PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Afeef Isa Baba (ranked 250 p4p, 44 weight class) and Julio Regueiro (ranked 32 p4p, 5 weight class). Baba's entrance music is Nation Arabic Orchestra. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Baba
vs
Regueiro

181 cm
42
172
29 - 14 - 2

174 cm
30
174
22 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 29 - 14 - 2, 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 22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Julio Regueiro!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Regueiro tests Baba's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Regueiro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Baba counters with a series of strikes. Regueiro will be more careful next time no doubt.
Regueiro throws a lazy right hand but Baba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baba. Regueiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Regueiro throws an overhand right that lands on Baba's shoulder, as Baba tries to avoid the shot.
Regueiro connects with a nice looking jab.
Baba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Regueiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baba.
Regueiro blocks a head kick by Baba.
Baba looks to land a body kick but Regueiro moved away.
Baba defending well as Regueiro loads up on a big left hand.
Baba was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Baba looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big right from Regueiro misses.
It appears Baba was looking to counter with a kick there.
Baba slips a straight right by Regueiro.
Regueiro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Baba misses the target.
Regueiro throws a right hand that Baba ducks under and follows up with a left that Baba also avoids with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Regueiro lands a nice looking body shot.
Regueiro lands a nice shot that snaps Baba's head back.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Regueiro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Regueiro 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 chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Regueiro can pounce on him.
Regueiro scores with the left hand. Baba knows he should have avoided that one.
Regueiro scores with a jab to the body.
Baba scores with a jab. Regueiro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Baba misses with a hook. Regueiro ducked under it nicely.
Baba looks to land a combination but Regueiro avoids it well.
Baba loads up on a big right hand but Regueiro slips the punch.
Regueiro appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Baba on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Baba misses with a head kick.
Baba's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Regueiro connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Baba scrambles back to his feet.
Baba is looking to land body kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Regueiro connects with a solid leg kick.
Regueiro connects with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Regueiro. Those never looked like landing.
Baba blocks the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro 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.
Regueiro looks to land a combination. Baba sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Regueiro scores with a punch to the head.
Regueiro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Baba counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Regueiro misses with a straight left.
Regueiro misses the jab.
Regueiro misses with a combination
and Baba counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Julio Regueiro has been cut.
Regueiro has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Regueiro slips a straight right by Baba.
Baba misses with an uppercut.
Regueiro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Baba on the side of the head.
Regueiro connects with a looping right hand.
Julio Regueiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Regueiro misses with a right hand
and Baba counters with a straight right hand.
Regueiro throws a leg kick which misses Baba's front leg but catches the back leg as Baba tries to avoid it.
Regueiro digs a good hook to Baba's body.
Baba is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Regueiro.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baba tries a head kick but it misses.
Regueiro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Baba pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Regueiro connects with the punch.
Baba on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Regueiro cracks Baba with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Regueiro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Regueiro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A nice leg kick from Regueiro, right into the meat of the thigh.
Regueiro connects with the punch.
Regueiro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Baba stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Baba throws a wild body kick that Regueiro sees coming a mile off.
Regueiro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baba circles away quickly and effectively.
Regueiro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Baba misses.
Baba takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Regueiro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Baba's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro keeps Baba at a distance using the push kick.
Regueiro misses with a looping left.
Regueiro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Regueiro tests Baba's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Baba walks into a straight right hand from Regueiro.
Baba avoids the head kick by Regueiro.
Regueiro throws a lazy uppercut
and Baba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Regueiro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Baba momentarily.
Baba blocks a leg kick.
Baba tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Regueiro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Baba lands with a hook. Regueiro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Regueiro lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Regueiro just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Julio Regueiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julio Regueiro's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Baba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Regueiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Baba.
Regueiro misses with a straight right.
Baba quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Regueiro throws a shot from downtown. Baba moves away and avoids it.
Baba throws a quick counter kick to the body but Regueiro avoids it.
Baba has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Regueiro.
Regueiro throws a sloppy body shot
and Baba counters with a nice uppercut.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Baba might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Regueiro connects with a looping right hand.
Regueiro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Baba. That did some damage!
Regueiro throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Regueiro throws a leg kick which misses Baba's front leg but catches the back leg as Baba tries to avoid it.
Baba takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Regueiro blocks a head kick by Baba.
Regueiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baba.
Regueiro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Regueiro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Baba looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Baba throws a half hearted mid kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Regueiro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Regueiro lands a right hook to the body.
Baba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Julio Regueiro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Regueiro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Baba throws a head kick that misses.
Regueiro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Regueiro connects with a solid leg kick.
Baba moves forwards but Regueiro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Regueiro moves out of range of the body kick from Baba.
Regueiro swinging wildly here.
Baba fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Baba looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Regueiro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Baba checks a low kick from Regueiro.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Baba counters with a solid body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Regueiro feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Babas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The fighters circling - Regueiro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Baba misses the target.
Baba misses with a body kick.
Baba misses with an uppercut. Regueiro saw that one coming.
Regueiro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baba looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Baba staying out of range there.
Baba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baba looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Baba is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Regueiro moves forwards but Baba connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Baba on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Regueiro swings widly with a right hand
and Baba counters with a nice uppercut.
Baba thuds his right hand into Regueiro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Regueiro throws out a loose jab but Baba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baba blocks a head kick by Regueiro.
And Baba counters with a quick kick to the body but Regueiro blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Regueiro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That has opened up Julio Regueiro's cut even more.
Baba throws a wild body kick that Regueiro sees coming a mile off.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Baba crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Regueiro - the referee stops the clock and Baba gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Regueiro. Baba manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Baba throws a head kick but Regueiro moves out of range.
Regueiro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice shot by Regueiro.
Regueiro misses the jab.
Regueiro throws a combination. Baba tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A solid body kick from Regueiro.
Regueiro misses with a hook. Baba ducked under it nicely.
Regueiro looks to throw the jab but Baba is out of range.
Regueiro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Regueiro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baba blocks a head kick by Regueiro.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baba scores with the left hand. Regueiro knows he should have avoided that one.
Baba closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Baba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Regueiro.
Regueiro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baba manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Baba on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Regueiro misses with a right hand
and Baba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Regueiro is rocked!

The cut above Julio Regueiro's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Regueiro moves out of range of the body kick from Baba.
Regueiro is still on wobbly legs! Can Baba finish him?
Regueiro drops his hands momentarily and Baba needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Regueiro just on the top of the head. Regueiro drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Regueiro - he's done!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Afeef Isa Baba!
An out of breath Afeef Isa Baba thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.