PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lee Sin (ranked 19 p4p, 80 weight class) and Afeef Isa Baba (ranked 3 p4p, 11 weight class). Sin's entrance music is Original Nuttah. A fine choice. Baba has chosen Nation Arabic Orchestra as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Sin
vs
Baba

182 cm
39
171
36 - 15 - 3

181 cm
39
172
24 - 8 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 15 - 3, fighting out of London, Lee Sin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Afeef Isa Baba!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baba attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baba goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Baba 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.
Baba fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sin checks it well.
Sin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baba.
Sin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baba.
Baba scores with a spinning back kick!
Baba tries to land a front kick but Sin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sin moves out of range as Baba throws a body kick.
It appears Sin was looking to counter with a kick there.
Sin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sin throws a looping overhand right but Baba ducks down to avoid it.
Sin throws a good cross that connects.
Sin is looking to land body kicks.
Baba is trying to counter with his kicks.
Sin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Baba lands a head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Baba.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baba fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Baba misses with a looping right.
Baba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sin tried to counter with a leg kick but Baba avoided it.
Baba thuds his right hand into Sin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Baba takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sin tries to work over Baba's front leg with a kick but Baba checks it.
Sin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baba connects with a body shot that sends Sin's belly button to the back.

Sin clinches with his opponent.
Baba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baba lands an uppercut.
Baba tries to work over Sin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sin tries a body shot but Baba blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sin can't find room to land a body shot as Baba controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baba's elbow.
Baba tries to throw a body punch but Sin avoids it by throwing Baba back against the cage.
Sin tries to work over Baba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sin can't find room to land a body shot as Baba controls the action.
Sin scores with a hook to the body.
Sin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baba lands an uppercut.
Sin prevents a body shot from Baba.
A nice left hand lands by Sin.
Sin lands an elbow that stopped Baba in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Afeef Isa Baba has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sin.
Baba throws a punch but it's blocked by Sin.
A head punch on the inside from Sin fails to land.
Baba misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Baba fails to land.
Sin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baba's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Sin.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sin throws an elbow but misses.
Sin lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sin misses with a body punch.
Sin blocks a body shot from Baba.
Baba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baba misses with some punches.
Baba misses with the head strike.
Baba pushes Sin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sin misses with a punch to the body.
Baba scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sin.
Sin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baba lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sin lands a left hand.
Baba lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sin throws a punch but it's blocked by Baba.
Sin misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Baba manages to break the clinch.
Sin throws a jab when Baba was well out of range.
A nice side step and Baba releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Baba tries a head kick but it misses.
Baba pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baba was well out of range. Poor timing from Sin.
Sin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baba was well out of range. Poor timing from Sin.
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!
Sin throws a shot from downtown. Baba moves away and avoids it.
Sin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Baba.
A nice leg kick lands there from Baba.
Baba lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Baba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Sin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Baba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sin.
Sin slips under a jab.
Baba uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Afeef Isa Baba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Afeef Isa Baba's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Baba checks a leg kick.
Sin lands a jab to the head.
Baba throws a shot to the body.
Baba takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Baba misses with a lunging right hand
and Sin counters with a right hand to the body.
Afeef Isa Baba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sin connects with an inside leg kick.
Baba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Baba with a nice calf kick.
Baba moves out of range of the body kick from Sin.
Baba tries a quick counter leg kick but Sin is wise to it.
Sin avoids the body shot from Baba.
Sin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick there by Sin.
Baba moves out of range as Sin throws a body kick.
Sin throws a lazy uppercut
and Baba makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baba scores with a shot to the body.
Sin throws a hook but Baba avoids it easily.
And Baba responds with a good body kick, but Sin manages to step out the way in time.
Sin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sin misses with a body kick.
Sin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sin tries to land a leg kick but Baba saw it coming and moves away.
The fighters circling - Sin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Baba takes a swing at Sin's ribcage but misses.
Baba misses with a looping right.
Sin swings for the body but Baba moves out of range.
Baba swings for the body but Sin moves out of range.
Sin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Sin rushes Baba and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Baba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baba misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baba is trying to break the clinch but Sin is controlling him.
Baba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sin's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baba creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Sin.
Sin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Baba prevents a body shot from Sin.
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!
Baba prevents a body shot from Sin.

Baba breaks the clinch.
Baba lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Sin misses.
It seemed like Baba was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sin connects with a crisp jab.
Sin misses with a kick to the body
enabling Baba to counter with a crisp jab.
Baba fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sin.
Baba throws a body punch but Sin moves out of range.
Baba takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sin scores with a jab to the jaw.

