PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Babas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Babas
vs
Allen

180 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
18
222 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Big Babas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Allen!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Babas checks a leg kick.
Allen misses with a body kick.
Babas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Allen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Allen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Babas.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Allen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Babas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Babas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Babas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Allen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Babas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Babas moves out of range of the body kick.
Allen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Allen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Babas under the eye.
Babas checks a leg kick nicely.

Babas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Allen tries to hold on but Babas postures up.

Babas swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Allen is now in Babas's guard. A big mistake from Babas there, giving up the dominant position!
Babas is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babas keeping moving, preventing Allen from controlling successfully.
Allen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Babas is keeping the position for now.
Allen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Babas's guard.
Allen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Babas swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Allen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Babas's guard.
Allen trying to control but Babas is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Daniel Allen.
Babas misses with a double jab.
Allen throws a leg kick

and Babas counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Allen's guard now.
Allen looking for a sweep. Not yet Allen, not yet.
Allen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Allen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Babas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Babas wants to control from the top but Allen keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen seems keen to control Babas's posture.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Babas wants to control from the top but Allen keeps moving.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Allen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Allen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Allen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Babas.
Allen tries to land a leg kick but Babas saw it coming and moves away.
Allen cracks Babas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Allen tried to score with a low kick but Babas checks it.
Babas blocks a head kick by Allen.
Babas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Allen 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.
Allen throws the kick towards the body but Babas avoids it.
Allen throws a leg kick but Babas moved away.
Babas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Allen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Allen misses with a head kick.
Allen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Babas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Allen throws a leg kick

and Babas decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Allen's guard.
Babas stopping the sweep attempt from Allen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Babas dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Allen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Babas.
Allen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Babas counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Allen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Babas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Allen misses with a low kick.
Babas fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Allen.
Allen thuds his right hand into Babas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Babas avoids a kick to the body.
Allen tries to land a leg kick but Babas saw it coming and moves away.
Allen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Allen connects with a nice looking jab.
Allen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Babas checks a leg kick nicely.
Allen wants to slow Babas down by chopping away at his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen tries to work over Babas's front leg with a kick but Babas checks it.
Big Babas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Allen throws a solid leg kick but Babas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Allen.
Allen throws a head kick but Babas moves out of range.
Babas looks to land a body kick but Allen moved away.
Babas checks a leg kick nicely.
Babas checks a low kick from Allen.
Babas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Babas. Those never looked like landing.
A low kick from Allen is predictable there

and Babas counters with a single leg into guard. Allen didn't expect that.
Allen wants to sweep but no luck.

Allen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Babas gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Allen is pulling down on Babas's head to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babas trying to control the position from guard on top but Allen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Babas with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Babas stops Allen from standing up.
Allen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Allen wants to slow Babas down by chopping away at his legs.
Allen throws a low kick, looking for Babas's leg but Babas calmly moves out of range.
Allen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Babas in his tracks.
Allen misses with a low kick.
Allen connects with a nice looking jab.
Allen throws a leg kick but Babas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Allen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Allen.
Some bone on bone action there as Babas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Allen throws a head kick but Babas moves out of range.
Allen misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Allen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Allen throws a leg kick that is checked

and Babas counters with a single leg into guard. Allen didn't expect that.
Allen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Allen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Allen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Babas is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Babas dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Allen misses with a low kick as Babas jumps back.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Babas checks a leg kick.
Babas misses with a hook
and Allen counters with a thumping low kick.
Allen throws a leg kick but Babas checks it.
Allen scores with a nice strike.
Daniel Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen tries to score with a low kick but Babas moves his leg out of the way.
Allen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Babas is able to avoid easily.
Babas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Babas blocks a head kick by Allen.
Allen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Babas checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Allen tries to land a leg kick but Babas saw it coming and moves away.
Babas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Babas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Allen throws a wild body kick that Babas sees coming a mile off.
Allen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Allen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Babas checks it well.
Babas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Allen can pounce on him.
Babas blocks a leg kick.
Allen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Babas misses with a two punch combination.
Allen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Allen misses with a low kick.
Allen tried to score with a low kick but Babas checks it.
Allen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Babas shoots in for a double leg but Allen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Allen misses with a body kick.
Allen looks for the body kick but Babas saw that one coming.
Babas moves out of range of the leg kick from Allen.
A leg kick checked by Babas.
Allen looks to land a body kick but Babas moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Babas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Allen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Babas.
Allen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Allen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Allen throws a chopping leg kick but Babas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Allen throws a body kick that misses.
Allen tried to score with a low kick but Babas checks it.
Daniel Allen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Decent striking displayed by Allen there.
Babas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Allen lands a jab.
Allen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Allen misses with a head kick.
Allen motions for Babas to come forward. Allen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Babas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen throws a low kick but Babas moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick from Allen misses.
Allen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Allen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Allen throws a chopping leg kick but Babas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Allen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Allen throws a leg kick that misses.
Babas blocks a leg kick.
Allen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Allen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Allen misses with a body kick.
Allen wants to land a leg kick but Babas is out of range.
Allen wants to land a leg kick but Babas is out of range.
Allen tries a low kick but Babas avoids it.
Allen tries to score with a low kick but Babas moves his leg out of the way.
Allen throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Babas blocks a low kick nicely.
Allen tries a head kick but it misses.
Allen throws a chopping leg kick but Babas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Allen throws a head kick but Babas moves out of range.
Allen misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Allen misses.
Allen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Allen scores with a kick to the body.
Allen throws a good cross that connects.
Allen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Babas checks a leg kick.
Allen is looking to score with low kicks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Allen throws a low kick but Babas moves out of range easily.
Babas checks the leg kick.
Daniel Allen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Big Babas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A chopping leg kick lands by Allen.
Allen misses with a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Allen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Babas 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Babas!