PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beast Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Baker
vs
Baker

188 cm
24
215 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

188 cm
24
219 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Beast Baker!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beast Baker misses with a low kick.
Beast Baker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Frank Baker shoots in and drives through. Beast Baker sprawls well.
A jab-cross combination lands for Beast Baker and sends Frank Baker crashing to the mat! Beast Baker follows him down to the mat - Frank Baker regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

It looks like Frank Baker has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beast Baker moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Frank Baker.
Frank Baker sneaks back into half guard.
Frank Baker flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Beast Baker tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Frank Baker.
Beast Baker wants to pass to mount but Frank Baker is defending the position.
Beast Baker tries to stand and escape but Frank Baker is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank Baker wants to get back to full guard.
Frank Baker flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Frank Baker closes the distance and clinches up with Beast Baker, looking for a takedown. Frank Baker pushes Beast Baker against the cage but Beast Baker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Frank Baker has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Baker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beast Baker sizes up Frank Baker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A slow jab from Beast Baker misses its intended target.

Frank Baker scores with a takedown into Beast Baker's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Beast Baker is on top in guard.

Frank Baker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Beast Baker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Beast Baker got a little sloppy there for a moment and Frank Baker has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Beast Baker has managed to get both his arms back between Frank Baker's legs - danger averted.
Frank Baker is breathing heavily.

Beast Baker gets to his feet - Frank Baker follows without any prompting.
Beast Baker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Frank Baker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Frank Baker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Beast Baker pinned against the cage. Beast Baker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Beast Baker slaps away a takedown attempt from Frank Baker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Frank Baker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Beast Baker as he avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beast Baker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Beast Baker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beast Baker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Frank Baker looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Frank Baker has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Beast Baker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Frank Baker.
Frank Baker stops Beast Baker from getting back to his feet.
Frank Baker lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Frank Baker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Beast Baker wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Frank Baker thows a huge punch but Beast Baker dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Frank Baker looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Frank Baker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frank Baker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Frank Baker thows a huge punch but Beast Baker dodges it nicely.
Frank Baker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Beast Baker's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beast Baker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Baker's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Frank Baker drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Frank Baker scoring with punches to the head and body.
Frank Baker throwing strikes from guard but Beast Baker blocks nicely.
Frank Baker sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Beast Baker wants to stand up but Frank Baker is controlling him.
Beast Baker keeping full guard, as Frank Baker tries to pass.
Frank Baker with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Frank Baker has gone for a leg lock! Beast Baker slips out almost immediately though and dives into Frank Baker's guard.
Frank Baker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Beast Baker's guard.
Beast Baker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Frank Baker's guard.
Frank Baker doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Beast Baker won't allow Frank Baker to sweep him here.

Frank Baker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Frank Baker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Frank Baker has a closed guard, preventing Beast Baker from standing up.
Frank Baker is striking off his back. Beast Baker thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank Baker is looking for a sweep. Beast Baker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Frank Baker looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Frank Baker misses with a straight left.
Beast Baker misses with a body shot.
Beast Baker swinging wilding here.

Frank Baker scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Beast Baker parries the strikes from Frank Baker easily there. Frank Baker is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Beast Baker to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Frank Baker seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Beast Baker is trying to buck Frank Baker off.
Frank Baker working the ground and pound.

Frank Baker is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Beast Baker is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Beast Baker regains half guard, as Frank Baker was trying to land strikes.
Beast Baker is trying to stand up here but Frank Baker is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Beast Baker is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Frank Baker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Frank Baker is working for a kimura but Beast Baker is defending it quite comfortably.

Frank Baker is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Beast Baker sees it coming and defends easily.
Frank Baker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Frank Baker throwing shots but Beast Baker is blocking nicely.
Beast Baker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Frank Baker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Baker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Baker's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Beast Baker misses with a wild body shot.
Beast Baker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Beast Baker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Beast Baker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Frank Baker.
Beast Baker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frank Baker.
Frank Baker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Beast Baker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beast Baker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Beast Baker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Frank Baker.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Baker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Frank Baker shoots in but Beast Baker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Beast Baker loads up on a big right hand but Frank Baker slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank Baker tries for a takedown but Beast Baker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Beast Baker lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Frank Baker takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Beast Baker connects with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beast Baker lands a jab to the nose.
Beast Baker's corner calls for a 1-2. Beast Baker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Beast Baker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beast Baker throws a series of punches but Frank Baker moves out of range.
Frank Baker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Beast Baker tries to avoid it but Frank Baker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Beast Baker to the ground. Beast Baker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Beast Baker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Beast Baker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Frank Baker slips a straight right by Beast Baker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast Baker throws a right and a left that Frank Baker avoids nicely.

Frank Baker fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Beast Baker sprawls well initially but Frank Baker persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Frank Baker is thwarting Beast Baker's attempts to control the position.
Beast Baker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Frank Baker is trying to control. Beast Baker wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Frank Baker is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Beast Baker tries to kick Frank Baker off but Frank Baker keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Frank Baker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Frank Baker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank Baker lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Frank Baker is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Beast Baker has managed to free his arm - good work.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Beast Baker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Frank Baker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick misses from Beast Baker.
Beast Baker misses with the combination.

Frank Baker closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Frank Baker trying to control the position but Beast Baker is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frank Baker throws an elbow but Beast Baker slips to the side and avoids it well.

Frank Baker is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Beast Baker is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Frank Baker in side control lands a decent elbow.
Frank Baker tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Beast Baker sneaks out the side door and pushes Frank Baker away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frank Baker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Frank Baker moves out of range of the body kick from Beast Baker.
Beast Baker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Beast Baker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Beast Baker has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beast Baker!