PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Macadam Baird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nyffe Pehmytkudos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pehmytkudos is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Culture Club - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Baird
vs
Pehmytkudos

182 cm
24
190 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

179 cm
34
195 lbs
17 - 15 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Macadam Baird!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nyffe Pehmytkudos!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baird misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pehmytkudos looks to land a combination but Baird avoids it well.
Pehmytkudos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pehmytkudos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baird misses with a low kick.
Pehmytkudos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baird looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pehmytkudos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baird moves away.
Pehmytkudos misses the shot to the body.
Baird moves in looking to clinch but Pehmytkudos pushes him off.
Pehmytkudos scores with a jab to the body.

Pehmytkudos gets tackled into the cage by Baird. Baird maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baird has Pehmytkudos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pehmytkudos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pehmytkudos pulls guard effortlessly.
Baird trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pehmytkudos trying to keep a closed guard but Baird is proving a slippery customer.
Pehmytkudos wants to sweep here but Baird controlling him for the moment.
Pehmytkudos working a defensive guard here.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nyffe Pehmytkudos.
Pehmytkudos throws a poor cross that misses
and Baird counters with a nice body kick.
Nyffe Pehmytkudos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baird tries to close the distance and clinch but Pehmytkudos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pehmytkudos misses with a body punch

and Baird counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pehmytkudos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baird scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baird looking to pass the guard.
Baird seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Baird throwing strikes from guard but Pehmytkudos blocks nicely.
Baird throwing strikes but missing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pehmytkudos is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pehmytkudos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Baird is keeping the position for now.
Pehmytkudos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pehmytkudos in the domination position with Baird hanging on.
Baird can't do much from the bottom here.
Pehmytkudos throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Baird struggling a bit here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Pehmytkudos trying to control the position but Baird is working away.
Baird prevents Pehmytkudos from improving position.
Pehmytkudos cracks Baird with a big right hand but Baird just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pehmytkudos trying to control the position but Baird is working away.
Pehmytkudos works to advance to full mount. Baird defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Baird working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pehmytkudos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Baird is looking to escape.
Pehmytkudos lands a big shot there that rocks Baird but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pehmytkudos misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Baird keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pehmytkudos sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Baird is trying desperately to improve position.
Pehmytkudos looking to control but Baird is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nyffe Pehmytkudos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pehmytkudos misses with an uppercut

and Baird counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Pehmytkudos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baird closes the distance but Pehmytkudos moves to the side
and Pehmytkudos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pehmytkudos looks to throw the jab but Baird is out of range.

Baird shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pehmytkudos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Baird stopping the sweep attempt from Pehmytkudos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird trying to control but Pehmytkudos is working from the bottom.
Pehmytkudos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Pehmytkudos looking for a guillotine here but Baird defends easily.
Pehmytkudos keeping moving, preventing Baird from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nyffe Pehmytkudos has got the better of the ground game so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Macadam Baird just wasn't active enough.
Pehmytkudos scores with a shot to the body.
Baird wants to clinch up but Pehmytkudos keeps it at a distance.
Pehmytkudos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pehmytkudos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baird manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pehmytkudos swats away the attempt to clinch by Baird.
Pehmytkudos misses with a series of wild punches.
Nyffe Pehmytkudos seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird tries to clinch up but Pehmytkudos circles away and keeps his distance.
Baird looks to clinch
and Pehmytkudos counters with a stiff right hand.
Baird tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pehmytkudos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baird moves in looking to clinch but Pehmytkudos pushes him off.
Danga de danga de dang - Pehmytkudos scores with a four punch combination!

Pehmytkudos drops Baird with a beautiful combination! Baird stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pehmytkudos is looking for the KO!

Baird is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baird is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oh Baird is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baird takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Baird seems to have got his legs back now.
Baird slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pehmytkudos thows a body shot but no joy.
Pehmytkudos lands a nice hook to Baird's body. Baird takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Baird looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pehmytkudos is fending him off so far but Baird persists. Nope, Pehmytkudos circles away and we're back to standing.
Pehmytkudos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pehmytkudos throws a jab when Baird was well out of range.
Baird looks to clinch
and Pehmytkudos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Baird closes the distance but Pehmytkudos moves to the side
enabling Pehmytkudos to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pehmytkudos throws a body punch but Baird moves out of range.
Pehmytkudos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Baird on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nyffe Pehmytkudos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pehmytkudos cracks Baird with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Baird looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Pehmytkudos finish him?
Baird tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pehmytkudos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Baird closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pehmytkudos trying to control but Baird postures up.
Baird trying to control from Pehmytkudos's half guard. Pehmytkudos has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Baird trying to control the position from guard on top but Pehmytkudos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pehmytkudos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pehmytkudos keeping moving, preventing Baird from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Pehmytkudos lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Baird!
Baird wants to hold on but Pehmytkudos pushes him away.
Pehmytkudos lands a heavy elbow.
Pehmytkudos looking to ground and pound but Baird is blocking nicely.
Baird is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pehmytkudos tries to control but Baird wriggling away.
Baird can't escape the position.
Baird wants to control but Pehmytkudos is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pehmytkudos cracks Baird with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pehmytkudos looking to control but Baird is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Pehmytkudos! Baird is hurt baaadly! Pehmytkudos is firing away with more strikes - Baird is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nyffe Pehmytkudos! Nyffe Pehmytkudos retains his middleweight title!
Nyffe Pehmytkudos thanked the fans post fight for their support.