PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raimo Jormala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammed Babak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mohammed Babak has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Raimo Jormala's chin.

Jormala
vs
Babak

182 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raimo Jormala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohammed Babak!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babak shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jormala defends it nicely.
Babak with a poor takedown
enabling Jormala to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Mohammed Babak has been cut.
Babak misses with a few strikes there.
Jormala appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Babak shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jormala pinned against the cage. Jormala gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Raimo Jormala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mohammed Babak.
Babak fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babak scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Babak swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jormala scores with a hook to the body. Babak takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jormala lands with a right hand.
Babak with a nice cross.
Jormala swings for the body but Babak moves out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Babak or perhaps it was just good defense by Jormala, which made it look bad.
Jormala scores with a shot to the body.
Raimo Jormala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jormala scores with a body shot.
Jormala displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Babak.
It looked like Jormala was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Babak.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jormala takes a swing at Babak's ribcage but misses.
Babak has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jormala misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jormala scores with a jab.
Jormala avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Babak has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jormala stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jormala wants it to stay on the feet.
Jormala is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That has opened up Mohammed Babak's cut even more.

Jormala drops Babak with a beautiful combination! Babak stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jormala is looking for the KO!
Jormala circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babak closes the distance but Jormala moves to the side
and Babak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Babak looks to land a left hand but Jormala moved out of range nicely.

Babak has taken the fight to the clinch.
Babak jumps guard but Jormala turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jormala wants to break free but Babak has control.
Jormala wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Jormala's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jormala wants to break free but Babak has control.
Jormala tries to break the clinch but Babak is controlling the position.

Babak has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Jormala is trying to keep an underhook but Babak manages to get the takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babak prevents Jormala from standing back up.
Babak thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jormala's head.
Jormala is looking to escape.
Babak frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jormala is in a horrible position here. Babak smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Babak looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raimo Jormala dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mohammed Babak's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Babak closes the distance and clinches up with Jormala, looking for a takedown. Babak pushes Jormala against the cage but Jormala circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

It looks like Raimo Jormala has been cut.
Jormala throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Babak with a poor takedown
enabling Jormala to counter with a crisp jab.
Raimo Jormala is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jormala takes a swing at Babak's ribcage but misses.
Babak is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jormala is looking to wear down Babak with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jormala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Babak manages to avoid it.
Raimo Jormala is winning the standup battle so far.
Jormala goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Babak closes the distance and clinches.
Jormala throws a punch but it's blocked by Babak.
Babak has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jormala avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Raimo Jormala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mohammed Babak.
Jormala is trying to break the clinch but Babak has him pressed against the cage.
Jormala tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jormala prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jormala is trying to break free.

Babak ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Babak no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jormala wanted to stand there but Babak had control of the position.
Babak is looking to sweep but instead, Jormala has passed into half guard.
Babak trying to hold on to Jormala's head to control him but Jormala postures up.
Babak wants to improve his position but Jormala is controlling well.
Babak trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Jormala seems content to control.
Babak is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jormala's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jormala's back!
Babak wants to control but Jormala is keeping busy.
Babak throwing strikes and Jormala squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.
Babak looking to control but Jormala is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Babak punching from mount but Jormala doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Babak can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jormala is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babak lands a big elbow.

Raimo Jormala's cut is getting worse.

Babak is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Jormala can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Babak landing strikes, looking to finish!

Jeez, Raimo Jormala's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Raimo Jormala's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mohammed Babak!
Post fight, Mohammed Babak took to the microphone: 'Im here to take over!'.