PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chizzled Abs (ranked 6956 p4p, 318 weight class) and John Banks (ranked 4286 p4p, 217 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Abs
vs
Banks

160 cm
18
130 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

165 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Pit Bull Development

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chizzled Abs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Banks!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Abs drives through and clinches with Banks against the cage.
Abs working Banks over with knees to the body.
Abs lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've been hearing reports that Abs has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Banks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Abs obliges.
Banks looks winded!
Abs connects with a nasty looking knee right to Banks's face.
Abs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Abs lands a knee to the head.

It looks like John Banks has been cut.
Abs putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Banks in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abs leaning against his opponent.
Banks wants to break free but Abs has control.
Banks takes a knee right on the jaw!
Abs is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Abs lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Abs has Banks pushed against the cage.
Abs gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Abs crunches a lovely knee into Banks's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abs scores with a knee to the head.
Abs putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Banks in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Banks takes a knee right on the jaw!
Abs lands a shot to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Abs.
Abs with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Abs scores with a knee to the head.
Abs digs a right hand underneath Banks's ribcage. Banks let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Abs landing knees to the head.
Banks has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Abs seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Banks can turn it around.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abs lands a nice elbow.
Abs lands an elbow inside.
Abs lands a left hand.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Abs obliges.
Abs with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Abs landing knees to the body.
Banks letting Abs take a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abs gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Abs is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Abs with a knee to the head.
Abs is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Banks takes a knee to the side of the body.
Abs using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Abs gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Abs lands an elbow inside that Banks shrugs off.
Abs lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Abs working Banks over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Abs obliges.
A knee to the head by Abs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abs taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Abs unloads a knee to the mid-section. Banks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Abs lands with a light punch inside.
Abs is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Abs stops a takedown attempt from Banks.
A knee to the head by Abs.
Abs unloads a knee to the mid-section. Banks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Abs's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Abs unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A left hand lands to the body for Abs.
Abs lands a knee to the head.
Abs lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Banks or not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abs with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abs putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Banks in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Abs pressing his opponent against the cage.
Abs lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Abs is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Abs unloads a knee to the mid-section. Banks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Abs with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abs lands an elbow that stopped Banks in his tracks for a moment.
Abs with a knee to the head.
Abs working Banks over with knees to the body.
Banks takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chizzled Abs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Banks's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Abs connects with a leg kick. Banks looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Abs is looking to clinch.
Abs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abs just misses with a punch to the body.
Despite the aggression on Banks's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Abs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Banks swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Abs forces Banks back against the cage and clinches.
Abs connects with a knee to the head.
Abs lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Abs connects with a knee to the head.
Abs unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Abs slowing the pace effectively.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice elbow from Abs.
Chizzled Abs has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Banks takes a knee right on the jaw!
Banks is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stalling in the clinch from Abs.
Abs with a knee to the head.

Banks is rocked!
Abs slows down the pace here.
Abs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Banks can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abs gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Banks is still on wobbly legs! Can Abs finish him?
Abs unloads a knee to the mid-section. Banks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Banks seems to have recovered his senses.
Abs with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Abs lands an uppercut.
Abs with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Abs lands a good knee to the midsection. Banks won't want to take too many of those.
Abs with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Abs lands an elbow inside.

That has opened up John Banks's cut even more.
Abs unloads a knee to the mid-section. Banks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abs lands with a left to the head.
Abs stalling in the clinch.
Abs lands an elbow just above Banks 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Abs.
Abs is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Abs leaning his opponent against the cage.
Banks takes an elbow to the temple.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Abs.
Abs lands a knee to the head.
Abs creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Banks's defenses.
Abs with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Abs lands a knee to the head.
Abs unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Abs with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Banks takes a knee right on the jaw!
Abs has Banks pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Banks is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Abs - that's hurt Banks badly! Oh, another knee lands and Banks is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Banks doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Chizzled Abs!
Chizzled Abs thanked the fans post fight for their support.