PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernst Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raine Babe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young comes into the arena with Eye Of The Tiger blaring out of the sound system. Babe has chosen The Rain Song by Led Zeppelin as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Young
vs
Babe

195 cm
34
215 lbs
19 - 5 - 1

192 cm
28
222 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ernst Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raine Babe!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Babe walks into a stiff left hand from Young.
Young jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Babe takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
Young misses with a looping left.
Babe needs to keep his hands up - Young had a free shot at his head there.
Nice shot by Babe.
The fighters circling - Young throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Young uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Babe.
Young misses with an uppercut.
Babe throws out a loose jab but Young uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Young misses the target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Babe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Young steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Babe.
Babe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young throws a hook but Babe blocks it.
Babe on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Babe misses with an uppercut.
Babe slips under a jab.
Babe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Babe walks into a left hand.
Babe scores with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Young blocks a head kick by Babe.
Babe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab by Young.
Babe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Young uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Babe.
Babe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A slow jab from Babe misses its intended target.
Young misses with a hook. Babe ducked under it nicely.
Young misses with a looping left.
A left and a right from Young both land. Nice combination.
Young listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young slips under a jab.
Young is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Babe lands a nice shot that snaps Young's head back.
Young ducks under a wild hook from Babe.
Young was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Young throws a hook to the side of Babe's head but Babe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Young cracks Babe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Young throws a shot from downtown. Babe moves away and avoids it.
We've been informed that Babe has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Young on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Young scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Young is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Young loads up on a big right hand but Babe slips the punch.
Babe misses with a hook.
Young tried to counter with a leg kick but Babe avoided it.
Babe swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
Young slips a straight right by Babe.
Babe defending well as Young loads up on a big left hand.
Babe misses with a series of wild punches.
Babe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Babe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Young slips a jab from Babe.
Babe missing with a left hand there. Young was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Babe missing with a left hand there. Young was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Babe tries to move into range but Young moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Babe throws a lazy right hand but Young sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Babe looks to land a right hand but Young moved out of range.
Young thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babe throws a lazy right hand but Young sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Young uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Young throws a jab but it's blocked by Babe.
Young walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Babe scores with a nice strike.
A left lands for Young.
Young loads up on a big right hand but Babe slips the punch.
Babe misses with a two punch combination.
A little feinted left hand from Young on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Young.
Babe is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Young with a body shot.
Young misses with an uppercut. Babe saw that one coming.
A jab from Young misses.
The fighters circling - Young throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Babe is looking for the big counter here.
Good work by Young as he checks the leg kick.
Babe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Young.
Young rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Young takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Babe throws a lazy uppercut
and Young counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Babe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A swing and a miss from Babe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young scores with a jab. Babe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Young takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big right from Babe misses.
Jab from Young.
Babe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Babe loads up on a big right hand but Young slips the punch.
Babe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Young connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Babe scrambles back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Babe. Those never looked like landing.
Young steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Babe.
Young smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab from Babe finds it's way through Young's defenses.
Babe tries to land a front kick but Young steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Young throws a quick inside leg kick.
Young stuns Babe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young cracks Babe with an open hand slap.
Young throws a hook but Babe avoids it easily.
Babe throws a lazy right hand but Young sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Babe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernst Young dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Babe misses with a hook. Young ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Young wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Babe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Babe there as he acknowledges the shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Young.
Young drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Young throws a leg kick but Babe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Babe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Young to score with a decent uppercut.
Babe lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Babe blocks a jab.
It seemed like Babe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Young misses with a looping right.
Babe throws a jab but it's blocked by Young.

Oooooh!!! Young has knocked Babe down with a huge combo! Young steps away and waves a wobbly Babe back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Babe is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young cracks Babe with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Babe falls to his knees and Young doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernst Young!
A very excited looking Ernst Young made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Raine Babe had this to say: 'You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance!'.