PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Butch Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tutan Khamon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tutan Khamon will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Baker
vs
Khamon

180 cm
21
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
159 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Butch Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tutan Khamon!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Baker gets caught flat footed, as Khamon shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Khamon wants to get up but he can't break Baker's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Baker has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Khamon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Baker swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Baker scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Baker looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Khamon!
Khamon regains half guard.
Khamon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Baker.
Baker content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khamon tries to get to full guard but Baker has control of the leg.
Baker scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Baker scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Khamon wants to get back to full guard.
Baker trying to pass the guard but Khamon defending well.
Khamon is trying to stand up here but Baker is controlling him well.
Baker is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Khamon!
Baker is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Baker tries to control but Khamon wriggling away.

Baker looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Baker is breathing heavily.
Baker controlling his opponent.
Baker in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Baker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
BOOM! Baker connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker controlling from the full mount.
Baker avoids the attempt from Khamon to control.
Baker looking to control but Khamon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Baker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Baker pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Khamon is bucking up trying to escape but Baker cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Khamon wants to control but Baker is having none of it.
Khamon is bucking up trying to escape but Baker cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khamon keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Baker lands with some strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khamon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Baker landing shots from mount.
Baker looking to control and managing it successfully.
Baker landing shots from mount.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Baker raining down shots from the mount!
Baker with shots to the head and body - Khamon looks very uncomfortable down there.
Khamon is in a horrible position here. Baker smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Khamon is squirming around, avoiding Baker's attempts to control the action.
Khamon is working to get back to half guard.
Baker takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Baker cracks Khamon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The referee warns Khamon that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Khamon is squirming around, avoiding Baker's attempts to control the action.
Khamon working to try and regain half guard.
Khamon is squirming around, avoiding Baker's attempts to control the action.
Khamon in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Baker sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Butch Baker just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Baker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Baker trying to control but Khamon is working from the bottom.
Baker controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Baker landing with the ground and pound.

Baker gets to his feet. Khamon looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Baker tries to clinch up.
Khamon fails with the takedown

and Baker counters with a single leg into guard. Khamon didn't expect that.

Khamon is rocked!
Baker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Khamon is still in real trouble! Can Baker finish him?
Baker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Baker gets to his feet - Khamon follows without any prompting.
Khamon seems to have recovered his senses.
Baker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Baker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Khamon as he jumps to the side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Baker.
Khamon closes the distance and clinches up with Baker, looking for a takedown. Khamon pushes Baker against the cage but Baker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Khamon tries for a takedown but Baker circles away easily
and Baker counters with a slapping leg kick.
Butch Baker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tutan Khamon.
A combination from Baker does no damage.
Khamon shoots in but Baker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Baker.

Khamon decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Khamon is looking to take a break and control but Baker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Khamon seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Baker tries to get to full guard but Khamon has control of the leg.
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.
Baker is refusing to be controlled, as Khamon sits in half guard.
Baker missing with punches from the bottom.
Baker tries to roll over but Khamon keeps him under control.
Baker is looking to control Khamon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Baker avoid being mounted?
Baker is looking to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Baker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Khamon tries to avoid it but Baker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Khamon to the ground. Khamon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tutan Khamon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Baker rushes Khamon and presses him up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Butch Baker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Butch Baker!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Butch Baker!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Butch Baker!

Butch Baker wins by unanimous decision!