PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willians Trautman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trautman has chosen Bolt Thrower - No guts, no glory as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Baker
vs
Trautman

183 cm
23
165 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

172 cm
23
168 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Willians Trautman!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trautman tries to clinch but Baker is having none of it.

Trautman closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Baker did well to prevent Trautman getting side control.

Trautman looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Trautman is thwarting Baker's attempts to control the position.
Baker is looking for a sweep. Trautman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Baker manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Baker stuffs the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Baker.
Trautman tries to clinch up.
Baker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Baker wants it to stay on the feet.
Baker misses with the combination.
Baker lunges at Trautman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Trautman's hand.
Trautman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
David Baker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willians Trautman.
Trautman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Baker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trautman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Trautman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Trautman misses with a combination
and Baker counters with a head kick. That will keep Trautman thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Baker throws a jab but it's blocked by Trautman.
Trautman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Trautman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Trautman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Baker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Trautman scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Trautman gets the takedown into side control.
Baker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Trautman on the ground.

Trautman is trying to get an arm triangle but Baker is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Trautman off and has taken his back!
Baker throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Trautman rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Trautman controlling the position for now.

Trautman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Baker passes to full mount!
Baker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker with good strikes from the mount here!
Trautman is looking to get to half guard.
Baker is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Trautman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Trautman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baker breaks from Trautman's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Baker is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Trautman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Baker dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Trautman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Baker counters with a nice body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Trautman.
Baker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Trautman under the eye.
Baker misses with a combination
and Trautman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Baker cracks Trautman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Trautman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Baker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trautman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
David Baker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willians Trautman.
Baker lands with a straight right. Trautman didn't see that one coming.
Trautman darts in trying to clinch
and Baker counters with a straight right hand.
Trautman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Baker sprawls well. Baker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Trautman gets slowly back to his feet.
A cross from Baker lands.
Baker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Baker throws a series of punches but Trautman moves out of range.
Trautman looks to score with a jab to the body but Baker is just out of range.
Trautman checks a low kick from Baker.
Trautman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Baker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Baker cracks a nice hook into Trautman's ribs.
Trautman tries to close the distance and clinch but Baker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Trautman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trautman.
Trautman blocks a jab.
Willians Trautman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Baker.
Trautman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trautman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Baker pushes Trautman up against the cage in a clinch.
Trautman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Baker just stands there and leans against the cage.
Trautman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short uppercut from Baker.
Baker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Trautman fails to pull guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trautman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Baker smiles and moves away.
Trautman is breathing heavily.
Baker lands the left hand.
Baker lands a really nice looking cross but Trautman seems unphased.
David Baker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baker throws an overhand right that lands on Trautman's shoulder, as Trautman tries to avoid the shot.
A punch combination from Trautman misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Baker lands a lovely overhand right.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Trautman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Baker dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Baker scores with a decent looking hook.
Baker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Trautman.
Baker throws a big shot that misses.
Baker lands a nice shot to the body.
Trautman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Willians Trautman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Trautman wants to clinch but Baker slips to the side
and Trautman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Trautman closes the distance and clinches up with Baker, looking for a takedown. Trautman pushes Baker against the cage but Baker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Trautman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Trautman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Baker is fending him off so far but Trautman persists. Nope, Baker circles away and we're back to standing.
David Baker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willians Trautman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Trautman.
A punch lands to the side of Trautman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Trautman fails with a takedown attempt.
Baker throws a shot to the body.
Trautman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good standup being displayed there by Baker as he connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker lands a body shot.
Baker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Baker looks to land a right hand but Trautman moved out of range.
Baker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trautman manages to avoid it.
Baker scores with a shot to the body.
Baker misses with a two punch combination.
Trautman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baker manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trautman thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Trautman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Trautman has a takedown stuffed.
Baker lands with a nice body punch.
Trautman blocks a jab.
Trautman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baker was well out of range. Poor timing from Trautman.
Trautman walks into a straight right hand from Baker.
Trautman misses with a shot to the body
and Baker counters with a straight right hand.
David Baker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trautman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Trautman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baker manages to avoid it.
Trautman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Baker swinging wildly here.
Willians Trautman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trautman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Trautman.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Baker lands a head shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
David 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Baker!