PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clinton Baldwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Baldwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clinton Baldwin has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Brandon Baldwin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Clinton Baldwin's chin.

Baldwin
vs
Baldwin

194 cm
18
217 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
23
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Fight Club Clothing™
Beast Body

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Clinton Baldwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brandon Baldwin!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandon Baldwin throws a right and a left that Clinton Baldwin avoids nicely.

Clinton Baldwin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brandon Baldwin can't get the takedown.

Brandon Baldwin manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Brandon Baldwin uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Brandon Baldwin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Clinton Baldwin is breathing heavily.
Brandon Baldwin misses with the combination.
Brandon Baldwin throws a leg kick but Clinton Baldwin moved away.
Brandon Baldwin tries for a takedown but Clinton Baldwin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brandon Baldwin is looking to clinch.
Clinton Baldwin throws a series of punches but Brandon Baldwin avoids them all with ease.
Clinton Baldwin throws a head kick that misses.
Nice takedown defense from Clinton Baldwin. No joy for Brandon Baldwin on that attempt.
Clinton Baldwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Baldwin.
Nice sprawl there from Clinton Baldwin as Brandon Baldwin shoots in.
Clinton Baldwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clinton Baldwin misses with a head kick.
Brandon Baldwin throws a push kick but Clinton Baldwin slaps the foot to one side.
Brandon Baldwin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Clinton Baldwin avoids it really well and circles away.
Brandon Baldwin shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon Baldwin tries a head kick but it misses.
Brandon Baldwin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Clinton Baldwin pinned against the cage. Clinton Baldwin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Clinton Baldwin stuffs the takedown attempt from Brandon Baldwin. Brandon Baldwin gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Clinton Baldwin.
Brandon Baldwin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brandon Baldwin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clinton Baldwin throws a sloppy head kick

and Brandon Baldwin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Brandon Baldwin pulls guard effortlessly.
Brandon Baldwin throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Clinton Baldwin stopping the sweep attempt from Brandon Baldwin.
Brandon Baldwin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clinton Baldwin wants to get up but he can't break Brandon Baldwin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Clinton Baldwin wants to stand and escape but instead Brandon Baldwin has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Brandon Baldwin is pushing down on Clinton Baldwin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Clinton Baldwin is fighting to maintain full guard but Brandon Baldwin has managed to sneak the leg through.
Brandon Baldwin throwing shots but Clinton Baldwin is blocking nicely.
Clinton Baldwin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brandon Baldwin on the ground.
Brandon Baldwin is looking to advance position but Clinton Baldwin won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon Baldwin controlling the action here.
Brandon Baldwin passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Clinton Baldwin!
Brandon Baldwin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brandon Baldwin lands a heavy elbow.
Clinton Baldwin is squirming around, avoiding Brandon Baldwin's attempts to control the action.

Brandon Baldwin is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Clinton Baldwin has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Brandon Baldwin stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Baldwin dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Clinton Baldwin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Clinton Baldwin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Brandon Baldwin gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Brandon Baldwin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Clinton Baldwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Brandon Baldwin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Brandon Baldwin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Brandon Baldwin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Clinton Baldwin tries to hold on but Brandon Baldwin postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon Baldwin wants to control the pace but Clinton Baldwin is squirming around nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brandon Baldwin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Clinton Baldwin's face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brandon Baldwin controlling from mount.
Brandon Baldwin trying to control but Clinton Baldwin is having none of it.

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.
Brandon Baldwin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Brandon Baldwin wants to control the pace but Clinton Baldwin is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon Baldwin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Brandon Baldwin wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nice shot by Brandon Baldwin.

It looks like Clinton Baldwin has been cut.
Brandon Baldwin throws a push kick but Clinton Baldwin slaps the foot to one side.
Brandon Baldwin tries to clinch up.
A bone on bone clash there as Brandon Baldwin blocks the leg kick.
Clinton Baldwin throws a left and a right that both miss

and Brandon Baldwin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Clinton Baldwin's guard now.

Clinton Baldwin is working an open guard so Brandon Baldwin takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Clinton Baldwin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clinton Baldwin blocks a head kick by Brandon Baldwin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brandon Baldwin moves into the clinch successfully.
Brandon Baldwin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Brandon Baldwin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brandon Baldwin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Clinton Baldwin.

Brandon Baldwin tightens his grip and picks Clinton Baldwin up, before dumping him to the ground. Clinton Baldwin manages to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Brandon Baldwin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Brandon Baldwin moves into range and clinches up with Clinton Baldwin.
Brandon Baldwin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Brandon Baldwin wants a takedown but no success here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clinton Baldwin misses with a knee to the head.
Clinton Baldwin has a couple of punches blocked by Brandon Baldwin.

Brandon Baldwin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brandon Baldwin 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.

Brandon Baldwin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Clinton Baldwin's cut.
That's time! Clinton Baldwin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Brandon Baldwin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Clinton Baldwin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brandon Baldwin somewhat.
Brandon Baldwin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clinton Baldwin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brandon Baldwin swats away the attempt to clinch by Clinton Baldwin.
Brandon Baldwin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Clinton Baldwin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Clinton Baldwin throws a head kick that misses.
Brandon Baldwin thumps Clinton Baldwin with a low kick.

Brandon Baldwin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Brandon Baldwin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Brandon Baldwin pushing down on Clinton Baldwin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon Baldwin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brandon Baldwin sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Brandon Baldwin trying to control from half guard but Clinton Baldwin is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Brandon Baldwin has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Clinton Baldwin swats away the attempt to clinch by Brandon Baldwin.
Clinton Baldwin swinging wildly here.

Brandon Baldwin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Brandon Baldwin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Brandon Baldwin controlling from mount.
Brandon Baldwin looking to ground and pound but Clinton Baldwin is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clinton Baldwin wants to control but Brandon Baldwin is having none of it.
Brandon Baldwin tries to control but Clinton Baldwin wriggling away.
Brandon Baldwin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Clinton Baldwin is squirming around, avoiding Brandon Baldwin's attempts to control the action.

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.
Brandon Baldwin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Brandon Baldwin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Brandon Baldwin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Baldwin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brandon Baldwin 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 26:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Baldwin!