PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baas Baako (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiang Shi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baako comes to the cage accompanied by Acapella Soul - The Lion Sleeps Tonight. Shi has chosen Skyrim Dragon Fighting Music as his entrance music. Jiang Shi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Baas Baako's chin.

Baako
vs
Shi

188 cm
25
245 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
245 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baas Baako!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jiang Shi!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baako scores with a jab to the head.

It looks like Jiang Shi has been cut.
Shi is looking to chop away at Baako's legs.
Shi misses with a head kick.
Shi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shi avoids the body shot from Baako.
Shi throws a head kick that misses.
Baako throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Baako looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Baako. Shi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shi staying out of range there.
Baako misses with a body shot.
Baako ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Shi moves into the clinch.
Baako lands a nice uppercut.
Shi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Baako tries to circle away but Shi has him pinned against the cage.
Shi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baako has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Baako breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baako tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shi was well out of range. Poor timing from Baako.
Shi connects with a solid leg kick.
Baako lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Baako misses with a lunging right hand
and Shi counters with a low kick, right behind Baako 's knee.
Baako blocks a leg kick.
Baako misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Baako is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shi.
Shi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Baako swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baako ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shi moves away.
Shi ducks under a wild hook from Baako.
Baako scores with a one two! Shi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baako swings for the body but Shi moves out of range.
Baako avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shi slips under a jab.
Shi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baako throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shi.
Shi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A big left from Baako misses.
Baako scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That has opened up Jiang Shi's cut even more.
Shi defending well as Baako loads up on a big left hand.
Baako misses with a looping left.
Shi slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Shi.
Baako misses with a body shot.
Shi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Baako if he has to take too many more of those.
Baako swings for the body but Shi moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Baako misses the target.
Shi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Good exchange - Baako coming out on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shi connects with a solid leg kick.
Shi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shi staying out of range there.
A big left from Baako misses.
Baako takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baako. Shi does a little dance to reset his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shi.
Shi lands a leg kick that knocks Baako off balance momentarily.
Shi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baako swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baako misses with a hook. Shi ducked under it nicely.
A head kick from Shi lands but Baako takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shi throws a sloppy head kick and Baako moves out of range easily.
Baako throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baako looks to land a right hand but Shi moved out of range.
Baako is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Baako, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Baako sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Baako is breathing heavily.
Shi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baako.
Baako fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shi manages to avoid it.
Shi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shi throws a leg kick but Baako moved away.
Baako scores with a nice right hand.
Baako looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shi tries to land a front kick but Baako steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Baako avoids the head kick by Shi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baako misses with an uppercut.
Baako moves out of range of the leg kick from Shi.
Shi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baako avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Baas Baako will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jiang Shi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Shi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baako fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shi ducks right into an uppercut from Baako.

Shi closes the distance and pushes Baako back into the cage.
Shi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baako blocks it with crossed arms.
Baako can't break the clinch.
Baako tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shi's elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Shi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shi misses with a knee strike.
Shi has Baako pressed against the cage, preventing Baako from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Baako lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shi prevents Baako from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baako is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shi throws an elbow but it misses.
Baako blocks an elbow strike from Shi.
Shi scores with a knee to the head.
Shi misses with a knee strike.
Shi tries a knee to the head but Baako blocks it.
Shi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Baako's efforts to push away.

Baako's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Baako lands a nice looking body shot.
Shi is breathing heavily.
Baako lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Baako's corner calls for a 1-2. Baako obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baako fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shi manages to avoid it.
Baako fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shi manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shi tries to clinch up.
Baako dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shi cracks the inside of Baako's front leg.
Shi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Baako's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Baako duly obliges.
Baako scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shi moves out of range as Baako strikes.
Baako throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shi throws out a leg kick but Baako moves out of range and Shi only half commits.
Baako swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baako looks to land a right hand but Shi moved out of range.
Baako tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shi was well out of range. Poor timing from Baako.
Baako throws a big shot that misses.
Baako blocks a low kick nicely.
Baako lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shi circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Shi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Baako uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shi has time to react.
A decent looking cross lands there for Baako.
Baako avoids a kick to the body.
Shi tried to score with a low kick but Baako checks it.
Shi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Baako throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Baako misses with a few strikes there.
Shi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Baako to score with a decent uppercut.
Shi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shi.
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!
Shi throws a body kick that misses.
Baako checks a low kick from Shi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baako ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Baako getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

The cut above Jiang Shi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Shi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baako.
Shi scores with a head kick.
Baako lands a nice hook to Shi's body. Shi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Baako swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shi.
Baako lands a nice hook to Shi's body. Shi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Baako thows a body shot but no joy.
Baako comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baako lands a jab-cross combination.
Baako throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Shi crashing down! Shi tries to stagger back to his feet but Baako just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Shi asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baas Baako!
During a confident post fight interview, Baas Baako thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.