PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brady Baird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Baird
vs
Lee

175 cm
21
177 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

199 cm
18
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid 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 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brady Baird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tommy Lee!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Baird shoots in and drives through. Lee sprawls well.
Baird will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Baird shows good takedown defense.
Baird shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lee defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brady Baird. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baird stuffs the takedown.

Baird throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lee was covering up waiting for the punch and Baird finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Baird trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Baird might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Baird trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee keeping full guard, as Baird tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.

Baird gets to his feet - Lee follows without any prompting.
Baird fails with the takedown.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baird.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Baird takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lee shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Baird but Baird pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lee stuffs the takedown attempt from Baird. Baird gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baird fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lee avoids it really well and circles away.
Baird dives in and grabs Lee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes down on Baird's head and hops out.
Lee lands a high kick!
Nice takedown defense from Lee. No joy for Baird on that attempt.
Nice body kick there by Lee.
Baird is breathing heavily.
Lee with a poor takedown

and Baird counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Lee is looking for a triangle here but Baird uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Baird tries to move to mount but Lee blocks the move with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Baird tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Baird has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Baird stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Baird looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lee is looking to escape.
Baird trying to control the pace.
Lee wants to improve his position but Baird is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brady Baird dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Baird gets a clinch.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Baird won't allow it.
Lee can't break the clinch.
Baird displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lee up against the cage.

Baird breaks the clinch.
Brady Baird seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee with a lazy takedown attempt

and Baird counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Baird.
Baird wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baird is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lee is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Baird passes Lee's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Baird is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lee!
Lee is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Baird working for a guillotine from mount but Lee is in no mood to give up.
Baird raining down shots from the mount!

Baird has control of Lee's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Lee regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Baird is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Lee can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baird avoids the attempt from Lee to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lee can do anything to dispel that myth.
Baird trying to control but Lee is having none of it.
Baird is landing with some decent strikes but Lee is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Brady Baird overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Baird gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Baird shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lee defends it nicely.
Lee lands a head kick. Baird smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Baird shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Baird was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Baird is going olschool here, as he tries to force Lee to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Lee shrugs it off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baird dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Baird has control of Lee's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Lee regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Baird can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lee is looking to escape.
Lee really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by Baird.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brady Baird dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

No luck for Baird with that takedown attempt.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Baird darts in and clinches Lee up against the cage.
Baird has Lee pressed against the cage, preventing Lee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lee prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lee wants to break free but Baird has control.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baird tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lee just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brady Baird. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lee gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Baird.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Baird is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird has Lee pressed against the cage, preventing Lee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Baird has Lee pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Baird pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Lee tumbling to the mat - Baird dives into Lee's guard.
Lee is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Baird is controlling him.
Baird tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.
Baird is pushing down on Lee's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lee is fighting to maintain full guard but Baird has managed to sneak the leg through.

Baird is trying to work for a kimura but Lee is defending well.

Baird is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is not content to let Baird control the position.
Baird tries to pass to full mount but Lee defends it.
Baird is keen to just control but Lee is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird trying to mount his opponent but Lee defends it.

Baird escapes and gets back to his feet.
Lee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lee slaps away a takedown attempt from Baird, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brady Baird is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baird keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Baird will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brady Baird is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Baird holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lee is trying to break free.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Baird is controlling him.

Baird drags the fight down to the ground.
Baird is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lee wants to pass the guard but Baird is keeping the position.
Baird trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Tommy Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Baird works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brady Baird showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Baird, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brady Baird!