PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Babyara (ranked 1014 p4p, 47 weight class) and Wild Turkey (ranked 1443 p4p, 72 weight class). Francisco Babyara has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Babyara
vs
Turkey

208 cm
24
270 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

195 cm
24
270 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Helsinki Xtreme Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Francisco Babyara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wild Turkey !
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turkey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Babyara's sensitive parts.
Turkey digs a good body shot into Babyara's ribs.
A shot to the liver by Turkey . Beautiful body shot.
Babyara looks to land a combination but Turkey avoids it well.
Turkey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Babyara.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Turkey lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Babyara has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Babyara and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Babyara throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Babyara.
Turkey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Babyara was well out of range. Poor timing from Turkey .
Babyara scores with a hook.
Turkey moves out of range as Babyara strikes.
Turkey is looking to slow Babyara down with leg kicks.
Babyara misses with a jab, cross combination.
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!
Turkey slips under a jab.
Babyara checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turkey throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Babyara was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Turkey .
Nice defenses there by Babyara.
Babyara tries to counter by clinching up but Turkey breaks away and moves out of range.
Turkey connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Babyara's hands.
Babyara takes a swing at Turkey 's ribcage but misses.
Turkey swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Turkey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Babyara.
Babyara tries to counter with a takedown but Turkey is quick to defend against it.
Babyara misses with a double jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Turkey ! But no joy.
Turkey misses with a looping left.
It looked like Babyara was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Babyara misses with a looping right.
Turkey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Babyara.
Babyara misses with a body shot.
Turkey tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Babyara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turkey manages to avoid it.
Turkey tries a head kick but it misses.
Babyara is looking to wear down Turkey with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turkey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Babyara takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Babyara throws a body punch but Turkey moves out of range.
Turkey looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Turkey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turkey looks to score with a jab to the body but Babyara is just out of range.
Babyara walks into a straight right hand from Turkey .
Babyara slips a jab from Turkey .
Turkey works the jab nicely.
Turkey punishes Babyara's body with a nice straight punch.
Turkey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Turkey throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Francisco Babyara has been cut.
Turkey thuds a left hand into Babyara's body.
A big left from Turkey misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turkey misses with a looping right.
Babyara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turkey flicks out a counter leg kick but Babyara steps away.
Babyara scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Babyara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turkey manages to avoid it.
Turkey throws a counter combo.
Babyara throws out a loose jab but Turkey uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick from Turkey lands but Babyara takes it in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turkey . Babyara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turkey misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Babyara misses its target.
Turkey attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Babyara swings for the body but Turkey moves out of range.
Babyara throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turkey takes one to the chin there.
Turkey works Babyara's body with a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babyara misses with a wild combination.
Turkey throws out a loose jab but Babyara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Babyara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Turkey .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut lands for Turkey . That snapped Babyara's head back.
Turkey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Babyara swings away with a body shot that misses
and Turkey counters with a head kick. That will keep Babyara thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Turkey takes a swing at Babyara's ribcage but misses.
Babyara tries to counter with a takedown but Turkey is quick to defend against it.
Turkey misses the shot to the body.
Babyara gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Turkey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Babyara checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wild Turkey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Francisco Babyara's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sloppy strikes from Babyara. Those never looked like landing.
Babyara throws a big shot that misses.
Turkey misses with a lunging right hand
and Babyara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turkey throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Turkey , as that shot connected.
Babyara scores with a crisp jab that stopped Turkey in his tracks.
Babyara swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Turkey .
Babyara swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Turkey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turkey thumps Babyara with a low kick.
We've been told by Babyara's head coaches at London MMA Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Babyara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turkey moves away.
Turkey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Babyara.
Babyara defending well as Turkey loads up on a big left hand.
Turkey misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oooooh!!! Babyara has knocked Turkey down with a huge combo! Babyara steps away and waves a wobbly Turkey back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Turkey is rocked!
Babyara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turkey was well out of range. Poor timing from Babyara.
Turkey tries to work over Babyara's front leg with a kick but Babyara checks it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Turkey lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Babyara has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Babyara and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Turkey throws the left hand but Babyara avoids the punch easily.
Babyara checks a low kick from Turkey .
Turkey misses with a hook to the body
and Babyara counters with a right hand to the body.
Turkey scores with a shot to the body.
Turkey throws a solid leg kick but Babyara takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Turkey .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turkey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turkey misses with a kick to the body

and Babyara counters by clinching up.
Turkey tries to work over Babyara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Babyara wants to break free but Turkey has control.
Babyara jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Turkey walks away with a smile on his face. Babyara gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turkey with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Babyara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turkey .
Turkey lands a body shot.
Turkey looks to land a body kick but Babyara moved away.
Babyara swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Babyara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Babyara swings for the body but Turkey moves out of range.
Turkey throws out a counter right but Babyara avoids it with no problem.
Babyara misses with an uppercut. Turkey saw that one coming.
Babyara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turkey .
Babyara takes a swing at Turkey 's ribcage but misses.
Turkey lands a jab to the head.
Turkey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Babyara is looking for a counter combo.
Babyara misses with a hook.
Turkey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turkey swings for the body but Babyara moves out of range.
Turkey connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Babyara's hands.
Babyara lands a nice shot to the body.
Turkey lands with an overhand left.
Turkey looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Turkey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Babyara moves away.
Wild Turkey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turkey 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Babyara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Turkey scrambles back to his feet.
Babyara looks to score with a jab to the body but Turkey is just out of range.

Babyara cracks Turkey with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Babyara has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Turkey to stand back up!
Turkey is still on wobbly legs! Can Babyara finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Babyara staying out of range there.
Babyara fails to land with a series of punches.
Turkey throws out a counter right but Babyara avoids it with no problem.
Babyara lands with a shot to the body.
Turkey is breathing heavily.
No joy there for Babyara, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Turkey is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Babyara doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Turkey crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Turkey 's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Francisco Babyara!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Francisco Babyara waved his t-shirt featuring Helsinki Xtreme Fightwear's logo in front of the cameras.