PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Cricket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danik Babuckiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Babuckiy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Сhoke Slam Time. Jimmy Cricket had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Cricket
vs
Babuckiy

175 cm
20
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
20
171 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jimmy Cricket!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danik Babuckiy!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babuckiy tries to clinch but Cricket moves out of range.

Babuckiy instigates a clinch.
Babuckiy jumps guard but Cricket stands there with Babuckiy around his waist. Babuckiy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Babuckiy jumps guard but Cricket stands there with Babuckiy around his waist. Babuckiy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Babuckiy pulls Cricket into guard.
Babuckiy controls Cricket momentarily but Cricket frees himself.
Cricket preventing the sweep.
Babuckiy is adopting a defensive guard.
Babuckiy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Babuckiy trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Babuckiy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cricket avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Babuckiy wants to sweep here but Cricket controlling him for the moment.
Babuckiy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cricket's guard.
Babuckiy controlling from the top position.
Babuckiy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Babuckiy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cricket is staying active underneath Babuckiy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Babuckiy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Babuckiy stalling.
Cricket is looking to escape.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Babuckiy in particular looking to stall.
Cricket pushes Babuckiy off looking to stand but Babuckiy dives back in and keeps control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Babuckiy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cricket has managed to free his arm - good work.
Babuckiy looks gassed!
Cricket is trying to stand back up but Babuckiy is controlling him

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cricket misses with a wild combination.

Cricket drops Babuckiy with a beautiful combination! Babuckiy stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cricket is looking for the KO!

It looks like Danik Babuckiy has been cut.
Cricket punishes Babuckiy's body with a nice straight punch.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Cricket! Babuckiy is backing up but he can't get away as Cricket lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Babuckiy and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jimmy Cricket!