PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ross Barkley (ranked 316 p4p, 680 weight class) and Viktor Babinski (ranked 50 p4p, 91 weight class). Ross Barkley has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Barkley
vs
Babinski

204 cm
31
277
19 - 12 - 0

189 cm
24
252
8 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

HARDCORE
Voodoo Nutrition

SynCity Fightwear
Conviction

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 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ross Barkley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Babinski!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barkley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barkley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barkley lands a lovely overhand right.
Babinski throws a jab but it's blocked by Barkley.
Barkley lands with a straight right. Babinski didn't see that one coming.
Barkley lands a lovely overhand right.
Barkley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ross Barkley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barkley.
Barkley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barkley throws a right hand that Babinski ducks under and follows up with a left that Babinski also avoids with ease.
Babinski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Barkley misses.
Barkley swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Babinski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barkley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Babinski as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babinski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A big left from Babinski misses.
Babinski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barkley throws out the jab.
Babinski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice defenses there by Babinski.
Barkley misses with an uppercut. Babinski saw that one coming.
Barkley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Babinski swivels and escapes.
Babinski now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Babinski looks to land a right hand but Barkley moved out of range.
Babinski takes one to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Barkley misses the target.
Babinski throws a counter combo.
Barkley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Babinski swivels and escapes.
A countering left hand to the body from Babinski misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ross Barkley. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Barkley drives through with a takedown into Babinski's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Babinski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barkley.
Babinski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barkley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Babinski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barkley scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babinski wants to stand but Barkley is controlling the position.

Babinski uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Barkley is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
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!

Barkley has closed the distance and engaged Babinski in a clinch.
Babinski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barkley has him pressed against the cage.
Barkley avoiding damage.
Babinski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barkley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Babinski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barkley thows a leg kick but Babinski checks it
and Babinski counters with a one-two to the body.
Barkley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sloppy strikes from Barkley. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babinski misses with a straight left.
Babinski is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

Barkley shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Barkley was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Barkley postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Babinski dodges the ground and pound from Barkley.
Babinski taking a bit of punishment here - Barkley scoring with strikes.
Babinski is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Barkley scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Babinski to see if he's OK.
Barkley trying to control the position but Babinski is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barkley working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Barkley throws an elbow but Babinski slips to the side and avoids it well.

Barkley goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Babinski has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Barkley but great work by Babinski.
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!
Barkley wants to control but Babinski postures up.
Barkley is looking to regain half guard here but Babinski keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Babinski stands up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ross Barkley dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Barkley misses with a wild combination.
Babinski thinks about the counter body kick.
Barkley with a hook.
Barkley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Babinski can do to turn this around?
Barkley throws a hook to the side of Babinski's head but Babinski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Babinski looks for the body kick but Barkley saw that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by Barkley there.
Babinski thuds his shin into the meat of Barkley's side.
Barkley misses with a straight right.
Barkley doesn't manage to clinch there - Babinski circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barkley fails with a takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Babinski! But no joy.
Barkley scores with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babinski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barkley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barkley feints a jab promting Babinski to slip. Barkley then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Babinski slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Babinski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barkley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Babinski throws out the jab.
Barkley misses with a body punch
and Babinski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barkley thinking.
Barkley misses with a shot to the body
and Babinski counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Barkley is defended easily by Babinski.
Barkley throws a lazy head kick
and Babinski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Babinski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barkley's hands.
Barkley shoots and misses
and Babinski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ross Barkley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Babinski throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barkley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Babinski scores with a jab to the body.
Babinski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barkley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barkley misses with a shot to the body
and Babinski counters with a good low kick that Barkley was not able to check.
Barkley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Babinski.
Barkley drops his hands momentarily and Babinski takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barkley throws a series of punches but Babinski moves out of range.
Babinski let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barkley lands with a right hand.
Barkley throws a wild hook but Babinski just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Barkley gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Babinski raises his hands in celebration and walks away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viktor Babinski!
Viktor Babinski is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Viktor Babinski thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.