PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Anderson (ranked 4038 p4p, 3528 weight class) and Gustaw Babiakski (ranked 117 p4p, 103 weight class). Babiakski has chosen Cypis - Gdzie jest biały węgorz? as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Anderson
vs
Babiakski

200 cm
19
275
2 - 3 - 0

207 cm
26
300
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gustaw Babiakski!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babiakski walks into a straight right hand from Anderson.
Anderson 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.
No joy there for Babiakski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Babiakski lands a slapping body shot.
Anderson scores with a body shot.
Babiakski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Babiakski misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Babiakski. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Babiakski misses with a straight right.
Anderson scores with a hook to the body. Babiakski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Anderson jabs Babiakski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Babiakski misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Babiakski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Babiakski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anderson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Anderson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Anderson works the jab nicely.
Babiakski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Babiakski tries to keep at a distance but Anderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babiakski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Babiakski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Babiakski misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.

Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Babiakski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson prevents Babiakski from breaking the clinch.
Anderson taking a breather.
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Babiakski can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anderson lands a body punch in the clinch.

Babiakski breaks the clinch.
Anderson misses with a two punch combination.
Babiakski throws an off balance right hand
and Anderson counters with a left to the body.
Babiakski misses the body punch
and Babiakski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babiakski throws a shot from downtown. Anderson moves away and avoids it.
Babiakski throws a predictable looking body shot
and Anderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anderson misses with a hook.

Anderson takes the fight into the clinch.
Anderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Babiakski looks winded!
Anderson digs a right hand underneath Babiakski's ribcage. Babiakski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Anderson.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anderson effectively controlling the action here.
Babiakski misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Anderson.
Anderson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Anderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Babiakski backwards.
Anderson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Anderson scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Anderson on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
A short uppercut from Anderson.
Babiakski has had enough of the clinch but Anderson keeps him there for the moment.
A bit of stalling here from Anderson.
Anderson lands a body shot.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Anderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Anderson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Babiakski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.

Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Anderson has Babiakski up against the cage in a clinch.
Babiakski tries to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling the position.
Anderson stalling the fight.
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Babiakski backwards.
Babiakski is trying to push Anderson away but Anderson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short uppercut from Anderson.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anderson scores with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Anderson.
Anderson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Anderson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Babiakski or not.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Babiakski is trying to force a seperation but Anderson has the dominant position.
Babiakski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Anderson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Babiakski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Anderson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Anderson stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Anderson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Babiakski throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
Richard Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson slips under a jab from Babiakski.
Anderson lands a slapping body shot.
Babiakski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Babiakski.
A big right from Anderson misses.
Anderson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Babiakski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Anderson scores with a body shot.
Good shot there by Anderson.

Anderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Anderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Anderson.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.

Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Babiakski is breathing heavily.

Anderson instigates a clinch.
Anderson lands with a short shot to the head.

Babiakski is rocked!
Richard Anderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Anderson pushes Babiakski against the cage. Anderson is working some dirty boxing. Anderson pushes off with a quick right hook! Babiakski goes down! Babiakski tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Anderson moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Anderson!