PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Banter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pius Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Banter
vs
Ho

200 cm
25
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

194 cm
22
225 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chad Banter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pius Ho!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banter lands with a hook. Ho tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Banter.
Ho shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Banter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Banter throws a body shot but no joy.
Banter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Banter looks to score with a jab to the body but Ho is just out of range.
Ho looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Banter misses the shot to the body.
Banter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ho tries to counter with a clinch but Banter shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Banter as he avoids it easily.
Banter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ho's head backwards.
Banter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ho momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chad Banter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pius Ho.
Ho takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ho takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chad Banter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Banter.
Ho now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ho dives in for a single leg takedown but Banter sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ho on the wrong end of a nice jab.

It looks like Pius Ho has been cut.
Ho moves away from the strike by Banter.
Banter moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chad Banter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Banter does it's job there.
Banter digs a good body shot into Ho's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banter throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banter misses with a looping left.
Ho wants to clinch
and Banter counters with a left to the body.
It looks like Banter has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Ho looks winded!
Banter lands a jab to the head.
Ho needs to keep his hands up - Banter had a free shot at his head there.
Banter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Banter drops Ho with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ho looks back up at him and smiles so Banter waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Ho is rocked!
Ho walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Banter! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chad Banter!