PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bo Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jjang Shin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bo Banks could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jjang Shin's chin.

Banks
vs
Shin

165 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

179 cm
18
139 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bo Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jjang Shin!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Banks sprawls well. Banks wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shin gets slowly back to his feet.
Shin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Shin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Banks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Banks thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Shin if he has to take too many more of those.
Shin blocks the body kick.
Shin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Banks tries to work over Shin's front leg with a kick but Shin checks it.
Banks lets loose with a powerful body kick. Shin will feel that in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Banks's waist but Banks gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shin off to one side.
An inside leg kick lands from Banks.
Shin looks for a takedown but Banks sprawls well.
Bo Banks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jjang Shin.
Shin looks gassed!
Banks throws a head kick but Shin moves out of range.
Shin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Banks is fending him off so far but Shin persists. Nope, Banks circles away and we're back to standing.
Shin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Banks but Banks pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Shin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Banks sprawls well. Banks wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shin gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Banks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Banks throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bo Banks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shin throws a head kick that misses
and Banks makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Shin really felt that one!
Banks looks to land a body kick but Shin moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shin looks to score with a jab to the body but Banks is just out of range.
Shin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Banks.
An inside leg kick lands from Banks.
Banks throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Banks.
Banks scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Banks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Banks scores with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Banks. That's going to slow Shin down.
Bo Banks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banks throws a head kick but Shin moves out of range.
Banks is looking to land body kicks.
Shin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Banks. Banks obviously looking to wear him down.
Banks buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Banks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick lands there from Banks.
Banks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bo Banks dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Banks cracks the inside of Shin's front leg.
Banks misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Banks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Banks.
Banks throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jjang Shin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Banks is looking to slow Shin down with leg kicks.
Banks feints and then cracks Shin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shin down.
Banks cracks the inside of Shin's front leg.
Shin is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Banks throws a sloppy head kick and Shin moves out of range easily.
Banks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Banks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Banks scores with a spinning back kick!
Banks throws a wild body kick that Shin sees coming a mile off.
Shin gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Banks counters with a leg kick.
Banks misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Banks throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Banks can pounce on him.
Banks throws a quick inside leg kick.
Banks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Banks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bo Banks is winning the standup battle so far.
Shin blocks a head kick by Banks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Banks throws a head kick that Shin semi-blocks.
Banks throws a solid leg kick but Shin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Banks.
Shin has his takedown stuffed
and Banks counters with a good low kick that Shin was not able to check.
Banks with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slapping leg kick lands for Banks.
Banks turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Shin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Banks has got the better of the exchanges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks scores with a leg kick.
Banks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Banks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banks explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Banks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bo Banks dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Shin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Shin shoots and misses
and Banks counters with a slapping leg kick.
Banks lands a nice looking body kick.
Banks with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Banks tries a head kick but it misses.
Banks throws a leg kick which misses Shin's front leg but catches the back leg as Shin tries to avoid it.
Banks tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Banks thumps Shin with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Shin is able to avoid easily.
Banks throws a sloppy head kick and Shin moves out of range easily.
Shin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Banks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Banks. That's going to slow Shin down.
Shin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shin tries for a takedown but Banks circles away easily
and Banks counters with a thumping low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Banks.
Banks misses with an attempted mid kick.
Banks motions for Shin to come forward. Banks throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shin fails with the takedown
and Banks counters with an inside leg kick.
Bo Banks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jjang Shin.
Banks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Banks tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Banks counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Banks connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Banks throws a solid leg kick but Shin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Banks.
Shin is trying desperately to land a takedown but Banks is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Shin.
Banks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Banks looks to land a body kick but Shin moved away.
Banks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shin can do to turn this around?
Shin with a poor takedown
and Banks counters with a good low kick that Shin was not able to check.
Bo Banks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Banks lands but Shin takes it in his stride.
A slapping leg kick lands for Banks.
Shin misses with a takedown attempt
and Banks counters with a nice body kick.
Banks lands a high kick!
Jjang Shin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Banks counters with a good low kick that Shin was not able to check.
Banks dodges the punch combination from Shin.
Banks thows a body kick. Shin tries to catch it but that hurt him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bo Banks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Banks 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:24
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:25

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