PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Sayre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wyatt Babineaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sayre's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, A Country Boy Can Survive. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Sayre
vs
Babineaux

176 cm
23
154 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

167 cm
21
150 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Teddy Sayre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wyatt Babineaux !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babineaux misses with a leg kick

and Sayre counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sayre is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sayre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sayre works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sayre trying to pass the guard but Babineaux defending well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Babineaux can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sayre not doing much here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayre trying to control from Babineaux 's half guard. Babineaux has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Babineaux wants to stand up but Sayre is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sayre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sayre engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sayre trying to control but Babineaux is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Teddy Sayre just wasn't active enough.
Babineaux throws a right hand that misses

and Sayre counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Babineaux 's guard now.
Sayre trying to control but Babineaux is working from the bottom.
Sayre looking to pass the guard.
Babineaux keeping moving, preventing Sayre from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayre is looking to advance position but Babineaux has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Babineaux content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teddy Sayre 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.

Sayre misses with a head kick.
Babineaux misses the shot to the body.
Babineaux with a hook.
Sayre throws a head kick but Babineaux moves out of range.
Babineaux swings widly with a right hand
letting Sayre counter with a right hand.
Babineaux throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sayre bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sayre scores with a push kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Babineaux as he connects with a hook.
Sayre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sayre looks for the body kick but Babineaux saw that one coming.
Sayre avoids the body shot from Babineaux .
Sayre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Babineaux throws the left hand but Sayre avoids the punch easily.
Babineaux fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A low kick from Babineaux misses
and Sayre counters with a one-two to the body.
Sayre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Babineaux .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babineaux throws a body punch but Sayre moves out of range.
Teddy Sayre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab lands there for Babineaux .
Babineaux cracks Sayre with an open hand slap.
Sayre throws a left and a right that both miss
and Babineaux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Babineaux throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sayre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Babineaux swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Babineaux swings for the body but Sayre moves out of range.
Babineaux throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sayre counters with a nice body shot.
Wyatt Babineaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babineaux is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sayre.
Sayre throws a series of punches but Babineaux avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Babineaux misses.
Babineaux feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sayres jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sayre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Babineaux . That did some damage!
Babineaux throws a leg kick
and Sayre counters with a nice low kick that buckles Babineaux 's knee momentarily.
Babineaux misses with a few strikes there.
Babineaux rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sayre counters with a two punch combo.
Babineaux stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Babineaux misses with a leg kick
and Sayre counters with a three punch combo that has Babineaux backing up. Babineaux nods at Sayre to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babineaux swings for the body but Sayre moves out of range.
Babineaux throws a leg kick
and Sayre counters with a three punch combo that has Babineaux backing up. Babineaux nods at Sayre to acknowledge the strikes.
Babineaux moves out of range of the body kick.
Babineaux throws a combination that misses
and Sayre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Sayre forces Babineaux back against the cage and clinches.

