PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bertrand La Poutine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abula Babu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

La Poutine
vs
Babu

187 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bertrand La Poutine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Abula Babu!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Poutine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Babu lunges at La Poutine with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by La Poutine's hand.

It looks like Bertrand La Poutine has been cut.
La Poutine tries to clinch up.
La Poutine drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
La Poutine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck for Babu with that takedown attempt.
Babu lands a jab to the nose.

La Poutine is rocked!
La Poutine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Babu.

La Poutine clinches.

La Poutine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Babu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around La Poutine's waist but La Poutine gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Babu off to one side.
La Poutine fails to land the takedown.
La Poutine is breathing heavily.
Babu waves his right hand out infront of him, looking to distract La Poutine. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped La Poutine to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Oh La Poutine is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Babu passes La Poutine's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Babu is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babu working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
La Poutine seems to have got his legs back now.
Babu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
La Poutine tries to get to full guard but Babu has control of the leg.
La Poutine gets full guard.
Babu wants to control from the top but La Poutine keeps moving.
La Poutine keeping full guard, as Babu tries to pass.
Babu working some strikes from top position.
Babu tries to stand but La Poutine is controlling from the bottom.
Babu trying to control but La Poutine is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Babu postures up.
Babu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Babu is looking to stand up but La Poutine won't let him.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Babu with a poor takedown

and La Poutine counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by La Poutine.
Bertrand La Poutine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abula Babu.
La Poutine is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Babu looking for a guillotine here but La Poutine defends easily.
La Poutine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Babu is keeping the position for now.

Babu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
La Poutine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
La Poutine has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babu trying to keep a closed guard but La Poutine is proving a slippery customer.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Babu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Babu controls La Poutine momentarily but La Poutine frees himself.

Babu is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but La Poutine frees his head nicely. Oh but Babu has switched to an armbar! La Poutine is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Abula Babu!