PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taj al Din (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Siouxsie Banshees (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Din comes to the cage accompanied by MARI-WANA. Banshees has chosen Cities in Dust as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

al Din
vs
Banshees

187 cm
25
217 lbs
18 - 2 - 0

192 cm
27
214 lbs
23 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

160! - Sale!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taj al Din!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Siouxsie Banshees!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Banshees throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from al Din.
al Din digs a good hook to Banshees's body.
al Din displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Banshees throws out the jab.
Banshees lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Banshees is looking to land body kicks.
al Din throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Banshees.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
al Din checks a leg kick nicely.
Banshees on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
al Din looks to score with a jab to the body but Banshees is just out of range.
Banshees cracks al Din with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
al Din avoids a punch combination nicely.
That kick from Banshees tenderised al Din's leg. al Din is trying to keep his angry face on.
al Din throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
al Din swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Siouxsie Banshees seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
al Din scores with a shot to the body.
No joy there for Banshees, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Banshees throws a sloppy head kick and al Din moves out of range easily.
al Din tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banshees was well out of range. Poor timing from al Din.
Banshees swings for the body but al Din moves out of range.
Banshees is looking to clinch.
Banshees jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Banshees ducks under a wild hook from al Din.
al Din moves out of range as Banshees throws a body kick.
al Din's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Banshees connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! al Din scrambles back to his feet.
Banshees fails in his attempt to clinch.
al Din looks to land a left hand but Banshees moved out of range nicely.
al Din scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Banshees doesn't seem bothered though.
al Din with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Banshees to score with a decent uppercut.
Banshees throws a body kick that misses.
Banshees lands a lovely overhand right.
Banshees dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on al Din. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
al Din avoids the body shot from Banshees.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from al Din.
Banshees keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
al Din wants to slow Banshees down by chopping away at his legs.
Banshees misses with a wild body shot.
Banshees finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
al Din keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Banshees.
al Din lands a nice looking body shot.
Banshees with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Banshees scoring well with a low kick there.
Banshees with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Banshees tries to bum rush al Din with a series of wild strikes but al Din uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Banshees scores with the left hand. al Din knows he should have avoided that one.
Banshees takes a swing at al Din's ribcage but misses.
Banshees looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Din looks to throw a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
al Din throws a lazy right hand but Banshees sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A good leg kick by Banshees.
Banshees throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
al Din throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Banshees looks to score with a jab to the body but al Din is just out of range.
al Din throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Banshees misses with a combination
and al Din counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
al Din takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
al Din is looking to score with low kicks.
Banshees digs a good body shot into al Din's ribs.
Banshees throws a series of punches but al Din avoids them all with ease.
al Din steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Banshees.
al Din swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banshees thows a body shot but no joy.
Banshees misses with a body shot
and al Din finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Banshees looks gassed!
al Din swats away the attempt to clinch by Banshees.
al Din avoids the body shot from Banshees.
al Din misses with a few strikes there.
Banshees tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but al Din was well out of range. Poor timing from Banshees.
al Din rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Banshees moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Banshees slips a straight right by al Din.
al Din lands with a straight right. Banshees didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banshees cracks al Din with an open hand slap.
Banshees looks to score with a jab to the body but al Din is just out of range.
Banshees moves out of range of the body kick from al Din.
al Din throws a push kick but Banshees slaps the foot to one side.
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 Taj al Din will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

al Din misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banshees.
Taj al Din is winning the standup battle so far.
Banshees checks a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Banshees!
al Din tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
al Din blocks a head kick by Banshees.
al Din throws a hook but Banshees avoids it easily.
Banshees throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Banshees displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as al Din throws out the jab.
al Din uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Banshees.
Banshees tries to clinch but al Din moves out of range.
al Din takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
al Din slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
al Din is looking to land body kicks.
al Din throws a series of punches but Banshees avoids them all with ease.
Banshees lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Banshees in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Banshees scores with a head kick. al Din tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banshees ducks under a wild hook from al Din.
A jab from Banshees finds it's way through al Din's defenses.
al Din throws a body kick that misses.
Banshees throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Banshees misses with a looping left.
al Din shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Banshees is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Banshees is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down al Din rather than just go for the knockout.
al Din throws a leg kick but Banshees sees it coming and moves out of range.
al Din takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Banshees fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but al Din is out of range.
Banshees uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from al Din.
Banshees throws a body punch but al Din moves out of range.
al Din misses the shot to the body.
Banshees lands with a nice body punch.
Banshees throws an off balance right hand
and al Din counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banshees throws a body punch but al Din moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Banshees blocks the low kick.
Banshees fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but al Din is out of range.
A swing and a miss from al Din.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banshees misses with a double jab
and al Din counters with a nice body kick.
Banshees lands a nice looking body shot.
al Din misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from al Din.
Banshees fakes high and swings low for a body shot but al Din manages to avoid it.
al Din swats away the attempt to clinch by Banshees.
al Din will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
al Din avoids the body shot from Banshees.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Din swats away the attempt to clinch by Banshees.
al Din takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Banshees thows a body shot but no joy.

