PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaka Baring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Finisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baring comes into the arena with Goyang Dumang blaring out of the sound system. Jaka Baring has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Baring
vs
Finisher

207 cm
23
189 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

185 cm
29
205 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jaka Baring!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Finisher!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baring scores with a nice strike.
Finisher takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Finisher tries to clinch but Baring is having none of it.
Finisher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Finisher throws a body shot but no joy.
Baring appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Baring stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Finisher takes one to the chin there.
Baring scores with a jab to the body.
Baring ducks under a wild hook from Finisher.
Baring takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Finisher looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Baring uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finisher lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Finisher.
Nice body punch from Baring.
Baring connects with a leg kick. Finisher looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Finisher ducks right into an uppercut from Baring.
Baring throws a head kick that half lands.

Baring sends Finisher crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Baring is motioning to the referee to let Finisher up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Finisher is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finisher misses with a left hand
and Baring makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Finisher is still on wobbly legs! Can Baring finish him?
Finisher throws a combination that misses
and Baring counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Finisher swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Baring counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Finisher to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Baring!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jaka Baring!
An out of breath Jaka Baring thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.