PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kim Babbitt (ranked 2247 p4p, 251 weight class) and Sesto D Ippolito (ranked 1317 p4p, 163 weight class). D Ippolito has chosen Squeeze- Cool for Cats as his entrance music. Kim Babbitt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Babbitt
vs
D Ippolito

184 cm
27
186 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

180 cm
28
185 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kim Babbitt !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sesto D Ippolito!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
D Ippolito digs a good body shot into Babbitt 's ribs.
D Ippolito moves out of range as Babbitt strikes.
Babbitt digs a good body shot into D Ippolito's ribs.
Babbitt tries to land a leg kick but D Ippolito saw it coming and moves away.
D Ippolito avoids a punch combination nicely.

D Ippolito clinches up with Babbitt and pushes him back against the cage.
D Ippolito tries a body shot but Babbitt blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Babbitt .
A right hand to the body from Babbitt .
D Ippolito jumps guard but Babbitt stands there with D Ippolito around his waist. D Ippolito gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Babbitt lands a hook that snaps the head of D Ippolito backwards.
D Ippolito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Babbitt throws an elbow but misses.
D Ippolito tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Babbitt just stands there and leans against the cage.
Babbitt lands a left hand that snaps the head of D Ippolito backwards.
A short right from Babbitt .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

D Ippolito pulls guard.
D Ippolito looking to hit a scissor sweep but Babbitt is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babbitt controlling from the top position.

D Ippolito looking for a guillotine here but Babbitt defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Babbitt controlling from the top position.
Babbitt looking to pass the guard.
Babbitt has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

D Ippolito looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
D Ippolito wants to sweep here but Babbitt controlling him for the moment.

D Ippolito is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

D Ippolito working for a triangle but Babbitt defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Babbitt slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

D Ippolito looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Babbitt slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babbitt sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed D Ippolito's guard.
Babbitt wants to free his trapped foot but D Ippolito is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Babbitt controlling the action here.
D Ippolito is looking to improve his position.
We've been hearing good reports from Babbitt 's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Babbitt with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

D Ippolito looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Babbitt pushes past his half guard into mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babbitt sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
D Ippolito can't escape the position.
D Ippolito is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Babbitt lands with some strikes.
Babbitt wants to control the pace but D Ippolito is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Babbitt dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Babbitt misses with a body kick.
Babbitt tries to land a leg kick but D Ippolito saw it coming and moves away.
D Ippolito is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
D Ippolito throws a body kick that misses.
Babbitt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Babbitt misses with a leg kick

and D Ippolito counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

D Ippolito drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Babbitt dives on top into guard.

D Ippolito keeping moving, preventing Babbitt from controlling successfully.
D Ippolito tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

D Ippolito is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Babbitt rolls with it to try and escape but D Ippolito cranks on the arm and Babbitt is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sesto D Ippolito!
After the fight, Sesto D Ippolito was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.