PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tacit Duxx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Banners (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banners comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rage Against The Machine - Bombtrack kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Duxx
vs
Banners

194 cm
25
264 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

194 cm
25
275 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Experienced

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tacit Duxx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ken Banners!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Duxx clinches up with Banners and pushes him back against the cage.
Duxx tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duxx misses with an elbow over the top.
Duxx working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Duxx's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

It looks like Tacit Duxx has been cut.
Duxx blocking some punches.
Banners manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Duxx swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duxx throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short left from Banners.
A short right from Banners on the inside.
Duxx throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Banners.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banners works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Duxx is breathing heavily.
Banners blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Banners avoids a wild elbow strike from Duxx.
Banners lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Banners lands a nice uppercut.
Banners pushes Duxx back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banners avoids a wild elbow strike from Duxx.
Duxx misses with an elbow over the top.
Banners lands a shot to the body.
Nice elbow from Banners.

Tacit Duxx's cut is getting worse.
Banners softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Banners lands a left hand that snaps the head of Duxx backwards.
Banners taking a breather.
Banners scores with a shot to the side of Duxx's head.
Banners lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Tacit Duxx's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
With the fighters up against the cage, Duxx throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Duxx throws an elbow but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Banners.
A short uppercut from Banners.
Banners holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Banners.
Banners makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Jeez, Tacit Duxx's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Banners is struggling to control the position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Banners.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tacit Duxx's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ken Banners!