PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Moritz Wachtler (ranked 2592 p4p, 4144 weight class) and Barry Baker (ranked 328 p4p, 511 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wachtler
vs
Baker

185 cm
25
177
2 - 1 - 0

181 cm
25
180
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Moritz Wachtler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Barry Baker!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wachtler tries to clinch up but Baker circles away and keeps his distance.

Baker moves into range and clinches up with Wachtler.
Baker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Baker prevents a body shot from Wachtler.
The referee is keeping an eye on Baker - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Baker stalling the fight.
Baker receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Wachtler lands a hook that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Baker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wachtler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wachtler lands an uppercut.
Wachtler scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Baker.
Good body shot from Wachtler.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wachtler.
Baker can't find room to land a body shot as Wachtler controls the action.
Wachtler definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wachtler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baker pressing his opponent against the cage.
Baker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Come on Baker - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wachtler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Baker tries to throw a body punch but Wachtler avoids it by throwing Baker back against the cage.
Wachtler blocks a body shot from Baker.
Wachtler prevents a takedown attempt there.
A head punch on the inside from Baker fails to land.
Wachtler works on Baker's body with a couple of short punches.
Wachtler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wachtler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Baker or not.
Wachtler lands a body punch.
Baker looks winded!
Wachtler lands an uppercut.
Wachtler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bakers head.
Wachtler lands a shoulder strike.
Wachtler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baker's elbow.
Baker is trying to maintain a safe position but Wachtler gets an underhook and turns Baker into the cage.
Wachtler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Wachtler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wachtler tries a body shot but Baker blocks it.
Wachtler presses Baker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Baker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wachtler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wachtler scores with a hook to the body.
Wachtler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wachtler.
A right handed body shot lands from Wachtler.
Wachtler lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wachtler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wachtler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bakers head.
Wachtler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Baker.
Still in the clinch, Wachtler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wachtler presses Baker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wachtler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Wachtler is working Baker over against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wachtler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wachtler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wachtler is working Baker over against the cage.
Wachtler lands a left hand.
Wachtler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wachtler lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wachtler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Baker or not.
Wachtler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wachtler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wachtler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wachtler lands a nice shot to the body.
Wachtler pushes Baker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wachtler scores with a shot to the side of Baker's head.
Wachtler lands a body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Wachtler.
A right handed body shot lands from Wachtler.
Wachtler lands a hook that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Wachtler lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Wachtler.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baker takes a shot to the head.
Wachtler gets through Baker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wachtler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wachtler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Wachtler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wachtler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Baker.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Wachtler.
A short right from Wachtler.
Wachtler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wachtler digs a right hand into Baker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Baker's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Wachtler.
Wachtler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wachtler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wachtler.
Wachtler lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wachtler scores with a shoulder strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wachtler lands a nice shot to the body.
Baker takes a shot to the head.

Baker is rocked!
Wachtler lands a body shot in the clinch.
Baker is still on wobbly legs! Can Wachtler finish him?
Wachtler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wachtler throws a big uppercut that drops Baker! More strikes from Wachtler and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Baker lies dazed against the cage as Wachtler celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moritz Wachtler!