PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Tramp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Babel (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.

Tramp
vs
Babel

195 cm
19
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Urban Extreme Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Tramp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Steven Babel!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tramp moves in looking to clinch but Babel pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from Babel.

Tramp clinches.
Babel is looking to break free of the clinch but Tramp has double underhooks.
Tramp landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tramp avoiding damage.
Babel is trying to break free.
Babel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Tramp pulls Babel into guard.
Babel being controlled here momentarily.
Babel wants to get up but he can't break Tramp's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tramp is pulling down on Babel's head to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babel would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Tramp has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Babel off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Babel lands a jab to the head.

Tramp forces Babel back against the cage and clinches.
Tramp displaying some good clinch control by pressing Babel up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tramp.
Tramp lands an elbow just above Babel 's eye.

It looks like Steven Babel has been cut.
Tramp manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tramp taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babel has had enough of the clinch but Tramp keeps him there for the moment.

Tramp ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tramp no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Tramp manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Babel manages to get himself to full guard.

Tramp stands up from Babel's guard - Tramp perhaps looking for a knockout.
Tramp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tramp tries to clinch but Babel is having none of it.
Babel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Babel throws a looping overhand right but Tramp ducks down to avoid it.
Babel throws an overhand right that lands on Tramp's shoulder, as Tramp tries to avoid the shot.
Tramp ducks under a wild hook from Babel.
Babel just misses with a punch to the body.
Babel misses with a body shot.
Steven Babel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babel misses with an uppercut.

Tramp closes the distance and clinches.
Tramp with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tramp stalling against the cage.
Tramp gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Tramp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tramp connects with a nasty looking knee right to Babel's face.
Tramp tries to stall but Babel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Babel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Babel being controlled against the cage.
Babel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Babel tries to break the clinch but Tramp is controlling the position.
Tramp stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bob Tramp.
Horrible takedown by Tramp or perhaps it was just good defense by Babel which made him look bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babel misses with an uppercut.
Babel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tramp moves away.
Babel looks gassed!
Tramp misses with a hook. Babel ducked under it nicely.
Tramp fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tramp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Babel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steven Babel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tramp changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Babel tries to avoid it but Tramp manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Babel to the ground. Babel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Babel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Tramp drives through and clinches with Babel against the cage.
Tramp tries to pull guard but Babel won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Tramp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Babel has had enough of the clinch but Tramp keeps him there for the moment.
The is referee keeping an eye on Tramp - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Tramp jumps into guard, dragging Babel to the mat.
Babel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Babel gets to his feet. Tramp looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Tramp dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steven Babel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tramp ducks under a wild hook from Babel.
Babel misses with a looping left.
Babel throws a series of punches but Tramp moves out of range.
Tramp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tramp uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Babel.
Babel avoids the head kick by Tramp.
Babel looks to throw the jab but Tramp is out of range.
Babel keeps the fight on the outside.

Tramp has closed the distance and engaged Babel in a clinch.
Tramp unloads a knee to the mid-section. Babel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Babel letting Tramp take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babel is breathing heavily.
Tramp connects with a nasty looking knee right to Babel's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tramp pressing his opponent against the cage.
Babel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tramp stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bob Tramp.
Tramp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Babel throws a shot from downtown. Tramp moves away and avoids it.
Tramp tries to clinch up.
Babel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tramp.
Babel swings for the body but Tramp moves out of range.
Tramp wants to clinch up but Babel keeps it at a distance.
Tramp tries to close the distance and clinch but Babel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big right from Babel misses.
Tramp moves in looking to clinch but Babel pushes him off.

That's two 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.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Tramp.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Babel bucks up and tries to throw Tramp off but instead Tramp has got his back!
Good control from Tramp.
Babel trying to get back to his feet but Tramp is in full control for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tramp has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Babel's body.
Babel trying to get back to his feet but Tramp is in full control for now.
I would not like to be Babel right now.
Babel is trying to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tramp controlling the position well here. Babel rolled but Tramp kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Babel looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Tramp dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steven Babel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Tramp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tramp moves in looking to clinch but Babel pushes him off.
Tramp moves out of range as Babel strikes.
Babel throws a hook but Tramp blocks it.
Tramp throws a chopping leg kick but Babel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tramp looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tramp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tramp avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tramp misses with a hook.
Babel lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babel swats away the attempt to clinch by Tramp.
Tramp blocks a jab.
Babel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A big right from Babel misses.
Tramp shoots in but no luck this time.
A jab from Babel does it's job there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babel waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Tramp.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tramp.
Tramp misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Tramp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Babel misses the shot to the body.
Babel 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.

Tramp clinches up against the cage.
Babel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Babel has had enough of the clinch but Tramp keeps him there for the moment.
Babel being controlled against the cage.
Babel is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Babel as Tramp tries to tie him up.
Tramp manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tramp.
The is referee keeping an eye on Tramp - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bob Tramp.

Babel tries to keep at a distance but Tramp has taken the fight into the clinch.
Babel wants to get back to striking at distance but Tramp won't allow it.
Tramp tries to score a body lock takedown but Babel shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Babel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tramp.
Tramp connects with a knee to the head.
Tramp drops down looking for an ankle pick but Babel pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tramp fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Babel misses with a hook. Tramp ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babel misses with a hook.
Tramp slips a jab from Babel.
A decent looking cross lands there for Babel.
Tramp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Babel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tramp doesn't manage to clinch there - Babel circles away.

Tramp instigates a clinch.
Tramp connects with a nasty looking knee right to Babel's face.
Babel letting Tramp take a breather here.
Tramp looking to stall.
A bit of stalling here from Tramp.
Tramp is trying to maintain a safe position but Babel gets an underhook and turns Tramp into the cage.
Babel is trying to break free.
Tramp keeps control of Babel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tramp is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Babel is keeping busy.
Bob Tramp is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bob Tramp.
Tramp takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tramp wants to clinch.

Tramp gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Steven Babel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tramp pressing his opponent against the cage.
Babel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tramp stalling in the clinch.
Babel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tramp prevents Babel from breaking the clinch.
Babel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tramp has him pressed against the cage.
Tramp prevents Babel from breaking the clinch.
Babel misses with the head strike.

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 Bob Tramp.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tramp, 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Tramp!