PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jor Le Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Macunai Maicow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Le Banner
vs
Maicow

190 cm
22
260 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
264 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jor Le Banner !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Macunai Maicow!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maicow tries to clinch up but Le Banner circles away and keeps his distance.
Le Banner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maicow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Maicow. That snapped Le Banner 's head back.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A head kick lands from Le Banner that sends Maicow to the canvas. Maicow tries to scramble back to his feet but Le Banner brings him back down into side control.

Maicow is rocked!

It looks like Macunai Maicow has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Le Banner is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Maicow will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Maicow is still in real trouble! Can Le Banner finish him?
Le Banner misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Maicow seems to have recovered his senses.
Le Banner just content to control the position.
Maicow is pushing Le Banner 's head away, looking to escape. Le Banner manages to hold on to the position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Banner wants to stand but Maicow has his arm trapped.
Maicow defending against the ground and pound.
Le Banner is breathing heavily.

Le Banner stands up and beckons Maicow to his feet.
Le Banner slips under a jab from Maicow.
Le Banner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maicow tries to clinch but Le Banner moves out of range.
Le Banner could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Maicow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Le Banner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maicow tries to clinch there but Le Banner circles away.

Maicow gets a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Maicow lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Jor Le Banner has been cut.
Le Banner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Maicow gets underhooks to prevent Le Banner 's takedown attempt.
Maicow misses with a knee strike.
Maicow tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Le Banner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Maicow gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Maicow lands a knee to the head.
Maicow misses with a knee strike.
Maicow lands an elbow inside.
Maicow comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Maicow gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Le Banner takes an elbow to the temple.
Maicow lands a knee to the head.

Jor Le Banner 's cut is getting worse.
Le Banner takes an elbow to the temple.
Maicow creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Le Banner 's defenses.
Maicow lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Maicow misses with a knee to the head.
Maicow scores with a knee to the head.
Maicow comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Le Banner wants to stall.
Le Banner swings wildly with an uppercut but Maicow uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maicow lands an elbow inside.
Le Banner fails to pull guard.
Le Banner takes an elbow to the temple.
Le Banner takes an elbow to the temple.
Maicow scores with a knee to the head.
Le Banner tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Maicow smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jor Le Banner . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Le Banner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maicow tries to clinch up but Le Banner circles away and keeps his distance.
Maicow tries to clinch up.
Maicow misses with a head kick.
Maicow tries to clinch but Le Banner moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Le Banner !
Maicow tries to clinch but Le Banner moves out of range.
Maicow throws a jab but it's blocked by Le Banner .
Maicow throws a head kick that misses.
A jab lands there for Maicow.
Nice cross by Maicow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Maicow avoids the head kick by Le Banner .
Maicow lands a front kick.
Maicow tries to clinch but Le Banner moves out of range.
Le Banner lands a glancing blow to the side of Maicow's head.
Le Banner tries to clinch there but Maicow circles away.
Maicow is looking to clinch but Le Banner is avoiding it.
Maicow scores with a nice head shot.
Maicow tries to land a front kick but Le Banner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Maicow forces Le Banner back against the ropes and clinches.
Le Banner dodges an elbow strike from Maicow.
Le Banner is trying to break the clinch but Maicow has him pressed against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Maicow.
Le Banner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maicow tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maicow pushes off an throws an elbow but Le Banner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maicow tries to land a knee to the head but Le Banner blocks with his arms.
Le Banner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Maicow landing knees to the head.
Maicow lands a knee to the head.
Maicow using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Le Banner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maicow misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Macunai Maicow will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Maicow tries to clinch there but Le Banner circles away.
Maicow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maicow has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Le Banner checks a leg kick.
Le Banner takes a kick to the side of the head.
Maicow misses with a body kick.
No joy there for Le Banner , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maicow lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Maicow throws a head kick that misses.
Maicow tries to clinch there but Le Banner circles away.
Maicow throws a sloppy head kick
and Le Banner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maicow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maicow is looking to clinch but Le Banner is avoiding it.
Jor Le Banner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maicow wants to clinch.
Le Banner throws a nice looking combination but Maicow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maicow plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maicow, right into the meat.
Macunai Maicow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maicow pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maicow throws a push kick but Le Banner slaps the foot to one side.
Le Banner misses with a wild combination.
Maicow blocks a head kick by Le Banner .
Maicow tries to clinch up but Le Banner circles away and keeps his distance.
Le Banner plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Maicow goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Le Banner throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Le Banner tries a head kick but it misses.
Maicow tries to clinch up.
Le Banner keeps the fight on the outside.
Macunai Maicow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maicow throws a leg kick but Le Banner checks it.
Le Banner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Maicow throws a leg kick that is checked
and Le Banner counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Maicow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maicow moves in looking to clinch but Le Banner pushes him off.
Maicow moves in looking to clinch but Le Banner pushes him off.
Le Banner keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Banner moves out of range of the body kick.
Maicow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Le Banner lands a jab-cross combination.
Maicow throws a sloppy head kick and Le Banner moves out of range easily.
Maicow walks into a stiff left hand from Le Banner .
Maicow scores with a head kick.
Le Banner lands with a slapping head kick.
Le Banner blocks a head kick by Maicow.
Maicow throws a sloppy head kick and Le Banner moves out of range easily.
Le Banner closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maicow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Le Banner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Le Banner keeps the fight on the outside.
Le Banner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Le Banner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maicow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maicow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Le Banner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Le Banner slips a jab from Maicow.
Le Banner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maicow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Le Banner .
Le Banner swats away the attempt to clinch by Maicow.
Maicow moves in looking to clinch but Le Banner pushes him off.
A nice combination there by Maicow.
Maicow lands a nice leg kick that just misses Le Banner 's sensitive parts.
Maicow takes a kick to the side of the head.
Le Banner swinging wilding here.
Maicow is looking to clinch.
Maicow wants to clinch.
Maicow connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maicow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Le Banner goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Le Banner keeps the fight on the outside.
Maicow clinches but Le Banner breaks the clinch
and Le Banner counters with a left and a right that stings Maicow.
Maicow is looking to clinch.
Maicow tries to clinch up.
Maicow tries to clinch up but Le Banner circles away and keeps his distance.
Le Banner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maicow clinches but Le Banner breaks the clinch
and Le Banner counters with a body kick.
Maicow doesn't manage to clinch there - Le Banner circles away.
Maicow tries to clinch up.
Maicow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Le Banner displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Le Banner throws a head kick that misses.
Le Banner scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Maicow misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Macunai Maicow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Le Banner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maicow tries to clinch up but Le Banner circles away and keeps his distance.
Maicow moves in looking to clinch but Le Banner pushes him off.
Le Banner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maicow wants to clinch up but Le Banner keeps it at a distance.
Le Banner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maicow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maicow clobbers Le Banner with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice uppercut there from Maicow.
A head kick misses from Maicow.
Le Banner lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Maicow doesn't manage to clinch there - Le Banner circles away.
Le Banner swats away the attempt to clinch by Maicow.
A head kick misses from Le Banner .
Le Banner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Le Banner swats away the attempt to clinch by Maicow.
Maicow takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Le Banner .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maicow tries to clinch there but Le Banner circles away.
Maicow scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Le Banner .
Maicow lands with a kick to the temple. Le Banner shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Maicow is looking to clinch but Le Banner is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maicow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Le Banner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Maicow.
Maicow throws a sloppy head kick
and Le Banner counters with a nice leg kick.

