PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heavy Rain (ranked 34 p4p, 140 weight class) and Alexei Babinski (ranked 7 p4p, 24 weight class). Rain comes into the arena with For Heavy Metal we will die! blaring out of the sound system. Babinski has chosen Raining Blood - Slayer as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Heavy Rain has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Heavy Rain seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Rain
vs
Babinski

222 cm
40
252
40 - 18 - 1

204 cm
30
254
22 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Heavy Metal Drugs
Voodoo Nutrition

SynCity Fightwear
Mile High

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Heavy Rain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexei Babinski!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babinski swings for the body but Rain moves out of range.
Rain throws a series of punches but Babinski avoids them all with ease.
Rain scores with a jab to the head.
Rain throws a head kick that misses.
Rain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Babinski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Babinski! But no joy.
Babinski lands with a nice body punch.
Rain looks to land a right hand but Babinski moved out of range.
Babinski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Heavy Rain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Babinski.
Rain throws a body kick that misses.
Rain looks to land a right hand but Babinski moved out of range.
Rain throws a shot from downtown. Babinski moves away and avoids it.
Rain takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Babinski manages to avoid it.
Rain misses with a hook
and Babinski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rain takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
No joy there for Babinski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rain really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Babinski misses with an uppercut
and Rain counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Babinski throws a wild body kick that Rain sees coming a mile off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babinski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Babinski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rain misses with a hook

and Babinski counters with a crisp one two that drops Rain! Babinski thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Rain to his feet! Rain is in big trouble!
Rain with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Babinski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rain.
Babinski throws a shot from downtown. Rain moves away and avoids it.
Babinski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rain.
Babinski misses with an uppercut. Rain saw that one coming.

Babinski closes the distance and clinches.

Rain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Babinski cracks Rain with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rain throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Babinski slips under a jab.
Babinski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Babinski swings for the body but Rain moves out of range.
Rain is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babinski scores with a nice head shot.
A jab lands there for Rain.
Rain moves out of range of the body kick from Babinski.
Rain connects with a leg kick.
Rain misses the jab.
Babinski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rain moves away from the strike by Babinski.
Rain buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Babinski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Babinski throws a head kick but Rain moves out of range.
Rain scores with a nice strike.
Babinski connects with a single shot there.
Babinski throws the left hand but Rain avoids the punch easily.
Rain lands a leg kick that knocks Babinski off balance momentarily.
Rain fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Babinski checks it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babinski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rain swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rain connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rain throws the kick towards the body but Babinski avoids it.
Rain misses with an uppercut.
Babinski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rain throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rain slips a jab and a cross from Babinski.
Rain falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Babinski counter with a right hand.
Babinski cracks Rain with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Babinski is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rain had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Babinski digs a good body shot into Rain's ribs.
Babinski misses with an uppercut. Rain saw that one coming.
Babinski missing with a left hand there. Rain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rain. Babinski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Babinski was well out of range. Poor timing from Rain.
Rain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rain misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain connects with a leg kick.
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!
Rain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Babinski throws a sloppy head kick and Rain moves out of range easily.
Rain scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rain misses with a few strikes there.
Babinski misses with a wild body shot.
Babinski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rain misses with a hook. Babinski ducked under it nicely.
Rain takes a swing at Babinski's ribcage but misses.
Babinski cracks Rain with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rain throws a body punch but Babinski moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both fighters circling a little - Babinski finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rain is breathing heavily.
Rain slips a jab and a cross from Babinski.

Babinski sends Rain crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Babinski is motioning to the referee to let Rain up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

It looks like Heavy Rain has been cut.
Rain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alexei Babinski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Heavy Rain's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Babinski throws out a loose jab but Rain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Babinski avoids the head kick by Rain.
Babinski throws a looping overhand right but Rain ducks down to avoid it.
Rain scores with a nice head shot.
Rain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Babinski connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Rain! He's out on his feet! Babinski rushes in and drops Rain with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alexei Babinski!
A relieved looking Alexei Babinski thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.