PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amanda Nunes (ranked 144 p4p, 18 weight class) and Alexei Babinski (ranked 1032 p4p, 127 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Nunes
vs
Babinski

200 cm
21
275 lbs
20 - 2 - 0

204 cm
21
254 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Amanda Nunes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexei Babinski!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Babinski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

It looks like Amanda Nunes has been cut.
Nunes tries to clinch up.
A countering left hand to the body from Babinski misses.
Nunes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nunes throws an off balance right hand
and Babinski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Babinski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nunes.
Nunes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Babinski.
Nunes moves away from the strike by Babinski.
Nunes throws a big shot that misses.
Nunes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Babinski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babinski catches Nunes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nunes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nunes lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nunes scores with a sloppy right hand. Babinski should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babinski throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nunes.
Babinski misses with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Babinski.
Nunes cracks Babinski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Babinski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nunes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nunes lands with a nice body punch.
Babinski walks into a left hand.
Nunes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nunes duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nunes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Babinski misses with a body kick.
Babinski checks a low kick from Nunes.
Babinski swings for the body but Nunes moves out of range.
Babinski misses with a hook. Nunes ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Babinski counters with a body kick.
A low kick from Nunes misses
enabling Babinski to counter with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick from Nunes misses.
Nunes avoids the body shot from Babinski.
Nunes loads up on a big right hand but Babinski slips the punch.
Nunes misses with a leg kick
and Babinski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nunes. Babinski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nunes throws a body punch but Babinski moves out of range.
Nunes misses with a body punch
and Babinski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Babinski throws an overhand right that lands on Nunes's shoulder, as Nunes tries to avoid the shot.
Babinski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Babinski replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Nunes blocks it well.
Nunes throws the left hand but Babinski avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nunes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Babinski slips under a jab.
It seemed like Babinski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nunes throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Babinski counter with a right hand.
Babinski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nunes works the jab nicely.
Amanda Nunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nunes wants to clinch up but Babinski keeps it at a distance.
A clash of legs there as Babinski blocks the low kick.
Nunes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Babinski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Oooooh!!! Babinski has knocked Nunes down with a huge combo! Babinski steps away and waves a wobbly Nunes back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babinski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A big left from Nunes misses.
Babinski appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nunes scores with the left hand. Babinski knows he should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babinski misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Babinski.
Babinski scores with a jab to the head.
Nunes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Babinski. Nunes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nunes avoids the body shot from Babinski.
Babinski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nunes was well out of range. Poor timing from Babinski.
Babinski misses the jab.
Nunes slips under a jab from Babinski.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Nunes has closed the distance and engaged Babinski in a clinch.
Babinski tries to throw a body punch but Nunes avoids it by throwing Babinski back against the cage.
Nunes throws a head punch that misses.
Babinski misses with a punch on the inside.
Babinski throws a punch but it's blocked by Nunes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nunes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nunes cracks Babinski with a good jab.
Nunes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Alexei Babinski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nunes looks for the body kick but Babinski saw that one coming.
Nunes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Babinski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nunes. Nunes obviously looking to wear him down.
Good exchange - Nunes coming out on top.
Nunes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Babinski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babinski misses with a kick to the body
and Nunes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nunes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Babinski lands a big head kick that sends Nunes tumbling to the mat! Babinski takes a step backwards and waves Nunes back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Nunes rushes Babinski and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Babinski.
Babinski lands with a left to the head.
Babinski misses with some punches.
Nunes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nunes scores with a shot to the side of Babinski's head.
Nunes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Babinski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nunes backwards.
Babinski misses with a punch on the inside.
Nunes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Babinski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nunes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Babinski lands a left hand.
Nunes misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nunes blocking some punches.
Nunes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nunes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nunes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nunes.
Nunes controlling the action here for a moment.
Nunes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Nunes for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes pushes Babinski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nunes misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nunes.
Nunes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Babinski is breathing heavily.
Nunes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nunes digs a right hand underneath Babinski's ribcage. Babinski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nunes has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nunes pushes Babinski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nunes tries a body shot but Babinski blocks it.
Nunes has a couple of punches blocked by Babinski.
Nunes misses with a body punch.
Nunes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nunes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Babinski backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Babinski.
Babinski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Babinski breaks the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nunes.
Nunes lands a really nice looking cross but Babinski seems unphased.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Babinski to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Babinski looks to clinch but Nunes throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Babinski taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Amanda Nunes!
Amanda Nunes retains his heavyweight title!
After the fight, Amanda Nunes was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.