PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lostma Braincells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlton Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Braincells kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is BoneCrusher- Aint neva scared. Banks has chosen It's Not Unusual as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Braincells
vs
Banks

194 cm
34
291 lbs
19 - 13 - 0

173 cm
29
167 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

World class boxer
Very quick

World class boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lostma Braincells!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlton Banks!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Braincells ducks under a wild hook from Banks.
Braincells doesn't manage to clinch there - Banks circles away.
Banks slips under a jab.
Banks throws the kick towards the body but Braincells avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Braincells.
Braincells wants to clinch up but Banks keeps it at a distance.
Banks slips a jab from Braincells.
Braincells tries to close the distance and clinch up but Banks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Banks has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Braincells tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banks was well out of range. Poor timing from Braincells.
Braincells avoids a punch combination nicely.
Banks swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks lands a nice looking kick to the body. Braincells takes a step back to recover.
Braincells tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Banks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Banks throws a nice inside leg kick.
Banks looks to throw the jab but Braincells is out of range.
Braincells lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Braincells scores with the left hand. Banks knows he should have avoided that one.
Braincells keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Banks.
Braincells cracks Banks with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks lands a nice shot to the body.
Braincells throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Braincells ducks under a wild hook from Banks.
Banks jabs Braincells to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab lands there for Braincells.
Braincells uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Banks.
Nice defenses there by Braincells.
Braincells is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Banks misses with a straight left.
Braincells throws a hook but Banks blocks it.
Banks is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks tries to land a front kick but Braincells steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Braincells is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Banks.
Banks misses with a looping right.
A big right from Braincells misses.
Braincells jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A left and a right from Braincells both land. Nice combination.
Braincells waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Banks.
Decent striking displayed by Braincells there.
Braincells is looking to slow Banks down with leg kicks.
Banks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Braincells.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Banks. Braincells does a little dance to reset his feet.
Braincells attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Banks misses with a kick to the body

and Braincells counters by clinching up.
Banks is looking to break free of the clinch but Braincells has double underhooks.
Braincells pushes Banks back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Banks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Banks misses with the head strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Braincells has a couple of punches blocked by Banks.
Braincells throws a head punch that misses.

Braincells escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Banks misses with an uppercut. Braincells saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lostma Braincells dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Braincells ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banks moves away.
Braincells misses with a looping right.
Banks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Braincells.
Braincells misses with a series of wild punches.
Braincells throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Braincells misses the body punch
and Banks counters with a nice low kick that buckles Braincells's knee momentarily.
Braincells closes the distance but Banks moves to the side
and Banks counters with a low kick, right behind Braincells 's knee.
Banks lands a nice leg kick that just misses Braincells's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braincells keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Braincells bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Banks's head.
Braincells thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some bone on bone action there as Braincells checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A left lands for Banks.
Lostma Braincells is winning the standup battle so far.
Braincells is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Banks bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Braincells lands a nice looking body shot.
Banks lands a leg kick that knocks Braincells off balance momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braincells takes a swing at Banks's ribcage but misses.

Braincells darts in and clinches Banks up against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Braincells.
Braincells blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Banks looking to stall.
Banks blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banks is trying to push Braincells away but Braincells has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Braincells trying to stall but Banks improves his position.
Braincells tries to work over Banks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Braincells is looking to control Banks's arms but Banks gets an underhook and turns him. Now Braincells has his back to the ropes.
Braincells misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Banks.
Banks is trying to stall.
Braincells misses with a short punch on the inside.
Braincells swings wildly with an uppercut but Banks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Braincells gets through Banks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Braincells blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Banks.
Braincells slowing the pace effectively.
Braincells working hard to break the clinch.
Braincells working aggressively here.
Braincells misses with a hook from the clinch.
Banks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Braincells lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Braincells.
Banks gets through Braincells's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Braincells is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Banks slowing the pace effectively.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Braincells.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Braincells.
Banks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Braincells blocks a body shot from Banks.
Banks takes a shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Braincells throws a head punch that misses.
Banks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Braincells tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lostma Braincells 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!

Braincells lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Braincells pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Braincells connects with a looping right hand.

Banks is rocked!
Jab, jab by Braincells - just one landing.
Banks is still on wobbly legs! Can Braincells finish him?
Braincells tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Banks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Braincells fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Banks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Banks listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Banks seems to have recovered his senses.
Braincells fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banks manages to avoid it.
Banks thows a body shot but no joy.
Braincells moves away from the strike by Banks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braincells swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Banks counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Braincells crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Banks - the referee stops the clock and Braincells gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Banks. Braincells manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Banks throws out a powerful jab.
Banks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Banks lands a nice leg kick that just misses Braincells's sensitive parts.
Braincells misses with a straight right.
Braincells takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Banks comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Braincells cracks Banks with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks works Braincells's body with a nice hook.
Banks misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Braincells looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carlton Banks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Braincells throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Braincells waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Banks.
Banks swings for the body but Braincells moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Banks. Braincells does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks misses the jab.
Banks throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Braincells avoids the body shot from Banks.
Banks misses the shot to the body.
Lostma Braincells is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Banks throws a leg kick but Braincells sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Banks throws a front kick aimed at Braincells's knee but Braincells avoids it well.
Braincells lands with a cross.
Braincells takes a swing at Banks's ribcage but misses.
Banks throws a chopping leg kick but Braincells manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Braincells misses with a body shot.
Carlton Banks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braincells misses with a wild body shot.
Braincells staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Banks misses the target.
Braincells tries to clinch but Banks moves out of range.
Banks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Braincells.
A slow jab from Banks misses its intended target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Banks throws a shot from downtown. Braincells moves away and avoids it.
Braincells scores with a punch to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lostma Braincells.
Well Braincells 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lostma Braincells!
Lostma Braincells thanked the fans post fight for their support.