PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danik Babuckiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Koepfer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koepfer has chosen Mongol as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Danik Babuckiy had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 172.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Danik Babuckiy had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Babuckiy
vs
Koepfer

181 cm
26
179 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

168 cm
20
175 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danik Babuckiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stephen Koepfer!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Koepfer shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Babuckiy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Babuckiy is trying to control Koepfer's posture but Koepfer avoids it.
The ground and pound from Koepfer seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Koepfer lands an elbow.

Koepfer decides to stand back up.
Babuckiy misses with a takedown

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

Koepfer pulls guard.

Koepfer is looking to sinch up a triangle. Babuckiy throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Koepfer's body to avoid the submission. Koepfer has instead reached around Babuckiy's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Koepfer arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Stephen Koepfer!