Maicow moves into the clinch.
Maicow throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Le Banner blocks it with crossed arms.
Maicow lands a damaging elbow.
Maicow throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Le Banner blocks it with crossed arms.
Maicow misses with an elbow over the top.
Le Banner looking to slow down the pace here.
Maicow lands an elbow inside.
Maicow tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maicow tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maicow misses with an elbow over the top.
Maicow tries a knee to the head but Le Banner blocks it.
Maicow throws an elbow that misses.
Maicow lands an elbow inside.
Le Banner fails to pull the fight into his guard.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Maicow just misses with a elbow thrown towards Le Banner 's brow.
Le Banner takes a knee right on the jaw!
Le Banner looking to slow down the pace here.
Le Banner takes an elbow to the temple.
Maicow tries a knee to the head but Le Banner blocks it.
Maicow tries to land a knee to the head but Le Banner blocks with his arms.
Le Banner fails to pull guard.
Maicow lands a damaging elbow.
Le Banner has had enough of the clinch but Maicow keeps him there for the moment.
Nice elbow from Maicow.
Maicow tries a knee to the head but Le Banner blocks it.
Maicow tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maicow tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maicow scores with a knee to the head.
Maicow throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Le Banner blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maicow scores with a knee to the head.
Le Banner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Maicow tries a knee to the head but Le Banner blocks it.
Maicow lands a knee to the head.
Maicow tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maicow lands an elbow that stopped Le Banner in his tracks for a moment.
Maicow with a knee to the head.
Le Banner takes an elbow to the forehead.
Maicow using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Le Banner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Le Banner tries to break the clinch but Maicow is controlling the position.
Maicow lands an elbow inside that Le Banner shrugs off.
Maicow tries a knee to the head but Le Banner blocks it.
Maicow prevents Le Banner from breaking the clinch.
Maicow lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Le Banner trying to control the position but instead, Maicow has worked for underhooks and has pushed Le Banner into the ropes.
Maicow gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Maicow throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Le Banner blocks it with crossed arms.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Maicow just misses with a elbow thrown towards Le Banner 's brow.
Le Banner jumps guard but Maicow stands there with Le Banner around his waist. Le Banner gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jor Le Banner . That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Maicow misses with a knee to the head.
Le Banner is looking to break free of the clinch but Maicow has double underhooks.
Maicow connects with a nasty looking knee right to Le Banner 's face.
Le Banner tries for a takedown but Maicow manages to get underhooks.
Maicow lands an elbow just above Le Banner 's eye.
Maicow misses with an elbow strike.
Le Banner fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Maicow misses with a knee to the head.
Maicow throws an elbow but it misses.
Maicow using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Le Banner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Le Banner tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Maicow just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Le Banner wants to get back to striking at distance but Maicow won't allow it.
Maicow lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Maicow tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Le Banner tries to stall but Maicow uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Maicow with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Le Banner .
Maicow lands an elbow that stopped Le Banner in his tracks for a moment.
Maicow throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Le Banner blocks it with crossed arms.
Maicow with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jor Le Banner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Macunai Maicow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Le Banner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Macunai Maicow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Maicow winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Macunai Maicow!