PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rowan Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Banner could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rowan Stevenson's chin.

Banner
vs
Stevenson

165 cm
29
145 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

166 cm
33
152 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rowan Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Stevenson.
Stevenson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Banner is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Stevenson.
Stevenson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Banner moves to clinch but Stevenson breaks away
and Stevenson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stevenson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Banner.
Banner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Banner lands a big head kick that sends Stevenson tumbling to the mat! Banner takes a step backwards and waves Stevenson back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Stevenson is rocked!

It looks like Rowan Stevenson has been cut.
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!
Stevenson looks to score with a jab to the body but Banner is just out of range.
Stevenson is still on wobbly legs! Can Banner finish him?
Banner tries to clinch up but Stevenson circles away and keeps his distance.
Stevenson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stevenson 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.
Stevenson throws a hook but Banner blocks it.
Stevenson seems to have recovered his senses.
Banner has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Banner checks a leg kick.
Stevenson throws a low kick but Banner moves out of range easily.
Banner wants to clinch up but Stevenson keeps it at a distance.
Banner lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Stevenson falls backwards - clearly groggy! Banner dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Banner!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Bruce Banner made sure he mentioned My$tic Clothing ~ (`10%Laundry`), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Rowan Stevenson was interviewed post fight and said 'I bow before my opponent. He was weak. I was sick. Had the Brazilian swine flu, or gonorrhea?'.