PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Hanover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liro Babibabisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hanover might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Master Of Puppets. Peter Hanover could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Liro Babibabisto's chin.

Hanover
vs
Babibabisto

205 cm
23
210 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

195 cm
19
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Crashforce Voodoo Labs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Hanover !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Liro Babibabisto!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Babibabisto moves into range and clinches up with Hanover .
Hanover looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Hanover tries for a takedown but Babibabisto manages to get underhooks.
Hanover wants a takedown.
Babibabisto wants to break free but Hanover has control.
Babibabisto is looking to break free of the clinch but Hanover has double underhooks.
Hanover is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Babibabisto gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Hanover . That's going to take a lot out of him.

Babibabisto successfully pulls guard.

Babibabisto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hanover pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Babibabisto is keeping the position for now.
Babibabisto wants to stand but Hanover is controlling the position.
Babibabisto throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hanover really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Babibabisto wants to stand and escape but Hanover is having none of it.
Babibabisto pulls Hanover in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanover won't allow Babibabisto to get back to his feet.
Babibabisto is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Babibabisto looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hanover with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Babibabisto is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Babibabisto controlling the action here.
Babibabisto's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Babibabisto is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Ground and pound from Babibabisto.

Hanover looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Babibabisto looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Babibabisto there.
Babibabisto should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babibabisto seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hanover on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Babibabisto lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Babibabisto is trying to work for a kimura but Hanover is defending well.
Babibabisto is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

Hanover looking for submissions off his back.

Hanover actively working from the bottom here.
Babibabisto working over Hanover with some ground and pound. Hanover looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Babibabisto shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Babibabisto was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hanover is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babibabisto punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hanover is in all sorts of trouble here.
Babibabisto fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Babibabisto working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hanover tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Babibabisto dominating with strikes here.
Hanover is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Babibabisto has control of Hanover 's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hanover regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Hanover is looking to improve his position but Babibabisto isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Babibabisto looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Babibabisto wants to control the pace but Hanover is squirming around nicely.
Babibabisto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hanover . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hanover really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Babibabisto landing strikes from the mount.
Babibabisto prevents Hanover from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liro Babibabisto dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Babibabisto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Babibabisto.
Babibabisto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hanover circles away quickly and effectively.

Hanover gets caught flat footed, as Babibabisto shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Babibabisto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hanover is keeping the position for now.

Hanover working for a triangle but Babibabisto defends it easily.

Hanover looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Hanover is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Babibabisto defends well.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hanover looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Hanover is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Babibabisto defends well.
Babibabisto lands a couple of digs.
Babibabisto wanted to stand there but Hanover had control of the position.
Babibabisto advances position into side control!

Babibabisto decides to stand back up. Babibabisto steps back and let's Hanover get back to his feet.
Hanover gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Babibabisto decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hanover 's guard.
Babibabisto scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Liro Babibabisto has got the better of the ground game so far.

Hanover escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Babibabisto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babibabisto throwing strikes but missing.

Babibabisto is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Hanover has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Babibabisto is looking to defend but Hanover has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Babibabisto! Hanover pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Babibabisto taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Peter Hanover !