PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Le Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gracie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Get It. Le Banner has chosen Bomfunk MC's - Freestyler as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gracie
vs
Le Banner

194 cm
24
240 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
20
260 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roger Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jerome Le Banner!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Banner lands with a nice combination. Gracie backs away looking to recover.
Gracie misses with a combination
and Le Banner counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

It looks like Roger Gracie has been cut.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Le Banner slips under a jab.
Le Banner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Gracie moves out of range as Le Banner throws a body kick.
Le Banner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Danga de danga de dang - Le Banner scores with a four punch combination!
Gracie throws a series of strikes that have Le Banner backpedaling.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Le Banner shows good takedown defense.
Le Banner takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Gracie. That snapped Le Banner's head back.
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!
Le Banner displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Le Banner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Le Banner throws a combination. Gracie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Le Banner tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Le Banner sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good shot there by Gracie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Banner tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Gracie gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Le Banner passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie tries to roll over but Le Banner keeps him under control.

Le Banner stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Le Banner throws a combination that misses

and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Le Banner keeps moving.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Le Banner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gracie postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Le Banner is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gracie, into his guard.

Gracie is looking for a triangle here but Le Banner uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Le Banner has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Le Banner scoring well with a low kick there.
Gracie misses with a hook. Le Banner ducked under it nicely.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Le Banner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Le Banner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Le Banner, right into the meat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Le Banner!

Le Banner scores a takedown into full mount!
Gracie is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Le Banner is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Le Banner lands a jab-cross combination.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Le Banner's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Le Banner duly obliges.
Jerome Le Banner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Le Banner stalks Gracie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gracie's face. Gracie staggers backwards, shaken.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Le Banner.
Gracie walks into a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Le Banner.
Le Banner is working the combinations to good effect here.
Le Banner lands the left hand.
Le Banner works over Gracie's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerome Le Banner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roger Gracie's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Le Banner's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Le Banner duly obliges.
Gracie lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jab from Le Banner.
Gracie swings for the body but Le Banner moves out of range.
Donk. Gracie catches Le Banner right on the button with a cross.
Le Banner throws a combination. Gracie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Le Banner fails to land with a series of punches.
Le Banner swinging wildly here.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Le Banner moves away.
Le Banner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Le Banner defends it nicely.
Gracie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Le Banner stalks Gracie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gracie's face. Gracie staggers backwards, shaken.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A left lands for Le Banner.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown. Le Banner tries to sprawl out of it but Gracie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Le Banner manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Le Banner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Banner looks to land a combination. Gracie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Le Banner lands with a nice combination. Gracie backs away looking to recover.
Le Banner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gracie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Le Banner swinging wildly here.
Le Banner scores with a leg kick.
Le Banner sizes up Gracie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheers as Le Banner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gracie doesn't seem phased though.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Le Banner misses with a series of wild punches.
Roger Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Le Banner thuds his right hand into Gracie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Le Banner throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Le Banner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
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!
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Le Banner.
Le Banner throws a one two combo.
Le Banner stalks Gracie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gracie's face. Gracie staggers backwards, shaken.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Le Banner!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Banner tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Le Banner throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Le Banner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Le Banner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Le Banner throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Le Banner dips to his left and cracks Gracie with an uppercut!
Gracie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Le Banner.
Le Banner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gracie walks into a jab.
Le Banner misses with the combination.
Le Banner with a nice cross.
Le Banner scores with a three punch combo!
Le Banner misses with a double jab.
Le Banner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie takes one to the chin there.
A jab lands there for Le Banner.
Le Banner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Le Banner defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Banner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Le Banner.
Donk. Le Banner catches Gracie right on the button with a cross.
Le Banner's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Le Banner duly obliges.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Le Banner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Le Banner scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Le Banner misses with a double jab.
Le Banner works over Gracie's head and body with a nice combination.
Le Banner closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Le Banner.
Le Banner misses with a head kick.

Le Banner closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gracie to the mat! Gracie manages to get full guard.

Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Le Banner passes into side control.
A control attempt from Gracie but he's now mounted!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Le Banner gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie wants to clinch up but Le Banner keeps it at a distance.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Le Banner.
Gracie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Le Banner with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Le Banner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Le Banner gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Le Banner wants to stand up but Gracie is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerome Le Banner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roger Gracie's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Le Banner swivels and escapes.
Gracie is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Le Banner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Le Banner scores with a decent looking hook.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Le Banner lands with a hook. Gracie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gracie throws out a powerful jab.
Le Banner lands a head shot.
Le Banner lands a jab to the head.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Le Banner stalks Gracie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gracie's face. Gracie staggers backwards, shaken.
Le Banner connects with the punch.
Le Banner throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Le Banner tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Le Banner to the ground. Le Banner escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good exchange - Le Banner coming out on top.
Le Banner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Le Banner tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Le Banner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Le Banner misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Banner misses with a wild combination.
Le Banner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Le Banner scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Le Banner throws a combination. Gracie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Le Banner misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick from Le Banner lands but Gracie takes it in his stride.
Le Banner jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Le Banner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Le Banner.
The crowd cheers as Le Banner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gracie doesn't seem phased though.
Le Banner scores with a punch to the head.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Le Banner lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown. Le Banner tries to sprawl out of it but Gracie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Le Banner manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Le Banner's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Le Banner duly obliges.
Le Banner lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Le Banner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Le Banner lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Gracie is rocked!
Le Banner digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Gracie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Le Banner lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Le Banner.

Le Banner shoots in and bounces Gracie off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Le Banner decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Le Banner scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Le Banner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Le Banner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Le Banner throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Jerome Le Banner seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Le Banner shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gracie is trying to defend but Le Banner finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Le Banner wants to stand up but Gracie is controlling the position.

Le Banner stands up from half guard.
Le Banner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jerome Le Banner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Banner throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Le Banner throws a quick inside leg kick.
Le Banner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gracie lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Le Banner throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Le Banner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Le Banner. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Le Banner.
Le Banner throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Le Banner lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gracie backs up against the cage.
Le Banner stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Le Banner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left and a right from Le Banner both land. Nice combination.
Nice jab there from Le Banner.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roger Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie walks into a stiff left hand from Le Banner.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jerome Le Banner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Le Banner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 25:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 25:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerome Le Banner!