PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Jan Banan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Luther (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.

Banan
vs
Luther

170 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Big heart

Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Banan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Luther!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luther thows a body shot but no joy.
A leg kick checked by Luther.
A telegraphed right hand from Luther misses the target.
Luther gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Luther dips to his left and cracks Banan with an uppercut!
Banan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Luther stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Banan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Luther thows a body shot but no joy.
Banan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Banan moves out of range as Luther strikes.
Banan tried to score with a low kick but Luther checks it.
Luther misses the shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Luther.
Banan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Luther is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banan throws a jab when Luther was well out of range.
Banan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Luther moves out of range of the leg kick from Banan.
Luther throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Luther blocks a leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Luther, as that shot connected.
Luther works Banan's body with a nice hook.
Banan misses with a low kick.
Banan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Luther tries to clinch up.
Luther checks a leg kick.
Luther cracks Banan with a right hand to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Banan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luther is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Banan is rocked!
Banan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Luther counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Luther has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Luther lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oh Banan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Banan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Luther cracks Banan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luther. Banan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luther misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banan.
A good leg kick by Banan.
Banan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Banan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banan lands a leg kick that knocks Luther off balance momentarily.
Banan throws a body punch but Luther moves out of range.
Banan slips a jab and a cross from Luther.
A nice leg kick lands there from Banan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Luther dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Luther lands with a right hand.
Banan seems to have got his legs back now.
Luther just misses with a punch to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Luther scores with a four punch combination!
Luther bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Banan's head.
Luther closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Banan digs a good body shot into Luther's ribs.
Luther takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Banan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Luther throws an overhand right that lands on Banan's shoulder, as Banan tries to avoid the shot.
Luther shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Banan eats them both and turns towards Luther to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Banan lands a jab to the nose.
Banan scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luther lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Luther misses the target.
Luther lands the left hand.
Luther blocks a leg kick.
Banan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Banan. That's going to slow Luther down.
Luther swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luther loads up on a big right hand but Banan slips the punch.
Luther throws a combination. Banan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Banan avoids the body shot from Luther.
Banan throws the left hand but Luther avoids the punch easily.
Luther stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Banan.
Banan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banan throws a looping overhand right but Luther ducks down to avoid it.
Banan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Luther.
Banan misses with a shot to the body
and Luther connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Banan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Luther thows a body shot but no joy.
Banan moves out of range as Luther strikes.
Banan connects with a looping right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luther tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banan was well out of range. Poor timing from Luther.
John Luther seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Banan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luther ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Luther displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Banan throws out the jab.
Banan motions for Luther to come forward. Banan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but John Luther will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Banan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
John Luther is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A swing and a miss from Banan.
Banan thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Banan misses.
Banan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Luther has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Banan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Luther scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Luther checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Luther ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banan moves away.
Banan lands a leg kick that knocks Luther off balance momentarily.
Luther misses with a looping left.
Luther's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Banan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Luther takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jan Banan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luther swings for the body but Banan moves out of range.
Luther fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Luther blocks a leg kick.
Luther shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Banan eats them both and turns towards Luther to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Banan misses the target.
Luther moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Some wild striking there from Luther.
Luther throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luther stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Banan.
Banan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Banan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Luther has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luther tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Luther is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Luther slips a straight right by Banan.
Luther connects with a crisp jab.
Banan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Banan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Luther throws a nice looking combination but Banan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Banan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Luther lands with an uppercut that bounces Banan off the ropes and back into range.
Luther connects with a single shot there.
Banan misses with a right hand
and Luther counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luther displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A big left from Banan misses.
Banan cracks Luther with an open hand slap.

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 Jan Banan.
Well Luther has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Luther!