PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Duke Babaganush (ranked 2784 p4p, 3780 weight class) and Adrian Halvorsen (ranked 345 p4p, 423 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Babaganush
vs
Halvorsen

177 cm
22
166
5 - 6 - 0

180 cm
20
163
2 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duke Babaganush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adrian Halvorsen!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halvorsen moves out of range as Babaganush strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Babaganush. That snapped Halvorsen's head back.
Babaganush misses with a wild body shot.
Babaganush lands the left hand.

Babaganush closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Halvorsen quickly recovers to half guard.

Babaganush is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Halvorsen wants to control but Babaganush is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Halvorsen might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Babaganush haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Babaganush thows a huge punch but Halvorsen dodges it nicely.
We've been hearing good reports from Babaganush's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Babaganush missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Halvorsen trying to control but Babaganush postures up.

Babaganush looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Babaganush wants to free his trapped foot but Halvorsen is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Halvorsen looking for submissions off his back.
Babaganush looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Babaganush is looking for a kimura but Halvorsen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Babaganush to get the leverage.
Babaganush trying to mount his opponent but Halvorsen defends it.
Halvorsen trying to control from the bottom.
Babaganush tries to stand and escape but Halvorsen is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Babaganush looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Babaganush wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Halvorsen wants to control but Babaganush is keeping busy.
Halvorsen wants to improve his position but Babaganush is controlling well.
Babaganush drops an elbow to the side of Halvorsen's head.

Babaganush is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Halvorsen sees it coming and defends easily.
Halvorsen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Babaganush seems to be looking for submissions.

Babaganush is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Babaganush is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Halvorsen defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halvorsen gets back to full guard.
Babaganush trying to stand up but can't free himself from Halvorsen's guard.
Babaganush stands up over Halvorsen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Babaganush wanted to stand there but Halvorsen had control of the position.

Babaganush gets to his feet - Halvorsen follows without any prompting.
Halvorsen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Babaganush throws out a loose jab but Halvorsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halvorsen thinks about the counter body kick.
Halvorsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Babaganush scores with a four punch combination!
Halvorsen ducks right into an uppercut from Babaganush.
Babaganush lands a jab.
Babaganush throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babaganush has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Halvorsen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Babaganush moves out of range as Halvorsen strikes.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Halvorsen.
Halvorsen misses with a body shot.
Halvorsen ducks under a wild hook from Babaganush.
Halvorsen throws a hook but Babaganush avoids it easily.
Babaganush rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Halvorsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Babaganush smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Halvorsen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Babaganush.
Babaganush lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halvorsen at a distance.
Babaganush takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Babaganush swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Halvorsen.
Babaganush blocks the body kick.
Babaganush pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Halvorsen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice shot lands for Babaganush.
Babaganush throws a hook but Halvorsen avoids it easily.
Babaganush clobbers Halvorsen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Duke Babaganush dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Halvorsen lands a nice shot to the body.
Halvorsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Babaganush.
Babaganush is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Halvorsen can do to turn this around?
Halvorsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Babaganush.
Babaganush connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Halvorsen momentarily.
Babaganush looks to land a left hand but Halvorsen moved out of range nicely.
A good leg kick by Halvorsen.
Babaganush jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Babaganush shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Halvorsen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Babaganush stands and steps away. Halvorsen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Good exchange - Halvorsen coming out on top.
Babaganush moves out of range of the body kick from Halvorsen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babaganush lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Babaganush misses with a hook.
Babaganush throws a hook but Halvorsen blocks it.
Halvorsen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Duke Babaganush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babaganush throws a nice outside leg kick.
Duke Babaganush is winning the standup battle so far.
Halvorsen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Halvorsen misses the jab.
Babaganush swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halvorsen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Babaganush misses with an uppercut.
Babaganush thuds his right hand into Halvorsen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Halvorsen throws a chopping leg kick but Babaganush manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Halvorsen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Babaganush throws a nice head kick!
Babaganush jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Babaganush misses with a looping right.
Halvorsen feints a counter leg kick.
Babaganush scores with a jab to the jaw.
Halvorsen avoids a punch combination nicely.
And Halvorsen responds with a good body kick, but Babaganush manages to step out the way in time.
Babaganush has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Halvorsen finds it's way round the side to connect with Babaganush's head.
Babaganush throws a lazy right hand but Halvorsen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Halvorsen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Babaganush cracks Halvorsen with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halvorsen misses with a few strikes there.
Adrian Halvorsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Babaganush throws a front kick that sends Halvorsen stumbling back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halvorsen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Babaganush scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Babaganush explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Babaganush throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Halvorsen scores with a spinning back kick!
Babaganush throws an overhand right that lands on Halvorsen's shoulder, as Halvorsen tries to avoid the shot.
Babaganush checks a low kick from Halvorsen.
A right-left combo lands from Babaganush.

