PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Winston Jr (ranked 5619 p4p, 6940 weight class) and Corey Baird (ranked 460 p4p, 509 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Winston Jr
vs
Baird

174 cm
27
146
9 - 4 - 0

170 cm
24
148
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Winston Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corey Baird!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Baird fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Winston Jr, pushing him back against the cage.

Baird breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Winston Jr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Baird gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Baird manages to break the clinch.
Baird bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Baird misses with an uppercut.

Winston Jr decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Baird keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Baird avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Winston Jr.
Baird pushes Winston Jr off looking to stand but Winston Jr dives back in and keeps control.
Winston Jr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Baird looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winston Jr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Baird is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Winston Jr pulls his head out easily.
Baird regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird wants to stand up but Winston Jr is controlling him.
Winston Jr throwing strikes from guard but Baird blocks nicely.
Winston Jr won't allow Baird to sweep him here.
Winston Jr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Winston Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but Baird has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Winston Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Winston Jr postures up.
Winston Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but Baird has wrist control.
Winston Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Winston Jr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Baird works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Winston Jr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Baird utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Baird has his feet on Winston Jr's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Baird lands with a straight right. Winston Jr didn't see that one coming.

Baird gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Winston Jr to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Winston Jr postures up in Baird's guard and throws a big left but Baird blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
Baird wants to sweep but no luck.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winston Jr postures up in Baird's guard and throws a big left but Baird blocks it.

Baird manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Baird lands a high kick!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Winston Jr takes one to the chin there.

Baird moves into the clinch.
Winston Jr is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Baird pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Baird manages to break the clinch.
Baird circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Winston Jr to the canvas! Winston Jr doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Baird keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corey Baird!
During a confident post fight interview, Corey Baird thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.