PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Banker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mr mustard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Banker might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Voodoo. mr mustard is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Banker
vs
mustard

175 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
19
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Butchered Fight Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Banker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, mr mustard!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Banker does no damage.

mustard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
mustard won't allow Banker to get back to his feet.
mustard makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Banker 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.
mustard trying to control but Banker is working from the bottom.
mustard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Banker might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
mustard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
mustard wants to control from the top but Banker keeps moving.
Banker is trying to keep mustard in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Banker tries to close the distance and clinch up but mustard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Banker misses with a low kick.

Banker closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming mustard to the mat! mustard manages to get full guard.
mustard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banker is fighting to break mustard's control of his arms but mustard is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Banker wants to stand but mustard has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
mustard seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
mustard wants to sweep here but Banker controlling him for the moment.
Banker wants to get up but he can't break mustard's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Banker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. mustard is keeping the position for now.

mustard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
mustard controlling Banker's posture.

mustard has his foot on Banker's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Banker works his way back into a safe position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
mustard looking for a sweep. Not yet mustard, not yet.
mustard throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
mustard looking for a sweep. Not yet mustard, not yet.
mustard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
mustard thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Banker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
mustard lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Banker!

mustard is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Banker has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Banker!
mustard looks gassed!
mustard manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

mustard looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Banker gets back to half guard.
Banker is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of mustard's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take mustard's back!
mustard looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
mustard rolls, trying to escape but Banker keeps control of the position.
mustard rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
mustard trying to control but Banker postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
mustard slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Banker is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
mustard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
mustard is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

mustard pushes Banker off and gets back to his feet.
mustard throws a right and a left that Banker avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

mr mustard dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

mustard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
mustard misses with a takedown

and Banker moves into the clinch.
mustard blocks a body shot from Banker.

Banker turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Banker manages to end up in side control.
mustard struggling a bit here.
mustard is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Banker off and has taken his back!
mustard missing with strikes from the back.
mustard is trying to stick to Banker's back but Banker is turning into mustard. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in mustard's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Banker.

mustard has his foot on Banker's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Banker works his way back into a safe position though.
mustard is trying to keep Banker in close.
Banker sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed mustard's guard.
Banker could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Banker is tying to control. mustard wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banker trying to pass the guard but mustard defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Banker is thwarting mustard's attempts to control the position.
mustard tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Banker has advanced to mount. Uh oh.

Banker is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but mustard is surviving well by controlling Banker's body position as best he can.
mustard tries to get back to half guard but can't.
mustard tries to hold on but Banker pushes him away.

That's two 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.
mustard is looking to get to half guard.
Banker thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
mustard sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
mustard trying to hold on to Banker's head to control him but Banker postures up.

mustard looking for submissions off his back.
mustard trying to control but Banker postures up.
Banker looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

mustard looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banker is thwarting mustard's attempts to control the position.
mustard wants to improve his position but Banker is controlling well.
Banker wants to free his trapped foot but mustard is holding on for dear life with his legs.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Banker gets caught flat footed, as mustard shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Banker looking for a guillotine here but mustard defends easily.

mustard drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and mustard jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
mustard tries to free his leg and advance position but Banker is retaining full guard.
mustard sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Banker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Banker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
mr mustard has got the better of the ground game so far.
mustard not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
mustard trying to control the position from guard on top but Banker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but mr mustard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Banker throws a sloppy head kick and mustard moves out of range easily.

Banker scores with a takedown into mustard's guard.
mustard is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Banker is refusing to be controlled, as mustard sits in half guard.
mustard is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

mustard seems to be looking for submissions.

mustard is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Banker has managed to free his arm - good work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Banker moves into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
mustard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
mustard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
mustard stops Banker from standing up.
Banker keeping moving, preventing mustard from controlling successfully.

mustard drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Banker manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now mustard has Banker in his guard.
mustard wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Banker tries to stand but mustard is controlling from the bottom.
mustard is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
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. mustard connects with a nice short shot to Banker's temple.
mustard trying to control the pace.
mustard wants to take a breather but Banker is having none of it.
mustard moves into full mount! Banker won't be happy about that!
mustard connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
mustard working the ground and pound effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banker tries to control mustard's body but mustard pushes him off. Banker squirms to his side and now mustard has his back!
mustard slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
I really don't envy Banker right now.

mustard is looking for the choke from the back position but Banker is controlling his hands well.
mustard tries to keep control of the position but Banker is staying busy.
Banker rolls, trying to escape but mustard keeps control of the position.
Banker is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

Banker preventing the rear naked choke attempt from mustard.

Banker showing good submission defense here.
Steve Banker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
mustard wants to control but Banker is keeping busy.
A bit of a pause in the action here. mustard controlling the positon.
mustard trying to control momentarily.
mustard loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Banker hold on?
mustard punishes Banker with strikes from the back mount.

mustard is persistently looking for the submission but Banker is defending it well.

mustard is persistently looking for the submission but Banker is defending it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
mr mustard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got mustard 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... mr mustard!