PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lylan Mitchikin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stepan Babka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchikin's entrance music is Enter Sandman by Metallica. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Mitchikin
vs
Babka

200 cm
20
265 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

225 cm
19
225 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lylan Mitchikin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stepan Babka!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Mitchikin misses.
Mitchikin scores with a shot to the body.
Mitchikin thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick misses from Babka.
A head kick misses from Babka.
Babka scores with a head kick.
Mitchikin swings for the body but Babka moves out of range.
Mitchikin misses with a head kick.
Mitchikin throws a low kick but Babka avoids it.
Mitchikin is looking to land body kicks.
Babka is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mitchikin throws a low kick but Babka avoids it.
Mitchikin throws a sloppy head kick
and Babka counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mitchikin misses the shot to the body.
A left and a right from Babka both land. Nice combination.
Babka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Babka misses with a head kick.
Mitchikin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mitchikin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Babka was well out of range. Poor timing from Mitchikin.
Babka lands a jab-cross combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mitchikin.
Mitchikin blocks a head kick by Babka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Mitchikin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Babka sprawls well initially but Mitchikin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Babka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mitchikin.
Mitchikin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Babka knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mitchikin in particular looking to stall.
Mitchikin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mitchikin controlling the pace.
Babka is trying to stand up here but Mitchikin is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchikin tries to stand and escape but Babka actually recovers to full guard.
Babka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Babka is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mitchikin is controlling him.
Babka looks gassed!
Mitchikin is stalling in the full guard.
Mitchikin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchikin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mitchikin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mitchikin is looking to advance position but Babka has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Mitchikin can't escape the position.
Mitchikin gets back to half guard.
Mitchikin missing with punches from the bottom.

Mitchikin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mitchikin is staying active underneath Babka, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mitchikin tries to get to full guard but Babka has control of the leg.
Babka trying to control from half guard but Mitchikin is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mitchikin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mitchikin.
Mitchikin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Babka's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitchikin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mitchikin lands a couple of elbows.
Mitchikin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Babka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mitchikin content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lylan Mitchikin 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.

Babka throws a wild body kick that Mitchikin sees coming a mile off.
Babka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mitchikin can pounce on him.
Babka is looking to clinch but Mitchikin is avoiding it.
Mitchikin throws a leg kick but Babka sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mitchikin shoots in but no luck this time.
Stepan Babka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchikin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mitchikin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mitchikin throws a head kick that misses

and Babka counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Babka.

Mitchikin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mitchikin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Babka is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mitchikin misses with a straight right.
Mitchikin misses with a head kick.
Babka is breathing heavily.
Mitchikin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mitchikin lands a nice looking body shot.
Babka takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchikin throws a head kick that misses.
Lylan Mitchikin is winning the standup battle so far.
Mitchikin swinging wildly here.
Mitchikin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mitchikin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Babka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mitchikin, right into the meat.
Mitchikin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mitchikin tries a low kick but Babka avoids it.
A big right from Mitchikin misses.
Babka throws a head kick that misses
and Mitchikin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Babka throws a sloppy head kick
and Mitchikin counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Mitchikin finds it's way through Babka's defenses.
Mitchikin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Babka avoids the head kick by Mitchikin.
Stepan Babka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mitchikin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mitchikin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitchikin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mitchikin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mitchikin takes a swing at Babka's ribcage but misses.
Nice jab there from Mitchikin.
Mitchikin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mitchikin takes a swing at Babka's ribcage but misses.
Mitchikin tries to land a front kick but Babka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mitchikin lands a jab.
Mitchikin throws a jab but it's blocked by Babka.
Babka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mitchikin.
Babka checks a low kick from Mitchikin.
Mitchikin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mitchikin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Babka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Babka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mitchikin misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchikin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mitchikin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mitchikin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Babka ducks under a wild hook from Mitchikin.
Mitchikin tries to land a front kick but Babka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mitchikin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Babka checks it well.
Babka avoids the head kick by Mitchikin.
Babka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab from Mitchikin misses.
Mitchikin misses with a straight left.
Mitchikin throws a jab but it's blocked by Babka.
Mitchikin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mitchikin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Babka checks a leg kick.
Babka misses with a head kick.
Babka moves out of range as Mitchikin throws a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchikin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Babka checks it well.
Mitchikin looks to land a body kick but Babka moved away.
Mitchikin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Babka was well out of range. Poor timing from Mitchikin.
Mitchikin throws a body punch but Babka moves out of range.
Mitchikin catches Babka with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mitchikin lands with a good body shot.
Mitchikin scores with a jab to the body.
Mitchikin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Babka is able to avoid easily.
A good leg kick by Mitchikin.
Mitchikin thuds his right hand into Babka's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Babka misses with a double jab
and Mitchikin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mitchikin throws a hook to the side of Babka's head but Babka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mitchikin throws a hook but Babka avoids it easily.
Mitchikin fails with a takedown attempt.
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!
Mitchikin misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lylan Mitchikin dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Mitchikin connects with a crisp jab.
Mitchikin swats away the attempt to clinch by Babka.
A head kick misses from Babka.
Mitchikin looks to score with a jab to the body but Babka is just out of range.
Babka tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mitchikin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mitchikin tried to score with a low kick but Babka checks it.
Babka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheers as Mitchikin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Babka doesn't seem phased though.
Mitchikin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Babka can do to turn this around?
Mitchikin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mitchikin throws a leg kick that misses.
Mitchikin throws a hook but Babka blocks it.
Mitchikin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Babka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Babka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mitchikin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Babka.
Babka takes one on the button.
Mitchikin looks for a takedown but Babka sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Mitchikin.

Mitchikin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Babka looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mitchikin landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Babka trying to remain calm as Mitchikin controls from the top position.

Mitchikin has hold of Babka's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Babka tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Mitchikin cranks the arm and Babka screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Babka, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Lylan Mitchikin!