PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chumbo Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Physcotic Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assassin has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Chumbo Banks could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to The Physcotic Assassin's chin.

Banks
vs
Physcotic Assassin

185 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
187 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chumbo Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, The Physcotic Assassin!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assassin keeps the fight on the outside.
Banks will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Banks is defended easily by Assassin.
Banks fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chumbo Banks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banks cracks the inside of Assassin's front leg.
Assassin looks gassed!
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch but Assassin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Assassin closes the distance and clinches up with Banks, looking for a takedown. Assassin pushes Banks against the cage but Banks circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Banks gets a takedown into half guard.

Banks wants to work for an arm triangle but Assassin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Banks looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Assassin's head.

Assassin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Assassin misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Banks throwing shots but Assassin is blocking nicely.
Assassin gets back to full guard.
Assassin trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Assassin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Banks has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Assassin is proving hard to escape from.

Assassin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Assassin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Banks tries to clinch but Assassin moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Banks tries to clinch there but Assassin circles away.
Assassin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chumbo Banks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banks tries to clinch but Assassin moves out of range.
Banks tries a head kick but it misses.
Assassin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Banks tries to clinch there but Assassin circles away.
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Assassin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Banks moves in looking to clinch but Assassin pushes him off.
Banks misses with a takedown attempt

and Assassin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Banks's guard.
Banks controlling Assassin's posture.
Assassin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin tries to free his leg and advance position but Banks is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Assassin trying to control the position from guard on top but Banks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Assassin wants to pass the guard but Banks is keeping the position.
Banks looking for a sweep. Not yet Banks, not yet.
Assassin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Banks lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Assassin!
Banks tries to control but Assassin wriggling away.
Assassin regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assassin tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Assassin can do anything to dispel that myth.

Banks escapes and gets back to his feet.

Banks shoots in and bounces Assassin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Assassin working for a triangle but Banks defends it easily.
Banks works over Assassin with some ground and pound from guard.

Banks thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Assassin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Banks got a little sloppy there for a moment and Assassin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Banks has managed to get both his arms back between Assassin's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Banks shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Assassin counters with a takedown into side control.
Banks tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Banks's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Assassin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Banks knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Assassin stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Banks throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks misses with a body kick.
Banks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Banks is looking to clinch but Assassin is avoiding it.

Banks gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Banks wants to sweep here but Assassin controlling him for the moment.

Assassin drops back looking for a leg! Banks is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Banks manages to kick Assassin off! Assassin jumps back into Banks's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Banks trying to control the position.
Banks has a closed guard, preventing Assassin from standing up.
Assassin won't allow Banks to sweep him here.
The Physcotic Assassin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Assassin won't allow Banks to get back to his feet.
Banks keeping moving, preventing Assassin from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Banks fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Assassin sprawls well initially but Banks persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Banks manages to pass to side control.
Assassin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Banks wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Banks is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Assassin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Assassin is trying to get back to half guard.
Banks scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Assassin to see if he's OK.

Banks is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Assassin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Assassin gets back to half guard.

Assassin actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Assassin tries to roll over but Banks keeps him under control.
Assassin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Banks tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

Assassin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Assassin misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Banks is looking to slow Assassin down with leg kicks.

Banks closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Chumbo Banks will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Banks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Assassin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Assassin fails to land the takedown.
Banks throws a series of punches but Assassin avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Banks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Banks misses with a takedown

and Assassin counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Assassin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Assassin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Assassin stopping the sweep attempt from Banks.

Assassin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin landing with the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Assassin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Assassin trying to control the position from guard on top but Banks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Assassin tries to stand but Banks is controlling from the bottom.
Banks looking for a sweep. Not yet Banks, not yet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Banks misses with a takedown

and Assassin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Assassin wants to control from the top but Banks keeps moving.
The Physcotic Assassin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Banks is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Assassin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Banks is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Assassin is controlling him.

Assassin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Assassin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Banks controls Assassin momentarily but Assassin frees himself.
Banks bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Assassin's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Assassin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Assassin will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Assassin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Banks can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Assassin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Banks scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Banks got a little sloppy there for a moment and Assassin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Banks has managed to get both his arms back between Assassin's legs - danger averted.
Banks trying to control but Assassin is working from the bottom.
Assassin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Assassin thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Banks knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Assassin on the ground.

Assassin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Banks content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Assassin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Banks passes into side control.
Assassin tries to bench press Banks off him but Banks keeps the position.
Chumbo Banks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Banks stands up.

And that's the end of the fight!
The Physcotic Assassin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Banks has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chumbo Banks!