PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Krizz Kaliko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Baringer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaliko's entrance music is Anxiety. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kaliko
vs
Baringer

185 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

2KMMA Ultimate Nutrition 144 Quality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Krizz Kaliko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Baringer!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baringer looks for a takedown but Kaliko sprawls well.
Kaliko cracks Baringer with a big right hand and Baringer goes down!

It looks like Bill Baringer has been cut.
Kaliko is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kaliko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Baringer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kaliko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kaliko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kaliko scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kaliko landing with the ground and pound.
Baringer looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kaliko puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Baringer wants to improve his position but Kaliko is controlling well.
Still in half guard, Kaliko seems content to control.
Baringer looks gassed!
Baringer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaliko thows a huge punch but Baringer dodges it nicely.
Kaliko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Baringer's head.
Kaliko winds up and cracks Baringer with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kaliko lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kaliko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaliko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kaliko is nestled in close to Baringer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Baringer tries to roll over but Kaliko keeps him under control.
Kaliko wants to control but Baringer is keeping him busy.
Kaliko thows a huge punch but Baringer dodges it nicely.
Kaliko is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kaliko lands with a punch from half guard.
Kaliko drops an elbow to the side of Baringer's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaliko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kaliko trying to control the action but Baringer is working from the bottom.
Baringer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kaliko.
Kaliko has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A nice elbow there by Kaliko.
Kaliko in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kaliko breaks from Baringer's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Baringer can't escape the position.
The referee warns Baringer that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Kaliko.
Kaliko looking to finish Baringer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Baringer!
Kaliko has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Baringer's face.
Kaliko postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Baringer looks a forlorn figure.
Kaliko scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kaliko connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kaliko is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Baringer can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Kaliko working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Baringer is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaliko is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Baringer can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kaliko is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Baringer can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Baringer holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kaliko tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Baringer can't escape the position.

Kaliko looking to secure an arm triangle but Baringer defends it well.
Kaliko throwing strikes here but Baringer is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baringer is working to get back to half guard.
Kaliko is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Baringer can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krizz Kaliko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bill Baringer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Baringer throws a right hand that Kaliko ducks under and follows up with a left that Kaliko also avoids with ease.
Baringer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kaliko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good shot there by Kaliko.
Baringer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaliko.
Baringer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bill Baringer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baringer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kaliko swivels and escapes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaliko connects with a body shot.
Baringer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kaliko scores with a jab.

Kaliko shoots in and bounces Baringer off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baringer wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kaliko thows a big elbow that misses.
Baringer is trying to control the position but Kaliko postures up.
Kaliko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Baringer will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Baringer is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kaliko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baringer defending well as Kaliko loads up on a big left hand.
Baringer shoots in and drives through. Kaliko sprawls well.
Baringer tries to clinch there but Kaliko circles away.
Kaliko throws the left hand but Baringer avoids the punch easily.
Kaliko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baringer moves away.
Krizz Kaliko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kaliko missing with a left hand there. Baringer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baringer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kaliko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kaliko throws an overhand right that lands on Baringer's shoulder, as Baringer tries to avoid the shot.
Baringer misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baringer slips under a jab from Kaliko.
Baringer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Baringer wants to clinch.
Kaliko takes a swing at Baringer's ribcage but misses.
Baringer looks to clinch
and Kaliko counters with a left to the body.
Baringer lands with a nice body punch.
Baringer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baringer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kaliko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Baringer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baringer throws a push kick but Kaliko slaps the foot to one side.
Kaliko throws a body punch but Baringer moves out of range.
Baringer tries to clinch there but Kaliko circles away.
Kaliko bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Baringer's head.
Kaliko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baringer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Baringer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Krizz Kaliko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Baringer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baringer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krizz Kaliko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bill Baringer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Baringer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baringer throws a combination that misses
enabling Kaliko to counter with a crisp jab.
Kaliko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Baringer counters with a left and a right that stings Kaliko.
Kaliko tries to bum rush Baringer with a series of wild strikes but Baringer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kaliko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kaliko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kaliko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baringer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kaliko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baringer throws a nice looking combination but Kaliko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baringer tries to clinch up but Kaliko circles away and keeps his distance.
Baringer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kaliko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kaliko misses with a head kick.
Baringer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kaliko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baringer swinging wilding here.
Kaliko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Baringer tries to avoid it but Kaliko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Baringer to the ground. Baringer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kaliko takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Baringer avoids the body shot from Kaliko.
Kaliko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Baringer as he jumps to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Baringer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kaliko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baringer throws a head kick that half lands.
Baringer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Baringer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown by Baringer or perhaps it was just good defense by Kaliko which made him look bad.
Kaliko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Baringer tries to avoid it but Kaliko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Baringer to the ground. Baringer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krizz Kaliko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kaliko throws a shot from downtown. Baringer moves away and avoids it.
Baringer lands a glancing blow to the side of Kaliko's head.
Kaliko swats away the attempt to clinch by Baringer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaliko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baringer doesn't manage to clinch there - Kaliko circles away.

Kaliko shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Baringer wants to hold on but Kaliko pushes him away.
Krizz Kaliko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Baringer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kaliko lands a heavy elbow.
Kaliko landing strikes from the mount and Baringer is in trouble!
Baringer is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kaliko connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Baringer tries to hold on but Kaliko pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaliko lands with some strikes.
Kaliko scoring with strikes but Baringer is staying in there.
Baringer is trying desperately to improve position.
Kaliko sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kaliko putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Baringer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Baringer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaliko landing shots from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Krizz Kaliko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kaliko 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krizz Kaliko!