PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Babyara (ranked 1896 p4p, 81 weight class) and John Braddock (ranked 442 p4p, 18 weight class). John Braddock has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Babyara
vs
Braddock

208 cm
29
270 lbs
15 - 14 - 0

185 cm
35
285 lbs
22 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Francisco Babyara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Braddock!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Babyara scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like John Braddock has been cut.
Babyara connects with a body shot.
Babyara scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Braddock scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Braddock misses the shot to the body.
Babyara pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Braddock back to the cage. Babyara follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Braddock ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Babyara looks to land a left hand but Braddock moved out of range nicely.
Babyara lands with a good body shot.
Braddock scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Babyara moves out of range of the body kick from Braddock.
Babyara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Braddock.
Babyara has been working on his boxing with his coaches at London MMA Club in the buildup to the fight.
Braddock avoids the body shot from Babyara.
As Babyara backs off Braddock throws a huge counter combo but Babyara manages to avoid it all.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braddock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Babyara misses with a two punch combination.
Braddock feints a counter leg kick.
Braddock throws a combination that misses
and Babyara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Babyara. Braddock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Braddock doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Babyara throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Braddock to counter with a crisp jab.
Babyara throws a shot from downtown. Braddock moves away and avoids it.
Braddock walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Braddock stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Braddock has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Babyara finds it's way round the side to connect with Braddock's head.
Nice sprawl there from Babyara as Braddock shoots in.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babyara throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Braddock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babyara lands a slapping body shot.
Babyara misses with a double jab
letting Braddock counter with a right hand.
Babyara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Babyara swings away with a body shot that misses
and Braddock counters with a nice uppercut.
Babyara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Braddock.
Babyara defending well as Braddock loads up on a big left hand.
Babyara wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Babyara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Braddock.
Babyara throws a hook to the side of Braddock's head but Braddock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Babyara misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braddock misses with a lunging right hand
and Babyara counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Babyara throws a body punch but Braddock moves out of range.
Babyara takes a swing at Braddock's ribcage but misses.
Francisco Babyara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Braddock tries to work over Babyara's front leg with a kick but Babyara checks it.
Babyara throws a hook but Braddock avoids it easily.
Babyara lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Some wild striking there from Babyara.
Braddock unleashes a big counter combination but Babyara bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Braddock's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Babyara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Braddock scrambles back to his feet.
Babyara lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Braddock circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babyara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Braddock misses its intended target.
Babyara was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Braddock misses with a hook
and Babyara counters with a left to the body.
Babyara with a nice cross.
Braddock takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babyara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Braddock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big right from Braddock misses.
Braddock misses with a few strikes there.
Braddock takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Babyara checks a leg kick.
Babyara went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Babyara is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Babyara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Babyara is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Babyara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Braddock was well out of range. Poor timing from Babyara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francisco Babyara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Braddock's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Braddock feints and as Babyara raises his hands in defense, Braddock changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Braddock stands up and waves to Babyara to follow him.
Braddock takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Babyara is looking to wear down Braddock with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Braddock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Babyara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Babyara is looking to counter the offense by Braddock and move into the clinch.
Braddock connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babyara looks to throw the jab but Braddock is out of range.
Babyara dodges the punch combination from Braddock.
Braddock doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babyara throws out a loose jab but Braddock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Braddock is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Braddock misses with a double jab.
Babyara throws a body punch but Braddock moves out of range.
Braddock throws a leg kick but Babyara checks it.
Babyara scores with a one two! Braddock had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Braddock shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Babyara tries to counter by clinching up but Braddock breaks away and moves out of range.
Babyara cracks Braddock with an open hand slap.
Babyara connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Babyara misses with a straight right.
Braddock swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Braddock slips a straight right by Babyara.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babyara misses with a double jab
and Braddock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Babyara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Babyara clobbers Braddock with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Braddock feints and as Babyara raises his hands in defense, Braddock changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Babyara striking off his back but it's not causing Braddock any problems.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Braddock gets to his feet - Babyara follows without any prompting.
Babyara misses with a straight right.
Braddock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Babyara ducks right into an uppercut from Braddock.
Babyara is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Babyara loads up on a big right hand but Braddock slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babyara lands with an uppercut that bounces Braddock off the cage and back into range.
Braddock will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Babyara misses with a double jab.
Braddock throws a leg kick
enabling Babyara to counter with a crisp jab.
Babyara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Braddock is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Babyara defending well as Braddock loads up on a big left hand.
Braddock misses with a two punch combination.
Babyara is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Braddock like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Braddock from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Francisco Babyara!
An out of breath and clearly excited Francisco Babyara thanked Helsinki Xtreme Fightwear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).