PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Parlay Banks (ranked 4419 p4p, 443 weight class) and Benedict Johansson (ranked 4466 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Banks
vs
Johansson

180 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
157 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Parlay Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benedict Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks tries to clinch up but Johansson circles away and keeps his distance.

Banks takes the fight into the clinch.
Banks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Banks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Banks trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Banks fails to land.
Johansson struggles to land a body shot inside as Banks controls his hands.
Banks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johansson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johansson is trying to push Banks away but Banks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johansson tries to pull guard but Banks forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Banks lands an elbow inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banks tries a knee to the head but Johansson blocks it.
Banks misses with an elbow strike.
Banks misses with an elbow strike.
Johansson tries to pull guard but Banks won't allow it.
Banks tries to land knees in the clinch but Johansson avoids the damage to the body.
Banks has a couple of punches blocked by Johansson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson is looking to control Banks's arms but Banks gets an underhook and turns him. Now Johansson has his back to the cage.
Johansson avoiding damage as Banks throws knees to the body.
Johansson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Banks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Banks tries to land knees in the clinch but Johansson avoids the damage to the body.
Johansson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Banks just stands there and leans against the cage.
Parlay Banks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benedict Johansson.
Banks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johansson is defending well for now.
Banks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Banks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Banks has a couple of punches blocked by Johansson.
Johansson has had enough of the clinch but Banks keeps him there for the moment.
Banks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johansson.
Banks tries to throw a body punch but Johansson avoids it by throwing Banks back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Banks.
Johansson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson blocking some punches.
Johansson tries to circle away but Banks has him pinned against the cage.
Johansson can't break the clinch.
Johansson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Banks misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks swings wildly with an uppercut but Johansson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johansson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Banks is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Banks tries to land knees in the clinch but Johansson avoids the damage to the body.
Banks misses with a knee strike.
Johansson jumps guard but Banks turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Banks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson wants to stall.
Banks throws a punch but it's blocked by Johansson.
Banks throws a head punch that misses.

Banks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johansson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johansson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johansson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Banks gets a clinch.
Banks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Banks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson avoiding damage as Banks throws knees to the body.
Banks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Banks scores with a nice hook to the head.
Banks has a couple of punches blocked by Johansson.
Johansson fails to pull guard.
Johansson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Banks throws a punch but it's blocked by Johansson.
Banks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johansson blocks it with crossed arms.
Banks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Banks gets through Johansson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johansson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Banks tries to land knees in the clinch but Johansson avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks tries to land knees in the clinch but Johansson avoids the damage to the body.
Banks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Banks missing with knees to the body.

Banks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Banks has Johansson up against the cage in a clinch.
Banks swings wildly with an uppercut but Johansson uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johansson tries a body shot but Banks blocks it.
Banks misses with a knee strike.
Banks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johansson's elbow.
Johansson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Banks is keeping busy.
Banks looking to throw knees to the head but Johansson is blocking nicely.
Johansson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johansson blocking some punches.
Johansson presses Banks against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Parlay Banks dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Banks tries to close the distance and clinch but Johansson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johansson tries a quick counter leg kick but Banks is wise to it.
Banks doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johansson counters with a left and a right that stings Banks.
Johansson works over Banks's head and body with a nice combination.

Banks is rocked!

Banks darts in and clinches Johansson up against the cage.
Oh Banks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johansson blocks an uppercut.
Banks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johansson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Banks seems to have got his legs back now.
Banks misses with the head strike.
Banks trying to land knees to the body.
Johansson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Johansson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Banks just stands there and leans against the cage.
Banks avoids the elbow strike from Johansson, against the cage.
Parlay Banks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Johansson trying to control the position but instead, Banks has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johansson into the cage.
Johansson tries to throw a body punch but Banks avoids it by throwing Johansson back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks looking to throw knees to the head but Johansson is blocking nicely.
Johansson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Banks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Banks.
Banks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johansson.
Johansson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Banks is keeping busy.
Banks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Banks misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Banks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johansson's brow.
Johansson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johansson misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Banks.
Johansson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Parlay Banks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benedict Johansson.
Johansson stalling in the clinch but Banks improves position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Banks gets underhooks to prevent Johansson's takedown attempt.
Johansson working hard to break the clinch.
Johansson managing to block the knees to the body from Banks.
Banks lands with a left to the head.
Johansson is trying to pull guard but Banks turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Banks lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johansson blocks a body shot from Banks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johansson.
Johansson blocking some punches.
Banks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Banks lands a nice uppercut.
Johansson trying to control the position but instead, Banks has worked for underhooks and has pushed Johansson into the cage.
Johansson tries to break free but Banks pushes him back against the cage.
Johansson wants to get back to striking at distance but Banks won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johansson's elbow.
Banks pushes off an throws an elbow but Johansson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Banks tries to land knees in the clinch but Johansson avoids the damage to the body.
Banks lands with a left to the head.
Banks missing with knees to the body.
Banks tries a knee to the head but Johansson blocks it.
Banks misses with a punch to the body.
Johansson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Banks.
Banks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Banks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johansson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Banks has him pressed against the cage.
Johansson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right from Banks on the inside.
Banks has a couple of punches blocked by Johansson.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Banks misses with a knee to the head.
Banks has a couple of punches blocked by Johansson.
Johansson trying to stall but Banks improves his position.

Johansson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Banks shoots in looking for a takedown but Johansson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Banks's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johansson.
Johansson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Banks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johansson!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banks shoots in for a takedown but Johansson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Banks wants to clinch.
Johansson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Parlay Banks dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Banks clinches up against the cage.
Johansson blocks an uppercut.
Johansson blocking some punches.
Johansson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Banks stops a takedown attempt from Johansson.
Banks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Banks throws an elbow that misses.
Johansson blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banks lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johansson backwards.
Banks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Banks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johansson managing to block the knees to the body from Banks.
Banks with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Banks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johansson avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson fails to pull guard.
Parlay Banks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benedict Johansson.

Johansson pulls guard effortlessly.
Banks is looking to stand up but Johansson won't let him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Johansson is on top in guard.

Johansson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Banks wants to stand and escape. He's got his foot on Johansson's hips, looking to push off. But Johansson grabs a hold of the leg and drops back for an ankle lock! It's hard to tell if he's got it. Both fighters look composed - OH, not anymore they don't! Banks screams like a kid who's trapped his fingers in the car door and taps out! Yikes, that must have hurt - hopefully it's not snapped anything!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Benedict Johansson!