PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Banner (ranked 23498 p4p, 544 weight class) and Senna Vasconcelos (ranked 4678 p4p, 380 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Banner
vs
Vasconcelos

165 cm
20
154 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Senna Vasconcelos!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasconcelos moves out of range of the body kick from Banner.
Bruce Banner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Banner.
Vasconcelos is looking to land body kicks.
Vasconcelos throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Banner counters with a body kick that stops Vasconcelos in his tracks momentarily.
Vasconcelos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Banner throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Vasconcelos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Banner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vasconcelos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vasconcelos misses with a kick to the body.
Banner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crunch! Banner slams his shin into Vasconcelos's torso.
Banner feints and then cracks Vasconcelos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vasconcelos down.
Banner throws a wild body kick that Vasconcelos sees coming a mile off.
Vasconcelos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Banner can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Banner, right into the meat.
Banner steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vasconcelos. That one must have hurt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Banner, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner thumps Vasconcelos with a low kick.
Vasconcelos throws a leg kick but Banner sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Banner moves out of range as Vasconcelos throws a body kick.
Banner lets loose with a powerful body kick. Vasconcelos will feel that in the morning.
Vasconcelos misses with a kick to the body.
Banner throws a push kick but Vasconcelos slaps the foot to one side.
Banner goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Banner throws the kick towards the body but Vasconcelos avoids it.
Banner lands with a nice body kick.
Banner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Banner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Banner is looking to score with low kicks.
Banner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vasconcelos thinks about the counter body kick.
Banner tries to land a front kick but Vasconcelos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And Vasconcelos responds with a good body kick, but Banner manages to step out the way in time.
Banner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vasconcelos.
A clash of legs there as Vasconcelos blocks the low kick.
Vasconcelos replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Banner blocks it well.
Vasconcelos walks forward, straight into a front kick from Banner.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner lands a leg kick that knocks Vasconcelos off balance momentarily.
Banner throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vasconcelos is trying to counter with his kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banner scores with a kick to the midsection.
Banner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vasconcelos.
Vasconcelos misses with a low kick as Banner jumps back.
Banner avoids a kick to the body.
Banner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vasconcelos misses with a body kick.
Vasconcelos wants to slow Banner down by chopping away at his legs.
Vasconcelos lands a front kick.
Vasconcelos has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Banner.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Banner.
Banner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vasconcelos moves out of range of the body kick.
Banner thumps Vasconcelos with a low kick.
Banner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Banner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Banner dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A bone on bone clash there as Banner blocks the leg kick.
Banner throws a nice outside leg kick.
Banner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vasconcelos can do to turn this around?
Banner throws a body kick that misses.
Vasconcelos takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Banner looks to land a body kick but Vasconcelos moved away.
And Vasconcelos responds with a good body kick, but Banner manages to step out the way in time.
A slapping leg kick lands for Banner.
Banner throws the kick towards the body but Vasconcelos avoids it.
Bruce Banner is winning the standup battle so far.
Vasconcelos looks for the body kick but Banner saw that one coming.
Banner quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Vasconcelos takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Good work by Banner as he checks the leg kick.
Vasconcelos throws a leg kick but Banner sees it coming and moves out of range.
Banner tried to counter with a leg kick but Vasconcelos avoided it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banner scores with a leg kick.
Banner scores with a push kick.
Banner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vasconcelos. That did some damage!
Vasconcelos looks for the body kick but Banner saw that one coming.
Vasconcelos throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Banner - that will leave a mark!
Banner keeps Vasconcelos at a distance using the push kick.
Vasconcelos is breathing heavily.
Banner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
An inside leg kick lands from Banner.
Banner throws a nice outside leg kick.
Banner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Banner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A low kick from Vasconcelos is predictable there
and Banner counters with a body kick.
Banner moves out of range of the body kick.
A low kick from Vasconcelos is predictable there
and Banner counters with a low kick, right behind Vasconcelos 's knee.
Vasconcelos throws a leg kick but Banner checks it.
Banner explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Banner.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vasconcelos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Banner pushes Vasconcelos away with a front kick.
Vasconcelos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Banner.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Banner!
Banner throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vasconcelos steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Banner. That one must have hurt.
Banner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Crunch! Banner slams his shin into Vasconcelos's torso.
A good leg kick by Banner.
Banner thumps Vasconcelos with a low kick.
Banner delivers a nice body kick.
Nice body kick from Banner.
Banner throws a leg kick which misses Vasconcelos's front leg but catches the back leg as Vasconcelos tries to avoid it.
Banner throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banner pushes Vasconcelos away with a front kick.
Banner explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Banner lands with a kick to the ribs.
A good leg kick by Banner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Banner dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Banner checks the leg kick.
Banner throws a body kick that misses.
Vasconcelos steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Banner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vasconcelos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Banner throws a half hearted mid kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Banner 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 Vasconcelos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vasconcelos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vasconcelos blocks the body kick.
Vasconcelos follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Banner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Banner scores with a spinning back kick!
Banner 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.
Vasconcelos throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasconcelos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Banner throws a push kick but Vasconcelos slaps the foot to one side.
Vasconcelos flicks out a counter leg kick but Banner steps away.
Banner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Banner fakes the leg kick and cracks Vasconcelos in the body.
Vasconcelos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Banner takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Banner quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Banner scores with a nice body kick.
Banner feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vasconcelos's calf.
Banner tries to land a front kick but Vasconcelos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Banner tries to land a front kick but Vasconcelos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Banner scores with a kick to the midsection.
Vasconcelos steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Banner. That one must have hurt.
Vasconcelos tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Banner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vasconcelos. That did some damage!
Banner throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Vasconcelos takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Banner - that will leave a mark!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banner thumps Vasconcelos with a low kick.
Banner misses with a body kick.
Crunch! Banner slams his shin into Vasconcelos's torso.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner delivers a nice body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Banner.
Vasconcelos tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Banner thuds his shin into the meat of Vasconcelos's side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Banner. That's going to slow Vasconcelos down.
Banner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Banner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vasconcelos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vasconcelos blocks the body kick.
Vasconcelos tries to land a front kick but Banner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Banner scores with a push kick.
Banner lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vasconcelos has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Banner.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Banner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Senna Vasconcelos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruce Banner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Banner bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Banner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Banner has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Banner!
Our winner, Bruce Banner, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.