PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xingu Huka Huka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Humphrey Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xingu Huka Huka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Huka Huka
vs
Baker

194 cm
20
244 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

195 cm
19
257 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Xingu Huka Huka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Humphrey Baker!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker misses with a body shot.
Baker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Huka Huka with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Baker.
Baker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Huka Huka circles away quickly and effectively.
Baker misses with a wild body shot.
Humphrey Baker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huka Huka loads up on a big right hand but Baker slips the punch.
Huka Huka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baker throws out the jab.

Baker rushes Huka Huka and presses him up against the cage.
Huka Huka blocking some punches.
Baker prevents a body shot from Huka Huka.
Baker tries to throw a body punch but Huka Huka avoids it by throwing Baker back against the cage.
The referee calls for Huka Huka to work.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Huka Huka.
We've been informed that Baker has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Huka Huka blocking some punches.
Baker tries to throw a body punch but Huka Huka avoids it by throwing Baker back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Huka Huka.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baker is leaning against Huka Huka and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huka Huka blocks a body shot from Baker.
Huka Huka pressing his opponent against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Baker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Huka Huka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Baker's face.
A head punch on the inside from Baker fails to land.
Nice body punch from Huka Huka - that landed with a thud.
Huka Huka lands a shoulder strike.
Baker tries to work over Huka Huka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Baker misses with some punches.
Huka Huka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Baker fails to land.
Baker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Huka Huka backwards.
Huka Huka blocks a body shot from Baker.
Baker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Huka Huka's elbow.
Huka Huka swings wildly with an uppercut but Baker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Huka Huka misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Huka Huka.
Huka Huka throws a punch but it's blocked by Baker.
Huka Huka misses with the head strike.
Huka Huka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Baker misses with the head strike.
Huka Huka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Baker misses with some punches.
Huka Huka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Huka Huka drops Baker onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Baker is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Baker is rocked!
Huka Huka tries a body shot but Baker blocks it.
Baker is still on wobbly legs! Can Huka Huka finish him?
Baker lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Huka Huka.
A nice left hand lands by Baker.
Huka Huka blocks a body shot from Baker.
Baker seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Huka Huka blocking some punches.
I was talking to Huka Huka's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Huka Huka blocks a body shot from Baker.
Baker misses with the head strike.
Baker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Huka Huka can't find room to land a body shot as Baker controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baker.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Huka Huka.

Huka Huka drops Baker onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Baker is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huka Huka lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Baker to his knees! Huka Huka keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xingu Huka Huka!
The defeated Humphrey Baker had this to say: 'Honey badger doesn't give a shit'.