PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tolek Banan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jameson Dredd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dredd has chosen I Am The Law! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Banan
vs
Dredd

179 cm
23
163 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

170 cm
20
160 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Steel Penn's Laundry 93%
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Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tolek Banan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jameson Dredd!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dredd takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dredd steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Banan.
Banan looks for a takedown but Dredd sprawls well.
Some wild striking there from Banan.
Banan checks a leg kick.
Dredd throws a poor cross that misses
and Banan counters with an outside leg kick.
Dredd slips a jab from Banan.
Dredd throws a body kick that misses
and Banan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dredd slips a straight right by Banan.
Banan throws a looping overhand right but Dredd ducks down to avoid it.
Dredd throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Banan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Banan scores with a one two! Dredd had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dredd throws a jab but it's blocked by Banan.
Dredd thows a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body punch from Dredd.
Banan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Banan slips under a jab from Dredd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dredd attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Banan blocks a leg kick.
Jameson Dredd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dredd checks a leg kick.
Banan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Banan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Banan connects with a right hand. Dredd shakes it off.
Dredd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dredd wants to land a leg kick but Banan is out of range.
Banan thows a body shot but no joy.
Banan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dredd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Banan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Banan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dredd misses with a hook. Banan ducked under it nicely.
Banan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dredd throws a lazy right hand but Banan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Banan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dredd in his tracks.
Banan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dredd moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banan cracks a nice hook into Dredd's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banan's corner calls for a 1-2. Banan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dredd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banan manages to avoid it.
Banan scores with the left hand. Dredd knows he should have avoided that one.
Banan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dredd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Banan catches Dredd with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Banan fails to land with a series of punches.
Banan lands a jab.
Banan takes one on the button.
Dredd is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Banan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dredd digs a good hook to Banan's body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Banan.
Banan ducks under a wild hook from Dredd.
Dredd takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Banan looks to throw the jab but Dredd is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banan lands a jab-cross combination.

Dredd is rocked!
Dredd with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dredd is still on wobbly legs! Can Banan finish him?
Banan closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Dredd! Banan dives in looking to finish! Dredd is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tolek Banan!
Tolek Banan retains his lightweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Tolek Banan waved his t-shirt featuring SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI's logo in front of the cameras.