PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Bobby Baker has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Baker
vs
Emelianenko

190 cm
21
265 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

185 cm
21
240 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bobby Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko slips under a jab.
Baker scores with a punch to the head.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown but Baker shows good takedown defense.
Emelianenko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Emelianenko misses with a straight left.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the side of Baker's head but Baker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown but Baker shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Emelianenko defending well as Baker loads up on a big left hand.
Emelianenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Emelianenko ducks right into an uppercut from Baker.
Nice shot by Baker.
Baker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Baker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Emelianenko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Emelianenko swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Baker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Emelianenko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Baker finds it's way round the side to connect with Emelianenko's head.
Emelianenko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bobby Baker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Emelianenko.
Emelianenko shoots and misses
and Baker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice uppercut there from Baker.
Emelianenko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A swing and a miss from Baker.
Baker throws a one two combo.
Baker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Emelianenko throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Emelianenko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Baker defends it nicely.
Baker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Baker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Baker, as that shot connected.
Baker misses with a looping right.
Baker is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Baker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baker lands a jab.
Emelianenko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Baker throws a looping overhand right but Emelianenko ducks down to avoid it.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown but Baker shows good takedown defense.
Bobby Baker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot
and Baker counters with a two punch combo.
Emelianenko defending well as Baker loads up on a big left hand.
Emelianenko throws a sloppy body shot
and Baker counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Emelianenko misses its intended target.
Emelianenko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Baker finds it's way round the side to connect with Emelianenko's head.
Baker misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Emelianenko.
Baker loads up on a big right hand but Emelianenko slips the punch.
Baker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Emelianenko is trying desperately to land a takedown but Baker is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Emelianenko.
Baker stuffs the takedown attempt from Emelianenko. Emelianenko gets slowly back to his feet.
Emelianenko slips a jab and a cross from Baker.
Baker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Emelianenko.
Baker with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Baker as he connects with a hook.
Baker lands with a straight right. Emelianenko didn't see that one coming.
Baker throws a body punch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Baker throws the left hand but Emelianenko avoids the punch easily.
Baker connects with a leg kick. Emelianenko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianenko walks into a left hand.
Baker lands a nice looking body shot.
Baker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Emelianenko looks gassed!
Baker cracks a nice hook into Emelianenko's ribs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Emelianenko.
That kick from Baker tenderised Emelianenko's leg. Emelianenko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Emelianenko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Emelianenko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Baker lands with a cross.
Baker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Fedor Emelianenko has been cut.
Emelianenko walks forward, straight into a front kick from Baker.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emelianenko.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Baker, as that shot connected.
Baker throws out a powerful jab.
Nice uppercut there from Baker.
Emelianenko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Baker is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Baker connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Baker tries to land a front kick but Emelianenko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Emelianenko misses with a takedown attempt - Baker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Good exchange - Baker coming out on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Baker catches Emelianenko right on the button with a cross.
Baker lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Emelianenko backs up against the cage.
Baker misses with a wild combination.
Emelianenko misses with a shot to the body
letting Baker counter with a right hand.
Baker with a jab.
Baker throws a series of punches but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Baker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Baker misses with an uppercut.
Baker throws a good cross that connects.
No luck for Emelianenko with that takedown attempt.
Baker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Baker scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baker lands with a nice body kick.
Emelianenko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Emelianenko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Baker lands a really nice looking cross but Emelianenko seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Baker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Emelianenko's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Baker lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Emelianenko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Baker circles away.
Baker slips a straight right by Emelianenko.
Baker scores with a nice body kick.
Emelianenko misses with a body punch
and Baker counters with a stiff right hand.
Emelianenko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Baker tries to avoid it but Emelianenko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Baker to the ground. Baker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Baker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baker lands a jab to the head.
Emelianenko drops his hands momentarily and Baker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Baker scores with a nice head shot.
Baker scores with a jab. Emelianenko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Baker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Emelianenko on the side of the head.
Emelianenko walks into a straight right hand from Baker.
Jab by Baker.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Baker.
Emelianenko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Baker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Baker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Emelianenko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Baker throws out a powerful jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Emelianenko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bobby Baker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Emelianenko.
A telegraphed right hand from Emelianenko misses the target.
Baker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Baker goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Emelianenko might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Baker has got the better of the exchanges.
Emelianenko walks into a left hand.
Baker with a hook.
Baker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Emelianenko on the side of the head.
Emelianenko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Baker as he jumps to the side.
Baker lunges at Emelianenko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Emelianenko's hand.
Emelianenko misses with a jab to the body
and Baker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Emelianenko misses the body punch
and Baker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice shot by Baker.
Baker lands a jab.
Emelianenko is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Baker rather than just go for the knockout.
Emelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Baker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Emelianenko.
