PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timofey Babinski (ranked 1266 p4p, 1931 weight class) and Victor Fries (ranked 82 p4p, 130 weight class). Victor Fries will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Babinski
vs
Fries

202 cm
29
301
13 - 7 - 0

225 cm
26
300
9 - 2 - 0

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Excellent MT
Granite chin

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World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Timofey Babinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Victor Fries !
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babinski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Babinski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fries looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Babinski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fries .
Babinski throws a hook but Fries avoids it easily.
Fries swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Babinski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fries tries to clinch but Babinski is having none of it.
Babinski throws a hook but Fries avoids it easily.
Fries darts in trying to clinch
and Babinski counters with a good, hard body kick but Fries shrugs it off.
Fries misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Babinski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fries . Babinski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fries tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Babinski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Victor Fries seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fries moves out of range of the body kick from Babinski.
Fries misses with a lunging right hand
and Babinski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Fries pushes Babinski up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Babinski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Babinski lands with a right hand.
Fries fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fries scores with a hook.

It looks like Timofey Babinski has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Fries .
Babinski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fries looks to score with a jab to the body but Babinski is just out of range.
Babinski lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

Fries moves into the clinch successfully.

Babinski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Fries has managed to clinch.
Fries lands a hook that snaps the head of Babinski backwards.
Fries misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Babinski is looking to break free of the clinch but Fries has double underhooks.
Babinski wants to break free but Fries has control.
Babinski blocks a body shot from Fries .

Babinski breaks the clinch.
Fries thuds a left hand into Babinski's body.

Fries closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fries .
Fries tries to work over Babinski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fries is leaning against Babinski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fries lands a body punch.
Babinski is breathing heavily.
Babinski wants to break free but Fries has control.
Fries softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fries lands a left hand that snaps the head of Babinski backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fries .
Babinski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fries keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Babinski's efforts to push away.
Fries lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fries pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Fries 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Fries has closed the distance and engaged Babinski in a clinch.
Fries lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Babinski or not.
Fries keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Babinski's efforts to push away.
Babinski is looking to break free of the clinch but Fries has double underhooks.
Babinski wants to break free but Fries has control.
A left hand lands to the body for Fries .
A short right from Fries on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Fries .
Nice body punch from Fries - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Fries .
Fries lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fries tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Babinski's elbow.
Fries pushes Babinski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fries scores with a hook to the body.
Fries tries to throw a body punch but Babinski avoids it by throwing Fries back against the cage.
Fries lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fries lands with a light punch inside.
Fries misses with an elbow strike.
Fries digs a right hand into Babinski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Babinski's gas tank.
A hook to the body from Fries .
Fries doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fries is leaning against Babinski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fries lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fries lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Timofey Babinski's cut is getting worse.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fries .
Babinski blocks a body shot from Fries .
Fries is working Babinski over against the cage.
Fries lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Timofey Babinski's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Fries scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fries tries a body shot but Babinski blocks it.
Fries doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fries tries a body shot but Babinski blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fries just misses with a elbow thrown towards Babinski's brow.
Fries lands a nice shot to the body.
Fries gets through Babinski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Fries .
Fries scores with a hook to the body.
Fries working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Jeez, Timofey Babinski's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A hook to the body from Fries .
Babinski is trying to break the clinch but Fries has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fries .
Fries scores with a shot to the side of Babinski's head.
Fries gets through Babinski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fries lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fries working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Victor Fries !
A victorious Victor Fries thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.