PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between charlie bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and YUCEL BABA (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). BABA has chosen Warriors Of The World as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

bishop
vs
BABA

180 cm
22
180 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
184 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, charlie bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, YUCEL BABA!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bishop lands a two punch combo.
BABA takes one to the chin there.
BABA is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

BABA instigates a clinch.
BABA leaning against his opponent.

BABA breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
bishop throws a right and a left that both miss.
bishop shoots in looking for a takedown. BABA tries to sprawl out of it but bishop keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. BABA manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
bishop will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
BABA wants to clinch.
A big right from BABA misses.
BABA tries to clinch up but bishop circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch combination from BABA misses.
BABA showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from bishop.
YUCEL BABA seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
BABA tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but bishop paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bishop fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
BABA tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but bishop paws at him with a jab and circles away.

bishop drives through and clinches with BABA against the cage.

BABA breaks the clinch.
bishop is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
BABA is on the wrong end of a nice combination from bishop.
BABA clinches but bishop breaks the clinch

so bishop counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

bishop is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! BABA is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! BABA has escaped and now he's on top!
BABA looking to sit in guard and control but bishop gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
bishop wants to stand but BABA is controlling his posture from full guard.
bishop prevents BABA from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
bishop throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as BABA works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
bishop wants to get up but he can't break BABA's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

BABA uses the cage to get back to his feet.
bishop shoots in looking for a takedown. BABA tries to sprawl out of it but bishop keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. BABA manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
BABA looks to clinch
and bishop counters with a one-two to the body.

bishop gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
bishop is breathing heavily.

BABA manages to break the clinch.

bishop has closed the distance and engaged BABA in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

BABA breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
BABA tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
bishop connects with a body shot.

BABA drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
bishop wants to get back to his feet but BABA drags him back down.

BABA decides to take the fight back to the feet.
BABA lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BABA moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

bishop is rocked!
BABA lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as bishop crumples to the floor! BABA milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). YUCEL BABA!