PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Jimmy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragalamah Babbaramananah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Jimmy
vs
Babbaramananah

181 cm
23
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Prefers standup

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Jimmy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ragalamah Babbaramananah!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babbaramananah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jimmy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Babbaramananah.
Babbaramananah punishes Jimmy's body with a nice straight punch.
A shot to the liver by Babbaramananah. Beautiful body shot.
Babbaramananah lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Babbaramananah connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jimmy momentarily.

It looks like Jimmy Jimmy has been cut.
Jimmy staying out of range there.
A combination from Babbaramananah does no damage.
Jimmy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Babbaramananah takes a swing at Jimmy's ribcage but misses.
Jimmy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Babbaramananah.
Babbaramananah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Babbaramananah lands a nice hook to Jimmy's body. Jimmy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jimmy throws an overhand right that lands on Babbaramananah's shoulder, as Babbaramananah tries to avoid the shot.
Babbaramananah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jimmy.
Babbaramananah fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
Jimmy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Babbaramananah.
Babbaramananah fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babbaramananah tries to clinch but Jimmy moves out of range.

A jab-cross combination lands for Babbaramananah and sends Jimmy crashing to the mat! Babbaramananah follows him down to the mat - Jimmy regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Jimmy is rocked!
Jimmy is breathing heavily.
Babbaramananah is trying to control. Jimmy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Oh Jimmy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Babbaramananah looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jimmy seems to have got his legs back now.
Babbaramananah not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Babbaramananah is trying to control. Jimmy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Babbaramananah stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Babbaramananah connects with the punch.
Babbaramananah fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jimmy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jimmy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Babbaramananah connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Babbaramananah moves into the clinch.
Babbaramananah taking a breather.
Babbaramananah lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Babbaramananah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Babbaramananah punishes Jimmy's body with a nice straight punch.
Babbaramananah is looking to clinch but Jimmy is avoiding it.
Jimmy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Babbaramananah changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Babbaramananah punishes Jimmy's body with a nice straight punch.
Babbaramananah moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Babbaramananah works over Jimmy's head and body with a nice combination.

Jimmy Jimmy's cut is getting worse.

A jab-cross combination lands for Babbaramananah and sends Jimmy crashing to the mat! Babbaramananah follows him down to the mat - Jimmy regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Babbaramananah performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babbaramananah seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jimmy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jimmy is trying to stand back up but Babbaramananah is controlling him
Babbaramananah tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jimmy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Babbaramananah missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Babbaramananah sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jimmy defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Babbaramananah throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Babbaramananah wants to control but Jimmy is keeping him busy.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Babbaramananah scores with a jab to the jaw.
Babbaramananah lands a nice shot that snaps Jimmy's head back.
Babbaramananah connects with a nice looking jab.

Jimmy Jimmy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Babbaramananah lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Babbaramananah rushes Jimmy with punches - Jimmy moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Jimmy goes down! Babbaramananah follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ragalamah Babbaramananah!