Banshees takes the fight into the clinch.
Banshees misses with a hook to the ribs.

al Din pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A chopping leg kick lands by Banshees.
al Din is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
al Din getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
al Din scores with a shot to the body.
Banshees throws a push kick but al Din slaps the foot to one side.
Banshees looks to score with a jab to the body but al Din is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Din fails to land with a series of punches.
Banshees wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
al Din lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
al Din keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Banshees staying out of range there.
Banshees throws out a powerful jab.
Banshees does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Banshees swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Banshees misses with a body shot.
al Din takes a swing at Banshees's ribcage but misses.
al Din looks to land a right hand but Banshees moved out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banshees tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. al Din manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
al Din blocks a jab.
Banshees throws a leg kick which misses al Din's front leg but catches the back leg as al Din tries to avoid it.
al Din keeps Banshees at a distance using the push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Siouxsie Banshees will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

al Din is looking to chop away at Banshees's legs.
Banshees does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Banshees sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Banshees uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by al Din.
al Din getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
al Din tried to score with a low kick but Banshees checks it.
Banshees uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by al Din.
al Din ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
al Din tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banshees was well out of range. Poor timing from al Din.
Banshees throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Banshees fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and al Din has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Banshees clinches up against the cage.
al Din tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Banshees's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banshees creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banshees dodges an elbow strike from al Din.
al Din misses with a hook from the clinch.
al Din throws a head punch that misses.
Banshees tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
al Din working aggressively here.
Banshees landing some nice looking knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for al Din.
Banshees tries to throw a body punch but al Din avoids it by throwing Banshees back against the cage.
al Din scores with a shoulder strike.
Banshees prevents a body shot from al Din.
Banshees keeps the fight in the clinch, despite al Din's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banshees tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
al Din avoids a wild elbow strike from Banshees.
Banshees trying to land knees to the body.
Banshees tries to work over al Din's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
al Din with an attempt at a knee that misses.
al Din pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Banshees throws a knee to the head but misses.
al Din avoiding damage as Banshees throws knees to the body.
al Din's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banshees misses with a hook to the ribs.
Banshees cracks al Din with a nice body shot.
al Din jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Banshees walks away with a smile on his face. al Din gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Banshees blocks the low kick.
A good leg kick by al Din.
Banshees misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from al Din.
al Din takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
al Din lands a jab.
al Din throws a nice looking combination but Banshees bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
al Din takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Banshees misses with an attempted mid kick.
Banshees throws a leg kick which misses al Din's front leg but catches the back leg as al Din tries to avoid it.
al Din lands a nice looking body shot.
Banshees takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
al Din is looking to land body kicks.
al Din misses with a wild body shot.
Banshees comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banshees tries to clinch but al Din moves out of range.
Banshees missing with a left hand there. al Din was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Banshees takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banshees scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Banshees.
A looping hook to the body misses from Banshees. al Din does a little dance to reset his feet.
al Din takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Banshees scores with a jab.
Banshees throws a leg kick but al Din sees it coming and checks it nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Banshees.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
al Din stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Banshees.
Banshees takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
al Din goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
al Din misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Taj al Din did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Banshees with a jab.
Banshees has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from al Din.
al Din lands a nice looking body shot.
al Din slips a jab and a cross from Banshees.
The fighters circling - al Din throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Banshees on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by al Din. al Din obviously looking to wear him down.
al Din smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
al Din lands a slapping body shot.
Banshees misses with a body shot
and al Din counters with a nice body kick.
A shot to the liver by al Din. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
al Din misses with a head kick.
al Din is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Banshees.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Banshees checks a low kick from al Din.
Banshees checks a leg kick.
al Din misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din keeps Banshees at a distance using the push kick.
al Din with a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Banshees as he connects with a hook.
al Din fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Banshees is out of range.
Banshees misses with a looping left.
al Din swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Banshees throws a solid leg kick but al Din takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Banshees.
al Din misses with an uppercut. Banshees saw that one coming.
Banshees misses with a kick to the body.
Banshees tries to clinch up but al Din circles away and keeps his distance.
al Din lands a nice looking kick to the body. Banshees takes a step back to recover.
al Din lets loose with a powerful body kick. Banshees will feel that in the morning.
Banshees loads up on a big right hand but al Din slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banshees bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick from al Din lands but Banshees takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banshees fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
al Din throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from al Din.
al Din uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Banshees takes the fight into the clinch.
Banshees is working al Din over against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Banshees.
al Din blocks the elbow strike.
Banshees throws a head punch that misses.
Banshees misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Banshees.
al Din on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Banshees misses with a shot to the kidneys.
al Din scores a nice knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Banshees.
al Din lands a nice shot to the body.
Banshees blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Banshees misses with an elbow strike.
Banshees unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Banshees misses with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Banshees.
Banshees misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banshees misses with the head strike.
Banshees can't find room to land a body shot as al Din controls the action.
Banshees digs a right hand into al Din's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on al Din's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banshees tries to throw a body punch but al Din avoids it by throwing Banshees back against the cage.
Banshees misses with a hook from the clinch.
al Din blocks the elbow strike.

