PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hans Hermann Hoppe (ranked 55 p4p, 72 weight class) and Lamont Banner (ranked 7 p4p, 9 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hoppe might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Wind of Change. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Hoppe
vs
Banner

173 cm
34
159
29 - 13 - 2

171 cm
29
160
21 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hans Hermann Hoppe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lamont Banner !
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoppe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banner manages to avoid it.
Banner lands a jab.
Banner moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hoppe lunges at Banner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Banner 's hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Banner .
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hoppe, as that shot connected.
Lamont Banner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banner tries to work over Hoppe's front leg with a kick but Hoppe checks it.
Banner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoppe.
Hoppe ducks under a wild hook from Banner .
Banner throws a jab but it's blocked by Hoppe.
Banner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Banner swings for the body but Hoppe moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Banner misses the target.
Hoppe ducks under a wild hook from Banner .
Banner 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hoppe under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoppe misses the shot to the body.
Hoppe slips a jab from Banner .
Hoppe is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hoppe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Banner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoppe.
Hoppe swings for the body but Banner moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner throws a shot from downtown. Hoppe moves away and avoids it.
Banner throws out a loose jab but Hoppe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoppe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Banner throws a low kick but Hoppe avoids it.
Hoppe tries to counter with a takedown but Banner is quick to defend against it.
Banner throws a hook to the side of Hoppe's head but Hoppe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hoppe attempts a counter takedown but Banner avoids it well and moves away.
Banner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoppe.
Hoppe throws a good cross that connects.
Hoppe takes a swing at Banner 's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the liver by Banner . Beautiful body shot.
Nice defenses there by Hoppe.
Hoppe takes a swing at Banner 's ribcage but misses.
Lamont Banner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Banner looks to throw the jab but Hoppe is out of range.
Hoppe changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Banner throws a head kick that half lands.
Banner misses the jab.
Banner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoppe.
Hoppe slips under a jab.

Banner clinches with his opponent.
Hoppe is working Banner over against the cage.
Hoppe has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Banner is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Banner has had enough of the clinch but Hoppe keeps him there for the moment.
Banner pushes Hoppe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Hoppe turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Hoppe manages to end up in side control.
Banner takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hoppe lands an elbow.
Banner tries to buck Hoppe off but Hoppe is having none of it.
Banner is pushing Hoppe's head away, looking to escape. Hoppe manages to hold on to the position though.
Hoppe is trying to ground and pound but Banner uses the momentary lack of control by Hoppe to regain half guard.
Hoppe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Banner is trying to stand back up but Hoppe is controlling him
Banner wants to control but Hoppe is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hoppe working over Banner with some ground and pound. Banner looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hoppe working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Banner is looking to improve his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hoppe connects with a nice short shot to Banner 's temple.
Hoppe is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner wants to get back to full guard.
Hoppe looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hoppe lands a nice short elbow.
Banner pushes Hoppe off looking to stand but Hoppe dives back in and keeps control.
Banner is trying to get back to full guard.
Banner is trying to stand.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hoppe wants to pass to mount but Banner is defending the position.
Hoppe keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Banner is refusing to be controlled, as Hoppe sits in half guard.
Hoppe lands with a punch from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hoppe connects with a nice short shot to Banner 's temple.

Hoppe is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hoppe scores with a couple of nice shots.
Banner makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Banner .
Hoppe wants to control from the top but Banner keeps moving.
Banner is controlling Hoppe's posture.
Banner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hoppe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Banner swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Banner looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoppe trying to control the position from guard on top but Banner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Banner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
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 Hans Hermann Hoppe will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A big right from Banner misses.
Hoppe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Hoppe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Banner ducks under a wild hook from Hoppe.
Banner looks to land a right hand but Hoppe moved out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hoppe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Banner throws out the jab.
Hoppe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoppe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoppe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banner manages to avoid it.
Banner throws a looping overhand right but Hoppe ducks down to avoid it.
Hoppe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hoppe is looking to wear down Banner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Banner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hoppe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Banner scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banner missing with a left hand there. Hoppe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Banner throws a series of strikes that have Hoppe backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Hoppe.
Banner swings widly with a right hand
and Hoppe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hoppe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hoppe misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoppe moves away from the strike by Banner .
Banner misses with a hook. Hoppe ducked under it nicely.
Banner throws a big shot that misses.
Banner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Banner jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A big left from Banner misses.
Banner misses with a straight right.
Banner throws a head kick that misses
and Hoppe counters with a straight right hand.
Banner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hoppe takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hoppe misses the shot to the body.
Hoppe backing away here, and Banner unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hoppe swings for the body but Banner moves out of range.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hoppe.

