PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Baroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Zyb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baroni comes to the cage accompanied by Beastie Boys- Fight for your right. Zyb is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "Battle" by Gangstarr. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Baroni
vs
Zyb

175 cm
26
155 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

178 cm
21
150 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Baroni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Zyb!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zyb explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Baroni tries to bum rush Zyb with a series of wild strikes but Zyb uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from Baroni. Those never looked like landing.
Baroni on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Zyb bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Zyb tries to land a front kick but Baroni steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Baroni looks to land a combination but Zyb avoids it well.
Baroni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zyb circles away quickly and effectively.
Zyb has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Baroni wants to clinch.
Zyb scores with a spinning back kick!
Zyb staying out of range there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zyb connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baroni throws a combination that misses
and Zyb counters with a big head kick but Baroni shrugs it off.
Baroni thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Zyb if he has to take too many more of those.
Zyb lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Zyb.
Baroni smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Zyb pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baroni throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baroni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zyb ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zyb throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Zyb.
Zyb looks to land a body kick but Baroni moved away.
Baroni fails to land with a series of punches.
Baroni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Zyb drives through and clinches with Baroni against the cage.
Baroni lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Baroni misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baroni lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Baroni avoiding damage.
Zyb avoids the elbow strike from Baroni, against the cage.

Zyb escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baroni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zyb.
Baroni will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baroni blocks a head kick by Zyb.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baroni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zyb.
Zyb moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A combination from Baroni does no damage.
Zyb ducks under a wild hook from Baroni.
Zyb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zyb fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zyb moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Baroni blocks a head kick by Zyb.
Zyb misses with a body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Zyb finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Baroni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zyb was well out of range. Poor timing from Baroni.
Baroni checks a leg kick.
Baroni tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zyb paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baroni fails to land with a series of punches.
Baroni smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Baroni drives through and clinches with Zyb against the cage.
Baroni managing to block the knees to the body from Zyb.
A hook to the body from Baroni.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zyb with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Baroni tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Baroni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baroni looks to land a combination but Zyb avoids it well.
Baroni lands with a nice combination. Zyb backs away looking to recover.
Zyb walks into a left hand.
Zyb scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zyb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baroni manages to avoid it.
Baroni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baroni will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Zyb. Those never looked like landing.

Zyb gets tackled into the cage by Baroni. Baroni maintains the clinch.
Zyb tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zyb blocks the elbow strike.
Baroni throws an elbow that misses.
Zyb looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zyb working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zyb jumps guard but Baroni turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Baroni lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Baroni - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Baroni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baroni takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Baroni tests Zyb's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A punch combination from Baroni misses.
Zyb rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baroni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Baroni has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zyb wants to break free but Baroni has control.

Baroni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baroni looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baroni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zyb circles away quickly and effectively.
Zyb moves out of range of the strikes.
Baroni is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Baroni dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Zyb scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Baroni tries to close the distance and clinch but Zyb swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zyb throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A left and a right from Baroni both land. Nice combination.
Zyb lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Baroni misses with a wild combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Baroni. That snapped Zyb's head back.
Zyb throws a push kick but Baroni slaps the foot to one side.
Baroni misses with a two punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baroni misses with a two punch combination.
Zyb throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Baroni misses with a double jab.
Zyb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zyb dodges the punch combination from Baroni.
Zyb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baroni.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baroni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zyb.
Baroni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baroni is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Baroni does no damage.
A punch combination from Baroni misses.
Zyb misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zyb is looking to slow Baroni down with leg kicks.
Zyb connects with a leg kick. Baroni looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Baroni misses with the combination.
Zyb scores with a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Zyb.
Zyb is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Baroni.
Baroni misses with a series of wild punches.
Baroni throws a series of punches but Zyb avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zyb throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zyb connects with a leg kick. Baroni looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zyb plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Joe Baroni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baroni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zyb lands a nice leg kick that just misses Baroni's sensitive parts.
Baroni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zyb lands a nice leg kick that just misses Baroni's sensitive parts.

Baroni gets tackled into the cage by Zyb. Zyb maintains the clinch.
Baroni blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zyb wants to break free but Baroni has control.

