PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gary White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashley Banal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye West - Stronger. Gary White has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

White
vs
Banal

176 cm
20
155 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

195 cm
24
146 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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Pandemic Los Angeles [CBK]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gary White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ashley Banal!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Banal doesn't seem bothered though.
Banal blocks a jab.
Banal ducks under a wild hook from White.
White throws a looping overhand right but Banal ducks down to avoid it.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
White avoids the head kick by Banal.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banal.
White misses with a hook.
White lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Banal is rocked!
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Banal.
Banal is still on wobbly legs! Can White finish him?

Banal moves into range and clinches up with White.
Banal seems to have recovered his senses.
Come on White - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Banal.
White lands a shot to the body.
White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Banal backwards.
Banal is looking to break free of the clinch but White has double underhooks.
White pushes Banal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
White throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by White.
White lands a nice shot to the body.
White stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
White digs a right hand into Banal's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Banal's gas tank.
Banal is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
White lands a left hand that snaps the head of Banal backwards.
White crunches a lovely knee into Banal's ribcage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
White lands a nice shot to the body.
Banal looks gassed!
A nice left hand lands by White.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is leaning against Banal and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
White lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from White - that landed with a thud.
White lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
White unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Banal! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but White is unloading with more strikes now! Banal drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary White!