PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Afeef Isa Baba (ranked 256 p4p, 134 weight class) and Narek Sirakanian (ranked 40 p4p, 19 weight class). Baba comes to the cage accompanied by Nation Arabic Orchestra. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Baba
vs
Sirakanian

181 cm
42
172
28 - 13 - 2

182 cm
30
175
20 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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HARDCORE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Afeef Isa Baba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Narek Sirakanian!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sirakanian throws a body punch but Baba moves out of range.
Sirakanian closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

It looks like Narek Sirakanian has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Sirakanian.
A low kick lands for Sirakanian.
Sirakanian throws a hook but Baba avoids it easily.
Baba lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Narek Sirakanian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sirakanian walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sirakanian moves out of range of the body kick.
Sirakanian feints a counter leg kick.
Sirakanian scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sirakanian scores with a three punch combo!
Sirakanian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baba moves away.
Baba ducks under a wild hook from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baba.
Sirakanian thuds a left hand into Baba's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A shot to the body from Baba misses
and Sirakanian counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Baba thinking.
Baba misses with a body shot
and Sirakanian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baba avoids the body shot from Sirakanian.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirakanian misses with an uppercut. Baba saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Sirakanian.
Baba tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Baba slips a jab and a cross from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Baba throws a body punch but Sirakanian moves out of range.
Sirakanian flicks out a counter leg kick but Baba steps away.
Sirakanian with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sirakanian scores with a hook.
Baba scores with a hook to the body. Sirakanian takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baba. Sirakanian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baba scores with a spinning back kick!
A low kick from Sirakanian misses
enabling Baba to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sirakanian lands with a good body shot.
Baba throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baba looks for the body kick but Sirakanian saw that one coming.
Sirakanian throws a front kick aimed at Baba's knee but Baba avoids it well.
Baba lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Baba staying out of range there.
Baba jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Baba looks to score with a jab to the body but Sirakanian is just out of range.
A nice leg kick from Sirakanian, right into the meat of the thigh.
Baba takes one on the button.
Sirakanian throws a leg kick but Baba sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Baba takes one to the side of the head.
Sirakanian throws a front kick that sends Baba stumbling back into the cage.
Sirakanian throws a head kick that misses
and Baba counters with a straight right hand.
Sirakanian with the inside leg kick.
Sirakanian with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Baba misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baba connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sirakanian momentarily.
Sirakanian throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sirakanian lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Baba lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That has opened up Narek Sirakanian's cut even more.
Baba has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Baba there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sirakanian moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sirakanian throws a sloppy body shot
and Baba makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sirakanian takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sirakanian throws a leg kick but Baba checks it.
It looks like Baba has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Sirakanian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baba.
Baba was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sirakanian ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Baba takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baba.
Sirakanian misses with an uppercut. Baba saw that one coming.
Sirakanian with a nice calf kick.
A jab from Baba misses.
Sirakanian blocks the body kick.
Baba swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sirakanian.
Sirakanian scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sirakanian misses the shot to the body.
Good shot there by Sirakanian.
Nice defenses there by Baba.
Sirakanian misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sirakanian thows a leg kick but Baba checks it
and Baba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sirakanian feints and then cracks Baba's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baba down.
A punch combination from Sirakanian misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sirakanian.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Narek Sirakanian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Narek Sirakanian's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A looping hook to the body misses from Sirakanian. Baba does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the body from Sirakanian misses
enabling Baba to counter with a crisp jab.
Sirakanian misses with an uppercut. Baba saw that one coming.
Sirakanian rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Baba counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sirakanian scoring well with a low kick there.
Sirakanian throws a half hearted mid kick.
Narek Sirakanian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sirakanian digs a good hook to Baba's body.
Sirakanian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baba.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Baba might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Sirakanian lands a lovely overhand right.
Baba throws a hook to the side of Sirakanian's head but Sirakanian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sirakanian just misses with a punch to the body.
And Baba counters with a quick kick to the body but Sirakanian blocks it.
Baba checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sirakanian misses with a low kick.
That kick from Sirakanian tenderised Baba's leg. Baba is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sirakanian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sirakanian misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirakanian thuds his right hand into Baba's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sirakanian takes a swing at Baba's ribcage but misses.
Baba slips under a jab.
Baba misses the jab.
Baba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sirakanian.
A shot to the body from Sirakanian misses

and Baba counters with a head kick that drops Sirakanian to the mat! Sirakanian scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Nice cross by Sirakanian.
Sirakanian with a nice cross.
Baba throws a hook but Sirakanian avoids it easily.
Baba takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Baba ducks right into an uppercut from Sirakanian.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baba avoids the body shot from Sirakanian.
Baba circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Sirakanian drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Baba follows Sirakanian to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Afeef Isa Baba!
Afeef Isa Baba decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.