PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joeli Babitu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Pot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pot's choice of entrance music: Showering of Money. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Babitu
vs
Pot

188 cm
32
180 lbs
24 - 9 - 0

182 cm
32
180 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Fast

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joeli Babitu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Pot!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pot takes a kick to the side of the head.
Babitu throws a leg kick but Pot sees it coming and moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Pot misses.
Babitu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Joeli Babitu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babitu cracks Pot with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice cross by Babitu.
Babitu is looking to score with low kicks.

Babitu gets caught napping as Pot dives in and scores a takedown. Babitu manages to retain guard.
Babitu seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Babitu is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pot missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Babitu wants to sweep but no luck.
Pot loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Babitu tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pot is looking to work some ground and pound but Babitu has wrist control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pot loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pot takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pot throws a jab when Babitu was well out of range.
Babitu misses with a looping right.
Pot appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
An inside leg kick from Babitu misses.
Pot moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pot slips under a jab.
Pot has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Pot walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Babitu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pot's hands.
Babitu lands a jab to Pot's midsection.
Babitu scores with a sloppy right hand. Pot should have avoided that one.
Babitu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pot. Pot circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Babitu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Babitu. No joy for Pot on that attempt.
Babitu connects with a solid leg kick.
Pot takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Babitu cracks Pot with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Joeli Babitu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Babitu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pot with the counter takedown but Babitu avoids it easily.
Babitu looks to score with a jab to the body but Pot is just out of range.
Babitu throws a right and a left that Pot avoids nicely.
Pot looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Babitu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pot is out of range.
Babitu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Babitu throws a right hand that Pot ducks under and follows up with a left that Pot also avoids with ease.
Babitu throws a body punch but Pot moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Babitu. Pot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Babitu takes a swing at Pot's ribcage but misses.
Pot blocks a low kick nicely.
Babitu throws a hook but Pot blocks it.
Pot takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pot with a nice cross.
Babitu is looking to slow Pot down with leg kicks.
Babitu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pot just misses with a punch to the body.
Pot moves out of range of the strikes.
Babitu cracks the inside of Pot's front leg.
Babitu swings for the body but Pot moves out of range.
Babitu misses with a leg kick
and Pot counters with a series of strikes. Babitu will be more careful next time no doubt.
Babitu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pot stuns Babitu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Babitu connects with a crisp jab.
Babitu tries a head kick but it misses.
Pot unleashes a big counter combination but Babitu bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Babitu dips to his left and cracks Pot with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pot on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Babitu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Babitu. Pot does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Babitu.
Pot throws a jab when Babitu was well out of range.
Babitu misses with a low kick.
Pot takes one to the chin there.
Babitu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pot falls off balance throwing a combination
and Babitu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Babitu misses with a body shot.
Babitu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Babitu lands a high kick!
Babitu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Babitu misses.
Babitu cracks Pot with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jab by Babitu.
Babitu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joeli Babitu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pot with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Babitu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joeli Babitu is winning the standup battle so far.
Babitu throws a leg kick but Pot sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pot misses with a few strikes there.
Babitu takes a swing at Pot's ribcage but misses.
Pot looks to land a combination but Babitu avoids it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Babitu.
A jab from Babitu misses.
Babitu misses with a low kick.
Jack Pot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pot moves out of range of the strikes.
Pot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pot connects with a body shot.
Pot just misses with a punch to the body.
Babitu connects with an inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Babitu misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pot throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little feinted left hand from Babitu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pot misses with a two punch combination.
Pot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Babitu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pot can do to turn this around?
Nice cross by Babitu.
Babitu misses with a wild body shot.
Babitu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pot moves out of range as Babitu strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Babitu, right into the meat.
Babitu works the jab nicely.
Pot shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Babitu but Babitu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pot looks to throw the jab but Babitu is out of range.
Babitu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Babitu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babitu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pot works Babitu's body with a nice hook.
Babitu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Babitu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Babitu wants to clinch.
Pot misses with a few strikes there.
Pot's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pot on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pot misses with a straight right.
Babitu throws a body shot but no joy.
Babitu scores with a decent looking hook.
Babitu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pot changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nice defenses there by Babitu.
Babitu tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babitu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A right-left combo lands from Babitu.
A jab from Babitu does it's job there.
Babitu misses with a head kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Pot. That snapped Babitu's head back.
Pot checks a leg kick.
Babitu misses with a wild body shot.
Pot darts in looking for a takedown but Babitu gets double underhooks and turns Pot into the cage.
Joeli Babitu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Pot.
Nice defenses there by Pot.
Pot slips a straight right by Babitu.
Babitu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pot on the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Babitu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Babitu lands a really nice looking cross but Pot seems unphased.

Pot is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babitu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pot is still on wobbly legs! Can Babitu finish him?
Babitu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pot takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pot tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Babitu swivels and escapes.
Babitu closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Pot! Babitu dives in looking to finish! Pot is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joeli Babitu!
In his post fight interview, Joeli Babitu started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.