PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wang Chung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danik Babuckiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chung comes to the cage accompanied by Everybody Have Fun Tonight- Wang Chung. Babuckiy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Сhoke Slam Time. Danik Babuckiy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Chung
vs
Babuckiy

185 cm
19
172 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

193 cm
21
171 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wang Chung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danik Babuckiy!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chung connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

It looks like Danik Babuckiy has been cut.

Babuckiy closes the distance and clinches.
Chung tries to circle away but Babuckiy has him pinned against the cage.
Chung wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Babuckiy manages to pull guard.
Chung is looking to work some ground and pound but Babuckiy has wrist control.
Chung trying to control the position from guard on top but Babuckiy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chung throwing strikes from guard but Babuckiy blocks nicely.
Babuckiy trying to keep a closed guard but Chung is proving a slippery customer.
Babuckiy tries to strike from the bottom.

Chung thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Babuckiy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chung lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Chung.
Babuckiy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chung lands a jab to Babuckiy's midsection.
Babuckiy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Babuckiy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Babuckiy moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chung is trying to break free.

Babuckiy has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Chung is trying to keep an underhook but Babuckiy manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Babuckiy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Chung has managed to free his arm - good work.
Chung tries to roll over but Babuckiy keeps him under control.
Chung slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Babuckiy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chung is keeping the position for now.

Chung looking for a guillotine here but Babuckiy defends easily.
Babuckiy trying to control the position from guard on top but Chung is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Babuckiy looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babuckiy being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Chung working for a triangle but Babuckiy defends it easily.
Babuckiy wants to control from the top but Chung keeps moving.
Chung looking for a sweep. Not yet Chung, not yet.
Babuckiy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chung drops Babuckiy with a big left hand! Babuckiy is injured, injured bad! Chung jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wang Chung!