PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sani Sirin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Baird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sirin
vs
Baird

175 cm
23
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sani Sirin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Quinton Baird!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sirin clinches up against the cage.

Sirin manages to break the clinch.

Sirin closes the distance and clinches.

Sirin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baird tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baird scores with a body shot.

Sirin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Sirin jumps guard.
Baird wants to stand but Sirin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sirin controls Baird momentarily but Baird frees himself.
Baird trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Baird looking to pass the guard.
Baird is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sirin looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Baird puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sirin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sirin trying to hold on to Baird's head to control him but Baird postures up.
Baird tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Sirin.
Baird is keen to just control but Sirin is a slippery customer.
Sirin controlling the position for now.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sirin throws a head kick that misses.

Sirin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sirin looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baird working a defensive guard here.
Baird tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sirin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sirin trying to control the position from guard on top but Baird is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baird is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Baird shoots in for a takedown but Sirin shows good takedown defense.
Baird is looking to clinch but Sirin is avoiding it.
Baird misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Sirin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Baird wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Sirin manages to break the clinch.

Sirin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Baird's guard.
Baird throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sirin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Baird is keeping the position for now.
Baird can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sirin controls the pace.
Sirin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baird looking to control.
Sirin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Baird looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sirin cracks Baird with a solid left hand.
Sirin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sirin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baird is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Sirin is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Baird has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Sirin is looking to defend but Baird has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Sirin! Baird pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Sirin taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Quinton Baird!