PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnathan Lowery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zygor Banne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Zygor Banne was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Lowery
vs
Banne

201 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

196 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnathan Lowery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zygor Banne!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Banne misses.
Lowery with a poor takedown

and Banne counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Banne not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banne content to control rather than advance.
Banne is thwarting Lowery's attempts to control the position.
Banne wants to free his trapped foot but Lowery is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Banne passes to full mount!
Banne controlling from the full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowery blocking the ground and pound.
Banne takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Let's hope that Banne has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banne thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Banne thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Banne controlling from the full mount.
Banne avoids the attempt from Lowery to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banne throwing strikes here but Lowery is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Banne content just to control the position here.
Lowery knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Banne on the ground.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

Banne stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowery shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Banne sprawls well. Banne wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lowery gets slowly back to his feet.

Banne shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Banne showed some decent athleticism there.
Lowery is breathing heavily.
Banne slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Banne postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Lowery to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zygor Banne dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Banne is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lowery's half guard.
Banne trying to control the pace.

Banne decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Banne shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Banne was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Banne takes a little break here. Lowery wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Banne has hold of Lowery's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Lowery seems comfortable defending it but Banne has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Lowery is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Lowery is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Banne couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Zygor Banne!
In his post fight interview, Zygor Banne started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.