PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charles Babbage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teppo Tuhkasaari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Babbage kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is England Belongs To Me. Tuhkasaari has chosen Proteus - Full Metal Jacket as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Babbage
vs
Tuhkasaari

172 cm
33
146 lbs
24 - 7 - 0

164 cm
28
147 lbs
20 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q
Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Babbage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Teppo Tuhkasaari!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuhkasaari tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Babbage is able to avoid easily.
Babbage checks the leg kick.
Tuhkasaari is looking to chop away at Babbage's legs.
Tuhkasaari lands a nice hook to Babbage's body. Babbage takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tuhkasaari lands a front kick.
Babbage bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tuhkasaari lunges at Babbage with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Babbage's hand.
Babbage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Tuhkasaari feints and as Babbage raises his hands in defense, Tuhkasaari changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Tuhkasaari throwing strikes but missing.
Tuhkasaari missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babbage managing to control the position.
Tuhkasaari tries to free his leg and advance position but Babbage is retaining full guard.
Babbage is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tuhkasaari throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Babbage works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Babbage wants to stand but Tuhkasaari is controlling the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Charles Babbage wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A low kick from Babbage is predictable there
and Tuhkasaari counters with a nice low kick that buckles Babbage's knee momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuhkasaari throws a right and a left that Babbage avoids nicely.
Tuhkasaari ducks under a wild hook from Babbage.
Babbage misses with a shot to the body
and Tuhkasaari counters with a low kick, right behind Babbage 's knee.
Tuhkasaari connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Babbage swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Tuhkasaari counter with a right hand.
Tuhkasaari scores with a spinning back kick!
Babbage throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tuhkasaari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Babbage.
Babbage lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tuhkasaari at a distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Babbage, right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuhkasaari connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Babbage's hands.
Tuhkasaari misses with a leg kick
and Babbage counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Babbage scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tuhkasaari closes the distance and clinches up with Babbage, looking for a takedown. Tuhkasaari pushes Babbage against the cage but Babbage circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tuhkasaari wants to slow Babbage down by chopping away at his legs.
Babbage throws a head kick that misses
and Tuhkasaari counters with a good, hard body kick but Babbage shrugs it off.
Babbage is looking to land body kicks.
Tuhkasaari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Babbage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tuhkasaari just misses with a punch to the body.
Tuhkasaari throws a lazy body kick
and Babbage makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tuhkasaari really felt that one!
Charles Babbage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babbage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tuhkasaari.
Babbage misses with a head kick.
Charles Babbage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tuhkasaari feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Babbages jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A big right from Babbage misses.
Babbage takes a swing at Tuhkasaari's ribcage but misses.
Tuhkasaari throws a low kick but Babbage moves out of range easily.
Babbage throws a leg kick which misses Tuhkasaari's front leg but catches the back leg as Tuhkasaari tries to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tuhkasaari thows a left - swing and a miss!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tuhkasaari ducks under a wild hook from Babbage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Teppo Tuhkasaari will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tuhkasaari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some bone on bone action there as Babbage checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Babbage scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tuhkasaari misses with a left hand
and Babbage counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Babbage throws a chopping leg kick but Tuhkasaari manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tuhkasaari throws a wild body kick that Babbage sees coming a mile off.
Babbage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tuhkasaari was well out of range. Poor timing from Babbage.
Babbage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tuhkasaari manages to avoid it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tuhkasaari.
Tuhkasaari thows a body shot but no joy.
Babbage misses with a leg kick
enabling Tuhkasaari to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuhkasaari with a nice cross.
Tuhkasaari throws a lazy right hand but Babbage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tuhkasaari attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Babbage misses with a wild body shot.
Tuhkasaari misses with a hook. Babbage ducked under it nicely.
Babbage misses with a low kick.
Babbage with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A low kick from Babbage is predictable there
and Tuhkasaari counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tuhkasaari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Babbage blocks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuhkasaari tried to score with a low kick but Babbage checks it.
Babbage keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tuhkasaari gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Babbage.
Nice uppercut lands for Babbage. That snapped Tuhkasaari's head back.
Tuhkasaari fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Babbage misses with a left hand
and Tuhkasaari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tuhkasaari misses with a double jab
and Babbage counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tuhkasaari misses with a low kick.
Tuhkasaari fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Babbage does it's job there.
Tuhkasaari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Babbage. That did some damage!
Babbage is looking to wear down Tuhkasaari with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A lazy left from Babbage finds it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Babbage. That's going to slow Tuhkasaari down.
Babbage swinging wildly here.
Babbage swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tuhkasaari throws a hook to the side of Babbage's head but Babbage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Babbage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babbage throws a solid leg kick but Tuhkasaari takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Babbage.
Tuhkasaari throws a leg kick but Babbage sees it coming and moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Babbage. Tuhkasaari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tuhkasaari misses with a leg kick
and Babbage counters with a thumping low kick.
A leg kick checked by Tuhkasaari.
Babbage throws a nice looking combination but Tuhkasaari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tuhkasaari throws a half hearted mid kick.
Babbage is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Babbage throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tuhkasaari on the side of the head.
Babbage looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tuhkasaari moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Babbage dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Babbage missing with a left hand there. Tuhkasaari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tuhkasaari.
Tuhkasaari misses with a two punch combination.
Tuhkasaari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Babbage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tuhkasaari was well out of range. Poor timing from Babbage.
Babbage just misses with a punch to the body.
Tuhkasaari fakes the leg kick and cracks Babbage in the body.
Babbage checks a leg kick.
Babbage throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tuhkasaari on the side of the head.
Babbage throws a right hand that Tuhkasaari ducks under and follows up with a left that Tuhkasaari also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuhkasaari throws the kick towards the body but Babbage avoids it.
Babbage scores with a leg kick.
Babbage throws a leg kick but Tuhkasaari moved away.
Tuhkasaari throws a leg kick which misses Babbage's front leg but catches the back leg as Babbage tries to avoid it.
Babbage lands with a good body shot.
Good leg kick by Tuhkasaari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Babbage drops his hands momentarily and Tuhkasaari takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tuhkasaari throws a chopping leg kick but Babbage manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A head kick misses from Tuhkasaari.
Tuhkasaari fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tuhkasaari. Babbage shrugs it off though.
Babbage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tuhkasaari manages to avoid it.
Tuhkasaari looks to land a left hand but Babbage moved out of range nicely.
Charles Babbage is winning the standup battle so far.
Babbage tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Tuhkasaari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Babbage, right into the meat.
Babbage lands a body shot.
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!
Tuhkasaari looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tuhkasaari takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babbage misses with a looping right.
Babbage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Babbage tries to land a front kick but Tuhkasaari steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tuhkasaari takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A swing and a miss from Tuhkasaari.
Tuhkasaari throws a right and a left that both miss.
Babbage connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Horrible takedown by Tuhkasaari or perhaps it was just good defense by Babbage which made him look bad.
Tuhkasaari lands a leg kick that knocks Babbage off balance momentarily.
Babbage will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuhkasaari shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Babbage but Babbage pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Charles Babbage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teppo Tuhkasaari.
Babbage walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tuhkasaari feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Babbage's calf.
Babbage fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tuhkasaari misses with an uppercut
and Babbage counters with a nice uppercut.
Tuhkasaari shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tuhkasaari checks the leg kick.
Tuhkasaari misses with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Charles Babbage.
I think Babbage has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Babbage!
Charles Babbage gave a mention to Conviction in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).