PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Brian Baker (ranked 6800 p4p, 7775 weight class) and Jared Conors (ranked 542 p4p, 579 weight class). Jared Conors acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Baker
vs
Conors

190 cm
35
220
14 - 12 - 2

189 cm
21
216
3 - 1 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brian Baker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jared Conors!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conors fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baker was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Conors misses with an uppercut
and Baker counters with a right hand to the body.
Conors tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Conors tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Baker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Conors has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Baker moves out of range of the body kick.
Baker appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Baker swats away the attempt to clinch by Conors.
A little feinted left hand from Baker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker avoids a kick to the body.
Baker appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Conors is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conors fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brian Baker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Conors throws a series of punches but Baker avoids them all with ease.
Baker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baker throws out a loose jab but Conors uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jared Conors seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conors tries to clinch but Baker moves out of range.
Conors moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Conors throws a lazy body kick
and Baker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Conors changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Conors fails to land with a series of punches.
Baker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conors misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Conors tries to clinch up
and Baker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baker swings for the body but Conors moves out of range.
A low kick from Conors is predictable there
and Baker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baker avoids a kick to the body.
Conors is looking to clinch but Baker is avoiding it.

Baker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Baker stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conors trying to control the position but instead, Baker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Conors into the ropes.
Baker's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Baker misses with a hook to the ribs.

Conors pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Conors displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conors lands a jab to the head.
Conors fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baker manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Conors. Those never looked like landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Conors looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Conors misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Conors misses with a hook to the body
enabling Baker to counter with a crisp jab.
Conors tries to clinch there but Baker circles away.
Conors closes the distance but Baker moves to the side
and Conors takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Conors is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Brian Baker will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Conors tries to clinch but Baker moves out of range.
Baker was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jared Conors is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Conors thumps Baker with a low kick.
Baker catches Conors napping and connects with a fantastic 3 punch combination that sends Conors crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but he's all over the place - can he beat the count?!? 4,5,6,7,8...9...10! He didn't make it back to his feet! Baker raises both arms skywards and takes in the roar from the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Brian Baker!
Brian Baker is the new heavyweight champion!