PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monroe Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banks comes to the cage accompanied by Iceman By Lloyd Banks. This should be fireworks!

Banks
vs
Fury

193 cm
22
280 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

200 cm
18
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Monroe Banks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyson Fury!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Banks has taken the fight to the clinch.
Banks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Banks with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Tyson Fury has been cut.
Fury tries to pull guard but Banks holds him up against the cage and eventually Fury drops back down to his feet.

Banks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fury looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Banks is fending him off so far but Fury persists. Nope, Banks circles away and we're back to standing.
Tyson Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Banks drives through and clinches with Fury against the cage.
Banks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fury lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Banks has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Fury clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Fury turns into Banks and is now in his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fury cracks Banks with a solid left hand.
Banks throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Banks is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fury is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banks keeping moving, preventing Fury from controlling successfully.
Fury has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fury won't allow Banks to sweep him here.

Banks looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Banks keeping full guard, as Fury tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury stands and throws Banks's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Fury tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fury has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fury wants to lay and pray for a moment but Banks keeps working.
Banks manages to get back to half guard.
Banks is looking to control Fury's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Banks avoid being mounted?
Banks moves into full guard.
Banks keeping moving, preventing Fury from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks wants to sweep here but Fury controlling him for the moment.
Banks keeping moving, preventing Fury from controlling successfully.
Fury stands and throws Banks's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fury throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Banks is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Fury is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Banks knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fury looks gassed!
Fury wants to control but Banks is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks is looking for a sweep.

Fury is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Banks is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fury trying to control the action but Banks is working from the bottom.
Fury tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Banks can't do much from the bottom here.
Banks tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Fury has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Banks is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Fury yanks on the arm and Banks is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Fury.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tyson Fury!
Tyson Fury is the new super heavyweight champion!