PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Eduardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimi Banuwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Eduardo
vs
Banuwa

190 cm
22
215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

182 cm
24
220 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carlos Eduardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimi Banuwa!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eduardo with a hook.

It looks like Jimi Banuwa has been cut.
Eduardo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Banuwa counters with an outside leg kick.
Banuwa is looking to chop away at Eduardo's legs.
Eduardo just misses with a punch to the body.
Banuwa ducks under a wild hook from Eduardo.
Banuwa lands with a slapping head kick.
Banuwa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Banuwa defending well as Eduardo loads up on a big left hand.
Banuwa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Banuwa misses with a low kick.
Eduardo looks to land a right hand but Banuwa moved out of range.
Eduardo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Eduardo misses with the combination.
Banuwa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Eduardo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Banuwa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eduardo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Banuwa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Eduardo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eduardo checks a low kick from Banuwa.
Banuwa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Banuwa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eduardo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Banuwa slips a straight right by Eduardo.
Eduardo misses the shot to the body.
Eduardo connects with a jab.
Banuwa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Eduardo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Banuwa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eduardo misses the jab.
A big left from Eduardo misses.
Banuwa slips under a jab from Eduardo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eduardo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Banuwa's head backwards.
Eduardo misses with a two punch combination.
Banuwa throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banuwa connects with an inside leg kick.
Banuwa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eduardo.
Banuwa avoids the body shot from Eduardo.
Eduardo cracks Banuwa with an open hand slap.
Banuwa walks into a left hand.

Banuwa is rocked!

That has opened up Jimi Banuwa's cut even more.
A leg kick checked by Banuwa.
Banuwa throws a leg kick but Eduardo checks it.
Eduardo tries to bum rush Banuwa with a series of wild strikes but Banuwa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Eduardo scores with a decent looking hook.
Banuwa is still on wobbly legs! Can Eduardo finish him?
Eduardo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Banuwa.
Banuwa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Banuwa seems to have recovered his senses.
Eduardo looks to score with a jab to the body but Banuwa is just out of range.
Eduardo takes a swing at Banuwa's ribcage but misses.
Nice body kick there by Banuwa.
Banuwa feints and then cracks Eduardo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Eduardo down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banuwa slips a jab and a cross from Eduardo.
Eduardo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Banuwa.
A solid leg kick lands there for Banuwa.
Eduardo blocks a low kick nicely.
Banuwa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Banuwa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Banuwa.
Banuwa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Eduardo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Banuwa throws a sloppy head kick and Eduardo moves out of range easily.
Nice body punch from Eduardo.
Banuwa looks gassed!
Banuwa tries to clinch but Eduardo moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banuwa wants to clinch.
Donk. Eduardo catches Banuwa right on the button with a cross.

The cut above Jimi Banuwa's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Eduardo lands a big uppercut and Banuwa crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Banuwa looks OK. Eduardo waves Banuwa back to his feet!
Banuwa get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Banuwa stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Eduardo runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carlos Eduardo!