PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Baker (ranked 1992 p4p, 2190 weight class) and Quail Contra (ranked 231 p4p, 258 weight class). Quail Contra will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Baker
vs
Contra

190 cm
26
280
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
260
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Donnie Baker !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Quail Contra!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Contra needs to keep his hands up - Baker had a free shot at his head there.
Contra throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Contra displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Baker .

Baker closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Contra to the mat! Contra manages to get full guard.

Contra pushes Baker off and gets back to his feet.
Contra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Contra moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Contra catches Baker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Contra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baker .
Baker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Contra throws a right and a left that Baker avoids nicely.
Baker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Contra scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Baker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Contra stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Baker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Baker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Contra misses with a looping right.
Baker shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Contra pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Contra digs a good body shot into Baker 's ribs.
Baker looks for a takedown but Contra sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donnie Baker . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baker ducks under a wild hook from Contra.
Baker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Baker fails with a takedown attempt.
Contra swats away the attempt to clinch by Baker .
Contra displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Baker .
Contra is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Contra scores with a shot to the body.
Baker tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Contra defends well and Baker ends up having to push Contra into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Baker tries to pull guard but Contra won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Contra.
Contra stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Baker is breathing heavily.
Contra lands with a left to the head.
Contra lands a hook that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Contra.
Contra pushes Baker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
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!
A nice right hand lands inside from Contra.
Contra is leaning against Baker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Contra lands a shot to the body.
Contra lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Contra.
Contra lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Contra creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Contra scores with a nice short uppercut.
Contra pushes Baker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Baker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Contra just stands there and leans against the cage.
Contra lands a body punch in the clinch.
Contra is working Baker over against the cage.
Contra digs a right hand into Baker 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Baker 's gas tank.
Contra lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Contra.
Contra looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Contra lands a body punch in the clinch.
Contra scores with a shot to the side of Baker 's head.
Contra lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Contra lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Contra lands a hook that snaps the head of Baker backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Contra.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Contra scores with a shoulder strike.

Contra breaks the clinch.
Baker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Baker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Contra sprawls well. Contra wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Baker gets slowly back to his feet.
Baker moves forwards but Contra connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Baker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baker dives in and grabs Contra's left leg, looking for a takedown. Contra pushes down on Baker 's head and hops out.
Contra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Contra lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Contra moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Quail Contra dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Contra cracks Baker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Baker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Baker misses with a takedown
and Contra cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baker fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Baker misses the target.
Contra lands a right hook to the body.
Contra circles away from the clinch attempt
and Contra counters with a nice uppercut.
Baker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Contra lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A jab from Contra does it's job there.
Contra stuns Baker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Contra feints with a jab and clips Baker right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Baker is sent crashing into the canvas and Contra leaps in for the kill! Baker tries to get to his feet but Contra is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Baker is in need of a savior and steps in!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quail Contra!