PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Orack Babama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wreck High (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Babama comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Mosh. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Babama
vs
High

170 cm
18
152 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Orack Babama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wreck High!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

High has taken the fight to the clinch.
Babama managing to block the knees to the body from High.
Babama trying to stall but High improves his position.
High taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
High trying to control the position but instead, Babama has worked for underhooks and has pushed High into the cage.
Babama takes an elbow to the forehead.
Babama takes an elbow to the forehead.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
High lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
High is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Babama tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A head punch on the inside from High fails to land.
High unloads a knee to the mid-section. Babama lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
High tries to stall but Babama uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Babama tries to pull guard but High holds him up against the cage and eventually Babama drops back down to his feet.
Babama tries to pull guard but High won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orack Babama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
High swings wildly with an uppercut but Babama uses good head movement to avoid it.
High comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Orack Babama has been cut.
High leaning his opponent against the cage.

Babama ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Babama no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

High gets to his feet. Babama looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Babama connects with a crisp jab.
Babama takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Babama misses.
High with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
High doesn't manage to clinch there - Babama circles away.

High has managed to clinch.
High struggles to land a body shot inside as Babama controls his hands.
Babama prevents a body shot from High.
High crunches a lovely knee into Babama's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
High is trying to maintain a safe position but Babama gets an underhook and turns High into the cage.
High scores with a shoulder strike.
High connects with a knee to the head.
High landing knees to the head.
Babama is pushing High up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Babama lands a shot to the body.
High looks gassed!
Babama tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. High smiles and moves away.

Babama changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. High looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
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!
Babama working the head and body with strikes.
Babama landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Babama looking to punish the body of his opponent here but High is avoiding damage well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Babama looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Babama working the head with strikes.
High is not content to let Babama control the position.
Babama creates some space and throws a big elbow, but High sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Babama is trying to get an arm triangle but High is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
High takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Babama in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
High really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Babama. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Babama tries to score with some ground and pound. High controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Babama tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Babama remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Orack Babama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Orack Babama's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

High throws a big shot that misses.
No luck for Babama with that takedown attempt.
High lands a head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Babama gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babama can't find room to land a body shot as High controls the action.
High doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Babama on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
High lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
High is pressed up against the cage. Babama has hold of a leg and is looking to drag High down to the mat. High avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
High fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Babama.
Babama tries to clinch but fails miserably

and High counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by High.
Babama tries to pull guard but High holds him up against the cage and eventually Babama drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orack Babama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Babama takes an elbow to the temple.

Babama has picked High up - he's going for a ride! Babama dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
High pushes Babama off looking to stand but Babama dives back in and keeps control.
High is looking to improve his position.
High is breathing heavily.
Babama working High over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babama scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Babama blocks the strikes from High.
Babama perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
High tries to kick Babama off but Babama keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Babama slows the pace down in half guard.
High is trying to stand up here but Babama is controlling him well.
Babama passes to full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Babama working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. High looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Babama! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Orack Babama!