PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Christ (ranked 3899 p4p, 4235 weight class) and Gustaw Babiakski (ranked 127 p4p, 136 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Babiakski's choice of entrance music: Cypis - Gdzie jest biały węgorz?. Gustaw Babiakski will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Christ
vs
Babiakski

185 cm
19
265
2 - 1 - 0

207 cm
27
300
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gustaw Babiakski!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christ slips under a jab from Babiakski.
Babiakski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Christ looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Babiakski ducks under a wild hook from Christ.
Babiakski throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Christ misses.
Babiakski scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Jack Christ has been cut.
Christ moves out of range as Babiakski strikes.
Christ is looking to counter punch.
Christ takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Babiakski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Christ throws a looping overhand right but Babiakski ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Christ.
Christ throws out a loose jab but Babiakski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gustaw Babiakski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christ misses the jab.
Christ rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Babiakski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
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!
Christ throws a jab when Babiakski was well out of range.
Babiakski throws a looping overhand right but Christ ducks down to avoid it.
Babiakski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christ.
Babiakski has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Christ is landing a low percentage of strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Babiakski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Christ misses with a hook. Babiakski ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Babiakski! But no joy.
Christ takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Babiakski misses with a wild body shot.
Nice jab there from Babiakski.
Babiakski takes a swing at Christ's ribcage but misses.
Christ misses with an uppercut.
Christ connects with a body shot that sends Babiakski's belly button to the back.
Christ misses with a straight right.
Babiakski works Christ's body with a nice hook.
Babiakski throws a nice looking combination but Christ bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Christ avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Christ is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Babiakski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christ was well out of range. Poor timing from Babiakski.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christ lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheers as Babiakski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Christ doesn't seem phased though.
Babiakski connects with a right hand. Christ shakes it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babiakski misses with the combination.
Christ misses with a straight right.
Christ is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Babiakski's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Christ throws the left hand but Babiakski avoids the punch easily.
Babiakski is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Christ misses with a straight right.
Babiakski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Babiakski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Babiakski misses with a hook
and Christ counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Babiakski misses with a looping left.
Babiakski jabs Christ right on the nose. Christ blinks but takes it well.

Jack Christ's cut is getting worse.
Christ scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Babiakski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Christs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Babiakski swings for the body but Christ moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Christ on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Christ uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Babiakski.
Babiakski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Babiakski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christ.
An attempted straight right counter from Christ misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babiakski looks to land a right hand but Christ moved out of range.
Babiakski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Babiakski doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Babiakski tests Christ's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Babiakski throws a right hand that misses
and Christ cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Babiakski throws a jab when Christ was well out of range.

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

It looks like Gustaw Babiakski has been cut.
Babiakski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christ digs a good body shot into Babiakski's ribs.
Babiakski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Christ throws an uppercut from hell that sends Babiakski clean off his feet! He's out cold! Christ stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Christ!
A victorious Jack Christ thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.