PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Banana Republic (ranked 746 p4p, 778 weight class) and Puncher Face (ranked 47 p4p, 48 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Puncher Face enters the cage!

Republic
vs
Face

191 cm
33
270
20 - 17 - 0

210 cm
30
275
19 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Knock Out Sups

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Northern Zombie

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Banana Republic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Puncher Face!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Republic.

Republic has Face up against the cage in a clinch.
Face has a couple of punches blocked by Republic.
Our sources have told us that Republic has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Face's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Face connects with a nasty looking knee right to Republic's face.

It looks like Banana Republic has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Face just misses with a elbow thrown towards Republic's brow.
Republic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Face lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Face blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Republic.
Republic tries a knee to the head but Face blocks it.
Republic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Face blocks it with crossed arms.
Republic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Republic.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Face lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Republic misses with some punches.
Republic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Face or not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Face misses with a knee strike.
Face lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Republic takes a knee right on the jaw!
Face goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Republic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Face misses with a punch to the body.
Face blocks an uppercut.
Face pressing his opponent against the cage.
Face scores with a hook to the body.
Face cracks Republic with a nice body shot.
Face lands a hook that snaps the head of Republic backwards.
Republic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Republic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Face.
Face avoiding damage as Republic throws knees to the body.
Republic misses with the head strike.
Republic avoiding damage as Face throws knees to the body.
Face tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face avoiding damage as Republic throws knees to the body.
Republic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Face prevents a body shot from Republic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Face lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Face working aggressively here.
Face throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Face.
Republic tries to land knees in the clinch but Face avoids the damage to the body.
Face misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Republic.
Face tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Republic with a knee to the head.

It looks like Puncher Face has been cut.
Face tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Face lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Republic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Republic throws a punch but it's blocked by Face.
Face lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Face tries a knee to the head but Republic blocks it.
Face lands a right hand that snaps the head of Republic backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face stalling the fight.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Republic as Face tries to tie him up.
Republic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Face landing knees to the head.
Face is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Republic tries to land knees in the clinch but Face avoids the damage to the body.
Republic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Face.
Face throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Face.
Republic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Face to work.
Face trying to control the position but instead, Republic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Face into the cage.
Face lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Republic backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Republic.
A short uppercut from Face.
Face throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Republic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Republic.
Republic managing to block the knees to the body from Face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Republic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Face looks winded!
Republic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Face or not.
Republic lands a nice knee to the body.
Republic connects with a knee to the head.
Republic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Face lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Republic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Face throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Republic lands a nice knee to the body.
Republic lands with a right to the head.
Republic lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Banana Republic will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Republic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Republic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Face. That did some damage!
Republic swings widly with a right hand
and Face counters with a nice uppercut.
Face tries to close the distance and clinch up but Republic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Republic thinks about countering with a body kick.
Republic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Republic misses with a hook. Face ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Face on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Republic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Face.
Face walks forward, straight into a front kick from Republic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Republic missing with a left hand there. Face was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Face is breathing heavily.
Republic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Republic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Republic finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Republic lands a nice looking body kick.
Republic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Face takes one to the chin there.
Republic throws a push kick but Face slaps the foot to one side.
A countering left hand to the body from Face misses.

Republic clinches up with Face and pushes him back against the cage.
Republic scores with a nice hook to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Republic.
Republic landing knees to the head.
A right hand to the body from Republic.
Republic landing knees to the body.
Republic misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Republic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Face backwards.
Face fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Face is trying to maintain a safe position but Republic gets an underhook and turns Face into the cage.
Republic looking to throw knees to the head but Face is blocking nicely.
Face managing to block the knees to the body from Republic.
A short body shot lands from Republic as the two fighters clinch.
Republic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Face is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Republic tries to land a knee to the head but Face blocks with his arms.
Republic misses with a body punch.
Face has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Face throws a knee to the head but misses.
Republic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Face on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Face lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Face takes a knee to the side of the body.
Republic tries a knee to the head but Face blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Republic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Republic tries to land knees in the clinch but Face avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Republic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Republic has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Face blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Face lands a left hand.
Face takes a shot to the head.
Republic missing with knees to the body.
Republic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Republic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Face or not.
Republic misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Republic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Republic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Republic lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Face misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Republic on the inside.
Republic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Face can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Republic.
Republic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Republic looking to throw knees to the head but Face is blocking nicely.
Face is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Republic is defending well for now.
Republic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Republic lands with a right to the head.
Republic lands a hook that snaps the head of Face backwards.

Face is rocked!
Knees in the clinch landing for Republic.
Face is still on wobbly legs! Can Republic finish him?
Republic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Face lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short right from Republic on the inside.
Face seems to have recovered his senses.
Republic lands a shoulder strike.
Republic lands an uppercut.
Republic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Face takes a shot to the head.
Republic landing knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Republic.
Republic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Banana Republic dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Republic throws a big shot that misses.
Face throws a counter combo.
Face is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Face stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Republic.
Face tries to clinch there but Republic circles away.
Republic scores with a jab. Face acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Republic throws a jab but it's blocked by Face.
Face is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Republic throws an off balance right hand
and Face counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Republic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Face swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Face on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice body punch from Republic.
Face takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Face steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Republic.
Face doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

Face gets tackled into the cage by Republic. Republic maintains the clinch.
Republic misses with a knee to the head.
Republic working aggressively here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Republic obliges.
Republic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Face avoids it.
Face using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Republic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Face is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Republic is defending well for now.
Face with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Republic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Face has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Face takes a knee right on the jaw!
Puncher Face has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Face.
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!
Republic lands a nice knee to the body.
Republic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Face is defending well for now.
Republic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Republic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Face avoids it.
Republic connects with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Republic.
Face throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Republics head.
Face avoiding damage as Republic throws knees to the body.
Face blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Face is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Republic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Republic swings wildly with an uppercut but Face uses good head movement to avoid it.
Face has a couple of punches blocked by Republic.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face blocks an uppercut.
Face lands with a left to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Face misses with a knee to the head.
Republic scores with a shot to the side of Face's head.
Face tries a knee to the head but Republic blocks it.
Face throws a knee to the head but misses.
Face's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Republic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Face backwards.
Republic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Face is defending well for now.
Republic lands with a short shot to the head.
Face throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Republic blocks it with crossed arms.
Republic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Republic tries a knee to the head but Face blocks it.
Republic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Republic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Face has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Face tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Republic avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Face displaying some good clinch control by pressing Republic up against the cage.
A short left from Republic.
Republic landing knees to the body.
Republic misses with a knee strike.
Banana Republic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Face swings wildly with an uppercut but Republic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Face tries to land a knee to the head but Republic blocks with his arms.
Face with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Face blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Banana Republic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Republic has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:26
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:26
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Banana Republic!
A very excited looking Banana Republic rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.