PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raine Babe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adi Dassler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Babe's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Rain Song by Led Zeppelin. This should be fireworks!

Babe
vs
Dassler

192 cm
27
222 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

198 cm
22
215 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raine Babe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Adi Dassler!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Dassler.
Dassler slips under a jab.
Babe throws a leg kick that misses.
Dassler connects with a good right hand that stumbles Babe. Babe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Babe scores with a jab.

It looks like Adi Dassler has been cut.
Babe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dassler with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A shot to the liver by Dassler. Beautiful body shot.
Dassler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Babe.
Dassler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dassler cracks Babe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dassler lands a front kick.
Dassler throws a body kick that misses.
Babe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Dassler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dassler changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Babe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Babe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dassler.
Babe misses with a looping left.
Dassler misses with a takedown attempt - Babe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Babe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dassler moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dassler slips under a jab from Babe.
Babe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Babe scores with a jab. Dassler acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Babe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dassler scores with a jab to the jaw.
A combination from Babe does no damage.
Dassler looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Babe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dassler scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Babe throws a one two combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dassler jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A slow jab from Babe misses its intended target.
Dassler tries a quick counter leg kick but Babe is wise to it.
Dassler staying out of range there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dassler.
Raine Babe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adi Dassler.
Babe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Babe misses with a hook.
Babe tries to bum rush Dassler with a series of wild strikes but Dassler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babe misses with a looping left.
Babe misses with a left hand
and Dassler counters with a three punch combo that has Babe backing up. Babe nods at Dassler to acknowledge the strikes.
Dassler pushes Babe away with a front kick.
Babe lands an overhand right.
A slow jab from Babe misses its intended target.
Dassler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dassler blocks a jab.
Babe throws a hook but Dassler blocks it.
Babe misses with a left hand
and Dassler counters with a left to the body.
Babe throws a looping overhand right but Dassler ducks down to avoid it.

Dassler moves into range and clinches up with Babe.

Dassler manages to break the clinch.
Dassler scores with a jab to the body.
Raine Babe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Babe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dassler misses with a body shot.
Dassler stuns Babe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dassler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dassler is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Babe rather than just go for the knockout.
Dassler cracks Babe with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babe looks to score with a jab to the body but Dassler is just out of range.
It seemed like Dassler was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Babe is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Babe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dassler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Babe.
Babe misses with a hook. Dassler ducked under it nicely.
Babe walks into a jab.
Babe throws a head kick but Dassler moves out of range.
Babe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Dassler fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Babe to the ground. Dassler is now in Babe's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dassler trying to control but Babe is working from the bottom.
Dassler lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dassler trying to control but Babe is working from the bottom.
Babe being controlled here, momentarily.
Babe seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Dassler won't allow Babe to sweep him here.
Dassler trying to control the position from guard on top but Babe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babe trying to keep a closed guard but Dassler is proving a slippery customer.
Dassler controls from within his opponent's guard.

Babe has his foot on Dassler's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dassler works his way back into a safe position though.

Dassler drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dassler jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dassler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Babe is looking for a triangle but Dassler pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dassler lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Babe is looking for a triangle but Dassler pushes his legs off easily.
Dassler trying to control the position from guard on top but Babe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Adi Dassler will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adi Dassler's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Babe blocks the body kick.
Dassler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dassler pushes Babe away with a front kick.
Babe misses with a hook. Dassler ducked under it nicely.
Dassler blocks a jab.
Dassler throws a series of punches but Babe avoids them all with ease.
Adi Dassler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dassler, right into the meat.
Dassler has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Babe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dassler counters with a good, hard body kick but Babe shrugs it off.
Babe throws out a loose jab but Dassler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Dassler there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Babe throws a lazy right hand but Dassler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dassler looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dassler feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Babes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Raine Babe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dassler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Babe.
Dassler throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Babe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Babe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Babe throws a jab when Dassler was well out of range.

Dassler closes the distance and pushes Babe back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dassler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Dassler drives through with a takedown into Babe's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dassler's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dassler trying to control the position from guard on top but Babe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Babe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dassler is aware though and is defending well.

Babe has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Dassler should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Babe has tightened it up now! Dassler should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Raine Babe!
Raine Babe decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.