PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julius Gable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Bannion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rex Bannion will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Gable
vs
Bannion

190 cm
22
166 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Attliction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julius Gable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rex Bannion!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bannion doesn't manage to clinch there - Gable circles away.
Bannion pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Gable darts in and clinches Bannion up against the cage.
Bannion is trying to maintain a safe position but Gable gets an underhook and turns Bannion into the cage.
Gable lands a nice knee to the body.
Bannion holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gable on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bannion prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bannion crunches a lovely knee into Gable's ribcage.
Bannion is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bannion tries to land knees in the clinch but Gable avoids the damage to the body.
Bannion trying to land knees to the body.

Gable breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bannion tries to clinch up
and Gable counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gable shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bannion as he avoids it easily.

Bannion forces Gable back against the cage and clinches.
Gable is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gable avoids the elbow strike from Bannion, against the cage.
Gable is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bannion misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gable.
Bannion missing with knees to the body.
Gable tries to pull guard but Bannion won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julius Gable. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gable on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Gable.
Bannion with a knee to the head.
Bannion crunches a lovely knee into Gable's ribcage.
Bannion landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gable is breathing heavily.
Bannion lands an elbow just above Gable 's eye.
Bannion misses with a knee to the head.
Bannion tries to land knees in the clinch but Gable avoids the damage to the body.
Bannion tries to land knees in the clinch but Gable avoids the damage to the body.
Gable tries a knee to the head but Bannion blocks it.
Gable really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gable with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A bit of stalling here from Bannion.
Bannion lands a knee to the body.
Gable avoiding damage as Bannion throws knees to the body.
Gable managing to block the knees to the body from Bannion.
Bannion slows down the pace here.
Gable managing to block the knees to the body from Bannion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gable wants a takedown.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gable just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bannion's brow.
Bannion lands a knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Bannion.
Bannion landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gable throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Bannion.
Bannion lands a knee to the head.

Gable breaks from the clinch.
Bannion darts in trying to clinch

and Gable moves into the clinch.
Bannion taking a breather.
Gable tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gable is working for takedown but Bannion is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gable fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gable pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bannion gets underhooks to prevent Gable's takedown attempt.
Gable will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bannion up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable throws an elbow but it misses.
Gable has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bannion is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bannion takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bannion trying to land knees to the body.
Bannion crunches a lovely knee into Gable's ribcage.
Bannion tries to land knees in the clinch but Gable avoids the damage to the body.
Gable tries to score a body lock takedown but Bannion shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bannion.
Gable tries to land a knee to the head but Bannion blocks with his arms.
Bannion scores a nice knee to the body.
Bannion with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gable wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bannion is pressed up against the cage. Gable has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bannion down to the mat. Bannion avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bannion darts in trying to clinch

and Gable counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bannion wants to get back to his feet.
Gable will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gable trying to control from half guard but Bannion is working away.
Bannion wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rex Bannion will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bannion doesn't manage to clinch there - Gable circles away.

Gable has Bannion up against the cage in a clinch.
Bannion crunches a lovely knee into Gable's ribcage.
Bannion is pressed up against the cage. Gable has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bannion down to the mat. Bannion avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gable throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bannion looks to clinch

and Gable counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gable wants to take a breather but Bannion is having none of it.
Bannion is trying to stand.

Gable seems to be working for a kimura but Bannion defends the submission attempt.
Bannion really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gable. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable moves nicely into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bannion wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Gable are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
A head kick from Bannion lands but Gable takes it in his stride.
Bannion misses with a head kick.
Bannion clinches but Gable breaks the clinch

and Gable counters by moving into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Bannion.
Bannion tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bannion.
Gable managing to block the knees to the body from Bannion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gable tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gable on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bannion misses with an elbow over the top.

Gable successfully pulls guard.
Bannion tries to stand but Gable is controlling from the bottom.

Gable looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gable bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bannion's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julius Gable dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Horrible takedown by Gable or perhaps it was just good defense by Bannion which made him look bad.

Gable shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gable landing strikes from the mount.
Gable wants to control the pace but Bannion is squirming around nicely.

Gable stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bannion is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bannion misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bannion looks to clinch

and Gable counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gable trying to control the position from guard on top but Bannion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bannion wants to stand up but Gable is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gable wants to control from the top but Bannion keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bannion is looking to stand up but Gable isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Gable thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gable thows a big elbow that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julius Gable showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gable 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 John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julius Gable!