This was such a great show. The story is that the main character gets out of prison, stops at a bar where the new sheriff for the town of Banshee stops on his way to take over the position. The real sheriff (Hood) gets killed in a bar fight with a couple of thugs at said bar. The recently released convict takes over his identity and becomes the sheriff in his place. He continues to do criminal stuff while being a lawman in his own way. You never even find out what the guys name actually is. Its really good.

3:07 _"Aaah, he Mike Tysoned him. Just bit the ear right off. This is one of the reasons, when people ask me if I teach self-defence, I say 'No, I teach Muay Thai and Brazilian JiuJitsu', because the second you add in rules, it becomes a sport; it's no longer like a self-defence. The guys who train definitely have a better chance of looking after themselves, but you don't train to have your ear bitten off."_ That's the simplest and clearest explanation I've ever heard for the differences between training in a fighting style and self-defence.

I did NOT expect a Banshee reaction. Yes, get in there!

In this series, the reason why Hood beats this MMA "champ" is because it was outside the ring. Figuratively and actually. The "champ" clearly was more skilled in the techniques of fighting mixed martial arts but the second it went outside the ring, he was done. Hood was in prison and learned all the dirty tricks to win fights. That's why he won. He doesn't play by any rules. Good video!

An additional layer to this fight, the lead (the sheriff, we never learn his real name, he's under an assumed identity) is having very blatant flashbacks to when he was beat up and threatened with sexual assault in prison by a huge formidable man. The victim in this episode is someone he personally identifies with, having experienced similar trauma to her. So he does this big difficult fight, all while dealing with his own trauma, he's dealing with physical and mental strain.

I've watched Banshee 7 or 8 times. Probably the most violent show I've seen. Hood gets into fights in almost every episode 😆

Thank you for pointing out the difference between sport and self defence. Too many MMA students think they can do that stuff on the street. After 15 years of door work, all my moves are foul/cheap shots and I NEVER go to the ground. Cheers!

The thing about Hood in this series is that most fights he gets in, he seems in way over his head. Like in this fight, he usually has to take a lot, before he can turn things around by getting dirty. Always the underdog. Love this show. Seeing this fight in the episode was so satisfying, Sanchez getting what he deserved.

Trust me Banshee was an amazing series for all 4 seasons! And to be honest, when I first watched this particular fight scene I found myself maniacally laughing at how Hood's character totally dismantled Sanchez; especially after the assault Sanchez did on the girl prior to the scene.

As someone who watches pretty much every fighting show ever made, I'll tell you right now there has never been a show with more realistic fighting than Banshee. I can't recommend this series enough, it's one of the best series ever made. One of the best fights is Hood vs Kai, they have a couple of confrontations, but they have a 1v1 match in a meat packing plant that's just crazy.

Dude... you need to watch the series. Even the intro changes with every episode giving you an artistic glimpse of the story and the episode. The action is great and not over the top, great acting and super interesting main characters (Proctor in particular). Even the main theme song... for me is a 20/10

This is episode 3 of season 1 and the reason I got hooked on the series. One of the greatest shows of all time IMHO. All the fight scenes are very well choreographed and very realistic. You should definitely watch episode 1 and give this series a try.

I was just thinking of suggesting this scene to you. It’s brutal. Also with this show check out the Rolls Royce fight between Clay Burton and Nola Longshadow.

One of the best shows ever made!

3:40 that swing its just what we call it in martial arts (phone call) you show your opponent your attack, and how you gonna attack , its just like calling and telling him “hello im coming to attack watch me”

Banshee is one of my favorite shows and this fight scene is easily one of my top 5 fight scenes. So dirty and real.

Fighting with a suit, that an elegant high class fight 😂😂

Somebody pointed out that the scene is better shot than I expected. In the early stages of the fight, they're in Sanchez's ring and fighting "by the rules", and thus Sanchez has the upper hand. Once Hood is kicked out of the ring, the "rules" go away and he fights dirty, eventually winning. Really nice touch by the writer/director.

You finally done a banshee reaction, SO excited for more of this man. RESPECT!!! let's GOOOOO, there chereography is insane

I think the scene is made even better by the fact that Hood gets his ass kicked until the fight exits the ring, then it becomes a fight to the death where Hood has the advantage. Really clever writing and use of the environment to tell a story without saying anything.

This show has a lot of good fights. Hood vs. Kai Proctor, Hood vs. the Albino, Burton vs. Nola Longshadow

Burton vs Nola when he rips her windpipe out was fascinating and horrifying in equal measure.

There are plenty of other scenes in banshee that are well worth thee watch. Hood vs. Albino is the most brutal that comes to mind. Although I would be interested in seeing your reaction to Eliot Spencer vs. Tank from Leverage S02E02 the Tap Out Job... it is one of my favourite episodes from the series :)

This is the most underrated show of all time the fight scenes are flawless

Hey, Max. This show is pretty nuts. Part of Hood's strategy is to tank everything his opponents throw at him and keep coming in order to break their resolve/spirit. It gets him into too-deep water a time or two, but protagonist armor is the highest class of all.