Banner explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoppe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoppe swings for the body but Banner moves out of range.
Hoppe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Banner .
Banner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lamont Banner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hoppe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hoppe slips a jab from Banner .
Banner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Banner scores with the left hand. Hoppe knows he should have avoided that one.
Hoppe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banner manages to avoid it.
Banner misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Hoppe.
Banner throws a looping overhand right but Hoppe ducks down to avoid it.
Hoppe tries to counter with a takedown but Banner is quick to defend against it.
Hoppe misses with a wild body shot.
Hoppe misses with the combination.
Hoppe slips under a jab.
Banner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Banner shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Banner misses with a looping right.
Hoppe misses with a straight right.
Hoppe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hoppe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Banner misses.

Hoppe drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Banner can't do much from the bottom here.
Hoppe working the body and head with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Banner 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hoppe wants to control but Banner is keeping him busy.
Hoppe working the head with strikes.
Hoppe scoring with punches from side control.
Hoppe scoring with punches and elbows.
Hoppe scores with a couple of short elbows.
Banner is looking to reverse the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe working the ground and pound from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoppe trying to control the position but Banner is working away.
Hoppe in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Banner tries to buck Hoppe off but Hoppe is having none of it.
Hoppe working away.
Banner sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Banner has a hand on Hoppe's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Hoppe takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Banner 's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Banner tries to hold on but Hoppe postures up.
Hoppe controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoppe scoring with strikes but Banner is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Lamont Banner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hoppe goes for a double leg but Banner avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Banner continues to drive forward.
Banner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Banner wants it to stay on the feet.
Banner throws out a counter right but Hoppe avoids it with no problem.
Banner misses the jab.
Hoppe scores with a jab to the body.
Banner throws a jab but it's blocked by Hoppe.
Hoppe feinted with a counter takedown.
Hoppe lands a right hook to the body.
Banner misses with a right hand
letting Hoppe counter with a right hand.
Hoppe scores with a hook to the body. Banner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Banner with a hook.
Hoppe lands with an uppercut that bounces Banner off the cage and back into range.
Nice shot lands for Hoppe.
Banner throws a shot from downtown. Hoppe moves away and avoids it.
Hoppe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Banner .
Banner throws a combination. Hoppe tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
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!
Hoppe slips a straight right by Banner .
Banner moves out of range as Hoppe strikes.
Hoppe misses with a body shot.
Banner throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoppe ducks under a wild hook from Banner .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoppe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Banner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Banner throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Banner looks to throw the jab but Hoppe is out of range.
Hoppe misses with a body shot.
Hoppe takes a swing at Banner 's ribcage but misses.
Banner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hoppe.
Banner misses with the combination.
Hoppe misses with a wild combination.
Banner tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Banner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hoppe misses the shot to the body.
Banner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hoppe doesn't seem bothered though.
Banner throws the left hand but Hoppe avoids the punch easily.
Banner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Banner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner throws a hook but Hoppe blocks it.
Hoppe changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hoppe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That kick from Banner tenderised Hoppe's leg. Hoppe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Banner lands a body shot.
Banner lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hoppe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Banner attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Banner throws a hook but Hoppe blocks it.
Hoppe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hoppe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hoppe throws a shot to the body.
Hoppe swings for the body but Banner moves out of range.
Banner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoppe.
Banner throws a good cross that connects.
An inside leg kick lands from Banner .
Hoppe scores with a punch to the head.
Banner swinging wildly here.
Banner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe throws a series of punches but Banner avoids them all with ease.
Banner walks into a stiff left hand from Hoppe.
Hoppe avoids the head kick by Banner .
Hoppe throws a series of punches but Banner avoids them all with ease.
Hoppe keeps the fight on the outside.
Banner with a jab.
Hoppe punishes Banner 's body with a nice straight punch.
Banner looks to land a right hand but Hoppe moved out of range.
Hoppe swings for the body but Banner moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Hoppe.
Hoppe checks a low kick from Banner .
Hoppe moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Banner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hoppe looks to score with a jab to the body but Banner is just out of range.
Banner moves out of range as Hoppe strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Banner .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hoppe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner throws a shot from downtown. Hoppe moves away and avoids it.
Banner cracks Hoppe with an open hand slap.
Hoppe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banner .
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoppe. Banner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Banner lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hoppe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hoppe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hoppe tries to counter with a takedown but Banner is quick to defend against it.
Banner jabs Hoppe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hoppe slips a jab and a cross from Banner .
Banner misses with a looping left.
A combination from Hoppe does no damage.
Nice defenses there by Banner .
Hoppe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoppe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Banner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banner 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hoppe under the eye.
Hoppe stuns Banner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hoppe moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoppe attempts a counter takedown but Banner avoids it well and moves away.
Banner looks to land a right hand but Hoppe moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Lamont Banner just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Banner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoppe connects with a looping right hand.
Banner misses with a wild combination.
Hoppe moves away from the strike by Banner .
Hoppe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoppe misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Banner on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hoppe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Banner .
Banner lands a lovely overhand right.
Banner throws a hook to the side of Hoppe's head but Hoppe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hoppe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Banner .
Hoppe takes a swing at Banner 's ribcage but misses.
A low kick from Banner is predictable there

and Hoppe counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hoppe stops Banner from standing up.
Hoppe looking to pass the guard.
Hoppe postures up.
Banner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hoppe manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hoppe is on top in guard.