Babaganush is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Halvorsen's half guard.

Babaganush is trying to work for a kimura but Halvorsen is defending well.
Halvorsen trying to control but Babaganush postures up.
Babaganush tries to stand but can't do so whilst Halvorsen controls his leg.

Babaganush decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halvorsen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Babaganush to score with a decent uppercut.
Halvorsen misses with a hook.
Halvorsen throws a jab when Babaganush was well out of range.
Babaganush connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Babaganush swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Babaganush takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Babaganush goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Halvorsen flicks out a counter leg kick but Babaganush steps away.
Halvorsen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Babaganush.
Babaganush lands a lovely overhand right.
Babaganush missing with a left hand there. Halvorsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Halvorsen feints a counter leg kick.
Halvorsen thumps Babaganush with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for Babaganush.
Babaganush misses with a hook
and Halvorsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Halvorsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Babaganush is just out of range.
Babaganush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halvorsen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Babaganush missing with a left hand there. Halvorsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Halvorsen scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babaganush lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halvorsen at a distance.
Halvorsen throws a leg kick but Babaganush sees it coming and moves out of range.
Halvorsen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Halvorsen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Halvorsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Halvorsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Halvorsen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from Babaganush on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Babaganush moves out of range of the body kick from Halvorsen.
The fighters circling - Babaganush throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Halvorsen ducks under a wild hook from Babaganush.
Halvorsen misses with a hook. Babaganush ducked under it nicely.

Babaganush gets the takedown into side control.

Babaganush working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Babaganush looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Duke Babaganush dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Babaganush avoids a kick to the body.
Babaganush works Halvorsen's body with a nice hook.
Babaganush lands a right hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Halvorsen misses the target.
Babaganush checks a leg kick nicely.
A head kick misses from Babaganush.
Babaganush scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Halvorsen doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheers as Babaganush lands an impressive looking overhand right. Halvorsen doesn't seem phased though.
Halvorsen misses with a straight left.
Babaganush is looking for a counter combo.
Babaganush lands an overhand right.
Halvorsen looks to throw the jab but Babaganush is out of range.
Halvorsen slips under a jab from Babaganush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halvorsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Babaganush gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Halvorsen.

Babaganush darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Duke Babaganush overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Babaganush seems to be looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halvorsen trying to control here.
Halvorsen manages to get to full guard.
Halvorsen is adopting a defensive guard.
Babaganush tries to stand but Halvorsen is controlling from the bottom.
Halvorsen looking to control.
Babaganush trying to stand up but can't free himself from Halvorsen's guard.

Halvorsen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Babaganush is aware though and is defending well.
Adrian Halvorsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Babaganush thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Babaganush lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Babaganush drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Babaganush jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Babaganush gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Halvorsen walks into a straight right hand from Babaganush.
Halvorsen throws a jab when Babaganush was well out of range.
Babaganush misses the jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Babaganush.
Halvorsen misses with a low kick.
Halvorsen needs to keep his hands up - Babaganush had a free shot at his head there.
Babaganush throws a shot from downtown. Halvorsen moves away and avoids it.
Babaganush connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Halvorsen momentarily.
Babaganush fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halvorsen misses with an uppercut. Babaganush saw that one coming.
Halvorsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Babaganush.
Halvorsen follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Halvorsen misses the jab.
Babaganush misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Halvorsen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Babaganush connects with the punch.
Halvorsen throws a solid leg kick but Babaganush takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Halvorsen.
Babaganush misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Halvorsen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Halvorsen works Babaganush's body with a nice hook.
Babaganush steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Halvorsen. That one must have hurt.
Babaganush throws the left hand but Halvorsen avoids the punch easily.
No joy there for Babaganush, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Babaganush throws a hook but Halvorsen blocks it.
Halvorsen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Babaganush. Babaganush circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Babaganush paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halvorsen misses with a low kick.
Halvorsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Babaganush.
Halvorsen tries a quick counter leg kick but Babaganush is wise to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babaganush throws a big shot that misses.
Babaganush throws a head kick that misses.

Babaganush gets a takedown into half guard.
Babaganush prevents Halvorsen from improving his position.

Babaganush decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Babaganush waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Halvorsen.
Halvorsen misses with a body shot.
A big right from Babaganush misses.
Babaganush moves out of range of the strikes.
Donk. Babaganush catches Halvorsen right on the button with a cross.
Halvorsen missing with a left hand there. Babaganush was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Babaganush bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Duke Babaganush is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Halvorsen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Duke Babaganush showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Babaganush has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duke Babaganush!
Duke Babaganush decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.