PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rubicon Brandy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tolek Banan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Brandy
vs
Banan

174 cm
31
152 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

179 cm
32
160 lbs
19 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

The Adrenaline Matrix

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rubicon Brandy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tolek Banan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandy throws a solid leg kick but Banan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brandy.
Banan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Banan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Banan connects with the punch.
Banan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brandy was well out of range. Poor timing from Banan.
Brandy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Banan takes a swing at Brandy's ribcage but misses.
Brandy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Banan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brandy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brandy throws a sloppy head kick and Banan moves out of range easily.
Brandy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Banan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tolek Banan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brandy manages to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Banan.
Banan replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Brandy blocks it well.
Banan stuns Brandy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandy scores with a nice strike.
Banan throws a head kick but Brandy moves out of range.
Brandy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Banan looks for the body kick but Brandy saw that one coming.
Brandy keeps Banan at a distance using the push kick.
Banan moves out of range as Brandy throws a body kick.
Banan tries to counter by closing the distance.
Brandy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Banan's calf.
Brandy motions for Banan to come forward. Brandy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Banan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Banan misses with a body shot.
Banan misses with the body kick

and Brandy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Banan's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brandy wants to control from the top but Banan keeps moving.
Brandy is really struggling to control Banan but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brandy trying to control but Banan is working from the bottom.
Banan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banan is trying to keep Brandy in close.
Brandy looking to pass the guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banan moves forwards but Brandy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brandy 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 Banan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Banan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Banan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Banan looks to score with a jab to the body but Brandy is just out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brandy.
Brandy throws a low kick, looking for Banan's leg but Banan calmly moves out of range.
Brandy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Banan.
Banan is looking to land body kicks.
Brandy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Banan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brandys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Banan tries to clinch but Brandy is having none of it.
Brandy tries to counter with a takedown but Banan is quick to defend against it.
A bone on bone clash there as Brandy blocks the leg kick.
Banan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brandy throws the kick towards the body but Banan avoids it.
Brandy swats away the attempt to clinch by Banan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banan moves away.
Brandy avoids the head kick by Banan.
Brandy tries a low kick but Banan avoids it.
Brandy throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brandy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brandy swings for the body but Banan moves out of range.
Brandy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Banan feints and then cracks Brandy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brandy down.
Banan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brandy rather than just go for the knockout.
Banan doesn't manage to clinch there - Brandy circles away.
Banan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brandy.
Banan lands a glancing blow to the side of Brandy's head.
Brandy misses with the combination.
That kick from Banan tenderised Brandy's leg. Brandy is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tolek Banan will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Banan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Banan thumps Brandy with a low kick.
Banan tries to clinch but Brandy moves out of range.
Brandy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A lazy body kick from Banan

and Brandy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brandy.
Banan pulls Brandy in to control the position.
Brandy trying to control but Banan is working from the bottom.
Brandy lands a couple of elbows.
Brandy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banan keeping moving, preventing Brandy from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandy throwing strikes but missing.
Brandy wants to pass the guard but Banan is keeping the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Our spies down at at Max Poppers inform us that Banan has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?

Banan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brandy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brandy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brandy tries to free his leg and advance position but Banan is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banan pulls Brandy in close to his closed guard and prevents Brandy from doing any damage or advancing position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brandy throws a lazy head kick
and Banan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Brandy shoots in and drives through. Banan sprawls well.
Banan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brandy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Banan thows a body kick. Brandy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Brandy throws a leg kick but Banan moved away.
Banan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brandy tries to land a leg kick but Banan saw it coming and moves away.
Brandy 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.
Banan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brandy is out of range.
Banan connects with a jab.
Brandy misses the shot to the body.
Brandy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Banan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Banan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Banan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Banan looks to score with a jab to the body but Brandy is just out of range.
Brandy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Banan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banan cracks Brandy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brandy ducks under a wild hook from Banan.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brandy.
Banan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Brandy takes a step back to recover.
Banan with a hook.
Banan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brandy was well out of range. Poor timing from Banan.
A solid leg kick lands there for Banan.
The fight stays on the outside here - Banan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brandy tries to counter with a takedown but Banan is quick to defend against it.
Banan checks a leg kick.
Brandy moves out of range of the body kick from Banan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banan missing with a left hand there. Brandy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A low kick from Banan is predictable there

and Brandy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brandy.
Banan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandy looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brandy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Banan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Banan working for a triangle but Brandy defends it easily.
Banan keeping moving, preventing Brandy from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tolek Banan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Banan throws out a leg kick but Brandy moves out of range and Banan only half commits.
Banan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brandy moves out of range of the body kick.
Brandy feinted with a counter takedown.
Banan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Brandy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Banan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Banan is looking for a sweep.
Banan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Brandy off and has taken his back!
Banan is trying to stick to Brandy's back but Brandy is turning into Banan. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Banan's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Brandy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brandy trying to control the position from guard on top but Banan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brandy prevents Banan from getting back to his feet.
Banan controlling Brandy's posture.

Banan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brandy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandy trying to control the position from guard on top but Banan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brandy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Banan keeping moving, preventing Brandy from controlling successfully.
Rubicon Brandy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brandy tries to free his leg and advance position but Banan is retaining full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Banan holds on and takes a little breather.
Brandy is working Banan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brandy throws a big right hand that misses.
Banan keeping moving, preventing Brandy from controlling successfully.
Banan trying to control the position here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Banan looking to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banan throws a body kick that misses.
A jab from Banan finds it's way through Brandy's defenses.
Banan lands a high kick!
Tolek Banan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Banan lands with a kick to the temple. Brandy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tolek Banan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brandy misses with a straight right.
Brandy throws a body punch but Banan moves out of range.
Brandy misses the shot to the body.
Brandy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Banan to score with a decent uppercut.
Brandy ducks under a wild hook from Banan.
Banan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brandy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Banan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brandy takes one to the side of the head.
Banan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brandy's head backwards.

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!
Brandy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Banan is fending him off so far but Brandy persists. Nope, Banan circles away and we're back to standing.
Banan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brandy attempts a counter takedown but Banan avoids it well and moves away.
Banan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice defenses there by Banan.
Banan lands a front kick.
Banan cracks Brandy with a good jab.
Brandy misses with a takedown
and Banan counters with a straight right hand.
Brandy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Banan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brandy will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Banan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Banan thumps Brandy with a low kick.
Brandy throws a head kick that misses
and Banan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by Banan.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tolek Banan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Banan 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tolek Banan!
A very excited looking Tolek Banan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.