One of my favorite fight scenes ever, it shows a good depiction of someone that's a polished pro fighter against someone that's fighting to survive by any means necessary.

LITERALLY one of my all time fav fight scenes!

I remember way back when this episode first aired and all the MMA fanboys losing it because "there's no way this random guy is gonna come in and beat out a trained MMA fighter like this who has years of training and wins under his belt", and most other people pointing out, well no, he didn't have a good chance at beating him in a straight up brawl with grappling, which is entirely why he quickly changed gears and started fighting as "dirty" as possible and broke him down bit by bit all while still getting the shit kicked out of himself.

I always thought the fights were very creative because in this scene you can clearly tell that once he fights dirty (since dude was a professional fighter) he out matches him

This was an incredibly brutal scene and really set the tone for the series. You don't really understand why he fights this way until quite a bit deeper in. It might even have been Season 2.

"You don't get it boy...This isn't a fight this is a operation table and I'm the surgeon"

No way u reacted to this! Love this show, soooooo underrated.

One of the top 10 tv shows of all times. When the writing makes you pull for the bad guys it's great. At least five characters you fall for on here. Job is hilarious. Must watch.

Banshee the best series EVER. watched it 3 times ALL the characters are brilliant.

Banshee is a series which is getting its praise and recognition now because now everyone knows who Antony Starr is.

Yay!! took my suggestion :D

Fight clearly shows the difference between martial arts as it is today (Sports based) and factual self defence: brutal, anything goes style of fighting. Something fight Sports fanboys will never understand. Good to see you make that clarification. Always enjoy your reactions.

Because of this short scene, I binged watched the whole series. The show is awesome.

The fact that the protagonist is an utterly brutal and certifiably crazy SOB is a recurring theme in this series. He's one of those guys who genuinely doesn't seem to care if he lives or dies, which makes him thoroughly frightening.

Subbed for more Banshee analysis! This show had some great looking fights, would love to see your takes on them.

There's a fight in a restroom from the Punisher TV series on Netflix that's pretty brutal.

Excellent point concerning sport v.s. street. It's why when anyone asks me about learning "self defense" I tell them that's a great term that martial arts schools use so they don't sound like psychopaths, but in reality, in the real world, if you don't practice "self offense" you may wind up being a statistic. It comes down to mentality - whenever I have trained anyone, one of my first tenets is you can go green when you are in your home. The second before you open the door to go outside, you switch to yellow alert level. You stay there as you move through the outside world. You never stare at your shoes as you walk, and HELL NO not your damn cell phone. Be alert and aware in every circumstance, and most cowards who may consider you a target, will quickly move on to the next because they perceive awareness and strength. This is especially true for women. When I've trained women, I've taught them the swiftest and most brutal ways to destroy an attacker. This cinematic clip is great entertainment (it really is a great program - I enjoyed it), but it is completely unrealistic that nobody else jumped in on either side. In the real world, remember, if there is 1, there is 2. If there is 2, there is 3 and so on. You may not see them at first, but always expect cowards to move in packs and employ predatory tactics to flank and corner (and attack you from behind). They are bold in numbers, and nearly always draw strength from one figure they consider the alpha. These days, I prefer teaching people how to shoot. 🙂

"Bite me and I'll break your arm." -Bas Rutten

best show ever, seen 3 times complete

Ah banshee, my all time favorite TV series, I've watched it through 3 times. I was always incredibly impressed with the brutal realism of the fight choreography.

Banshee is one of the few shows that get down and dirty and show how "realistic" a fight turns it does not hold back and showing how brutal it gets, and the show had me hooked from the first bar scene with Hood.

I love BBJ. When the MMA fighter got the guy in a triangle: I'm yelling at the TV..."GET YOUR LEGS UNDER YOU AND POSTURE UP." I think that might be the first time I've ever seen someone get out of a triangle like that, on a show.

Absolutely love this show. Started watching it because of Antony Starr. Just finished season 3. I’m sad that I’m on the last season but I’m definitely going to re watch it in the near future.

I love how much range Antony Starr has to play this guy that you root for at every turn in Lucas Hood and then the guy you just want to die as Homelander in The Boys

Thanks for this, Banshee is amazing and has enough fight content to keep you going for many weeks! As many have suggested a "Hood" vs "Proctor" breakdown would be awesome.

No when you’re fighting somebody like that there’s never too much ground and pound

I'm an old-school Karate guy, makiwara and body conditioning and all, and people don't really appreciate how much punishment a tough man can take and still be dangerous...We used to do full contact with no pads 'cept a cup back in the 70s and the only rules were, well, pretty much what the sheriff did in that video weren't allowed. Maan, you'd hurt for a week even WINNING a match like that!

Oh god he did the banshee video lmao, ever since I saw the guy commenting about it the other day I've been binge watching the show currently at season 3 episode 5, pretty damn good show, would still like get max to watch Warrior more tho but I've already seen it

The character of Hood takes so much punishment in that show that he would be a text book case of CTE in reality.

