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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Babyara (ranked 856 p4p, 613 weight class) and Anthony Griffith (ranked 107 p4p, 80 weight class). Francisco Babyara could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anthony Griffith's chin.
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Francisco Babyara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Griffith!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babyara looks to land a combination but Griffith avoids it well.
Griffith throws a hook to the side of Babyara's head but Babyara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Babyara tries to keep at a distance but Griffith has taken the fight into the clinch.
I was talking to Babyara's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Griffith misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Babyara.
Babyara is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Griffith pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Griffith effectively controlling the action here.
Griffith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babyara is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Griffith to keep the fight standing.
Griffith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Griffith has a couple of punches blocked by Babyara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babyara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Babyara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Babyara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Griffith.
Griffith bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Griffith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Babyara is looking to counter punch.
Babyara misses with a combination
and Griffith counters with a series of strikes. Babyara will be more careful next time no doubt.
Babyara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griffith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Griffith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Griffith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Babyara's head backwards.
Griffith throws a leg kick but Babyara sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babyara moves out of range of the body kick.
We've been informed that Griffith has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Babyara throws a combination that misses
and Griffith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffith misses with a wild combination.
Babyara was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Babyara misses with a two punch combination.
Babyara swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Griffith counters with a nice body kick.
Babyara misses with a body punch
and Griffith counters with a left to the body.
Babyara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Griffith.
Griffith swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Babyara misses with a looping left.
Babyara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Griffith thinks about the counter body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffith looks to score with a jab to the body but Babyara is just out of range.
Babyara throws a right hand that misses
and Griffith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Griffith throws a head kick that misses.
Babyara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Griffith.
Griffith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Griffith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Babyara tries to bum rush Griffith with a series of wild strikes but Griffith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Griffith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Babyara.
Babyara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Griffith.
Griffith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Griffith throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Babyara counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffith explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Babyara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffith.
Griffith is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Babyara dodges the punch combination from Griffith.
Babyara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Babyara looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffith is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Griffith dominated that 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.
Griffith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Griffith.
Babyara swats away the attempt to clinch by Griffith.
Griffith dodges the punch combination from Babyara.
Babyara misses with a combination
and Griffith counters with a nice leg kick.
Griffith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babyara gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Griffith.
Babyara misses with a shot to the body
and Griffith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the body from Babyara misses
enabling Griffith to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babyara misses with a jab to the body
and Griffith counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Babyara on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Griffith motions for Babyara to come forward. Griffith throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Francisco Babyara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Babyara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Griffith lands a really nice looking cross but Babyara seems unphased.
Babyara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Griffith throws a wild body kick that Babyara sees coming a mile off.
Griffith is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Griffith takes a swing at Babyara's ribcage but misses.
Babyara throws out a loose jab but Griffith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griffith only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Babyara throws a right hand that misses
and Babyara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Babyara misses with a hook to the body
and Griffith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babyara jabs at Griffith's body.
Griffith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Babyara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Babyara misses with a hook to the body
and Griffith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Babyara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Babyara misses with a wild body shot.
Babyara connects with a crisp jab.
Babyara throws a series of punches but Griffith avoids them all with ease.
Griffith looks to land a combination but Babyara avoids it well.
Babyara takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Griffith is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babyara misses with a double jab
and Griffith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Francisco Babyara has been cut.
Griffith misses the shot to the body.
Babyara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffith moves away.
Babyara misses with a double jab.
Griffith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Griffith looks to move away, Babyara throws a big counter combo but Griffith just gets out of the way.
Griffith misses with a body shot.
Griffith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Babyara misses with a body shot
and Griffith counters with a crisp one two that drops Babyara! Griffith thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Babyara to his feet! Babyara is in big trouble!
Babyara is rocked!
Griffith slips a straight right by Babyara.
Oh Babyara is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
and Griffith counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Babyara! He's just covering up as Griffith starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Griffith!
Our winner, Anthony Griffith, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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