PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marc Auguste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jesse baired (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Auguste's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Team Police - Deja Voodoo. jesse baired is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Auguste
vs
baired

179 cm
20
213 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

224 cm
21
201 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marc Auguste!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, jesse baired!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Auguste. No joy for baired on that attempt.
Auguste throws a series of punches but baired moves out of range.
baired is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Auguste misses with a series of wild punches.
Auguste misses with a jab, cross combination.
baired avoids a punch combination nicely.
Auguste slaps away a takedown attempt from baired, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Auguste misses with a series of wild punches.
Auguste throws a right hand that baired ducks under and follows up with a left that baired also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Auguste throws a series of punches but baired avoids them all with ease.
Auguste misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from baired is defended easily by Auguste.
Marc Auguste has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jesse baired.
Auguste throws a combination but it was largely blocked by baired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Auguste throws a right and a left that baired avoids nicely.
No luck for baired with that takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Auguste as baired shoots in.
Auguste misses with a jab, cross combination.
Auguste is breathing heavily.
Auguste tries to bum rush baired with a series of wild strikes but baired uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Auguste misses with a wild combination.
baired avoids a punch combination nicely.
baired fails to land the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Auguste swings for the body but baired moves out of range.
baired shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Auguste sprawls well. Auguste wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. baired gets slowly back to his feet.
baired shoots in and drives through. Auguste sprawls well.
Auguste looks to land a combination but baired avoids it well.
Auguste misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from baired.
baired will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
baired fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Auguste throws a series of punches but baired avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Auguste swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Auguste misses with a wild combination.
Auguste misses with a two punch combination.
Auguste misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Auguste looks to land a combination but baired avoids it well.
baired looks for a takedown but Auguste sprawls well.
Auguste darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Auguste misses with a series of wild punches.
Auguste tries to bum rush baired with a series of wild strikes but baired uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Auguste throws a hook but baired blocks it.
A punch combination from Auguste misses.
baired looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Auguste throws a series of punches but baired avoids them all with ease.
baired looks for a takedown but Auguste sprawls well.
Auguste scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Auguste misses with a few strikes there.
Auguste looks to land a combination but baired avoids it well.
Marc Auguste seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Auguste stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Auguste wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

baired slips a jab from Auguste.
Auguste misses with a wild combination.
baired showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Auguste.
Auguste swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Auguste misses with a series of wild punches.
baired tries to score a power double leg takedown but Auguste sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten baired somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
baired looks for a takedown but Auguste sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from baired is defended easily by Auguste.
Marc Auguste has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jesse baired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
baired dodges the punch combination from Auguste.
baired avoids a punch combination nicely.
baired slips a jab and a cross from Auguste.
A combination from Auguste does no damage.
Auguste throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

baired closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - baired lands in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Auguste wants to stand up but baired is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Auguste uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Horrible takedown by baired or perhaps it was just good defense by Auguste which made him look bad.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Auguste swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but jesse baired will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Auguste misses with a hook.
baired dodges the punch combination from Auguste.
Auguste swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Auguste throws a nice looking combination but baired bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Auguste throws a right hand that baired ducks under and follows up with a left that baired also avoids with ease.
baired closes this distance looking for a takedown but Auguste circles away.
Auguste throws a nice looking combination but baired bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice takedown defense from Auguste. No joy for baired on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Auguste takes a swing at baired's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Auguste swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
baired shoots in for a takedown but Auguste shows good takedown defense.
Marc Auguste has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jesse baired.
No joy there for Auguste, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
baired misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Auguste swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
baired fails to land the takedown.
Auguste swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
baired slips a jab and a cross from Auguste.
Auguste is looking to wear down baired with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Auguste misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from baired.
baired is trying hard to land a takedown here. Auguste sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Auguste throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Auguste lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but baired circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Auguste lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but baired circles away quickly and effectively.
baired avoids the body shot from Auguste.
Auguste misses with a double jab.
Nice sprawl there from Auguste as baired shoots in.
baired shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Auguste thows a body shot but no joy.
Auguste lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but baired circles away quickly and effectively.
Auguste throws a nice looking combination but baired bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Auguste swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
baired shoots in but no luck this time.
baired slips a jab and a cross from Auguste.
baired dodges the punch combination from Auguste.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Auguste swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Auguste throws a right hand that baired ducks under and follows up with a left that baired also avoids with ease.
baired shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Auguste pinned against the cage. Auguste gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Marc Auguste is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
baired is trying hard to land a takedown here. Auguste sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
baired dodges the punch combination from Auguste.
baired misses with a takedown attempt - Auguste sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Auguste throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from baired is defended easily by Auguste.
Auguste misses with a two punch combination.
Auguste rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but baired moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
baired showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Auguste.
baired fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Marc Auguste is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
baired slips a jab and a cross from Auguste.
Auguste misses with a series of wild punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marc Auguste showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Auguste has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marc Auguste!