PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jan Banan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kriss Lund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Banan
vs
Lund

180 cm
21
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
174 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Viking Urge

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jan Banan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kriss Lund!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Lund.
Banan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Banan tries to bum rush Lund with a series of wild strikes but Lund uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lund looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lund tries to close the distance and clinch up but Banan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Banan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lund is looking to clinch.
Lund throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Banan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lund looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab lands there for Lund.
Lund has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Banan finds it's way round the side to connect with Lund's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lund slips under a jab from Banan.
Lund fails with an attempt to clinch.
Banan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lund.
Lund tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Banan paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lund tries to close the distance and clinch up but Banan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lund fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lund is looking to clinch but Banan is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Banan misses.
Lund tries to clinch up.
Lund moves in looking to clinch but Banan pushes him off.

Lund clinches with his opponent.

Banan has picked Lund up - he's going for a ride! Banan dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Banan stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Lund to get to his feet.
Lund with a poor takedown
and Banan counters with a left and a right that stings Lund.
Banan is breathing heavily.

Lund closes the distance and clinches.
Banan tries for a takedown but Lund manages to get underhooks.
A knee to the head by Lund.
Lund prevents Banan from breaking the clinch.
Lund lands a nice knee to the body.
Banan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lund misses with a knee strike.
Lund lands a knee to the body.
Banan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lund pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Banan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lund clinches but Banan breaks the clinch

and Banan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lund is trying to stand back up but Banan is controlling him
Banan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lund keeps working.
Banan is thwarting Lund's attempts to control the position.

Lund is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Banan pulls his head out easily.
Lund avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Banan.
Banan wants to stand but Lund has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lund wants to control but Banan is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Banan fails with the takedown.
Banan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Banan throws a nice head kick!
Lund wants to clinch.
A jab lands there for Lund.
Banan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lund doesn't seem bothered though.
Lund tries to clinch but Banan moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Banan throws a looping overhand right but Lund ducks down to avoid it.
Lund is looking to clinch but Banan is avoiding it.
A punch lands to the side of Lund 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Banan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Banan working away.
Lund pushes Banan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Banan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Banan stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Lund throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Banan's waist but Banan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lund off to one side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lund misses with a takedown

and Banan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Banan.
Banan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Banan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kriss Lund's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Banan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Banan fails with an attempt to clinch.

Lund moves into the clinch.
Lund missing with knees to the body.
Lund misses with a knee strike.

Banan lands a takedown into guard.

Lund had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Banan is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Lund Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Banan's back instead.
Banan tries to escape the position.
Lund is trying to stick to Banan's back but Banan is turning into Lund. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Lund's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Banan.

Lund looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lund can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Banan controls the pace.

Banan stands and steps away. Lund gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Banan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lund looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Banan stands up.
Lund tries to clinch

and Banan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Banan stands up from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lund tries to clinch but Banan moves away

and Banan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lund is trying to stand back up but Banan is controlling him
Banan is looking to take a break and control but Lund is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lund wants to get back to his feet.

Banan decides to stand up.
Lund closes the distance looking to clinch

and Banan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
It looks like Banan is going to stand back up.
Lund trying to control but Banan postures up.
Lund regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Banan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lund looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lund working a defensive guard here.

Banan gets to his feet - Lund follows without any prompting.
Lund throws a nice head kick!
Banan throws a series of punches but Lund avoids them all with ease.
Lund fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lund shoots in for a double leg but Banan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lund with a poor takedown
and Banan counters with a two punch combo.
Jan Banan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kriss Lund.
Lund tries for a takedown but Banan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Banan misses with a hook.
Lund is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Banan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lund wants to clinch but Banan slips to the side
and Banan counters with a head kick. That will keep Lund thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lund clinches but Banan breaks the clinch

and Banan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lund's guard now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Banan decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lund, up you get!
Lund misses with a takedown
enabling Banan to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Banan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kriss Lund's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Banan scores with a takedown into Lund's guard.

Lund is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Banan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A nice combination there by Banan.
Lund fails to land the takedown.
Lund has a takedown stuffed.
Banan misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lund tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Banan counters with a three punch combo that has Lund backing up. Lund nods at Banan to acknowledge the strikes.
Lund wants to clinch up but Banan keeps it at a distance.
Lund closes this distance looking for a takedown but Banan circles away.
Jan Banan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kriss Lund.

Banan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lund is on top in guard.
Banan is looking to stand up but Lund isn't so interested in that idea.
Banan keeping full guard, as Lund tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lund wants to stand but Banan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Banan pushes Lund off and scrambles back to his feet.
Lund looks to clinch

and Banan counters with a takedown into side control.

Banan stands up and beckons Lund to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lund tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Banan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Banan.
Banan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Banan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lund closes the distance looking to clinch

and Banan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Banan trying to control but Lund is working from the bottom.
Lund wants to stand and escape but Banan is having none of it.

Lund looking for a guillotine here but Banan defends easily.
Jan Banan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Lund escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Banan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lund can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Banan controls the pace.
Banan stops Lund from standing up.

Banan stands up and waves to Lund to follow him.
Banan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lund as he jumps to the side.
Kriss Lund has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jan Banan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banan fails with an attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Banan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Banan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Jan Banan!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Jan Banan!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Jan Banan!

Jan Banan wins by unanimous decision!