Has to be one of the best action shows out there...!! Keeps you on edge of your seat every episode!! Unreal

I have watched the series three times, but I have never felt the pain in this fight so...lively like when you commented it. I mean, it was like you felt it too. Yes, it was a movie after all, but I found the characters pretty well built. Thank you!

If you haven't watched it yet, the show BANSHEE is absolutely amazing. A Must Watch!!!

lol! you even put a legit looking advisory warning too, i think there was good reason for it, awesome

Banshee was such a gem of a show ! Very underrated.

My dad was the cinematographer for this. Chris Faloona

One of the brutal and satisfying fight scenes in the tv history!

I think this is the best fight in tv shows that I've ever seen. And so satisfying

That guy literally had his ball blown up, and still stands after that.

One of the best shows I have watched. Nice to see it being picked up for this vid

Hood aka you never actually find out his name, is the Maaan👌🏽 And yes, banshee is a hidden gem if you've not seen, one of the best shows to binge watch👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Hell yeah! I love this scene, it sold me on the show when I first saw it.

There is a massive difference between martial arts and self-defense. Out in the street, there are no rules, no mat, no referees. More often, weapons and multiple attackers are involved. Anything goes.

One of the most fun shows and so underrated. Great from start to finish.

This show I randomly just started watching and I was hooked immediately! Great acting, delivers beautifully and this scene in particular I was just like holy shit!

I will second and third that this show is amazing. Just watched and wish it had more seasons.

Loved this show. Amazing fights. So raw and brutal.

That elbow block was something else.

The Best Show on TV most people have no clue about. It was great start to finish. So many amazing fight scenes.

I've been a martial arts black belt 2nd Dan for 20 year's and if I've been in a fight Ive always used it, that's what's its for.

Hood vs Proctor or Nola vs Burton. LOVE you're vid's mate.

Loved this show! Glad it’s finally getting attention. Watched it long before the boys ever came out. And it’s based in my hometown area (Lancaster Pennsylvania)

I use to just describe this show as "balls to the wall". There isn't a single episode in the series that doesn't have "oh shit!" moments or some amazing fight of some kind.

Banshee was a phenomenal Tv series. Every supermarket near the locations must have been out of celery sticks for months, cuz the sound effects dept would have bought them all!

Banshee certainly did things with fight scenes that I'd never seen before, and considering how many fight scenes have been made, and how many I've seen, that's a remarkable thing. They way they did this was perfect. A trained fighter against a street fighter, and we clearly see the pro dominating, until it turns into a street-fight and all the rules go out the window. Then it's bottle over the head, bitten ear, bitten leg, nut shot, blocking with the elbow (which he had done to him in prison), throat strike, split finger webbing, headbutt, torn/dislocated elbow/shoulder and a serious beating. All the way through the series, Hood comes across as a very capable fighter, but what elevates him is he fights dirty too.

I always loved that almost everyone in Banshee knew how to fight. lol. One of my favorite TV shows of all time. Dat season one finale. Damn.

This show is fantastic. It’s funny that you call him the hero. If you haven’t already, watch the show: it’s one of my favorites. This was my favorite episode

No matter who wins or looses, neither one of them is going to be in good shape in the morning. Thats how I feel about fighting. Im not worried about winning or loosing, but you going to know you been somewhere, regardless of the outcome.

Banshee is so slept on. It was absolutely awesome. I was gutted it ended.

With full context it’s very satisfying to watch lol

I am so glad you decided to review this show... and one of the first, and somehow still most brutal, fight scenes that it delivered! You could have a whole channel devoted to this show's fights. EDIT: Also, expected the 'elbow-block' to be called out as bullshit, was surprised!

Really enjoyed this reaction man usually dont like watching them but this was entertaining big thumbs up

Never seen the series. But from experience in seeing actual street fights. This was scary accurate with the amount of "dirty" tricks there are. When a real fight breaks out, survival is the only thing that matters and survival doesn't have rules.

The super quick version is that the Sheriff is an ex-convict posing as the new Sheriff, in the town of Banshee.

My favorite show ever this is so slept on

Great Show Seen every episode at least 3 times.

This was my personal favorite fight scene in the whole show.

Nice! The hero of the show learned how to fight in prison for 15 years. All the dirty tricks. The fights get even more brutal.

BJJ guys: "well I can bite too!" Street guys: "how are you going to bite with no teeth left in your mouth?"

Oh heck yes! Banshee is full of wild fights. Love this!

So many good scenes from this show. Glad you liked it the scene.

That elbow block and the finger snaps had me cheering I was like "FUCK YES!"

My Mother was a US Marine. She told me that if I ever got into a fight that I should always focus on injuring limbs. If you take out the limbs, men falter faster. She explained the idea of body shots and head shots are not as consistent in ending a fight because you don’t know what your opponent can tolerate. Taking away a limb or two? No one can tolerate it.

This show is hella good!! Great video, glad you picked this one.

"I LIKE HIM" eek!, he are a raper!, I take that back!" Too feckin' true! he is an unpleasant individual!, brutal shots from both of them in this row!

Fight to win its not fight for a trophy that's why banshee as tragic as it is, is in fact one of my favorite shows