al Din escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
al Din ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Banshees lands a jab.
al Din on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banshees moves out of range of the body kick from al Din.
Banshees feints and then cracks al Din's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow al Din down.
al Din misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taj al Din had his way with Siouxsie Banshees in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Banshees looks to score with a jab to the body but al Din is just out of range.
al Din throws a jab when Banshees was well out of range.
That kick from al Din tenderised Banshees's leg. Banshees is trying to keep his angry face on.
al Din wants to slow Banshees down by chopping away at his legs.
al Din looks to score with a jab to the body but Banshees is just out of range.

Banshees forces al Din back against the cage and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Banshees.
Siouxsie Banshees seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Banshees misses with the head strike.
al Din managing to block the knees to the body from Banshees.
al Din blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Banshees misses with a punch to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Banshees.
Banshees has a couple of punches blocked by al Din.
al Din missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Banshees on the inside.
Banshees throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Banshees lands a left hand that snaps the head of al Din backwards.
Banshees struggles to land a body shot inside as al Din controls his hands.
Banshees gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Banshees - that landed with a thud.
Banshees softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
al Din wants to break free but Banshees has control.
Banshees can't find room to land a body shot as al Din controls the action.

al Din's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
al Din tries to work over Banshees's front leg with a kick but Banshees checks it.
al Din throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Banshees moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Siouxsie Banshees has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banshees uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Banshees checks a low kick from al Din.
Banshees avoids the body shot from al Din.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
al Din avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
al Din is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Banshees misses with a low kick.
al Din fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banshees manages to avoid it.
Banshees scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. al Din doesn't seem bothered though.
Banshees tries to work over al Din's front leg with a kick but al Din checks it.

Banshees rushes al Din and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Banshees throws a punch but it's blocked by al Din.
al Din takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Banshees.
al Din lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banshees tries to throw a body punch but al Din avoids it by throwing Banshees back against the cage.
Banshees blocks a body shot from al Din.
Banshees swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banshees misses with a hook to the ribs.
Banshees has a couple of punches blocked by al Din.
al Din stalling in the clinch but Banshees improves position.
Banshees goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
al Din avoiding damage as Banshees throws knees to the body.
Banshees working aggressively here.
Banshees blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Banshees being controlled against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Banshees.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Din landing knees to the body.
Banshees misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Banshees.
al Din lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banshees misses with a hook from the clinch.
Banshees tries to work over al Din's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Banshees looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Banshees throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but al Din blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hand to the body from Banshees.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banshees lands a body punch in the clinch.
Banshees keeps control of al Din as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Banshees utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Banshees.

And that's the end of the fight!
Siouxsie Banshees comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think al Din 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:48
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Taj al Din!
Post fight, an emotional Taj al Din said 'Viiksi Tolonen sends his regards. ~The Tasmanian Devil bows his head then he does a flawless 180 degree turn & walks out the cage door with his championship belt in the air. A few of the ring girls commented on his classy moves.~'.