Banner controls Hoppe momentarily but Hoppe frees himself.
Banner wants to stand and escape but Hoppe is having none of it.
Banner is wriggling around but Hoppe manages to pass to half guard.
Hoppe is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Banner is controlling Hoppe's trapped leg to prevent Hoppe from advancing to side control.
Hoppe working the head and body with strikes.
Banner trying to control here.
Banner is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoppe lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hoppe prevents Banner from standing back up.
Hoppe looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Banner with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Banner is trying to get back to full guard.
Hoppe trying to control the action but Banner is working from the bottom.
Banner is looking for a sweep. Hoppe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hoppe trying to pass the guard but Banner defending well.
Hoppe is trying to control the action in half guard but Banner is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Hoppe is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner gets full guard.
Hoppe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Banner is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Banner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Banner controls Hoppe momentarily but Hoppe frees himself.
Hoppe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hoppe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Banner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Banner is trying to keep Hoppe in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hoppe scoring with some ground and pound.
Banner working a defensive guard here.
Hoppe lands a couple of elbows.
Banner has Hoppe pulled in close to control his posture.
Banner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoppe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hoppe postures up.
Hans Hermann Hoppe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Banner has Hoppe pulled in close to control his posture.
Hoppe sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Banner 's guard.
Banner controlling the position well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Hermann Hoppe had his way with Lamont Banner in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Banner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoppe.
Hoppe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Banner .
Hoppe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banner moves away.
Banner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Banner throws a chopping leg kick but Hoppe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hoppe scores with a nice right hand.
Hoppe swings for the body but Banner moves out of range.
Hoppe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Banner .
Hoppe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banner manages to avoid it.
Banner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoppe.
Hoppe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hoppe throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoppe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Banner moves out of range as Hoppe strikes.
Banner misses with a series of wild punches.
Banner loads up on a big right hand but Hoppe slips the punch.
Banner throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoppe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Banner loads up on a big right hand but Hoppe slips the punch.
Banner loads up on a big right hand but Hoppe slips the punch.
Hoppe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hoppe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banner moves away.
Banner lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hoppe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banner .
Hoppe misses with a body shot.
Hoppe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Banner . Hoppe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Banner thuds a left hand into Hoppe's body.
Banner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Banner with the inside leg kick.
Banner scores with a jab.
Banner throws a right hand that Hoppe ducks under and follows up with a left that Hoppe also avoids with ease.
Banner looks to land a combination but Hoppe avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banner avoids the body shot from Hoppe.
Hoppe misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoppe.
Hoppe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banner moves away.
Hoppe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banner manages to avoid it.
Hoppe throws a hook to the side of Banner 's head but Banner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hoppe doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Banner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Banner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Banner throws a hook but Hoppe blocks it.
A counter left hand to the body from Hoppe misses its target.

Banner darts in and clinches Hoppe up against the cage.
Hoppe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hoppe changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Banner fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Banner thuds a left hand into Hoppe's body.
Hoppe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Banner .
Hoppe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoppe throws a looping overhand right but Banner ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hoppe moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoppe swings for the body but Banner moves out of range.
Banner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hoppe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Banner 's waist but Banner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hoppe off to one side.
A little jabbing left from Banner on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Hermann Hoppe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoppe. Banner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Banner tries to clinch there but Hoppe circles away.
Hoppe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hoppe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Banner sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Hoppe looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Banner is trying to stand.
Banner has hold of Hoppe's hands but Hoppe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Banner is trying to control but Hoppe manages to pass to mount!
Hoppe with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Banner is bucking up trying to escape but Hoppe cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hoppe landing strikes, looking to finish!
Banner gets back to half guard.
Banner trying to control here.
Banner is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Banner trying to control here.
Hoppe is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hoppe prevents Banner from standing back up.
Hoppe moves nicely into side control.
Banner struggling a bit here.

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 Hans Hermann Hoppe.
I think Hoppe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:48
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Hans Hermann Hoppe!
Hans Hermann Hoppe retains his lightweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Hans Hermann Hoppe made sure he mentioned Altitude Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.