PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Kerr (ranked 42 p4p, 138 weight class) and Alexei Babinski (ranked 8 p4p, 21 weight class). Babinski has chosen Raining Blood - Slayer as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Kerr
vs
Babinski

185 cm
38
262
36 - 23 - 0

204 cm
28
254
20 - 6 - 0

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World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 36 - 23 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Kerr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexei Babinski!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerr misses with a straight left.
Kerr darts in looking for a takedown but Babinski gets double underhooks and turns Kerr into the cage.
Babinski throws a fast counter high kick but Kerr manages to duck under it in time.
Kerr working aggressively here.
Babinski misses with some punches.
Kerr presses Babinski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
I was talking to Kerr's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Babinski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kerr misses with a hook to the ribs.

Kerr has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Babinski regains guard immediately.
Kerr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Babinski managing to control the position.
Kerr trying to control the position from guard on top but Babinski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kerr slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kerr trying to control but Babinski is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babinski pulls Kerr in close to prevent any damage.
Kerr trying to control but Babinski is working from the bottom.
Kerr postures up and lands a big shot to Babinski's brow.
Babinski keeping moving, preventing Kerr from controlling successfully.
Babinski controlling the position.
Kerr throwing strikes from guard but Babinski blocks nicely.
Babinski is pulling down on Kerr's head. It's preventing any offense from Kerr, at least for the moment.
Let's hope that Babinski has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Kerr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kerr slips nicely into half guard.
Kerr wants to free his trapped foot but Babinski is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Babinski is not content to let Kerr control the position.
Kerr thows a huge punch but Babinski dodges it nicely.
Babinski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kerr.
Kerr looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Babinski is refusing to be controlled, as Kerr sits in half guard.
Babinski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kerr.
Kerr seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Babinski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Babinski is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Babinski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kerr not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kerr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kerr passes the guard and advances to mount!
Babinski is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kerr thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kerr looking to finish with strikes here!
Kerr thowing shots but they're missing.
Kerr punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kerr thowing shots but they're missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerr avoids the attempt from Babinski to control.
Kerr looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kerr raining down shots from the mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kerr with a couple of short strikes.
Babinski wants to control but Kerr is having none of it.
Kerr landing strikes from the mount and Babinski is in trouble!

Babinski is rocked!
Babinski is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Babinski wants to control but Kerr is having none of it.
Kerr trying to control but Babinski is having none of it.
Babinski avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kerr.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Kerr dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Some wild striking there from Kerr.

Kerr moves into the clinch.
Kerr gets through Babinski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kerr crunches a lovely knee into Babinski's ribcage.
Kerr lands a body shot.
Kerr lands a body shot.
Babinski takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kerr.
Kerr tries for a takedown but Babinski manages to get underhooks.
Kerr scores with a shoulder strike.
Babinski is breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kerr.
Babinski throws a punch but it's blocked by Kerr.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kerr breaks the clinch.

Kerr drops his shoulder and cracks Babinski with a huge uppercut! Babinski goes down! Can Kerr finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr wants to control from the top but Babinski keeps moving.
Kerr working some strikes from top position.
Kerr wants to control from the top but Babinski keeps moving.
Kerr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Babinski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kerr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Babinski can do to turn this around?
Kerr postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kerr forces his way into half guard.
Babinski is looking to control Kerr's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Babinski avoid being mounted?
Babinski has hold of Kerr's hands but Kerr slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kerr wants to pass the guard but Babinski is defending well.
Kerr is thwarting Babinski's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr is keen to just control but Babinski is a slippery customer.
Kerr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Babinski is refusing to be controlled, as Kerr sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kerr prevents Babinski from standing back up.
Kerr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kerr wants to take a breather but Babinski is having none of it.
Kerr passes to full mount!
Kerr with good strikes from the mount here!
Kerr unloading with bombs!
Kerr lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Babinski hang on?
Babinski is still in real trouble! Can Kerr finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Babinski takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Kerr's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Kerr!
Mark Kerr spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.