PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Babinski (ranked 49 p4p, 129 weight class) and Sven Torvik (ranked 9 p4p, 22 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Babinski
vs
Torvik

189 cm
30
259
24 - 9 - 0

191 cm
27
265
15 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Babinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sven Torvik!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babinski throws a hook but Torvik avoids it easily.
Torvik ducks under a wild hook from Babinski.
Torvik waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Babinski.
Babinski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torvik.
Babinski misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Torvik throws a right hand that misses
letting Babinski counter with a right hand.

It looks like Sven Torvik has been cut.
Torvik looks to score with a jab to the body but Babinski is just out of range.
Babinski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torvik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Babinski throws out the jab.
It seemed like Torvik was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Babinski cracks Torvik with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sven Torvik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torvik throws a series of punches but Babinski moves out of range.
Babinski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Torvik misses with a straight left.
Babinski looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babinski throws an off balance right hand
and Torvik counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Viktor Babinski has been cut.
Torvik slips under a jab from Babinski.
Torvik swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Babinski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Torvik throws a jab when Babinski was well out of range.
Babinski is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Babinski throws a solid leg kick but Torvik takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Babinski.
Good shot there by Torvik.
Torvik misses with a straight left.
Babinski scores with a leg kick.
A low kick lands for Torvik.
Torvik steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Babinski. That one must have hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torvik misses with a left hand
and Babinski counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torvik looks to land a right hand but Babinski moved out of range.
Torvik dips to his left and cracks Babinski with an uppercut!
A cross from Torvik lands.
Torvik throws an overhand right that lands on Babinski's shoulder, as Babinski tries to avoid the shot.
Babinski throwing a counter right hand but Torvik manages to avoid it.
Torvik lands with a shot to the body.
Torvik throws out a loose jab but Babinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torvik throws a sloppy body shot
and Babinski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Babinski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Torvik has time to react.

That has opened up Sven Torvik's cut even more.
Babinski slips under a jab.
It looked like Babinski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Torvik scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torvik rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Babinski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Torvik jabs Babinski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Babinski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Torvik in his tracks.

The cut above Sven Torvik's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Babinski is looking to land body kicks.
A countering left hand to the body from Torvik misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torvik. Babinski does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Babinski is predictable there
and Torvik makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Babinski throws a head kick that misses
and Torvik counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Babinski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Babinski misses with an uppercut
letting Torvik counter with a right hand.
Torvik looks to score with a jab to the body but Babinski is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babinski throws a jab when Torvik was well out of range.
Torvik swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Torvik is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Babinski had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Babinski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Torvik's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babinski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Babinski ducks under a wild hook from Torvik.
Torvik pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Torvik scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Torvik steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Babinski.
Babinski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Torvik jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sven Torvik dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Babinski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Torvik throws out the jab.

Babinski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Babinski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Torvik's elbow.
Babinski working aggressively here.
Babinski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Babinski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Torvik or not.
Babinski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Babinski gets through Torvik's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Babinski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Babinski presses Torvik against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Babinski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Babinski lands with a left to the head.
Babinski tries to work over Torvik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Babinski.
Torvik is breathing heavily.
Babinski misses with a punch on the inside.
Babinski scores with a shot to the side of Torvik's head.
Torvik swings wildly with an uppercut but Babinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Babinski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Torvik backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torvik lands a left hand.
Babinski blocks an uppercut.
Torvik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Babinski.
Babinski can't find room to land a body shot as Torvik controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Torvik scores with a nice short uppercut.
Babinski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Babinski lands with a right to the head.
Babinski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Babinski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
I was talking to Babinski's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Babinski misses with a punch to the body.
Torvik is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Babinski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Babinski blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Babinski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Babinski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Torvik backwards.
Torvik struggles to land a body shot inside as Babinski controls his hands.
Babinski keeps control of Torvik as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Torvik.
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!
Torvik lands a hook that snaps the head of Babinski backwards.
Torvik misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babinski works on Torvik's body with a couple of short punches.
Babinski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Babinski.

Sven Torvik's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Torvik's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Babinski.
Babinski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Torvik backwards.
A short uppercut from Babinski.
Babinski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Babinski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Babinski lands a shot to the body.
Babinski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Babinski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Torvik backwards.
A short right from Babinski.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sven Torvik's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Viktor Babinski!
Viktor Babinski spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.