PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Fraser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Baba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fraser
vs
Baba

203 cm
18
295 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

220 cm
22
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donald Fraser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ali Baba!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fraser has taken the fight to the clinch.
Baba wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fraser has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Fraser.
A short uppercut from Fraser.
Baba wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Baba wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fraser has him pressed against the cage.
Baba wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fraser has him pressed against the cage.
Baba is looking to break free of the clinch but Fraser has double underhooks.
Fraser lands a body punch.
Baba blocks an elbow strike.
Fraser makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fraser lands with a light punch inside.
Fraser tries to stall but Baba uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fraser lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fraser.
Fraser lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fraser creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Baba has had enough of the clinch but Fraser keeps him there for the moment.
Baba wants to break free but Fraser has control.
Baba takes a shot to the head.
Baba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Baba is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fraser pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Baba wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fraser lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Baba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fraser.
Fraser prevents Baba from breaking the clinch.
Baba is trying to break the clinch but Fraser has him pressed against the cage.
Fraser swings wildly with an uppercut but Baba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fraser works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Baba is trying to break free.
Baba wants to break free but Fraser has control.
Fraser cracks Baba with a nice body shot.
Baba looks gassed!
A hook to the body from Fraser.
Still in the clinch, Fraser scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fraser holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Baba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fraser lands with a nice combination. Baba backs away looking to recover.
Fraser tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fraser looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fraser avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Baba misses with a combination

and Fraser counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fraser digs a right hand into Baba's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Baba's gas tank.
Fraser lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Fraser.
Still in the clinch, Fraser scores with a nice short uppercut.
Baba tries to break the clinch but Fraser is controlling the position.
Fraser lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The is referee keeping an eye on Fraser - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Baba can't break the clinch.
Baba is looking to break free of the clinch but Fraser has double underhooks.
Fraser lands a nice elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fraser lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A body shot lands from Fraser.
Fraser throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Babas head.
Fraser prevents Baba from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Fraser.
Baba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Baba wants to break free but Fraser has control.
Baba tries to break the clinch but Fraser is controlling the position.
Fraser lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Fraser.
A right handed body shot lands from Fraser.
Baba takes a shot to the head.
Fraser lands an uppercut.

Fraser breaks the clinch.
Baba misses with a double jab.

Fraser has closed the distance and engaged Baba in a clinch.
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!
Fraser lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fraser lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fraser lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fraser lands a body shot.
Fraser lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baba backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Fraser.
A short uppercut from Fraser.
Fraser taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Fraser breaks from the clinch.
Fraser is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Baba misses the target.
Baba throws a lazy right hand but Fraser sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fraser sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baba keeps the fight on the outside.
Baba looks to land a left hand but Fraser moved out of range nicely.
Ali Baba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Fraser closes the distance and clinches.
Fraser prevents Baba from breaking the clinch.
Fraser manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Good body shot from Fraser.
A short body shot lands from Fraser as the two fighters clinch.
Baba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fraser gets through Baba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fraser lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Fraser.
A left hand lands to the body for Fraser.
Baba wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fraser digs a right hand into Baba's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Baba's gas tank.
Baba looking for a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fraser pushes Baba back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Fraser.
Fraser pushes Baba back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baba wants to break free but Fraser has control.
Baba letting Fraser take a breather here.
Fraser lands with a right to the head.
Baba wants to break free but Fraser has control.
Fraser scores with a hook to the body.
Fraser lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Fraser as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Fraser.
Fraser is leaning against Baba and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fraser working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fraser lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baba backwards.
Fraser landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fraser lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fraser lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fraser scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fraser.
Fraser lands a nice shot to the body.
Fraser with an attempt at a knee that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fraser lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fraser is working Baba over against the cage.
Baba wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fraser scores with a shoulder strike.
Baba drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fraser pulls his leg out and moves away.
Donald Fraser has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ali Baba.
Baba takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald Fraser dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Fraser displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A slow jab from Baba misses its intended target.
Donald Fraser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Baba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Baba misses with a hook. Fraser ducked under it nicely.
Baba keeps the fight on the outside.
Baba misses with a straight right.
Baba swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Fraser holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fraser working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Fraser manages to break the clinch.
Baba looks to land a combination but Fraser avoids it well.
Baba misses with an uppercut. Fraser saw that one coming.
Baba misses with a straight right.
Fraser scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Baba is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Baba.
Fraser slips a jab and a cross from Baba.
Fraser moves in looking to clinch but Baba pushes him off.
Baba misses with a double jab

and Fraser counters with a single leg into guard. Baba didn't expect that.
Fraser wants to control from the top but Baba keeps moving.
Fraser is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fraser stands and steps away. Baba gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Baba lands a two punch combo.
Baba might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fraser is looking to chop away at Baba's legs.
Baba wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fraser tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fraser goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Fraser scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Baba gets back to full guard.
Baba with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Fraser can't handle though.
Fraser tries to free his leg and advance position but Baba is retaining full guard.
Fraser trying to control but Baba is working from the bottom.
Fraser is fighting to break Baba's control of his arms but Baba is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baba keeping moving, preventing Fraser from controlling successfully.
Baba manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fraser manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald Fraser dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Baba connects with a body shot.
Baba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ali Baba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baba thuds his right hand into Fraser's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Baba looks to land a left hand but Fraser moved out of range nicely.
Baba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baba misses with a two punch combination.
Baba throws a lazy right hand but Fraser sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Baba.
Baba throws a left and a right that both miss

and Fraser counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baba is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Fraser tries to advance position but instead Baba slips a leg back in to half guard.
Fraser is tying to control. Baba wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Baba punching from the bottom.
Fraser throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Baba is staying active underneath Fraser, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Baba is holding on to half guard well.
Fraser trying to control from Baba's half guard. Baba has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Fraser has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baba looking for a sweep. Not yet Baba, not yet.
Baba is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Baba passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Fraser!
Baba controlling his opponent.
Ali Baba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four 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.
Fraser tries to lock up and control but Baba gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fraser might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Baba lands a big elbow.
Baba with a couple of short strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ali Baba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fraser has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donald Fraser!