PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baba Yaga (ranked 2787 p4p, 3072 weight class) and Sebastian Otto (ranked 420 p4p, 450 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Yaga
vs
Otto

190 cm
25
205
3 - 2 - 0

182 cm
21
210
2 - 1 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

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The Natural Order

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Baba Yaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Sebastian Otto!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Otto gets a double leg takedown into Yaga's guard.
Otto controls from within his opponent's guard.
Yaga preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Otto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yaga looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Otto lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Yaga is pulling down on Otto's head. It's preventing any offense from Otto, at least for the moment.
Otto with a flurry of punches that miss.
Otto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Otto stopping the sweep attempt from Yaga.
Otto distracts Yaga with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Yaga on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Yaga tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaga looking for a sweep. Not yet Yaga, not yet.
Otto throwing strikes from guard but Yaga blocks nicely.
Otto keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yaga's head.
Yaga definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Otto stopping the sweep attempt from Yaga.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Otto with a nice head shot there.
Yaga controls Otto momentarily but Otto frees himself.
Otto is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Yaga wants to sweep but no luck.
Yaga looking to control.
Otto throws a big elbow that misses.
Otto working some strikes from top position.
Yaga keeping moving, preventing Otto from controlling successfully.
Otto cracks Yaga with a solid left hand.
Yaga has his hands on Otto's head, controlling the position.
Otto trying to control the position from guard on top but Yaga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Otto stopping the sweep attempt from Yaga.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Otto looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Otto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Otto won't allow Yaga to sweep him here.
Otto trying to control but Yaga is working from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Baba Yaga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Otto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Baba Yaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Yaga misses the target.
Otto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yaga.
Otto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Yaga.
A big right from Yaga misses.
Otto tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Otto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yaga swats away the attempt to clinch by Otto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaga scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Otto doesn't seem bothered though.
Otto looks winded!
Yaga lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

It looks like Sebastian Otto has been cut.

Yaga lands a big uppercut and Otto crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Otto looks OK. Yaga waves Otto back to his feet!

Otto is rocked!
Yaga is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Otto flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Otto is out cold! Yaga holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Baba Yaga!
Baba Yaga decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.