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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Banal (ranked 3662 p4p, 379 weight class) and Nick Good (ranked 7394 p4p, 554 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
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190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand |
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre Banal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Good!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Good. Banal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Banal on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Good feints and then cracks Banal's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Banal down.
Good misses with a straight left.
Good throws a chopping leg kick but Banal manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Banal moves out of range as Good strikes.
Banal was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Banal misses with a body shot.
Banal connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Good misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Banal moves out of range as Good throws a body kick.
A low kick from Good is predictable there
and Banal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Good displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Banal throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Good! But no joy.
Banal throws a shot from downtown. Good moves away and avoids it.
Banal throws a big shot that misses.
Banal throws a jab but it's blocked by Good.
Good scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Banal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab from Good.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Banal.
Banal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Good.
Good feints a counter leg kick.
Banal throws a body punch but Good moves out of range.
Banal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Good.
Good connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Banal misses with a shot to the body
and Good counters with an outside leg kick.
Banal throws a hook but Good avoids it easily.
Banal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Good manages to avoid it.
Good uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Banal.
Good flicks out a counter leg kick but Banal steps away.
Banal misses with a straight right.
Banal throws a poor cross that misses
and Good counters with a nice low kick that buckles Banal's knee momentarily.
The fighters circling - Banal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Banal misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Good counters with an outside leg kick.
Banal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Good.
Good looks to throw the jab but Banal is out of range.
Good lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banal is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Banal misses with a wild body shot.
Banal misses the shot to the body.
A left lands for Good.
Good tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Banal checks a leg kick.
Good throws a nice inside leg kick.
Banal tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Banal connects with a looping right hand.
Good slips under a jab.
Banal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Banal is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Banal scores with a crisp jab that stopped Good in his tracks.
Banal misses the body punch
and Banal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Good leg kick by Good there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Banal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Good.
Banal scores with a decent looking hook.
Banal misses with an uppercut. Good saw that one coming.
Good uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Banal.
Good looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Banal swings for the body but Good moves out of range.
Banal throws a poor cross that misses
and Good counters with a nice uppercut.
Banal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Good.
A looping hook to the body misses from Good. Banal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Banal is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Good.
Banal cracks Good with a right hand to the side of the head.
Good is looking to slow Banal down with leg kicks.
Banal slips under a jab.
Banal is looking to counter punch.
Good connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good tries a head kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Good.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Banal cracks Good with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Banal throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Good on the side of the head.
Good uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Banal.
Good leg kick by Good there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Banal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good throws out a counter right but Banal avoids it with no problem.
Good moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good lands a leg kick that knocks Banal off balance momentarily.
Banal misses with an uppercut. Good saw that one coming.
Good defending well as Banal loads up on a big left hand.
Banal checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Banal.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banal throws a lazy right hand but Good sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Banal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Banal scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Good is looking to chop away at Banal's legs.
Banal is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nick Good will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Good feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Banal's calf.
Banal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Good throws out the jab.
Good misses with a head kick.
Banal is looking to counter punch.
Good moves away from the strike by Banal.
Good misses with a body kick.
Good paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Banal wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Good lands with a right hand.
Good lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Banal throws a body punch but Good moves out of range.
Banal throws a hook but Good blocks it.
Good drops Banal with a big left hand and mounts him. Banal is in big trouble!
Banal is rocked!
Good has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banal is wriggling around trying to escape.
Oh Banal is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Banal seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banal tries to control Good's body but Good pushes him off. Banal squirms to his side and now Good has his back!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Banal wants to escape the position.
Banal rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Banal manages to get to full guard.
Banal seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banal is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Banal is trying to control. Good wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Banal is trying for a kimura here. Good looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Banal wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andre Banal!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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