Baroni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baroni fails to land with a series of punches.
Zyb lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zyb throws a head kick that half lands.
Baroni misses with a wild combination.
Baroni tries to bum rush Zyb with a series of wild strikes but Zyb uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zyb swinging wildly here.
Zyb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zyb avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baroni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zyb.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baroni stalks Zyb and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zyb's face. Zyb staggers backwards, shaken.
A punch combination from Baroni misses.
Baroni connects with the punch.
Zyb falls off balance throwing a combination
and Baroni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zyb lands a nice leg kick that just misses Baroni's sensitive parts.
Baroni takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A solid body kick from Zyb.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zyb, right into the meat.
Baroni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zyb.
Zyb tries to clinch up.
Zyb tries to bum rush Baroni with a series of wild strikes but Baroni uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zyb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zyb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baroni will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baroni keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zyb showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baroni.
Baroni misses with a double jab.
Zyb lands a nice leg kick that just misses Baroni's sensitive parts.
A shot to the body from Baroni misses
and Zyb counters with a leg kick.
Baroni lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zyb at a distance.
Zyb dodges the punch combination from Baroni.
Zyb fakes the leg kick and cracks Baroni in the body.
Baroni walks forward, straight into a front kick from Zyb.

Baroni clinches with his opponent.
Baroni lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Baroni.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baroni lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zyb working hard to break the clinch.
Zyb unloads a knee to the mid-section. Baroni lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Joe Baroni will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Baroni's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zyb under the eye.
Zyb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zyb takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Some wild striking there from Baroni.
Zyb looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Joe Baroni is winning the standup battle so far.
Baroni moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Zyb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zyb pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baroni throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zyb counters with a nice low kick that buckles Baroni's knee momentarily.
Zyb cracks the inside of Baroni's front leg.
Zyb just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick from Zyb misses.
Baroni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zyb circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baroni moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick misses from Zyb.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baroni fails to land with a series of punches.
Baroni will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zyb tries to land a leg kick but Baroni saw it coming and moves away.
Baroni lands with a right hand.
Zyb tries to move into range but Baroni moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zyb throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Baroni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zyb.
Zyb slips a straight right by Baroni.
Zyb tries to land a front kick but Baroni steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zyb scores with a nice body kick.
Zyb scores with a kick to the midsection.

Baroni clinches up against the cage.
Zyb throws a punch but it's blocked by Baroni.
Zyb missing with knees to the body.
Zyb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baroni.
Joe Baroni has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zyb tries to land a knee to the head but Baroni blocks with his arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zyb tries to score a body lock takedown but Baroni shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zyb's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baroni's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Baroni duly obliges.
Baroni lands with a right hand.
Baroni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zyb.
Zyb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baroni.
Baroni misses with a double jab.
Zyb takes a swing at Baroni's ribcage but misses.
Zyb throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab from Baroni.
Baroni moves out of range of the body kick.
Baroni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zyb takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Baroni doesn't manage to clinch there - Zyb circles away.
Baroni scores with a three punch combo!
Joe Baroni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zyb's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Baroni connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zyb scrambles back to his feet.
Zyb has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Baroni throws an overhand right that lands on Zyb's shoulder, as Zyb tries to avoid the shot.
Baroni looks to land a combination but Zyb avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zyb showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baroni.
Zyb looks to land a body kick but Baroni moved away.
Zyb doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Baroni misses with a two punch combination.
Baroni swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baroni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zyb can do to turn this around?
Baroni takes a jab right on the kisser.
Baroni misses with a looping left.
Zyb misses with a low kick as Baroni jumps back.
Zyb throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zyb goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Baroni misses with a two punch combination.
Baroni lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Baroni takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baroni lands a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zyb wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Baroni has him pressed against the cage.
Zyb avoids a wild elbow strike from Baroni.

Zyb breaks the clinch.
Zyb is looking to clinch but Baroni is avoiding it.
Baroni blocks the body kick.
Baroni getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Baroni clobbers Zyb with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Baroni misses with a few strikes there.
Baroni is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zyb lands a head kick. Baroni smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Baroni swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baroni swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baroni punishes Zyb's body with a nice straight punch.
Chris Zyb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zyb takes one to the side of the head.
Zyb is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Baroni rather than just go for the knockout.
Zyb lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Baroni lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Baroni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baroni has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Baroni!
The defeated Chris Zyb had this to say: 'It was an accident...'.