Alliance Wars R2: Group B PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wulfsige Eduard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sanjit Babatunde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Eduard
vs
Babatunde

187 cm
18
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wulfsige Eduard !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sanjit Babatunde!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babatunde tries to clinch there but Eduard circles away.
Babatunde takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Babatunde has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Eduard there.

It looks like Sanjit Babatunde has been cut.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Eduard lands an uppercut.
Eduard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Babatunde backwards.
Eduard can't find room to land a body shot as Babatunde controls the action.
Babatunde wants a takedown but no success here.
Nice body punch from Eduard .
Babatunde changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Eduard fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Eduard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Babatunde ducks under a wild hook from Eduard .
Babatunde looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Babatunde shoots in but Eduard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've been told by Eduard 's head coaches at Darkness (B613) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wulfsige Eduard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sanjit Babatunde.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Babatunde clinches with his opponent.
Babatunde is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Eduard pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Eduard .
Eduard scores with a shot to the side of Babatunde's head.
Eduard avoiding damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Eduard .
Eduard can't find room to land a body shot as Babatunde controls the action.
Eduard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Babatunde looks winded!
A shot in the inside from Eduard .
Eduard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Eduard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Eduard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Babatunde is trying to maintain a safe position but Eduard gets an underhook and turns Babatunde into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Eduard .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eduard lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eduard pushes Babatunde back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eduard lands a shot to the body.
Eduard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stalling in the clinch from Eduard .
Eduard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Babatunde backwards.

Babatunde is rocked!
Eduard lands a big right hand that drops Babatunde! The killer instinct kicks in and Eduard finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Eduard !

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wulfsige Eduard !

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Wiesen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Knutsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wiesen
vs
Knutsson

198 cm
18
189 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eric Wiesen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjorn Knutsson !
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiesen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wiesen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wiesen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knutsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wiesen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knutsson .
A looping hook to the body misses from Wiesen. Knutsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eric Wiesen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knutsson misses with a hook. Wiesen ducked under it nicely.
Wiesen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wiesen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wiesen throws an off balance right hand
and Knutsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knutsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wiesen. Wiesen obviously looking to wear him down.
Wiesen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wiesen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knutsson misses with an uppercut.
Knutsson scores with a body shot.
Knutsson throws a body punch but Wiesen moves out of range.
Wiesen misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Knutsson to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Eric Wiesen has been cut.
Knutsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wiesen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Wiesen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiesen lands a head shot.
Knutsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Wiesen moves out of range as Knutsson strikes.

Knutsson has closed the distance and engaged Wiesen in a clinch.
Knutsson scores with a shot to the side of Wiesen's head.
Knutsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wiesen tries to throw a body punch but Knutsson avoids it by throwing Wiesen back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wiesen.
Knutsson lands a left hand.
Knutsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Wiesen is rocked!
Knutsson dips a shoulder and cracks Wiesen with a mighty uppercut! Wiesen falls back against the cage and Knutsson unloads with a barrage of strikes! Wiesen is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Knutsson screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bjorn Knutsson !
A relieved looking Bjorn Knutsson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.