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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sinhjo Babalu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guigui Borgne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guigui Borgne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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166 lbs
15 - 10 - 1 |
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169 cm
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160 lbs
12 - 25 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sinhjo Babalu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Guigui Borgne!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borgne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Babalu swats away the attempt to clinch by Borgne.
Borgne shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Babalu is concentrating on defense, preventing Borgne from advancing position.
Borgne is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Babalu tries to get to full guard but Borgne has control of the leg.
Borgne wants to stand but Babalu has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Babalu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Borgne tries to pass the half guard into mount. Babalu knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Borgne prevents Babalu from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babalu moves into full guard.
Borgne is fighting to break Babalu's control of his arms but Babalu is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Babalu manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Babalu in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Borgne's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee warns Borgne that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Babalu connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Borgne wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borgne is looking to get to half guard.
Borgne is squirming around, avoiding Babalu's attempts to control the action.
Babalu lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Babalu can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Borgne is looking to escape.
Babalu unloading with bombs!
Borgne wants to get back to his feet.
Babalu landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babalu trying to control but Borgne is having none of it.
Borgne is in a horrible position here. Babalu smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Babalu unloading with bombs!
Babalu trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Babalu lands a big shot there that rocks Borgne but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Babalu scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Babalu landing shots from mount.
Babalu can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Borgne is looking to escape.
Babalu working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borgne is trying to stand.
Babalu scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Borgne is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Borgne takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Babalu lands with some strikes.
Babalu controlling his opponent.
Babalu landing punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Babalu is working for a guillotine from mount but Borgne frees his head quite easily.
Borgne squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sinhjo Babalu dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Borgne shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Babalu napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Babalu gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
It looks like Borgne is going to stand back up.
Borgne is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Babalu is just riding it out for now. Borgne eventually gives up the hold.
Babalu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Borgne gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Babalu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Borgne closes this distance looking for a takedown but Babalu circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babalu cracks the inside of Borgne's front leg.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Babalu as Borgne tries to tie him up.
Borgne manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Babalu trying to control the position from guard on top but Borgne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Babalu passes into half guard.
Babalu passes to side control.
Borgne wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borgne is not content to let Babalu control the position.
Babalu grinds an elbow into Borgne's temple.
Babalu has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Borgne taking a bit of punishment here - Babalu scoring with strikes.
Sinhjo Babalu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Babalu misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Babalu tries to move to mount but Borgne blocks the move with his legs.
Babalu is looking to take a break and control but Borgne is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Borgne stops Babalu from passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgne wants to get back to his feet but Babalu drags him back down.
Borgne tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Babalu lands shots from the back.
Babalu tries to keep control of the position but Borgne is staying busy.
Borgne trying to get back to his feet but Babalu is in full control for now.
Borgne manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Borgne.
Babalu controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgne is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Babalu is controlling him.
Babalu looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Babalu's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Babalu scoring with some ground and pound.
Babalu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Borgne's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Borgne being controlled here, momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borgne uses the cage to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sinhjo Babalu dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Borgne moves in looking to clinch but Babalu pushes him off.
Borgne moves in looking to clinch but Babalu pushes him off.
Babalu misses with a head kick.
Babalu shoots in for a double leg but Borgne sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Borgne misses with a takedown attempt - Babalu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Babalu drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Borgne wants to get back to his feet but Babalu drags him back down.
Borgne takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Borgne stops Babalu from passing to mount.
Borgne is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgne taking a bit of punishment here - Babalu scoring with strikes.
Babalu scores with punches from side control.
Babalu working the ground and pound.
Babalu is looking to take a break and control but Borgne is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Babalu stalls from top position.
Babalu working the ground and pound.
Borgne avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Babalu.
Babalu landing a few strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babalu landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Babalu misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Babalu working the ground and pound but Borgne is defending the strikes.
Babalu is working Borgne over with some ground and pound from side control.
Babalu is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Borgne's shoulder. That is not cool.
Borgne pushes Babalu away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Babalu gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Babalu trying to control the action but Borgne is working from the bottom.
Babalu cracks Borgne with a big right hand but Borgne just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Borgne is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Babalu scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Borgne to see if he's OK.
Borgne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babalu wants to control but Borgne is keeping him busy.
Babalu misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Borgne is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Babalu asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Borgne regains half guard, as Babalu was trying to land strikes.
Babalu trying to control from half guard but Borgne is working away.
Babalu takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Babalu is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Babalu.
Guigui Borgne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Babalu is pressing down on Borgne's thigh, looking to free his foot. Borgne is holding on for now.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Babalu in particular looking to stall.
Babalu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Borgne does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sinhjo Babalu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Babalu stops Borgne from getting back to his feet.
Babalu lands strikes from half guard.
Babalu controlling the action here.
Babalu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Borgne can do to turn this around?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Borgne actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sinhjo Babalu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Babalu, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sinhjo Babalu!
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