PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Knarles Grunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grunt's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, BLUNT- The Iron Maiden. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Grunt
vs
Baker

178 cm
26
168 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

183 cm
26
165 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Knarles Grunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Baker!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Baker, right into the meat.
Baker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Grunt on the side of the head.
Grunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grunt throws a right and a left that Baker avoids nicely.
Grunt misses with a body shot.
Grunt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Baker throws the left hand but Grunt avoids the punch easily.
Baker takes a swing at Grunt's ribcage but misses.
Baker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grunt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baker misses with a lunging right hand
and Grunt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Grunt misses with a looping right.
Grunt cracks a nice hook into Baker's ribs.
Baker lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Baker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Baker.

It looks like Knarles Grunt has been cut.
Grunt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grunt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Grunt does it's job there.
Jab from Baker.

Grunt shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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 on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Grunt is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Baker!
Grunt punishing his opponent with strikes.
Baker taking shots to the head.
Baker working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grunt scoring with strikes but Baker is staying in there.
Baker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grunt. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Baker defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Grunt.
Baker is trying to stand up.
Grunt putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Grunt unloads with some shots from mount but Baker bucks and avoids them well.
Grunt lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Baker is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The referee warns Baker that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Baker really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grunt lands with some strikes.
Grunt won't let Baker get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
A nice elbow there by Grunt.
Grunt wants to control the pace but Baker is squirming around nicely.
Baker tries to buck Grunt off but he can't manage it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Grunt looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Grunt controlling from mount.
Baker wants to hold on but Grunt pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grunt working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Grunt landing strikes, looking to finish!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Baker can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baker working to try and regain half guard.
Grunt raining down hammerfists from mount.
Baker keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grunt with good strikes from the mount here!
Grunt unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Grunt closes the distance and clinches up with Baker, looking for a takedown. Grunt pushes Baker against the cage but Baker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Baker cracks Grunt with a right hand to the side of the head.
David Baker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grunt throws a head kick but Baker moves out of range.
Baker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Grunt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Baker checks it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grunt. Baker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grunt throws a right and a left that Baker avoids nicely.
Grunt misses with a wild combination.
Baker thuds his right hand into Grunt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Baker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Grunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grunt looks to land a left hand but Baker moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker lands with a shot to the body.
Grunt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grunt misses with a looping right.
Grunt moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Baker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grunt.
Baker scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Grunt digs a good hook to Baker's body.
Grunt throws a big shot that misses.
Baker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grunt circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grunt staying out of range there.
Baker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
David Baker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grunt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grunt dips to his left and cracks Baker with an uppercut!
Baker throws a nice looking combination but Grunt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grunt misses with a body shot.
Horrible takedown by Grunt or perhaps it was just good defense by Baker which made him look bad.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Baker 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 Grunt has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Grunt and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Grunt works Baker's body with a nice hook.
Baker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grunt, as that shot connected.
Grunt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Knarles Grunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baker misses with a hook.
Baker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Baker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grunt throws a body punch but Baker moves out of range.
Baker throws a body punch but Grunt moves out of range.
Grunt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Baker as he avoids it easily.
Grunt moves away from the strike by Baker.
Grunt digs a good body shot into Baker's ribs.
Grunt tries to score with a low kick but Baker moves his leg out of the way.
Grunt throws an overhand right that lands on Baker's shoulder, as Baker tries to avoid the shot.
David Baker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baker swings for the body but Grunt moves out of range.
Grunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Grunt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Baker swivels and escapes.
Grunt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Baker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grunt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Baker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Baker misses with a wild combination.
Baker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Baker avoids the body shot from Grunt.
Baker misses with a hook to the body
and Grunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Baker there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grunt throws a jab when Baker was well out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baker throws out the jab.
Grunt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Baker scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Baker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Knarles Grunt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Grunt fails to land the takedown.
Grunt blocks a jab.
Grunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baker.
Grunt takes a swing at Baker's ribcage but misses.
Horrible takedown by Grunt or perhaps it was just good defense by Baker which made him look bad.
Baker avoids the body shot from Grunt.
Grunt needs to keep his hands up - Baker had a free shot at his head there.
Baker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Baker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baker throws a body punch but Grunt moves out of range.
Grunt needs to keep his hands up - Baker had a free shot at his head there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker misses with a body kick.
Baker misses with a body shot.
Baker scores with a leg kick.
Baker looks to land a right hand but Grunt moved out of range.
A shot to the liver by Grunt. Beautiful body shot.
Grunt throws an overhand right that lands on Baker's shoulder, as Baker tries to avoid the shot.
Baker connects with the punch.
Baker throws a body punch but Grunt moves out of range.
Grunt blocks the body kick.
A big left from Baker misses.
Grunt lands a head shot.
Grunt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker drops his hands momentarily and Grunt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Baker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grunt manages to avoid it.
Grunt scores with a body shot.
Baker ducks under a wild hook from Grunt.
Grunt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Baker is able to avoid easily.
Grunt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Baker doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baker misses with a series of wild punches.
Grunt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Grunt throws a head kick that misses
and Baker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The fighters circling - Grunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice uppercut lands for Grunt. That snapped Baker's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Grunt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Grunt is defended easily by Baker.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Knarles Grunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Baker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Grunt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice takedown defense from Baker. No joy for Grunt on that attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baker misses the shot to the body.
Baker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grunt manages to avoid it.
Grunt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Grunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baker moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker jabs Grunt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Baker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Baker throws a looping overhand right but Grunt ducks down to avoid it.
Grunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baker misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Grunt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circling - Grunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grunt lands a body shot.
Grunt misses the shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to David Baker.
I think Baker 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

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