PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Onanias Runkman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Ban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Runkman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Anderson Silva DANCING Justin Bieber SONG. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Runkman
vs
Ban

188 cm
31
217 lbs
16 - 13 - 0

180 cm
32
205 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Zipp Zapp

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 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Onanias Runkman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bo Ban!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Runkman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ban moves away.
Runkman looks to score with a jab to the body but Ban is just out of range.
Ban keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Runkman.
Ban looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Runkman. Those never looked like landing.

Runkman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Runkman tries to advance to mount but Ban denies him.
Ban is trying to improve his position.
Ban is trying to control Runkman's posture but Runkman avoids it.

Runkman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ban on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Runkman tries to advance to mount but Ban denies him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ban keeping his opponent close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Runkman tries to advance to mount but Ban denies him.
Runkman moves into full mount!
Runkman wants to control the pace but Ban is squirming around nicely.
Ban wants to hold on but Runkman pushes him away.
Runkman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Runkman working Ban over with strikes here.
Runkman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ban wants to hold on but Runkman pushes him away.
Runkman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ban is squirming around, avoiding Runkman's attempts to control the action.
Ban holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Runkman tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ban is trying to escape the mount.
Ban bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Ban trying to control but Runkman is working from the bottom.

Ban got a little sloppy there for a moment and Runkman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ban has managed to get both his arms back between Runkman's legs - danger averted.
Runkman has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ban has passed into side control.
Runkman is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ban has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Runkman!
Runkman is looking to improve his position but Ban isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runkman is working hard here to advance position.
Runkman bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Runkman passes Ban's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Runkman wants to free his trapped foot but Ban is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Runkman works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ban is looking to improve his position but Runkman isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ban is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ban is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Runkman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ban is wriggling around trying to escape.
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!
Runkman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Runkman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Runkman working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Runkman landing strikes from the mount.
Runkman lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Runkman avoids the attempt from Ban to control.
Ban might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Runkman haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Runkman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Runkman lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Onanias Runkman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Runkman dodges the punch combination from Ban.
Runkman takes a kick to the side of the head.
Runkman shoots in but Ban avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ban ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some wild striking there from Runkman.
Bo Ban is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Runkman stuffs the takedown attempt from Ban. Ban gets slowly back to his feet.
Runkman throws a shot to the body.
Runkman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Runkman connects with a jab.
A big left from Runkman misses.
Runkman lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ban misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ban on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ban gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Runkman.
Runkman shoots in for a takedown but Ban shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ban wants to clinch up but Runkman keeps it at a distance.
Onanias Runkman is winning the standup battle so far.
Runkman misses with a takedown attempt - Ban sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Onanias Runkman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ban uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ban shoots in but no luck this time.
Ban will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ban feints a jab promting Runkman to slip. Ban then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Runkman slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ban drops his hands momentarily and Runkman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ban misses with a two punch combination.
Ban looks to land a combination but Runkman avoids it well.
Runkman throws a lazy right hand but Ban sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ban keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Runkman misses with a two punch combination.
Ban feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Runkmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ban takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ban throws out a loose jab but Runkman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Runkman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ban.
Ban misses with a double jab.
Runkman misses with a few strikes there.
Ban scores with a push kick.
Runkman looks to score with a jab to the body but Ban is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ban swinging wildly here.
Ban defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Runkman.
Ban throws a head kick that misses

and Runkman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ban manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ban keeping moving, preventing Runkman from controlling successfully.
Runkman looking to pass the guard.
Runkman stopping the sweep attempt from Ban.
Runkman tries to free his leg and advance position but Ban is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Runkman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Runkman looking to pass the guard.
Ban keeping moving, preventing Runkman from controlling successfully.
Runkman passes Ban's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Runkman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ban blocking the ground and pound attempt from Runkman.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Runkman is pressing down on Ban's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ban is holding on for now.
Ban is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Onanias Runkman dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Ban uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Runkman.
Ban scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Runkman is looking to wear down Ban with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ban moves out of range as Runkman strikes.
Ban misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ban lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Runkman circles away quickly and effectively.

Runkman closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Runkman lands in his opponent's guard.
Ban manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Runkman manages to get himself to full guard.

Runkman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ban can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Runkman is looking to sweep but instead, Ban has passed into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Runkman is looking to improve his position.

Runkman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Runkman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Runkman is not content to let Ban control the position.
Runkman gets full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Runkman looking for a guillotine here but Ban defends easily.

Runkman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Runkman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Runkman keeping moving, preventing Ban from controlling successfully.

Runkman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ban defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runkman keeping moving, preventing Ban from controlling successfully.
Ban's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Runkman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ban defends well.
Ban preventing the sweep.
Runkman keeping moving, preventing Ban from controlling successfully.
Runkman wants to sweep here but Ban controlling him for the moment.

Bo Ban has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ban takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bo Ban has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ban takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Runkman looks to throw the jab but Ban is out of range.
Runkman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ban slips under a jab from Runkman.
Ban shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Runkman but Runkman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Runkman throws a jab but it's blocked by Ban.
Runkman shoots in looking for a takedown but Ban manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Runkman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ban takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ban misses with a jab, cross combination.
Runkman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Runkman avoids the body shot from Ban.

And that's the end of the fight!
Onanias Runkman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Runkman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Onanias Runkman!
An out of breath Onanias Runkman thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.