PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hade Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wood's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mama Said Knock You Out. Banks has chosen Saul Williams-Black Stacey as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Wood
vs
Banks

174 cm
23
165 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

179 cm
23
159 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Crippler's Corner
Crippler's Corner

Knock Out Artistry

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hade Wood!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andre Banks!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wood throws out the jab.
Banks tries to clinch but Wood moves out of range.
Wood loads up on a big right hand but Banks slips the punch.
Banks tries to clinch but Wood moves out of range.
Wood clobbers Banks with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Banks.
Banks wants to clinch up but Wood keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Wood.
Wood misses the shot to the body.
Banks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wood.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Banks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wood.
Banks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wood throws a right hand that Banks ducks under and follows up with a left that Banks also avoids with ease.
Wood tries to bum rush Banks with a series of wild strikes but Banks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A lazy left from Wood finds it's target.
Banks tries to clinch but Wood moves out of range.
Wood throws a hook but Banks avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood misses with an uppercut. Banks saw that one coming.
Banks changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wood tries to avoid it but Banks manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wood to the ground. Wood escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wood misses with a looping right.
Wood misses with a looping left.
Banks lands a body shot.
Banks wants to clinch.
Banks throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks defending well as Wood loads up on a big left hand.
Wood misses with a wild combination.
Wood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wood misses with a double jab.
Wood swinging wilding here.
A slow jab from Wood misses its intended target.

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.
Banks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wood keeps the fight on the outside.
Hade Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banks looks for a takedown but Wood sprawls well.
Banks takes one to the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wood, as that shot connected.
Wood misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hade Wood dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Wood throws a one two combo.

Banks is rocked!
Wood looks to land a combination but Banks avoids it well.
Banks slips a jab and a cross from Wood.
Banks tries to clinch but Wood is having none of it.
Banks ducks under a wild hook from Wood.
Wood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Banks.
Banks doesn't manage to clinch there - Wood circles away.
Wood swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Banks counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Banks.
Banks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Banks backwards.

Wood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wood scores with a nice head shot.
Banks shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wood as he jumps to the side.
Banks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wood throws a right hand that Banks ducks under and follows up with a left that Banks also avoids with ease.
Banks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wood stalks Banks and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Banks's face. Banks staggers backwards, shaken.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood loads up on a big right hand but Banks slips the punch.
Banks shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wood as he avoids it easily.
Hade Wood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wood looks to land a right hand but Banks moved out of range.
Banks defending well as Wood loads up on a big left hand.
Hade Wood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wood throws a nice looking combination but Banks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Wood.
Some wild striking there from Wood.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks moves out of range of the strikes.
Wood misses with a series of wild punches.
Wood lands a body shot.
Wood scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wood just misses with a punch to the body.
Wood throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Banks stumbling backwards into the cage! Banks bounces back off the cage towards Wood, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Wood lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Wood celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hade Wood!
Hade Wood is the new lightweight champion!