PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lamont Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Amitage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Banner
vs
Amitage

185 cm
20
223 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lamont Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mickey Amitage!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amitage thuds a left hand into Banner's body.
Amitage scores with a nice strike.
Nice uppercut there from Amitage.

Amitage gets caught flat footed, as Banner shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Banner thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Amitage is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Banner is aware though and is defending well.

Banner thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Banner passes Amitage's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Amitage really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Banner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Amitage trying to control but Banner postures up.

Banner is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Banner has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Amitage defend it? Banner steps over the head and cranks it - Amitage is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Banner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lamont Banner!
An out of breath Lamont Banner thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.