Baba tries to keep at a distance but Sin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lee Sin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baba tries to break the clinch but Sin is controlling the position.
Baba tries to work over Sin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sin is working Baba over against the cage.
Sin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Sin on the inside.
Baba has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Baba can turn it around.
Baba lands a right hand.
Sin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baba throws a punch but it's blocked by Sin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baba is working Sin over against the cage.
Sin swings wildly with an uppercut but Baba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
Baba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sin misses with a punch on the inside.
Sin is working Baba over against the cage.
Baba lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Baba lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baba's elbow.
Baba has a couple of punches blocked by Sin.
Baba lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Sin.
Baba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baba's elbow.
Sin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Sin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Afeef Isa Baba's cut.
That's time! Sin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Baba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sin.
Sin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Baba moves out of range of the leg kick from Sin.
A countering left hand to the body from Baba misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sin.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Baba, as that shot connected.
Baba misses with a body kick.
A jab from Sin does it's job there.
Nice body punch from Baba.
Baba throws a body shot but no joy.
Baba cracks Sin with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sin.
Baba takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sin throws a hook but Baba avoids it easily.
Sin lands with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baba misses with a jab to the body
and Sin counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sin misses with a wild body shot.
Baba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sin.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sin.
Baba throws a head kick but Sin moves out of range.
Sin takes one to the chin there.
Baba avoids a kick to the body.
Baba replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Sin blocks it well.
Baba with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baba.
A nice leg kick from Baba, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Baba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sin with the inside leg kick.
Sin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sin misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baba closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Baba shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Baba connects with a body shot.
Sin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Baba on the side of the head.
Sin misses with a shot to the body
and Baba counters with an inside leg kick.
Sin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Baba is looking to slow Sin down with leg kicks.
Sin moves out of range as Baba throws a body kick.
Baba misses with an uppercut. Sin saw that one coming.
Sin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Baba lands a glancing blow to the side of Sin's head.
Baba misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baba takes a swing at Sin's ribcage but misses.
Baba swings for the body but Sin moves out of range.
Baba lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sin's sensitive parts.
Baba throws a head kick but Sin moves out of range.
Sin moves out of range of the body kick from Baba.
Sin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A right-left combo lands from Baba.
Sin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Baba connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sin moves away from the strike by Baba.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sin.
Baba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baba ducks under a wild hook from Sin.
A slow jab from Baba misses its intended target.
Sin feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baba throws a head kick that misses.
Sin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
Baba looks to land a body kick but Sin moved away.
Sin slips under a jab from Baba.
Baba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sin misses the shot to the body.
Sin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big left from Baba misses.
Baba misses with a low kick as Sin jumps back.
Sin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sin swings for the body but Baba moves out of range.
Sin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Baba momentarily.
Sin throws a wild body kick that Baba sees coming a mile off.
Baba lands a really nice looking cross but Sin seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Afeef Isa Baba really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Afeef Isa Baba'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.

A nice leg kick from Baba, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sin takes a swing at Baba's ribcage but misses.
Baba replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Sin blocks it well.
Sin lands with an uppercut that bounces Baba off the cage and back into range.
Sin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Baba takes a swing at Sin's ribcage but misses.
Baba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baba tries to land a front kick but Sin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Baba lands a nice shot to the body.
Sin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sin lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baba lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sin's sensitive parts.
Baba blocks a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Baba finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Baba misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Baba blocks the leg kick.
Baba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baba tries a quick counter leg kick but Sin is wise to it.
Baba misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big right from Sin misses.
A lazy body kick from Sin
and Baba counters with a nice leg kick.
A big right from Sin misses.
Sin tries to land a front kick but Baba steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sin misses with a straight right.
Sin swings for the body but Baba moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Sin.
Good shot there by Sin.
Baba connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sin's hands.
Baba takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sin. Baba does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sin throws a solid leg kick but Baba takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sin.
Sin gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Baba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Baba throws a push kick but Sin slaps the foot to one side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sin lands a glancing blow to the side of Baba's head.
Nice body kick there by Baba.
Baba checks a leg kick nicely.
Sin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Baba has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Baba misses with a kick to the body.
Baba on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Baba smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A nice combination there by Baba.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baba manages to avoid it.
Sin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baba.
Baba is looking to land body kicks.
Baba avoids a kick to the body.
Sin misses with a low kick as Baba jumps back.
Sin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jab, jab by Baba - just one landing.
Sin tries to move into range but Baba moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sin connects with a right hand. Baba shakes it off.
Baba takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Baba swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sin.
Sin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Baba can pounce on him.
Baba misses with a straight left.
A jab from Sin does it's job there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baba will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baba throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sin lands a nice shot that snaps Baba's head back.
Baba keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Baba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sin feints and then cracks Baba's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baba down.
Baba moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Baba looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Baba checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sin moves to clinch but Baba breaks away
and Baba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sin throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Afeef Isa Baba will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Afeef Isa Baba's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Baba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Baba has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sin.
Baba lands a nice shot that snaps Sin's head back.
Baba throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Baba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sin.
Baba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baba lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sin throws a low kick but Baba avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Sin blocks the low kick.
Sin throws a body kick that misses.
Sin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sin looks for the body kick but Baba saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from Baba misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baba throws a sloppy head kick and Sin moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Sin misses the target.
Sin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Baba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sin lands an overhand right.
Nice cross by Sin.
Baba misses with a lunging right hand
and Sin counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Baba under the eye.
Sin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Baba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baba on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Baba checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baba with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lee Sin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baba fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Baba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baba manages to avoid it.
Baba misses the jab.
Baba has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sin.
Sin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baba throws out the jab.
Sin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Baba takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Baba finds it's way round the side to connect with Sin's head.
Sin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baba was well out of range. Poor timing from Sin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sin is looking to chop away at Baba's legs.
Sin swings widly with a right hand
and Baba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Baba thuds his right hand into Sin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sin walks into a jab.
Sin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Baba is looking to score with low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Sin.
Nice straight punches there by Baba. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Baba.
Sin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Baba throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sin moves out of range as Baba throws a body kick.
A big left from Sin misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Baba misses.
Afeef Isa Baba is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baba avoids the body shot from Sin.
Sin throws a lazy right hand but Baba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baba tries to land a front kick but Sin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Baba cracks a nice hook into Sin's ribs.
Baba lands a lovely overhand right.
Baba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baba fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sin.
Sin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Baba lands a right hook to the body.
Baba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sin. Baba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sin throws a lazy uppercut
and Baba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Afeef Isa Baba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Baba has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 46:49
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 46:49
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Afeef Isa Baba!
Afeef Isa Baba is the new welterweight champion!
Afeef Isa Baba decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.