PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brick Banner (ranked 4706 p4p, 5026 weight class) and Robert Medina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Banner
vs
Medina

201 cm
18
259
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
260
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brick Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Medina!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Banner has managed to clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Banner.
Banner can't find room to land a body shot as Medina controls the action.
Medina misses with a knee strike.
Banner working aggressively here.
Banner misses with a body punch.
Banner misses with a punch on the inside.
Banner tries to throw a body punch but Medina avoids it by throwing Banner back against the cage.

Medina drags the fight down to the ground.

Medina manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Banner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Medina jumps guard but Banner turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Medina has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Banner uses from the top position.
Medina pulls Banner in close to prevent any damage.

Medina looking for a guillotine here but Banner defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner wants to stand and escape but instead Medina has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Medina showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Medina gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Medina shoots in but Banner avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medina lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Brick Banner has been cut.

Banner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Banner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Medina blocks an uppercut.
Banner struggles to land a body shot inside as Medina controls his hands.
Medina blocks an uppercut.
Banner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Medina avoiding damage.
Banner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Medina.
Banner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Banner fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Banner fails to land.
Medina blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Banner as the two fighters clinch.
Medina is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Brick Banner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Medina.
Banner lands a nice shot to the body.
Banner throws a punch but it's blocked by Medina.
Banner misses with the head strike.
Banner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Banner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Medina's elbow.
Banner throws a punch but it's blocked by Medina.
Medina has Banner pushed against the cage.
Banner misses with the head strike.
Banner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Medina is trying to pull guard but Banner has him pressed against the cage.
Banner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Banner tries to work over Medina's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Banner.
Banner can't find room to land a body shot as Medina controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Banner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Medina blocks an uppercut.
Banner tries a body shot but Medina blocks it.
Banner has a couple of punches blocked by Medina.
Medina goes for a takedown attempt but Banner pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Medina shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Medina was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Medina decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Brick Banner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Medina scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Brick Banner will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brick Banner's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Banner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Medina paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Medina is defended easily by Banner.
Medina changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Banner tries to avoid it but Medina manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Banner to the ground. Banner escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Banner clinches up against the cage.
Medina blocking some punches.
Banner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Banner working aggressively here.
Banner misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Banner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Medina prevents a body shot from Banner.
Banner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Banner can't find room to land a body shot as Medina controls the action.
Banner tries to work over Medina's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brick Banner has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Medina pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Medina has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Medina looking for a guillotine here but Banner defends easily.
Banner wants to stand but Medina is controlling his posture from full guard.
Medina is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Medina pushes Banner off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Banner doesn't manage to clinch there - Medina circles away.

Banner drives through and clinches with Medina against the cage.
Medina blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Banner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Banner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Medina or not.
Banner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Banner misses with the head strike.
Banner misses with a punch to the body.
Medina tries a body shot but Banner blocks it.
Banner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner misses with a punch on the inside.

Medina ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Medina no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Medina has a closed guard, preventing Banner from standing up.
Medina seems keen to control Banner's posture.
Medina is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Banner has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Medina is proving hard to escape from.
Medina is pulling down on Banner's head to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Banner wants to stand and escape but instead Medina has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Medina gets to his feet - Banner follows without any prompting.
Medina looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brick Banner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Medina.
Medina swats away the attempt to clinch by Banner.
Medina fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brick Banner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brick Banner's cut.
That's time! Banner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Banner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Medina, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Banner.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Medina prevents a body shot from Banner.
Banner lands a body punch.
Banner misses with a punch to the body.
Medina blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Banner keeps control of Medina as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banner misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Banner.
Medina tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Banner smiles and moves away.
Banner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Medina shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Banner defends it nicely.
Banner tries to close the distance and clinch but Medina swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Banner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Medina, pushing him back against the cage.
Banner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Banner.
Banner struggles to land a body shot inside as Medina controls his hands.
Banner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Banner misses with a punch to the body.
Medina changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Banner fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Brick Banner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Medina.
Banner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Banner is looking to clinch but Medina is avoiding it.
Medina swats away the attempt to clinch by Banner.

Medina feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medina controls from within his opponent's guard.
Robert Medina has got the better of the ground game so far.
Medina trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Medina sitting in guard here, content to control.
Medina trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medina throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Banner on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Banner tries to get out of the position.
Banner wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Banner pushes Medina up against the cage in a clinch.
Banner struggles to land a body shot inside as Medina controls his hands.
Banner tries to work over Medina's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Banner throws a head punch that misses.
Medina can't break the clinch.
Medina is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Banner to keep the fight standing.
Banner throws a punch but it's blocked by Medina.
Medina working hard to break the clinch.
Banner misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Medina is looking to break free of the clinch but Banner has double underhooks.
Banner can't find room to land a body shot as Medina controls the action.
Medina throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Banner tries to throw a body punch but Medina avoids it by throwing Banner back against the cage.
Banner misses with a punch on the inside.
Banner tries to throw a body punch but Medina avoids it by throwing Banner back against the cage.
Banner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Banner tries to work over Medina's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Banner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Medina fails to pull guard.
Banner misses with a punch to the body.
Banner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Banner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Medina can do to turn this around?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Medina prevents a body shot from Banner.
Banner misses with a punch to the body.
Robert Medina has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Banner tries to throw a body punch but Medina avoids it by throwing Banner back against the cage.
Banner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brick Banner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Banner, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brick Banner!
A relieved looking Brick Banner thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.