PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kermit Archer (ranked 2933 p4p, 293 weight class) and Lexington Banda (ranked 1371 p4p, 167 weight class). Banda has chosen DMX - We Right Here as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Archer
vs
Banda

189 cm
24
254 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

174 cm
29
270 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kermit Archer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lexington Banda!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Archer scores with a nice right hand.

It looks like Lexington Banda has been cut.
Banda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Archer.
Despite the aggression on Banda's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Archer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Archer connects with a single shot there.
Banda avoids the body shot from Archer.
Archer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Banda misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Archer. Banda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Archer lands a glancing blow to the side of Banda's head.
Archer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banda manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Banda. Those never looked like landing.

Banda rushes Archer and presses him up against the ropes.
Archer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Banda.
Archer digs a right hand underneath Banda's ribcage. Banda let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short left from Archer.
Banda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Archer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Banda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banda misses with a punch on the inside.
Archer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Archer digs a right hand underneath Banda's ribcage. Banda let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Archer pushes Banda back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Archer tries a body shot but Banda blocks it.
A short left from Archer.
Nice body punch from Archer - that landed with a thud.
Archer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Banda blocks an uppercut.
Banda stalling in the clinch.
Archer letting Banda take a breather here.
Banda digs a right hand underneath Archer's ribcage. Archer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Archer blocks an uppercut.
Archer is leaning against Banda and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Banda blocks a body shot from Archer.
Banda trying to stall but Archer improves his position.
Archer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Banda's elbow.
Good body shot from Archer.
Banda looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer throws a head punch that misses.
Archer tries to work over Banda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Archer presses Banda against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Archer lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Archer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Archer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Banda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Archer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Banda or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Archer.
Banda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Archer's elbow.
Archer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Archer tries to work over Banda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Archer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bandas head.
A short right from Archer on the inside.
Archer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Archer prevents a body shot from Banda.
Archer lands a body punch.
Archer lands a shot to the body.
Archer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Banda backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer lands with a short shot to the head.
Archer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Archer misses with a body punch.
Archer lands with a light punch inside.
Banda prevents a body shot from Archer.
Still in the clinch, Archer scores with a nice short uppercut.

That has opened up Lexington Banda's cut even more.
Archer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Archer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Archer.
Archer lands a hook that snaps the head of Banda backwards.
A short right from Archer on the inside.
Archer tries to work over Banda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Archer.
A short right from Archer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Archer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Archer.
Archer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

The cut above Lexington Banda's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Archer lands an uppercut.
Archer struggles to land a body shot inside as Banda controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Archer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bandas head.
Archer misses with a punch to the body.
Archer lands a nice shot to the body.
Banda tries to throw a body punch but Archer avoids it by throwing Banda back against the ropes.
Archer struggles to land a body shot inside as Banda controls his hands.
Archer prevents a body shot from Banda.
Banda misses with the head strike.
Archer is leaning against Banda and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Archer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Banda's elbow.
Banda misses with the head strike.
Archer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Archer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Banda.
Banda blocks a body shot from Archer.
A short right from Archer on the inside.
Archer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bandas head.
Banda misses with a body punch.
Archer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Archer tries a body shot but Banda blocks it.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Archer tries a body shot but Banda blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Archer.
Archer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Archer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Archer.
A short left from Archer.
A short body shot lands from Archer as the two fighters clinch.
Archer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Archer lands with a light punch inside.
Archer lands a nice shot to the body.
Archer digs a right hand underneath Banda's ribcage. Banda let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Archer pushes Banda back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Archer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Archer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Lexington Banda's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Archer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Archer misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Archer.
Archer is leaning against Banda and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short left from Archer.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Archer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Banda prevents a body shot from Archer.
Archer lands a left hand.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lexington Banda's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kermit Archer!
Our winner, Kermit Archer, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Lexington Banda spoke after the fight, saying 'You got lucky! See you next time!'.