PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Lauzon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Lauzon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Baker
vs
Lauzon

183 cm
26
165 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

178 cm
26
164 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class 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 10 - 4 - 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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Lauzon!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lauzon throws a hook but Baker avoids it easily.
Lauzon cracks a nice hook into Baker's ribs.
Lauzon throws an off balance right hand
and Baker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Baker defending well as Lauzon loads up on a big left hand.
Lauzon misses with an uppercut. Baker saw that one coming.
Baker moves out of range as Lauzon strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lauzon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lauzon scores with a nice head shot.
Lauzon throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Baker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Baker throws a right hand that Lauzon ducks under and follows up with a left that Lauzon also avoids with ease.
Baker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Baker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baker misses with a body shot.
Lauzon scores with a nice right hand.
Baker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lauzon throws a looping overhand right but Baker ducks down to avoid it.
David Baker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lauzon defending well as Baker loads up on a big left hand.
Lauzon lands a body shot.
Baker misses with an uppercut. Lauzon saw that one coming.
Baker just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Baker misses the target.
Lauzon scores with a jab to the head.
Lauzon misses with a straight left.
Lauzon misses with an uppercut.
Baker lands with a hook. Lauzon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Joe Lauzon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lauzon misses with a straight right.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Baker.
Lauzon takes a swing at Baker's ribcage but misses.
Good exchange - Lauzon coming out on top.
Lauzon ducks under a wild hook from Baker.
Baker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lauzon thuds a left hand into Baker's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lauzon throws a looping overhand right but Baker ducks down to avoid it.
Lauzon misses with an uppercut
enabling Baker to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lauzon.
Baker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lauzon was well out of range. Poor timing from Baker.
Baker moves away from the strike by Lauzon.
Lauzon connects with a body shot.
Baker throws an overhand right that lands on Lauzon's shoulder, as Lauzon tries to avoid the shot.
Lauzon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lauzon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Baker on the side of the head.
Baker misses with a straight right.
Lauzon might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lauzon throws a lazy right hand but Baker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baker slips under a jab.
Lauzon jabs Baker right on the nose. Baker blinks but takes it well.
Lauzon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lauzon thuds a left hand into Baker's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker connects with a crisp jab.
Lauzon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baker throws a jab but it's blocked by Lauzon.
Baker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lauzon.
Lauzon looks to throw the jab but Baker is out of range.
Baker throws a hook but Lauzon blocks it.
Lauzon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Baker to score with a decent uppercut.
Lauzon misses with a straight right.
Lauzon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baker moves away.
A left lands for Baker.
Lauzon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baker.
Baker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lauzon manages to avoid it.
Nice body kick there by Baker.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lauzon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lauzon misses with a looping left.
Baker slips a jab and a cross from Lauzon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker lands a nice hook to Lauzon's body. Lauzon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Baker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lauzon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lauzon throws a hook but Baker avoids it easily.
Lauzon thows a body shot but no joy.
Baker takes a swing at Lauzon's ribcage but misses.
Baker ducks right into an uppercut from Lauzon.
Baker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lauzon.
Lauzon is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Baker had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Baker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lauzon throws out the jab.
Lauzon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A shot to the liver by Lauzon. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lauzon sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lauzon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Lauzon misses.
Lauzon misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Joe Lauzon will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lauzon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baker.
Baker lands a glancing blow to the side of Lauzon's head.
Baker tests Lauzon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Baker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lauzon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Baker misses with an uppercut
and Lauzon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baker looks to land a left hand but Lauzon moved out of range nicely.
Baker walks into a jab.
Lauzon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lauzon cracks Baker with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lauzon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baker.
Jab, jab by Lauzon - just one landing.
Baker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lauzon throws a looping overhand right but Baker ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Lauzon does it's job there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lauzon.
Lauzon misses with a two punch combination.
Lauzon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lauzon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Baker counters with a right hand to the body.
Lauzon moves forwards but Baker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Baker moves away from the strike by Lauzon.
Lauzon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lauzon throws a nice looking combination but Baker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big left from Baker misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Baker.

Lauzon is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baker throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lauzon is still on wobbly legs! Can Baker finish him?
Baker slips a jab from Lauzon.
Baker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lauzon with a jab.
Baker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lauzon tries to bum rush Baker with a series of wild strikes but Baker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lauzon seems to have recovered his senses.
Baker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lauzon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon misses with a hook.
A big right from Baker misses.
Lauzon blocks a jab.
Baker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lauzon.
Baker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
David Baker is winning the standup battle so far.
Lauzon cracks Baker with a good jab.
Baker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lauzon misses with a straight right.
Lauzon defending well as Baker loads up on a big left hand.
Lauzon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Baker misses the shot to the body.
Lauzon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Baker doesn't seem bothered though.
Lauzon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baker.
Lauzon throws out a powerful jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon lands a body shot.

Lauzon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Baker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Baker wants to stand up but Lauzon is controlling him.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Baker lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lauzon!
A nice elbow there by Baker.
Lauzon regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lauzon manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lauzon manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lauzon wants to control the pace but Baker is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker working to try and regain half guard.
Baker is working hard here to advance position.
Lauzon content just to control the position here.
Baker is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baker tries to hold on but Lauzon pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that David Baker will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lauzon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Baker on the side of the head.
Lauzon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Baker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lauzon throws out a powerful jab.
A combination from Baker does no damage.
Lauzon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Baker's hands.
Lauzon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lauzon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Baker.
Baker misses with an uppercut.
Baker lands a jab to the head.
Lauzon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Baker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lauzon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lauzon misses with an uppercut.
Lauzon lands a body shot.
Lauzon scores with a nice strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lauzon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Baker ducks under a wild hook from Lauzon.
Lauzon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lauzon punishes Baker's body with a nice straight punch.
Baker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Baker slips under a jab.
Baker moves out of range as Lauzon strikes.
Lauzon swinging wildly here.
Baker throws a big shot that misses.
Lauzon throws the left hand but Baker avoids the punch easily.
Lauzon loads up on a big right hand but Baker slips the punch.
Baker ducks under a wild hook from Lauzon.
Baker misses with a double jab.
Lauzon throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Baker wants it to stay on the feet.
Baker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lauzon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Baker in his tracks.
Lauzon throws the left hand but Baker avoids the punch easily.
Lauzon throws a hook but Baker avoids it easily.
Lauzon ducks under a wild hook from Baker.
Baker looks to land a combination. Lauzon sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baker throws a looping overhand right but Lauzon ducks down to avoid it.
Baker slips under a jab from Lauzon.
Lauzon looks to land a right hand but Baker moved out of range.
Baker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lauzon.
Lauzon lands with a nice body punch.
Baker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lauzon connects with a body shot that sends Baker's belly button to the back.
Lauzon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
David Baker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Lauzon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Baker.
Baker slips under a jab.
Baker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lauzon.
Baker lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lauzon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baker misses with a straight right.
Baker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Lauzon does it's job there.
Lauzon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lauzon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baker.
Baker misses with a hook.
Lauzon throws out a loose jab but Baker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baker misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon thows a left - swing and a miss!
A left lands for Baker.
Lauzon lands the left hand.
Baker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A big right from Baker misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baker takes one to the chin there.
Baker takes a swing at Lauzon's ribcage but misses.
Baker throws a hook to the side of Lauzon's head but Lauzon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lauzon misses with a hook. Baker ducked under it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lauzon slips under a jab.
A big right from Lauzon misses.
Baker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lauzon.
Baker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Lauzon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lauzon 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Joe Lauzon!