PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Silas Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Bantrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bantrell has chosen 2pac-Tupac Heaven Ain't Hard 2 Find as his entrance music. Silas Storm has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Storm
vs
Bantrell

191 cm
31
270 lbs
21 - 13 - 0

192 cm
38
264 lbs
27 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Silas Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sebastian Bantrell!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bantrell swivels and escapes.
Bantrell slaps away a takedown attempt from Storm, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A punch combination from Bantrell misses.
Storm fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silas Storm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Bantrell. No joy for Storm on that attempt.
Bantrell throws a leg kick

and Storm counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Storm wants to control but Bantrell is keeping him busy.
Storm tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bantrell knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Storm thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Storm in particular looking to stall.
Bantrell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Storm missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bantrell tries to get to full guard but Storm has control of the leg.
Storm sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bantrell defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm trying to control the action but Bantrell is working from the bottom.
Storm has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bantrell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Storm.
Storm missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bantrell gets full guard.
Storm preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Storm missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Storm postures up in Bantrell's guard and throws a big left but Bantrell blocks it.
Storm is looking to work some ground and pound but Bantrell has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bantrell looking for a sweep. Not yet Bantrell, not yet.
Bantrell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Storm trying to control but Bantrell is working from the bottom.
Bantrell wants to sweep here but Storm controlling him for the moment.
Storm looking to sit in guard and control but Bantrell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Storm is on top in guard.
Storm is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bantrell looking for a sweep. Not yet Bantrell, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silas Storm dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Storm fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bantrell.
Storm lands a nice hook to Bantrell's body. Bantrell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Storm throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bantrell on the side of the head.
Bantrell throws a body shot but no joy.
Storm tries for a takedown but Bantrell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bantrell scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bantrell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Storm has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Storm takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A thudding body kick lands there by Storm!
Bantrell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Storm blocks the leg kick.
Storm fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bantrell slaps away a takedown attempt from Storm, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silas Storm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Storm shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bantrell sprawls well. Bantrell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Storm gets slowly back to his feet.

Storm shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Storm showed some decent athleticism there.
Bantrell is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm thows a huge punch but Bantrell dodges it nicely.
Storm is looking to stall here but Bantrell recovers full guard.
Storm sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Storm wants to control from the top but Bantrell keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm throws a big elbow that misses.
Storm throwing strikes from guard but Bantrell blocks nicely.
Storm throws an elbow that misses. Bantrell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Storm's guard. Nice move by Bantrell!
Storm tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bantrell postures up.
Storm is pulling down on Bantrell's head to control his posture.
Bantrell has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at GreatWall MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Silas Storm overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bantrell stopping the sweep attempt from Storm.
Storm trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Silas Storm.
Bantrell missing with a left hand there. Storm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silas Storm dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Storm has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bantrell.
Storm shoots for a double leg takedown but Bantrell sprawls well. He's pushed Storm's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Storm fails with the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Storm.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silas Storm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bantrell is looking to slow Storm down with leg kicks.
Nice jab there from Bantrell.
Storm shoots for a takedown but Bantrell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Storm moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Storm closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bantrell's guard.
Bantrell seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bantrell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Storm content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Storm trying to control the position from guard on top but Bantrell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Storm throws an elbow that misses. Bantrell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Storm's guard. Nice move by Bantrell!
Sebastian Bantrell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bantrell postures up.
Storm is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bantrell is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Storm scores with a leg kick.
Storm shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bantrell sprawls well. Bantrell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Storm gets slowly back to his feet.
Storm checks the leg kick.
Silas Storm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bantrell, right into the meat.
Storm looks for a takedown but Bantrell sprawls well.
Storm shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bantrell as he avoids it easily.
Storm fails with the takedown.
Storm fails with a takedown attempt.
Bantrell throws a body punch but Storm moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No luck for Storm with that takedown attempt.
Bantrell throws a leg kick but Storm moved away.
Storm shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bantrell pinned against the cage. Bantrell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bantrell throws a leg kick but Storm moved away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bantrell misses with a low kick as Storm jumps back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Storm is looking to score with low kicks.
Storm checks a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sebastian Bantrell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Storm has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silas Storm!
Silas Storm seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Sebastian Bantrell stepped up to the mic, saying 'Revenge is like the sweetest joy next to getting pussy so mothafucka!! i fucking demand a rematch or else get me some pussy to fuck hard.'.