PBP Commentary

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

Baker
vs
Nog

186 cm
26
265 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

190 cm
30
265 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Caesar Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Junior Nog!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker moves in looking to clinch but Nog pushes him off.
Baker scores with a decent looking hook.

It looks like Junior Nog has been cut.
Nog doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nog scores with a one two! Baker had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Caesar Baker has been cut.

Baker instigates a clinch.
Nog throws a head punch that misses.
Baker misses with an elbow over the top.
Baker has Nog pressed against the cage, preventing Nog from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Baker wants to break free but Nog has control.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Baker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nog's brow.
Baker wants to break free but Nog has control.
Nog throws a head punch that misses.
Baker prevents the takedown attempt.
Baker is trying to break free.
Nog stalls.
Baker can't break the clinch.
Baker presses Nog against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Baker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nog backwards.
Baker is trying to push Nog away but Nog has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nog can't find room to land a body shot as Baker controls the action.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nog has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Baker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nog misses with a punch to the body.
Baker lands a shoulder strike.
Nog tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nog lands with a short shot to the head.

Baker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baker cracks a nice hook into Nog's ribs.

Baker clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nog.
Nog keeps control of Baker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Baker scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Baker breaks the clinch.

Baker clinches with his opponent.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Baker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nog's brow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nog is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Baker breaks the clinch.
Baker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nog but Nog pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Nog gets a double leg takedown into Baker's guard.
Baker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nog on the ground.
Baker keeping full guard, as Nog tries to pass.
Baker wants to get back to his feet but Nog is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nog trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nog stops Baker from standing up.
Nog would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nog postures up in Baker's guard and throws a big left but Baker blocks it.
Nog throws a big right hand that misses.

Nog drops back, looking for a kneebar! Baker looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Baker looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Baker!

Nog striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Nog struggling a bit here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nog tries to bench press Baker off him but Baker keeps the position.
Nog is trying to control Baker's posture but Baker avoids it.
Nog manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Nog looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Baker lands a nice short elbow.
Nog is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Baker's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Baker's back!
Baker trying to get back to his feet but Nog is in full control for now.

Nog is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Nog avoiding Baker 's attempts to control his hands.

Nog is looking for a choke. Baker gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Baker manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Nog looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caesar Baker dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nog gets a double leg takedown into Baker's guard.
Nog trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nog postures up.
Nog prevents Baker from getting back to his feet.
Nog postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Baker wants to stand and escape but Nog is having none of it.

Nog drops back looking for a leg! Baker is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Baker manages to kick Nog off! Nog jumps back into Baker's guard.

Nog drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nog jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nog decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nog on the side of the head.

Nog gets a takedown into half guard.
Nog slips a nice elbow through Baker's hands, connecting with Baker's forehead.
Baker trying to control but Nog postures up.

Nog is looking for a kimura here.

Nog is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Baker tries to kick Nog off but Nog keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nog seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Baker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Baker is trying to stand back up but Nog is controlling him

Nog wants to work for an arm triangle but Baker is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Baker pushes Nog off looking to stand but Nog dives back in and keeps control.
Nog throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nog thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Nog is looking for a kimura here.

Nog is working for a kimura but Baker is defending it quite comfortably.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker is trying to stand.
Baker trying to control but Nog postures up.

Nog seems to be working for a kimura but Baker defends the submission attempt.

Nog is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Baker sees it coming and defends easily.

That's four 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.
Baker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Baker is trying to control but can't.
Baker is looking to get back to is feet but Nog passes into side control.

Nog tries for a kimura but Baker is defending well.

Nog thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Nog swings around for an armbar but Baker sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Nog's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Nog looking for subs off his back but Baker has passed one foot through into half guard.
Baker wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Nog showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Baker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Baker lands a jab to the nose.
Baker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nog counters with a one-two to the body.
Nog tries to clinch there but Baker circles away.
Baker tries to clinch up but Nog circles away and keeps his distance.

Nog drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Nog is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Baker knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Nog thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nog tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nog has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Nog is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Baker knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Nog tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Nog takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Nog goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Baker rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Nog's guard! Nice work there by Baker!

Nog working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Baker has passed into half guard!
It looks like Baker is going to stand back up.

Nog looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Baker tries to stand and escape but Nog is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nog is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Baker tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Nog.
Nog is trying to control but can't.
Baker wants to stand up but Nog has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Nog is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Baker's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Baker's back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nog patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Baker is trying to get back to his feet but Nog has full control of the position and if anything, Baker has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Nog looking for the choke but no joy.
Baker trying to get back to his feet but Nog is in full control for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Nog tightening his grip on Baker, looking for the choke.
Baker is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Nog comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nog has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Nog!