PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Practice Built (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Desmond Fairbanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Built
vs
Fairbanks

170 cm
25
140 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

173 cm
20
142 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Hellraiser FightGear

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Practice Built!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Desmond Fairbanks!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Fairbanks.

It looks like Practice Built has been cut.
Fairbanks throws a hook but Built avoids it easily.
Fairbanks connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Built's hands.
Fairbanks takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice uppercut lands for Fairbanks. That snapped Built's head back.
Nice jab there from Fairbanks.
Fairbanks cracks Built with a good jab.

Built is rocked!
Fairbanks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Built.

Fairbanks looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Built!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fairbanks advances to mount.
Fairbanks trying to control but Built is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fairbanks working for a submission but Built is keeping him at bay.
Built wants to hold on but Fairbanks pushes him away.
Built is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Fairbanks is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Fairbanks looking to control but Built is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Fairbanks is working for a guillotine from mount but Built frees his head quite easily.
Fairbanks looking to control but Built is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fairbanks mounts Built! Really nice guard pass there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairbanks controlling from the full mount.

Fairbanks is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Built can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Fairbanks is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Built is surviving well by controlling Fairbanks's body position as best he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Fairbanks working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Fairbanks wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Fairbanks controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairbanks moves to the back position.
Fairbanks trying to control.

Fairbanks has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Built has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

Fairbanks sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Built taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Desmond Fairbanks!
Desmond Fairbanks seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.