PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommaso Baroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugues De Payens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugues De Payens is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Baroni
vs
De Payens

191 cm
25
208 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

187 cm
26
210 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommaso Baroni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugues De Payens!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baroni scores with a three punch combo!
Baroni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Payens misses with a kick to the body.
Baroni keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
De Payens throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Payens throws a body punch but Baroni moves out of range.
Baroni wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baroni tries to close the distance and clinch but De Payens swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baroni throws a looping overhand right but De Payens ducks down to avoid it.
Baroni throws a body punch but De Payens moves out of range.
Baroni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baroni changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
De Payens misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheers as Baroni lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Payens doesn't seem phased though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Payens on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Baroni. Baroni obviously looking to wear him down.
Baroni takes a swing at De Payens's ribcage but misses.
A solid body kick from De Payens.
Baroni moves out of range of the leg kick from De Payens.
Baroni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baroni misses with a looping right.
De Payens throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Payens takes a swing at Baroni's ribcage but misses.
De Payens ducks under a wild hook from Baroni.
De Payens is looking to slow Baroni down with leg kicks.
De Payens ducks under a wild hook from Baroni.
Baroni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Payens has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
De Payens uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baroni.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from De Payens. Baroni shrugs it off though.
De Payens misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Payens. Baroni does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Payens takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Baroni misses with a straight right.
De Payens slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
De Payens fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Baroni looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Baroni lands with a good body shot.
De Payens takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

It looks like Tommaso Baroni has been cut.
Baroni throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice body punch from De Payens.
De Payens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baroni throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Payens lands a nice hook to Baroni's body. Baroni takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Baroni moves out of range of the body kick from De Payens.
Baroni moves forwards but De Payens connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Baroni moves away from the strike by De Payens.
Baroni tries to clinch there but De Payens circles away.
De Payens connects with a body shot that sends Baroni's belly button to the back.
De Payens has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Baroni finds it's way round the side to connect with De Payens's head.
Baroni looks to throw the jab but De Payens is out of range.
Baroni thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Payens is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Baroni rather than just go for the knockout.
Baroni works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baroni tests De Payens's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Payens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baroni.
Baroni tries to close the distance and clinch but De Payens swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Payens throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big right from Baroni misses.
A big left from Baroni misses.

Baroni closes the distance and clinches.
Baroni misses with a punch on the inside.
De Payens wants to break the clinch but can't.
Baroni stalling the fight.

De Payens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baroni throws a leg kick
and De Payens counters with a big head kick but Baroni shrugs it off.
De Payens works Baroni's body with a nice hook.
De Payens lands a jab to the nose.
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 Tommaso Baroni will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tommaso Baroni's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Baroni tries to clinch up.
Baroni misses with a looping left.
De Payens moves out of range of the body kick.
Baroni tried to score with a low kick but De Payens checks it.
Baroni punishes De Payens's body with a nice straight punch.
De Payens misses with a body kick.
Baroni thows a leg kick but De Payens checks it
and De Payens counters with a good low kick that Baroni was not able to check.
De Payens fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
De Payens clobbers Baroni with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Baroni connects with a crisp jab.
Tommaso Baroni is winning the standup battle so far.
Baroni throws a poor cross that misses
and De Payens counters with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Payens looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baroni jabs at De Payens's body.
We've been told by Baroni's head coaches at Rough House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Payens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baroni was well out of range. Poor timing from De Payens.
De Payens scores with a leg kick.
De Payens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baroni manages to avoid it.
De Payens misses the shot to the body.
Baroni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice leg kick lands there from Baroni.
De Payens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baroni manages to avoid it.
Baroni throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Payens on the side of the head.
De Payens misses with a head kick.
De Payens throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Baroni tries to clinch but De Payens moves out of range.
De Payens is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baroni.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baroni gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Payens.
Baroni misses with a straight left.
A shot to the liver by Baroni. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Payens looks to land a combination. Baroni sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Baroni avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
De Payens moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Baroni fails to land with a series of punches.
Baroni loads up on a big right hand but De Payens slips the punch.
Nice body kick there by De Payens.
Baroni checks a low kick from De Payens.
Baroni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Baroni throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Payens counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Payens turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Baroni looks to throw the jab but De Payens is out of range.
De Payens looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Payens lands a big head kick that sends Baroni to the canvas! De Payens follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hugues De Payens!
In his post fight interview, Hugues De Payens gave a big smile as he said 'To understand the nature of enlightenment requires infinite understanding, sometimes the evil we perceive in this reality, is merely our own human nature learning to cast free the shackles of illusion. Love to you all, never stop believing! Broken Halo! You are all God's awake and act as such wi'.