Donk. Baker catches Emelianenko right on the button with a cross.
Baker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Emelianenko.
Baker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Baker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Emelianenko's head backwards.
Baker throws out a powerful jab.
Baker scores with a one two! Emelianenko had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Baker as he connects with a hook.
Baker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Emelianenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Emelianenko can do to turn this around?
Danga de danga de dang - Baker scores with a four punch combination!
Emelianenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice jab there from Baker.
Baker throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Baker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Emelianenko under the eye.
Baker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bobby Baker is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko takes one on the button.
Emelianenko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Emelianenko there as he acknowledges the shot.
Emelianenko walks into a left hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Horrible takedown by Emelianenko or perhaps it was just good defense by Baker which made him look bad.
Left hook, right uppercut from Baker.
Baker is working the combinations to good effect here.
Baker throws a good cross that connects.
Baker misses with a straight left.
Emelianenko misses the body punch
and Baker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Emelianenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Baker is just out of range.
Baker misses with a two punch combination.
Baker scores with a sloppy right hand. Emelianenko should have avoided that one.
Baker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Baker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baker lands with a good body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Emelianenko dodges the punch combination from Baker.
Baker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baker throws a jab but it's blocked by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a body punch
and Emelianenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Baker misses with a hook.
Baker lands a head shot.
A jab from Baker finds it's way through Emelianenko's defenses.
Baker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Emelianenko misses with a shot to the body
letting Baker counter with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Emelianenko's hands.
Emelianenko throws a lazy right hand but Baker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Emelianenko ducks right into an uppercut from Baker.
Emelianenko sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Baker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Emelianenko's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Baker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Emelianenko under the eye.
A right-left combo lands from Baker.
Baker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Emelianenko.
Left hook, right uppercut from Baker.
Emelianenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baker manages to avoid it.
Baker dips to his left and cracks Emelianenko with an uppercut!
Baker scores with a shot to the body.
Baker slips a jab from Emelianenko.
Baker avoids the body shot from Emelianenko.
Baker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Emelianenko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Baker misses with an uppercut.
Baker scores with a nice strike.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Baker but Baker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Baker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Emelianenko doesn't seem bothered though.
Emelianenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Baker's corner calls for a 1-2. Baker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Baker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Baker.
Emelianenko swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Baker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Emelianenko.
Baker scores with a jab to the head.
Baker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Baker avoids the body shot from Emelianenko.
Baker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Baker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Emelianenko moves out of range as Baker strikes.
Baker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Emelianenko.
Baker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A swing and a miss from Baker.
Emelianenko misses the shot to the body.
Baker lands an overhand right.
Baker misses with the combination.
Baker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Emelianenko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker cracks the inside of Emelianenko's front leg.
Baker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Baker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Emelianenko walks into a straight right hand from Baker.
Horrible takedown by Emelianenko or perhaps it was just good defense by Baker which made him look bad.
Bobby Baker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Emelianenko.
Baker throws a shot to the body.
Baker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Baker loads up on a big right hand but Emelianenko slips the punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Baker as he connects with a hook.
Emelianenko misses with a shot to the body
and Baker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baker misses with a hook. Emelianenko ducked under it nicely.
Baker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Emelianenko in his tracks.
Baker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Emelianenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baker manages to avoid it.
Baker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Emelianenko. That did some damage!
Baker lands a nice shot that snaps Emelianenko's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker throws a right hand that Emelianenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Emelianenko also avoids with ease.
Emelianenko walks into a straight right hand from Baker.
Baker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Baker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emelianenko.
Nice uppercut there from Baker.
Baker throws a series of punches but Emelianenko avoids them all with ease.
Baker scores with a punch to the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Baker scores with a four punch combination!
Baker throws a big shot that misses.
Emelianenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baker.
Baker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A shot to the body from Emelianenko misses
and Baker counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Baker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Emelianenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Emelianenko misses with a body punch
and Baker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Emelianenko shoots for a double leg takedown but Baker sprawls well. He's pushed Emelianenko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Baker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Emelianenko has time to react.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Baker.
Baker throws an overhand right that lands on Emelianenko's shoulder, as Emelianenko tries to avoid the shot.
Emelianenko dives in and grabs Baker's left leg, looking for a takedown. Baker pushes down on Emelianenko's head and hops out.
Baker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emelianenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baker avoids the body shot from Emelianenko.
Baker lands a leg kick that knocks Emelianenko off balance momentarily.
Baker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Emelianenko on the side of the head.
Baker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Emelianenko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Baker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Emelianenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baker scores with a nice head shot.
Emelianenko misses with a body punch
and Baker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A cross from Baker lands.
Baker catches Emelianenko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Baker jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fedor Emelianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bobby Baker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Baker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Baker ducks under a wild hook from Emelianenko.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Bobby Baker!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Bobby Baker!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Bobby Baker!

Bobby Baker wins by unanimous decision!