PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Ly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Banner
vs
Ly

171 cm
25
136 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

150 cm
28
137 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Decent elbows
Very quick

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayne Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Ly!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner tries for a takedown but Ly sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Banner looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Banner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ly on the ground.
Banner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Banner keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ly's head.
Banner postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Banner passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ly tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Banner wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Banner tries to move into full mount but can't pass Ly's legs.
Ly tries to buck Banner off but Banner is having none of it.
Ly manages to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banner working the head and body with strikes.
Banner scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Banner prevents Ly from improving his position.
Banner scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ly taking some punishment here, with Banner in his half guard.
Ly works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ly wants to sweep here but Banner controlling him for the moment.
Banner tries to free his leg and advance position but Ly is retaining full guard.
Banner distracts Ly with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Banner wants to pass the guard but Ly is keeping the position.
Ly looking for a sweep. Not yet Ly, not yet.
Ly is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Ly is trying to work for a kimura but Banner is defending well.

Ly wants to work for an arm triangle but Banner is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ly wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Ly seems to be looking for submissions.

Ly is trying to work for a kimura but Banner is defending well.

Ly is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Banner defends it well.

Banner makes his way to full guard, as Ly worked for a kimura.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ly is looking to stand up but Banner won't let him.

Ly drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Banner dives on top into guard.
Ly keeping moving, preventing Banner from controlling successfully.
Banner connects with a couple of short punches.
Banner lands a couple of digs.
Banner lands a couple of digs.
Ly wants to sweep here but Banner controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner scoring with punches to the head and body.
Banner passes Ly's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ly is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Banner scores with a couple of nice shots.
Banner seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ly does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Banner lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Banner connects with a nice short shot to Ly's temple.
Ly moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ly wants to sweep here but Banner controlling him for the moment.
Banner slips nicely into half guard.
Ly taking some punishment here, with Banner in his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Banner connects with a nice short shot to Ly's temple.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Banner connects with a nice short shot to Ly's temple.
Banner scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ly manages to get to full guard.
Banner sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wayne Banner dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ly gets tackled into the cage by Banner. Banner maintains the clinch.
Banner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Banner fails to land.
Banner stalling against the cage.
Banner gets through Ly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Banner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Banner has Ly pushed against the cage.
Banner gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Banner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Banner.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner leaning against his opponent.
Banner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ly backwards.
Banner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Banner.
Banner pushes Ly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ly wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Banner.
Banner slowing the pace effectively.
Ly is trying to break free.
Banner lands a left hand.
A bit of stalling here from Banner.
Ly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Banner on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Banner lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Banner wants to pass the guard but Ly is defending well.
Ly is trying to get back to full guard.
Ly is pressing down on Banner's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ly looking to hit a scissor sweep but Banner is one step ahead there.
Banner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ly is on top in guard.
Banner is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

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

Ly looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Banner passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Banner is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ly wants to improve his position but Banner is controlling well.
Banner working over Ly with some ground and pound. Ly looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Banner winds up and cracks Ly with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Banner looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ly with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Banner working the head and body with strikes.
Ly wants to improve his position but Banner is controlling well.
Ly pushes Banner off looking to stand but Banner dives back in and keeps control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner working Ly over with strikes.
Banner is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ly taking some punishment here, with Banner in his half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banner scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Banner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Banner lands a nice short elbow.
Ly wants to get back to full guard.
Banner scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Banner wants to control but Ly is keeping him busy.
Wayne Banner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Banner scoring with strikes to the body and head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banner working the head and body with strikes.
Banner is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Banner is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wayne Banner dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Banner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Banner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ly tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Banner swivels and escapes.
Wayne Banner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Ly.
Banner connects with a leg kick. Ly looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Banner shoots in and gets a takedown into Ly's guard.
Banner landing with the ground and pound.
Banner with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Banner trying to control the position from guard on top but Ly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Banner scoring with punches to the head and body.
Banner looking to pass the guard.
Ly looking for a sweep. Not yet Ly, not yet.
Banner with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Banner advances to half guard.
Nice strikes from Banner there.
Ly is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Banner scores with a couple of nice shots.
Banner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ly can do to turn this around?
Ly manages to get to full guard.
Banner has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Banner works over Ly with some ground and pound from guard.
Banner landing some decent shots from guard.
Ly can't keep his opponent in guard - Banner advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ly is looking to improve his position.
Banner scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ly regains full guard. Nicely done.
Banner with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banner wants to pass the guard but Ly is keeping the position.
Jimmy Ly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner works over Ly with some ground and pound from guard.
Banner preventing the sweep.
Banner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Banner cracks Ly with a solid left hand.
Banner wants to pass the guard but Ly is keeping the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Banner stands up over Ly, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Banner works over Ly with some ground and pound from guard.
Ly has momentary wrist control but Banner slips an elbow through the middle.
Ly is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ly keeping full guard, as Banner tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ly is on top in guard.

Ly drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Banner manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ly has Banner in his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner wants to pass the guard but Ly is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ly is on top in guard.

Ly drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Banner manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ly has Banner in his guard.
Ly wants to sweep but no luck.
Banner stops Ly from standing up.
Banner scoring with punches to the head and body.
Banner 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.
Banner working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ly's head.

Banner got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ly has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Banner has managed to get both his arms back between Ly's legs - danger averted.
Banner looking to pass the guard.
Banner distracts Ly with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ly tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Banner connects with a couple of short punches.
Banner landing some decent shots from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banner showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Banner wants to control from the top but Ly keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Ly has his foot on Banner's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Banner works his way back into a safe position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wayne Banner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Banner 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

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