Sayre manages to break the clinch.
Sayre scores with a head kick.
Sayre throws a right and a left that Babineaux avoids nicely.
Babineaux misses with a two punch combination.
Babineaux scores with a jab. Sayre acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babineaux rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sayre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sayre misses with a series of wild punches.
Babineaux with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Babineaux misses with a body shot.
Babineaux swings widly with a right hand
and Sayre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Babineaux throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sayre counters with a series of strikes. Babineaux will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babineaux misses the jab.
Babineaux misses with a double jab.
Babineaux lands a head shot.
Sayre takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sayre takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Babineaux scores with a nice head shot.
Sayre on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sayre checks a leg kick.
Babineaux swings widly with a right hand
enabling Sayre to counter with a crisp jab.
Babineaux blocks a head kick by Sayre.
Babineaux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Babineaux moves into range and connects with a jab.
Babineaux throws a leg kick
and Sayre counters with a series of strikes. Babineaux will be more careful next time no doubt.
Babineaux throws a poor cross that misses
and Sayre counters with a head kick. That will keep Babineaux thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sayre throws a head kick that misses.
Teddy Sayre is winning the standup battle so far.
Sayre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sayre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Babineaux .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babineaux lands with a straight right. Sayre didn't see that one coming.
Sayre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sayre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sayre moves out of range as Babineaux strikes.
Babineaux rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sayre counters with a solid body kick.
Sayre takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sayre misses with a double jab.
Babineaux throws a right hand that misses
and Sayre counters with a nice kick to the body.
Babineaux uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sayre has time to react.
Babineaux throws a low kick but Sayre moves out of range easily.
Babineaux misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sayre counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Babineaux checks a leg kick nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Sayre misses the target.
Babineaux throws an off balance right hand
and Sayre counters with a nice body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sayre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teddy Sayre dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Babineaux rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sayre counters with a left to the body.
Sayre takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sayre scoring well with a low kick there.
Babineaux stalks Sayre and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sayre's face. Sayre staggers backwards, shaken.
Babineaux throws a combination that misses
and Sayre counters with a good, hard body kick but Babineaux shrugs it off.
Babineaux lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sayre lunges at Babineaux with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Babineaux 's hand.
Babineaux lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sayre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Babineaux . That did some damage!
Babineaux throws a lazy uppercut
and Sayre counters with a nice body kick.
Babineaux misses with a series of wild punches.
Babineaux has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sayre.
Babineaux misses with a combination
and Sayre counters with an outside leg kick.
Babineaux misses the body punch
and Babineaux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Babineaux . Sayre does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Babineaux is predictable there
and Sayre counters with a good, hard body kick but Babineaux shrugs it off.
Sayre throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayre throws a series of strikes that have Babineaux backpedaling.
Left hook, right uppercut from Babineaux .
Babineaux lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sayre lands a head kick. Babineaux smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Babineaux just misses with a punch to the body.
Babineaux misses the shot to the body.
Babineaux thuds a left hand into Sayre's body.
Babineaux misses with a left hand

and Sayre counters by moving into the clinch.
Sayre wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sayre keeps control of Babineaux as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Sayre breaks from the clinch.
Babineaux throws a leg kick
and Sayre counters with a leg kick.
Sayre doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sayre throws a series of punches but Babineaux moves out of range.
Babineaux misses with a lunging right hand
and Sayre counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sayre. Babineaux shrugs it off though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babineaux misses with a right hand
and Sayre counters with a nice leg kick.
Babineaux scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Babineaux - just one landing.
Nice uppercut there from Sayre.
Sayre checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Babineaux slips a jab and a cross from Sayre.
Babineaux falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sayre makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Babineaux avoids a punch combination nicely.
Babineaux misses with a body punch
and Sayre counters with a left to the body.
Babineaux tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sayre throws a series of punches but Babineaux avoids them all with ease.
Sayre is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sayre takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Babineaux throws a poor cross that misses
and Sayre counters with a good, hard body kick but Babineaux shrugs it off.
Sayre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Babineaux throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sayre counters with a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Babineaux does it's job there.
Babineaux tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sayre is able to avoid easily.
Babineaux fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sayre misses with a two punch combination.
Babineaux tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sayre is able to avoid easily.
Babineaux lands a head shot.
Babineaux misses with an uppercut. Sayre saw that one coming.
Babineaux looks to score with a jab to the body but Sayre is just out of range.
Good leg kick by Babineaux there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Babineaux throws a lazy uppercut
and Sayre counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A low kick from Babineaux is predictable there
and Sayre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some wild striking there from Babineaux .
Babineaux throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sayre counters with a nice body kick.
Babineaux throws a leg kick
and Sayre counters with an outside leg kick.
Babineaux lands a jab-cross combination.
Babineaux connects with a body shot.
Teddy Sayre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayre swinging wildly here.
Babineaux with a jab.
A low kick from Babineaux misses

and Sayre holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sayre tries to stall but Babineaux uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sayre tries to work over Babineaux 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Sayre manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Babineaux is predictable there
and Sayre counters with a two punch combo.
Sayre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Babineaux throws a low kick, looking for Sayre's leg but Sayre calmly moves out of range.
Babineaux misses with a lunging right hand
and Sayre counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sayre looks to land a left hand but Babineaux moved out of range nicely.
Babineaux misses the body punch
and Sayre makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Babineaux connects with a jab.
Wyatt Babineaux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sayre looks to land a combination. Babineaux sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
Teddy Sayre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sayre 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teddy Sayre!