PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Baxter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Voller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Baxter
vs
Voller

187 cm
23
210 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

191 cm
20
218 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Baxter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lars Voller!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Voller. Beautiful body shot.
Baxter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A thudding body kick lands there by Voller!
Baxter looks to land a combination but Voller avoids it well.
Voller tries to clinch up but Baxter circles away and keeps his distance.
Baxter looks to land a right hand but Voller moved out of range.
Baxter misses with a wild combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Voller.
A solid body kick from Voller.
Voller doesn't manage to clinch there - Baxter circles away.
Voller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baxter.
Baxter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Voller.
Baxter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voller lets loose with a powerful body kick. Baxter will feel that in the morning.
Baxter is breathing heavily.
Voller slips a jab from Baxter.
Voller connects with a high kick.

It looks like Brian Baxter has been cut.
Voller throws a sloppy head kick and Baxter moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baxter misses with a looping right.
Baxter misses with an uppercut.
Voller thumps Baxter with a low kick.
Baxter misses with a hook. Voller ducked under it nicely.
Baxter swings widly with a right hand
and Voller counters with a nice kick to the body.
Voller lands with a nice body kick.

Voller closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Voller leaning his opponent against the cage.
Voller gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Voller breaks the clinch.
Baxter misses with a straight right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Voller moves into the clinch successfully.
Baxter tries to work over Voller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baxter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Voller backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voller lands a damaging elbow.
Voller throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Baxter avoids the elbow strike from Voller, against the cage.
Baxter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baxter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Voller.
Voller blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Voller throws an elbow but misses.
Baxter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Voller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baxter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Baxter steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Voller. That one must have hurt.
Voller lands a right hook to the body.
Voller throws a nice head kick!
Voller fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Baxter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Baxter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A left lands for Voller.
Voller tests Baxter's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voller throws a nice outside leg kick.
Baxter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baxter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A lazy left from Voller finds it's target.
Baxter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Voller explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Voller keeps Baxter at a distance using the push kick.
Voller lands a leg kick that knocks Baxter off balance momentarily.

Voller moves into range and clinches up with Baxter.
Baxter takes an elbow to the forehead.
Baxter takes an elbow to the forehead.
Voller lands an elbow inside.
Baxter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Voller.

Voller manages to break the clinch.
Baxter throws a one two combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Baxter misses the shot to the body.
Voller is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Baxter rather than just go for the knockout.
Baxter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Voller throws a head kick that Baxter semi-blocks.
Voller feints and then cracks Baxter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baxter down.
Baxter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Voller smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Voller feints and then cracks Baxter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baxter down.
Voller works Baxter's body with a nice hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Voller.
Baxter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Voller goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Voller thows a body kick. Baxter tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Baxter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Voller.
Baxter takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lars Voller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Baxter's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Voller throws a head kick that misses.
Voller lands with a good body shot.
Voller moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Baxter misses.
Voller moves out of range as Baxter strikes.
Baxter misses with a hook. Voller ducked under it nicely.
Baxter will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Voller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Voller takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Voller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Baxter throws an overhand right that lands on Voller's shoulder, as Voller tries to avoid the shot.
Voller keeps Baxter at a distance using the push kick.
Voller throws a leg kick which misses Baxter's front leg but catches the back leg as Baxter tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baxter takes one on the button.
Baxter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Voller throws a head kick that misses.
Voller lands with a kick to the temple. Baxter shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Baxter is rocked!
Baxter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voller cracks a nice hook into Baxter's ribs.
Brian Baxter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baxter swinging wildly here.
A head kick misses from Voller.
Baxter has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Voller scoring well with a low kick there.
Voller fakes the leg kick and cracks Baxter in the body.
Voller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Voller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Voller lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Voller lands the left hand.
Voller scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circle, before Voller throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Baxter's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Voller lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Lars Voller!