PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Tran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Banner had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Banner
vs
Tran

200 cm
21
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

204 cm
19
266 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marco Tran!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tran fails in his attempt to clinch.
Banner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tran moves away.
Banner walks into a straight right hand from Tran.
Tran throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Banner on the side of the head.
Banner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tran's waist but Tran gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Banner off to one side.
Banner misses with a few strikes there.
Banner throws a looping overhand right but Tran ducks down to avoid it.
Banner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Banner fails with the takedown.

Tran cracks Banner with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Tran has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Banner to stand back up!

Banner is rocked!

It looks like Tony Banner has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Tran engages and cracks Banner with a massive lead left hook - Banner tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Tran is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marco Tran!