PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Afeef Isa Baba (ranked 471 p4p, 68 weight class) and Project Doom (ranked 627 p4p, 88 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Baba might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Nation Arabic Orchestra. Doom has chosen Battle Beast - Touch in the Night as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Isa Baba
vs
Doom

181 cm
35
172 lbs
15 - 4 - 1

195 cm
35
179 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

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 15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Afeef Isa Baba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Project Doom!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doom with a hook.
A shot to the body from Doom misses
and Baba counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Baba moves into the clinch.
Baba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doom's elbow.
I was talking to Baba's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Baba has a couple of punches blocked by Doom.
Baba misses with a punch on the inside.
Doom prevents a body shot from Baba.
Baba misses with some punches.
Doom misses with some punches.
Baba managing to block the knees to the body from Doom.
Baba misses with a body punch.
Baba lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Doom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baba swings wildly with an uppercut but Doom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baba lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Doom backwards.
Doom looking to throw knees to the head but Baba is blocking nicely.
Baba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doom's elbow.
Doom throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Doom lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baba throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Doom throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Doom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doom wants to slow Baba down by chopping away at his legs.
Doom is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Doom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Doom takes a swing at Baba's ribcage but misses.
Baba is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Doom misses.
Baba seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A jab from Doom misses.
Doom connects with a solid leg kick.
Baba scores with a nice head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Doom misses the target.
Baba throws a push kick but Doom slaps the foot to one side.
Doom throws a hook but Baba blocks it.
Baba fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Doom throws a shot from downtown. Baba moves away and avoids it.
Baba throws a wild body kick that Doom sees coming a mile off.
Doom lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baba circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Baba misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Doom misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baba checks a low kick from Doom.
Baba takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Doom lands with an overhand left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doom wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Doom avoids a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baba. Doom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doom lands with a right hand.

It looks like Afeef Isa Baba has been cut.
Doom takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Baba 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.
Doom throws a series of punches but Baba moves out of range.
Baba 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.
Baba scores with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doom. Baba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baba throws a series of punches but Doom moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Doom.
Baba connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Baba uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doom connects with an inside leg kick.
Doom lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Doom moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Doom throws a wild body kick that Baba sees coming a mile off.
Doom's corner calls for a 1-2. Doom obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Doom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doom throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Doom misses with a looping left.
Doom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baba.
Baba moves away from the strike by Doom.
Baba tried to counter with a leg kick but Doom avoided it.

Baba fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Doom, pushing him back against the cage.
Doom tries a body shot but Baba blocks it.
Doom misses with a knee to the head.
Doom misses with some punches.
Doom tries to land knees in the clinch but Baba avoids the damage to the body.
Baba lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Baba misses with the head strike.
Baba lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baba misses with a punch on the inside.
Doom lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Baba.
Doom lands a right hand.
Doom throws a punch but it's blocked by Baba.
Baba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doom has a couple of punches blocked by Baba.
Baba lands with a light punch inside.
Doom tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Doom prevents a body shot from Baba.
Baba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baba lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Doom.
Baba lands an uppercut.
Baba lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doom has a couple of punches blocked by Baba.
Doom blocks an uppercut.
Baba digs a right hand underneath Doom's ribcage. Doom let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Doom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Project Doom will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Afeef Isa Baba's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Doom misses with a left hand
and Baba counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Doom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baba wants to clinch.
Doom doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Baba scores with a leg kick.
Baba checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Doom scores with a head kick. Baba tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Baba throws a front kick aimed at Doom's knee but Doom avoids it well.
Doom connects with a good right hand that stumbles Baba. Baba circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doom swings away with a body shot that misses
and Baba counters with a good, hard body kick but Doom shrugs it off.
Baba lands a jab.
Baba fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baba throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Doom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doom throws a lazy head kick
and Baba counters with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Doom.
Doom looks to score with a jab to the body but Baba is just out of range.

Baba forces Doom back against the cage and clinches.
Doom lands a shoulder strike.
Doom blocks an uppercut.
Doom misses with the head strike.
Baba lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Doom.
A left hand lands to the body for Doom.
Baba is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Baba misses with a punch to the body.
Doom tries to land a knee to the head but Baba blocks with his arms.
Baba prevents a body shot from Doom.
Baba has Doom pressed against the cage, preventing Doom from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Baba can't find room to land a body shot as Doom controls the action.
Baba struggles to land a body shot inside as Doom controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Baba fails to land.
Baba tries to work over Doom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doom throws a head punch that misses.
Baba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doom tries to break the clinch but Baba is controlling the position.
Baba scores with a shoulder strike.
Baba blocks an uppercut.
Doom wants to get back to striking at distance but Baba won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doom.
Doom misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baba working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Baba.
Doom scores with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Baba fails to land.

Doom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baba fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Doom is breathing heavily.

Baba clinches.
Baba digs a right hand into Doom's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Doom's gas tank.
Baba works on Doom's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baba creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Baba pushes Doom back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Baba lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Doom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baba lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Baba lands a nice shot to the body.
Doom misses with a body punch.
Baba lands a right hand.
Baba misses with a punch on the inside.
Baba scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Doom.
Doom blocks a body shot from Baba.
Doom misses with some punches.
Doom using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Baba.
Baba lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Doom backwards.
Baba lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baba gets through Doom's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doom has a couple of punches blocked by Baba.
A right hand to the body from Baba.
Baba lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baba.
Baba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baba lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Baba blocks an uppercut.
Doom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Baba.
Baba lands a right hand that snaps the head of Doom backwards.
Baba lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Baba.
Baba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doom lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Doom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baba working aggressively here.
Baba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doom using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Doom throws a punch but it's blocked by Baba.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doom swings wildly with an uppercut but Baba uses good head movement to avoid it.

Doom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baba tests Doom's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Afeef Isa Baba dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Afeef Isa Baba's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Doom misses with a hook to the body
and Baba counters with a leg kick.
Baba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baba checks a low kick from Doom.
Doom misses with a low kick.
Baba 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.
Baba tries to clinch up but Doom circles away and keeps his distance.
Baba throws a leg kick which misses Doom's front leg but catches the back leg as Doom tries to avoid it.
Baba misses with a wild body shot.
Baba buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Baba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doom.
Doom misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baba has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Doom.
Doom shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Baba avoids the head kick by Doom.
Baba connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Doom takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Baba's jab looks to have found its range, popping Doom under the eye.

Doom is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doom is still on wobbly legs! Can Baba finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom misses with a looping right.
Doom seems to have recovered his senses.
Baba throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Baba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doom throws an overhand right that lands on Baba's shoulder, as Baba tries to avoid the shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Baba misses its target.
Doom cracks Baba with a good jab.
Baba fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Doom.
Doom throws a body punch but Baba moves out of range.
Baba connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Doom tumbling to the canvas! Baba pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Doom was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Afeef Isa Baba!
Afeef Isa Baba decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.