TUF Trial 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abelardo De Leon (ranked 4317 p4p, 4308 weight class) and Nik Ghafar Baba (ranked 502 p4p, 500 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.

De Leon
vs
Ghafar Baba

197 cm
18
263
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abelardo De Leon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nik Ghafar Baba!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ghafar Baba instigates a clinch.

De Leon jumps into guard, dragging Ghafar Baba to the mat.
De Leon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ghafar Baba is controlling him.
Ghafar Baba being controlled here momentarily.
De Leon is trying to control the position but Ghafar Baba postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Leon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

De Leon working for a triangle but Ghafar Baba defends it easily.
De Leon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Leon has a closed guard, preventing Ghafar Baba from standing up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
De Leon shoots in and drives through. Ghafar Baba sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from De Leon.
De Leon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abelardo De Leon. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ghafar Baba gets a takedown into half guard.
Ghafar Baba content to control rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghafar Baba is thwarting De Leon's attempts to control the position.
Ghafar Baba slows the pace down in half guard.
De Leon is looking for a sweep. Ghafar Baba is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Ghafar Baba is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, De Leon has managed to free his arm - good work.
De Leon is trying to get back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nik Ghafar Baba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ghafar Baba has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Nik Ghafar Baba!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Nik Ghafar Baba!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Nik Ghafar Baba!

Nik Ghafar Baba wins by unanimous decision!
Nik Ghafar Baba tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Surkho Dratchev (ranked 4368 p4p, 4350 weight class) and Radio Raheem (ranked 515 p4p, 511 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.

Dratchev
vs
Raheem

194 cm
18
265
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Surkho Dratchev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Radio Raheem!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Raheem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dratchev.
Raheem doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Surkho Dratchev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raheem throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raheem misses the shot to the body.
Dratchev appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Radio Raheem is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dratchev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dratchev throws a body shot but no joy.
Raheem throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dratchev just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Raheem misses the shot to the body.
Raheem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dratchev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Radio Raheem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dratchev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dratchev swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Surkho Dratchev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dratchev has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Radio Raheem!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Surkho Dratchev!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Surkho Dratchev!

Surkho Dratchev wins by split decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
21%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francois Nlandu Tshilombo (ranked 4315 p4p, 4597 weight class) and Aniruddha Anand (ranked 506 p4p, 535 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.

Nlandu Tshilombo
vs
Anand

197 cm
18
263
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
18
144
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Bondi MMA 🏝️

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Francois Nlandu Tshilombo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aniruddha Anand!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Anand gets the takedown into side control.
Anand wants to control but Nlandu Tshilombo is keeping him busy.

Anand has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Nlandu Tshilombo slaps away a takedown attempt from Anand, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Anand has a takedown stuffed.
As Anand looks to move away, Nlandu Tshilombo throws a big counter combo but Anand just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anand looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nlandu Tshilombo is fending him off so far but Anand persists. Nope, Nlandu Tshilombo circles away and we're back to standing.
Francois Nlandu Tshilombo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aniruddha Anand.
Anand has a takedown stuffed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anand looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice sprawl there from Nlandu Tshilombo as Anand shoots in.
Nlandu Tshilombo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Anand misses with a takedown attempt - Nlandu Tshilombo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nlandu Tshilombo is looking to counter the offense by Anand and move into the clinch.
Anand shoots and misses

and Nlandu Tshilombo counters by clinching up.

Anand jumps guard.
Nlandu Tshilombo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nlandu Tshilombo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nlandu Tshilombo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nlandu Tshilombo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Anand kicks Nlandu Tshilombo off and gets to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anand shoots in for a takedown but Nlandu Tshilombo shows good takedown defense.
Nlandu Tshilombo is looking for a counter combo.

Anand shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

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 Francois Nlandu Tshilombo.
I think Nlandu Tshilombo 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Aniruddha Anand!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Francois Nlandu Tshilombo!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight as a draw!

The fight ends as a draw!