PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raul Gutierrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nolan Baine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gutierrez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Puto by Molotov. Baine has chosen Bagpipes From Baghdad as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gutierrez
vs
Baine

186 cm
22
212 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
25
208 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raul Gutierrez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nolan Baine!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutierrez misses the shot to the body.
Gutierrez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gutierrez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gutierrez.
Baine misses with a series of wild punches.
Baine bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gutierrez's head backwards.
Gutierrez misses with a straight right.
Raul Gutierrez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baine is looking to clinch.
Gutierrez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Baine counters with a head kick.
Gutierrez misses with a jab to the body
and Baine counters with a big head kick but Gutierrez shrugs it off.
Baine throws a nice looking combination but Gutierrez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gutierrez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gutierrez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Baine. Baine circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gutierrez misses with a double jab
and Baine counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baine manages to avoid it.
Gutierrez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Baine counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gutierrez's knee momentarily.
Gutierrez throws a hook to the side of Baine's head but Baine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Baine gets a takedown into half guard.
Gutierrez wants to control but Baine is keeping busy.

Baine is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Baine is working for a kimura but Gutierrez is defending it quite comfortably.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baine tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gutierrez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gutierrez throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Gutierrez is trying to stand back up but Baine is controlling him
Baine trying to control the action but Gutierrez is working from the bottom.

Baine seems to be working for a kimura but Gutierrez defends the submission attempt.
Baine trying to control the action but Gutierrez is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Baine.
Gutierrez is trying to control the position but Baine postures up.
Gutierrez wants to sweep here but Baine controlling him for the moment.
Baine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gutierrez is keeping the position for now.

Baine is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gutierrez is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gutierrez has escaped and now he's on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Baine looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gutierrez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Baine working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gutierrez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gutierrez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gutierrez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nolan Baine dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gutierrez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gutierrez thuds his right hand into Baine's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Baine cracks Gutierrez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A slow jab from Gutierrez misses its intended target.
Nolan Baine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baine throws a head kick that half lands.
Gutierrez throws a hook but Baine avoids it easily.
A shot to the body from Gutierrez misses
and Baine counters with a three punch combo that has Gutierrez backing up. Gutierrez nods at Baine to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Baine.
Baine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gutierrez.

Baine bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Baine tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baine working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez is looking for a sweep.
Baine working away.

Baine looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gutierrez struggling a bit here.

Baine looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gutierrez regains half guard there - taking advantage of Baine's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gutierrez trying to hold on to Baine's head to control him but Baine postures up.

Baine is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gutierrez is pressing down on Baine's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gutierrez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gutierrez wants to sweep here but Baine controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baine tries to free his leg and advance position but Gutierrez is retaining full guard.
Baine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Baine drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gutierrez dives on top into guard.

Baine working for a triangle but Gutierrez defends it easily.
Gutierrez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gutierrez looking to sit in guard and control but Baine gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gutierrez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gutierrez tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Baine is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gutierrez is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gutierrez has escaped and now he's on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gutierrez controls from within his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gutierrez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Raul Gutierrez will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gutierrez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gutierrez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Baine throws a head kick that misses.
Gutierrez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gutierrez throws out a loose jab but Baine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gutierrez misses with a leg kick
and Baine counters with a two punch combo.
Gutierrez looks to score with a jab to the body but Baine is just out of range.
Gutierrez lands with a shot to the body.
Baine shoots in and drives through. Gutierrez sprawls well.
Gutierrez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gutierrez throws a leg kick
and Baine counters with a nice body kick.
Baine with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez throws a sloppy body shot
and Baine counters with a left and a right that stings Gutierrez.
Baine loads up on a big right hand but Gutierrez slips the punch.
Gutierrez misses with a leg kick
and Baine finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gutierrez slips under a jab.
Gutierrez throws a right hand that Baine ducks under and follows up with a left that Baine also avoids with ease.
Gutierrez throws a sloppy body shot
and Baine counters with a big head kick but Gutierrez shrugs it off.
Baine shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gutierrez defends it nicely.
Gutierrez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gutierrez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Baine has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Baine and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gutierrez looks to land a left hand but Baine moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez looks to land a left hand but Baine moved out of range nicely.
Gutierrez misses with a body punch
and Baine makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gutierrez really felt that one!
Baine tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gutierrez swivels and escapes.
Raul Gutierrez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nolan Baine.
Gutierrez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Baine counters with a series of strikes. Gutierrez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Baine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gutierrez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baine moves out of range as Gutierrez strikes.
Baine catches Gutierrez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gutierrez throws a right hand that Baine ducks under and follows up with a left that Baine also avoids with ease.
Gutierrez looks to score with a jab to the body but Baine is just out of range.
Baine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gutierrez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Baine both land. Nice combination.
Gutierrez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Baine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gutierrez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baine misses with a series of wild punches.
Gutierrez moves out of range of the body kick.
Gutierrez throws a leg kick

and Baine counters with a shoot takedown. Gutierrez fights it but they end up in guard.
Baine is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Baine is stalling in the full guard.
Baine wants to control from the top but Gutierrez keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Baine drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gutierrez dives on top into guard.
Gutierrez looking to sit in guard and control but Baine gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gutierrez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Baine.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gutierrez keeping full guard, as Baine tries to pass.
Baine prevents Gutierrez from getting back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nolan Baine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Baine has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nolan Baine!