to land.
Blaine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Blaine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blaine keeps the fight on the outside.
Blaine takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Banner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Banner tries to close the distance and clinch but Blaine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Banner misses with a looping left.
Blaine throws out a powerful jab.
Blaine has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blaine there as he acknowledges the shot.
Banner scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaine misses with a hook
letting Banner counter with a right hand.
Blaine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Banner.
Blaine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Banner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Banner tries to clinch up but Blaine circles away and keeps his distance.
Banner moves away from the strike by Blaine.
Blaine comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blaine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blaine misses the body punch
letting Banner counter with a right hand.
Banner drops his hands momentarily and Blaine takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice cross by Banner.
Banner misses with an uppercut.
Blaine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Banner.
Blaine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banner moves away.
Bruce Banner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blaine takes a swing at Banner's ribcage but misses.
Blaine misses with a hook to the body
and Banner counters with a straight right hand.

Banner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Banner lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Banner.
Blaine lands a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Banner misses with some punches.
Blaine presses Banner against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Banner misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Banner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henry Blaine's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Banner moves into range and connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blaine. Banner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blaine walks into a stiff left hand from Banner.
Banner scores with a jab to the head.
Banner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blaine looks to score with a jab to the body but Banner is just out of range.
Banner is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Banner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blaine manages to avoid it.
Banner has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Blaine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banner manages to avoid it.

Banner drops his shoulder and cracks Blaine with a huge uppercut! Blaine goes down! Can Banner finish him?

Blaine is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Blaine controlling the position.
Blaine keeping moving, preventing Banner from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaine pulls Banner in close to his closed guard and prevents Banner from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Bruce Banner hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Banner tries to close the distance and clinch but Blaine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blaine throws an overhand right that lands on Banner's shoulder, as Banner tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blaine. Banner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Banner lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Blaine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Banner doesn't manage to clinch there - Blaine circles away.
Banner tries to clinch there but Blaine circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner misses with a looping left.
Blaine throws a combination that misses
and Banner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blaine thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banner moves in looking to clinch but Blaine pushes him off.
Banner lunges at Blaine with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blaine's hand.
Banner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blaine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blaine throws a hook to the side of Banner's head but Banner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Banner cracks Blaine with a good jab.
Oh Blaine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Banner connects with a body shot that sends Blaine's belly button to the back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blaine takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Banner tries to clinch there but Blaine circles away.

Banner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blaine, pushing him back against the cage.
Banner creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Blaine's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Blaine drops to his knees and Banner pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Banner!
Bruce Banner is the new super heavyweight champion!