PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Baksteen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kobe Brian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian has chosen I wanna be like Mike as his entrance music. Paul Baksteen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Baksteen
vs
Brian

196 cm
26
215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

185 cm
20
216 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Powerful

KAISER
Juggernaut Power Suppliments

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Baksteen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kobe Brian!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baksteen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Baksteen throws a nice looking combination but Brian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brian tries a head kick but it misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Baksteen.
Brian throws a sloppy head kick and Baksteen moves out of range easily.

Baksteen closes the distance and pushes Brian back into the cage.
Baksteen misses with the head strike.
Baksteen has Brian pressed against the cage, preventing Brian from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Baksteen has Brian pressed against the cage, preventing Brian from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brian lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brian pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Baksteen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baksteen misses with a straight left.
Brian lands with a slapping head kick.
Baksteen avoids the head kick by Brian.
Some wild striking there from Brian.
Baksteen misses with a straight right.
Baksteen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Paul Baksteen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baksteen throws a series of punches but Brian avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baksteen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brian throws a head kick that half lands.
Baksteen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brian scores with a jab. Baksteen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Baksteen scores with a nice right hand.
Brian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baksteen.
Brian throws a sloppy head kick and Baksteen moves out of range easily.
Baksteen avoids the head kick by Brian.
A cross from Brian lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baksteen misses with a two punch combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brian.
Brian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baksteen throws out the jab.
Brian scores with a crisp jab that stopped Baksteen in his tracks.
Brian scores with the left hand. Baksteen knows he should have avoided that one.
Baksteen throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baksteen moves in looking to clinch but Brian pushes him off.
Brian defending well as Baksteen loads up on a big left hand.
Brian tries a head kick but it misses.
Baksteen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Baksteen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Brian.
Baksteen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baksteen misses with a looping right.
Baksteen swings for the body but Brian moves out of range.
Brian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baksteen misses with a straight left.
Baksteen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Baksteen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baksteen.
Baksteen avoids the head kick by Brian.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Baksteen pushes Brian up against the cage in a clinch.
Baksteen avoids the elbow strike from Brian, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Baksteen.
Baksteen swings wildly with an uppercut but Brian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brian scores with a shoulder strike.
Baksteen tries to circle away but Brian has him pinned against the cage.
Brian tries to circle away but Baksteen has him pinned against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baksteen.
Baksteen misses with a punch to the body.

Brian breaks the clinch.
Baksteen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brian counters with a head kick. That will keep Baksteen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Baksteen throws a series of punches but Brian moves out of range.
Brian throws a head kick that misses.
Baksteen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brian lands with a shot to the body.
Baksteen is breathing heavily.
Baksteen throws out a loose jab but Brian uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brian throws a sloppy head kick and Baksteen moves out of range easily.
Baksteen throws out a loose jab but Brian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donk. Baksteen catches Brian right on the button with a cross.
Baksteen swinging wildly here.
Baksteen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A head kick misses from Brian.
Brian explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Baksteen loads up on a big right hand but Brian slips the punch.
Brian throws a sloppy head kick and Baksteen moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brian throws a head kick that misses.
Brian throws a head kick that half lands.
Baksteen avoids the head kick by Brian.
Brian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kobe Brian dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Brian throws a head kick that misses.
Brian throws a head kick but Baksteen moves out of range.
Baksteen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Baksteen throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Brian's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Baksteen dives in looking to finish as Brian flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Baksteen's strikes! Baksteen is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Brian's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Brian was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Baksteen!