PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Showhey Baba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Sartell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sartell is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Nightmare. On his way into the cage it seems that Showhey Baba has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Showhey Baba seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Baba
vs
Sartell

206 cm
29
275 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

197 cm
30
281 lbs
13 - 13 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Showhey Baba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Will Sartell!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Baba misses.
Baba misses with the combination.
Baba catches Sartell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sartell throws a combination that misses
and Baba counters with a low kick, right behind Sartell 's knee.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sartell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sartell misses with a low kick.
Baba thumps Sartell with a low kick.
Sartell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sartell wants to clinch
and Baba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Baba.
Baba throws a head kick but Sartell moves out of range.
Sartell moves out of range as Baba strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sartell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baba looks to throw the jab but Sartell is out of range.
Baba throws a series of strikes that have Sartell backpedaling.

It looks like Will Sartell has been cut.
Baba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baba moves forwards but Sartell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Baba tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Baba throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sartell counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sartell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sartell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sartell wants to clinch.
Sartell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Baba. Baba obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sartell throws a hook but Baba blocks it.
Baba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baba throws out a powerful jab.
A head kick misses from Sartell.
Baba looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Sartell closes the distance and clinches.
Baba prevents a body shot from Sartell.
Baba tries to break the clinch but Sartell is controlling the position.
Sartell trying to land knees to the body.
Sartell tries to land knees in the clinch but Baba avoids the damage to the body.
Baba avoids the elbow strike from Sartell, against the cage.
Baba is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sartell to keep the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baba blocks an elbow strike from Sartell.
Baba wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice elbow from Sartell.
Sartell controlling the action here for a moment.
Baba scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sartell lands an elbow inside.
Sartell holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sartell pushes off an throws an elbow but Baba leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Baba has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stalling in the clinch from Sartell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sartell looking to stall.

Baba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sartell scores with a body shot.
Baba throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sartell.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baba on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Sartell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sartell throws an elbow but it misses.
Sartell misses with a punch to the body.
Sartell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baba.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sartell trying to land knees to the body.
Sartell taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Baba fails to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Showhey Baba will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Will Sartell's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Baba turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Baba throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Baba's corner calls for a 1-2. Baba obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Baba.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baba throws out a leg kick but Sartell moves out of range and Baba only half commits.
Sartell walks into a left hand.
Sartell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Baba with a nice cross.
Showhey Baba is winning the standup battle so far.
Sartell throws a hook to the side of Baba's head but Baba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sartell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Baba staying out of range there.
Sartell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That has opened up Will Sartell's cut even more.
Sartell is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Baba.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sartell scores with a hook.
Sartell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Baba throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sartell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baba.
Baba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sartell.
Sartell tries a head kick but it misses.
Sartell connects with a single shot there.
Sartell checks a leg kick nicely.
Baba lunges at Sartell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sartell's hand.
Sartell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sartell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Baba can pounce on him.
Baba is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baba goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A head kick misses from Baba.
Sartell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Baba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice uppercut there from Sartell.
Sartell moves out of range as Baba throws a body kick.
Baba paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Baba throws the left hand but Sartell avoids the punch easily.
Sartell throws a combination. Baba tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Baba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sartell was well out of range. Poor timing from Baba.
Sartell avoids the body shot from Baba.
An inside leg kick lands from Baba.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baba connects with a leg kick. Sartell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Baba throws a jab but it's blocked by Sartell.
Will Sartell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sartell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sartell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sartell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sartell slips a straight right by Baba.

Sartell moves into the clinch.
Sartell lands an elbow inside that Baba shrugs off.

It looks like Showhey Baba has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sartell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Baba's brow.
Sartell trying to land knees to the body.
Sartell slows down the pace here.

Baba ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Baba no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Baba preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Baba uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Baba dodges the punch combination from Sartell.
Baba avoids the head kick by Sartell.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sartell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sartell throws a series of punches but Baba moves out of range.
Sartell fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Showhey Baba dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Baba throws a lazy uppercut
and Sartell counters with a body kick.
Baba tries to score with a low kick but Sartell moves his leg out of the way.
Sartell avoids a kick to the body.
Sartell throws a sloppy head kick and Baba moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Baba there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sartell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Sartell clinches up against the cage.
Baba is trying to break the clinch but Sartell has him pressed against the cage.
Come on Sartell - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Baba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sartell tries to land knees in the clinch but Baba avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sartell throws an elbow that misses.
Baba lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sartell backwards.
Baba fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sartell missing with knees to the body.
Baba wants to get back to striking at distance but Sartell won't allow it.
Sartell missing with knees to the body.
Baba avoids the elbow strike from Sartell, against the cage.

Baba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baba sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Baba throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sartell counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sartell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baba.
A lazy left from Baba finds it's target.
Will Sartell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baba pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Baba fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sartell checks a low kick from Baba.
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!
Baba avoids a kick to the body.
Baba throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sartell counters with a nice body kick.
Sartell slips under a jab from Baba.
Sartell looks to land a body kick but Baba moved away.
Baba is looking to score with low kicks.
Sartell shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Baba eats them both and turns towards Sartell to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Baba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sartell was well out of range. Poor timing from Baba.
Will Sartell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baba moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baba throws a front kick that sends Sartell stumbling back into the cage.
Sartell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Baba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sartell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sartell checks the leg kick.
Sartell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Baba gets tackled into the cage by Sartell. Sartell maintains the clinch.
Sartell has Baba pushed against the cage.
Baba taking a breather.
Stalling in the clinch from Baba.
Baba fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sartell throws an elbow that misses.
Sartell throws an elbow that misses.
Baba tries to break the clinch but Sartell is controlling the position.
Sartell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sartell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Baba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baba keeps Sartell at a distance using the push kick.
Baba lands a jab to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Showhey Baba.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Baba, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Showhey Baba!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Showhey Baba!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Showhey Baba!

Showhey Baba wins by unanimous decision!
Showhey Baba gave a mention to Elite Fighter© w/$10-$35 Clothing and 90% LAUNDRY! in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).