PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Baldwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Cloud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Baldwin
vs
Cloud

188 cm
25
205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brandon Baldwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pete Cloud!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baldwin shoots in for a takedown but Cloud shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Baldwin shoots in but no luck this time.
Cloud doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Baldwin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Baldwin connects with a crisp jab.
Cloud should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Baldwin shoots in and drives through. Cloud sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Baldwin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baldwin misses with a takedown attempt

and Cloud counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Baldwin!
Cloud looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Baldwin working to try and regain half guard.
Baldwin regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldwin is trying to get back to full guard.
Cloud tries to pass to full mount but Baldwin defends it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Baldwin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Baldwin has momentary wrist control but Cloud slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baldwin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cloud working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Baldwin's head.
Cloud throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cloud distracts Baldwin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Baldwin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cloud with a flurry of punches that miss.
Baldwin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloud preventing the sweep.
Cloud scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cloud postures up in Baldwin's guard and throws a big left but Baldwin blocks it.
Cloud is in close to Baldwin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cloud with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Baldwin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cloud chips away with some ground and pound.
Baldwin controls Cloud momentarily but Cloud frees himself.
Cloud scoring with some ground and pound.
Cloud is in close to Baldwin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cloud keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Baldwin's head.
Cloud working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Baldwin's head.
Baldwin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cloud working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin trying to control the position.
Baldwin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cloud is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cloud is working Baldwin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cloud thows a big elbow that misses.
Baldwin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cloud throwing strikes but missing.
Cloud lands a couple of elbows.
Cloud chips away with some ground and pound.
Baldwin wants to stand up but Cloud is controlling him.
Baldwin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Baldwin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Baldwin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cloud gets back to full guard.
Cloud is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baldwin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cloud scores with a couple of nice shots.
Baldwin tries to kick Cloud off but Cloud keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cloud takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cloud takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cloud prevents Baldwin from improving his position.
Cloud scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Cloud dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Baldwin tries to clinch up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Baldwin.
Cloud avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baldwin tries to clinch but Cloud moves out of range.
Baldwin fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloud shoots in but no luck this time.
Cloud is breathing heavily.
Cloud shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Baldwin as he avoids it easily.
Baldwin tries to clinch there but Cloud circles away.
Horrible takedown by Baldwin or perhaps it was just good defense by Cloud which made him look bad.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Baldwin.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Baldwin. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloud closes this distance looking for a takedown but Baldwin circles away.
Cloud shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Baldwin pinned against the cage. Baldwin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Baldwin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brandon Baldwin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin tries to clinch up but Cloud circles away and keeps his distance.

Baldwin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cloud to the mat! Cloud manages to get full guard.
Baldwin advances to half guard.
Baldwin prevents Cloud from improving his position.
Baldwin wants to pass the guard but Cloud is defending well.

Cloud looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Baldwin passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cloud!
Cloud is bucking up trying to escape but Baldwin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cloud taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cloud is trying to escape the mount.
Baldwin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Baldwin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cloud is looking to escape.
Cloud is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Baldwin with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Baldwin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Baldwin dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Baldwin instigates a clinch.
Cloud has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Baldwin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Baldwin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Baldwin goes for a takedown attempt but Cloud pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cloud circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cloud keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldwin tries to clinch up but Cloud circles away and keeps his distance.
Baldwin with a lazy takedown attempt

and Cloud counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Baldwin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cloud throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cloud stops Baldwin from getting back to his feet.
Baldwin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cloud working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cloud is nestled in close to Baldwin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloud thows a huge punch but Baldwin dodges it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cloud not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Baldwin wants to get back to his feet.
Cloud scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Baldwin is trying is best to control the position here.
Cloud winds up and cracks Baldwin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Baldwin trying to control but Cloud postures up.
Cloud not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Baldwin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cloud lands strikes from half guard.
Cloud throwing shots but Baldwin is blocking nicely.
Baldwin wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Cloud.
Cloud throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Baldwin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Baldwin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cloud with a flurry of punches that miss.
Baldwin has momentary wrist control but Cloud slips an elbow through the middle.
Cloud landing some decent shots from guard.
Cloud is working Baldwin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cloud throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Baldwin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Baldwin wants to stand and escape but Cloud is having none of it.
Pete Cloud has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cloud stands up over Baldwin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cloud throwing strikes from guard but Baldwin blocks nicely.
Cloud with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cloud's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cloud throwing strikes but missing.
Baldwin is trying to keep Cloud in close.
Baldwin throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Baldwin wants to stand and escape but Cloud is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baldwin wants to sweep but no luck.
Cloud with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cloud landing with the ground and pound.
Cloud postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cloud connects with a couple of short punches.
Cloud must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Baldwin is looking to stand up but Cloud isn't so interested in that idea.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Cloud comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cloud has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Cloud!