PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Banks (ranked 4663 p4p, 457 weight class) and Gin Kobra (ranked 4889 p4p, 472 weight class). Banks's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, L.D Poppin. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Banks
vs
Kobra

180 cm
27
160 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

173 cm
28
140 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Marshall Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gin Kobra!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kobra lands a body shot.
Banks doesn't manage to clinch there - Kobra circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Banks. Kobra does a little dance to reset his feet.
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kobra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Banks throws a body shot but no joy.
Banks takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Marshall Banks has been cut.
Banks falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kobra counters with a nice body shot.
Banks misses with a wild body shot.
Banks throws a nice looking combination but Kobra bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kobra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kobra scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A combination from Banks does no damage.
Banks feints a jab promting Kobra to slip. Banks then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kobra slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kobra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kobra unleashes a big counter combination but Banks bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kobra throws a series of punches but Banks moves out of range.
Kobra will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kobra tests Banks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Banks dodges the punch combination from Kobra.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kobra scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kobra lands with a good body shot.
Banks is looking to wear down Kobra with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A punch combination from Banks misses.
Banks throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kobra counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kobra tries to bum rush Banks with a series of wild strikes but Banks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Banks takes a swing at Kobra's ribcage but misses.
Banks throws a right and a left that Kobra avoids nicely.
Banks wants to clinch but Kobra slips to the side
and Banks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A combination from Kobra does no damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banks feints a jab promting Kobra to slip. Banks then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kobra slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kobra connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice jab there from Kobra.
Kobra scores with a three punch combo!
Banks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobra throws out a powerful jab.
Kobra slips a jab and a cross from Banks.
Kobra on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Banks is breathing heavily.
Good exchange - Kobra coming out on top.
Kobra misses with a double jab.
Banks scores with a shot to the body.
Banks feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kobras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kobra connects with a body shot.
Kobra is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Banks had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

Banks moves into the clinch successfully.
Banks misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Kobra.

Kobra's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kobra scores with a hook to the body. Banks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Banks checks a low kick from Kobra.
Banks throws a body shot but no joy.
Kobra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Banks.
Kobra throws a low kick but it's checked well by Banks.
Banks looks to clinch
and Kobra counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kobra counters with a right hand to the body.
Kobra lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Banks looks to score with a jab to the body but Kobra is just out of range.
Banks misses with a body shot.
Banks throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kobra counters with a right hand to the body.
Banks takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Banks takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kobra lands the left hand.
Kobra scores with a punch to the head.
Kobra throws a right and a left that Banks avoids nicely.
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!
Banks misses with a series of wild punches.
Kobra scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kobra fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Marshall Banks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kobra dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kobra throws a series of punches but Banks moves out of range.
Banks tries to clinch but Kobra moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobra throws a series of punches but Banks moves out of range.
Kobra scores with a nice strike.
Kobra avoids a punch combination nicely.
Banks misses with a wild combination.
We've been told by Banks's head coaches at Touch Of Death Combat Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kobra's corner calls for a 1-2. Kobra obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kobra misses with a kick to the body.
Kobra connects with a jab.

Kobra gets tackled into the cage by Banks. Banks maintains the clinch.
Banks misses with a body punch.
Banks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from Kobra on the inside.
Kobra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Banks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kobra's elbow.
Banks pushes Kobra back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gin Kobra dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marshall Banks's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kobra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Banks.
Kobra showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Banks.
Banks misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Kobra. Those never looked like landing.
Kobra avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kobra appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kobra fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Banks misses with a body shot.
Banks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kobra misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Banks. That snapped Kobra's head back.
Banks lands a nice shot to the body.
Kobra lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banks takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kobra lands a nice shot to the body.
Banks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kobra moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobra misses with an attempted mid kick.
Banks moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kobra has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kobra keeps the fight on the outside.
Banks swings for the body but Kobra moves out of range.
Kobra swinging wildly here.
Kobra swinging wildly here.
Banks swings for the body but Kobra moves out of range.
Banks misses with a hook to the body
and Kobra counters with a straight right hand.
Kobra scores with a sloppy right hand. Banks should have avoided that one.
Kobra throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Banks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kobra counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Banks looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Banks gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Kobra breaks the clinch.
Kobra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Kobra.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Kobra counters with a crisp one two that drops Banks! Kobra thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Banks to his feet! Banks is in big trouble!

Banks is rocked!
Kobra is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Kobra shuts the power down on Banks. Lights out, game over! Kobra is your winner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gin Kobra!
Gin Kobra decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.