PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Macadam Baird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Crow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crow comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mgk- Spotlight kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Baird
vs
Crow

186 cm
29
183 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

170 cm
33
148 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

KnockOut
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Macadam Baird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Crow!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baird misses with a shot to the body
and Crow counters with a one-two to the body.
Baird is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Crow.
Crow scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Crow throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Baird takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Crow uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Baird has time to react.
Crow closes the distance but Baird moves to the side
and Baird cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baird misses with a takedown
letting Crow counter with a right hand.
Crow has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crow throws a hook but Baird blocks it.
Crow throws a leg kick but Baird checks it.
We've been hearing reports that Baird has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Crow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird connects with a body shot that sends Crow's belly button to the back.
Baird needs to keep his hands up - Crow had a free shot at his head there.
Crow swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Crow slips a jab and a cross from Baird.
Baird lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Baird darts in trying to clinch
and Crow makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Baird works over Crow's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Sam Crow has been cut.
Crow scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baird looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baird throwing a counter right hand but Crow manages to avoid it.
Baird jabs at Crow's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baird throws a right and a left that Crow avoids nicely.
Crow connects with a jab.
Sam Crow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baird misses with a body shot
and Crow counters with a left and a right that stings Baird.
Crow connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Baird momentarily.
Crow throws an overhand right that lands on Baird's shoulder, as Baird tries to avoid the shot.
Baird avoids the head kick by Crow.
Baird throws a lazy uppercut
and Crow counters with a left and a right that stings Baird.
Crow dodges the punch combination from Baird.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baird chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crow can pounce on him.
Baird takes a swing at Crow's ribcage but misses.
Despite the aggression on Crow's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Crow has taken the fight to the clinch.

Baird pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crow lands a jab to Baird's midsection.
Baird throws a body shot but no joy.
Crow tries a head kick but it misses.
Baird swings widly with a right hand
and Crow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baird is looking to wear down Crow with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Baird misses with a two punch combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Crow.
Baird throws a right hand that misses
and Crow counters with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baird drops his hands momentarily and Crow takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crow lands a really nice looking cross but Baird seems unphased.
Crow lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Crow moves in looking to clinch but Baird pushes him off.
Baird throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheers as Crow lands an impressive looking overhand right. Baird doesn't seem phased though.
Baird on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Baird throws a nice looking combination but Crow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baird works the jab nicely.
Crow is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Baird had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crow misses with the combination.
Crow on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Crow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Crow's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Crow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Baird thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baird misses with a jab to the body
and Baird takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crow getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Baird misses with a head kick.
Crow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baird.
Baird misses with a double jab
and Crow counters with a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baird drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Baird gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Crow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird misses with a body punch
and Crow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Baird avoids the head kick by Crow.
Crow fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Baird on the side of the head.
Crow connects with a body shot.
Baird blocks a head kick by Crow.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Crow. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Baird connects with an inside leg kick.
Baird jabs Crow right on the nose. Crow blinks but takes it well.
Baird fails with the takedown
and Crow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Baird throws an off balance right hand
and Crow counters with a one-two to the body.
Crow throws out a powerful jab.
Crow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crow cracks a nice hook into Baird's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Baird there.
Nice body punch from Baird.
Crow cracks Baird with a good jab.
Crow pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Baird back to the cage. Crow follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A shot to the liver by Crow. Beautiful body shot.
Nice shot lands for Crow.
Baird walks into a left hand.
Crow blocks a head kick by Baird.
Baird misses with a takedown attempt
and Crow counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Macadam Baird. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crow lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A jab from Crow misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird blocks a head kick by Crow.
Baird tries to counter with a takedown but Crow is quick to defend against it.
Crow lands a jab to the nose.
Sam Crow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crow throws a head kick that misses.
Crow tries a head kick but it misses.
A quick step to the side and Baird tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baird tries to clinch up but Crow circles away and keeps his distance.
Crow missing with a left hand there. Baird was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crow is working the combinations to good effect here.
Crow misses with a two punch combination.
Baird is looking for a counter combo.
Baird throws a lazy head kick
and Crow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baird misses with a head kick.
Baird throws a sloppy body shot
and Crow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Crow has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Crow breaks the clinch.
Crow throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crow, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crow misses with a hook.
Baird looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Crow cracks the inside of Baird's front leg.
Macadam Baird seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baird throws a body punch but Crow moves out of range.
Baird misses with a body punch
and Crow counters with a straight right hand.
Baird misses with a low kick.
Crow throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Crow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baird.
Baird backing away here, and Crow unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Crow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sam Crow's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Baird shoots in for a takedown but Crow shows good takedown defense.
Crow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baird.
Crow scores with a nice head shot.
Baird fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crow.
Nice takedown defense from Crow. No joy for Baird on that attempt.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Baird. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Crow cracks Baird with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Crow lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Baird at a distance.
Crow throws a sloppy head kick and Baird moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baird shoots and misses
and Crow counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Macadam Baird. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Macadam Baird is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird dodges the punch combination from Crow.
Baird throws a left and a right that both miss
and Crow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baird misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baird misses with an uppercut
and Crow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Crow is predictable there
letting Baird counter with a right hand.
Crow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baird.
Crow lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Crow throws a jab but it's blocked by Baird.
Crow tries to land a leg kick but Baird saw it coming and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Crow.
Crow digs a good body shot into Baird's ribs.
Crow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crow scores with a sloppy right hand. Baird should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Crow!
Crow throws a leg kick
and Baird counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Crow throws a good cross that connects.
Baird swings away with a body shot that misses
and Crow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baird shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Crow counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crow was well out of range. Poor timing from Baird.
As Baird backs off Crow throws a huge counter combo but Baird manages to avoid it all.
Baird shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Crow scores with a jab. Baird acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Crow scores with a shot to the body.
Baird takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Crow lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jab from Baird.
Baird avoids the head kick by Crow.
Baird throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crow.
Baird misses with a right hand
and Crow counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Crow jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baird moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baird jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crow let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Baird misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crow.
Crow throws a quick inside leg kick.
Baird swings widly with a right hand
and Crow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crow takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Crow lands with a nice combination. Baird backs away looking to recover.
Baird fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crow swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Baird gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Crow.
Baird throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Crow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Crow really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Crow's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Baird throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Crow has managed to clinch.

Crow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crow misses with the combination.
As Crow looks to move away, Baird throws a big counter combo but Crow just gets out of the way.
Baird throws an off balance right hand
and Crow counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Baird throws a left and a right that both miss
and Baird takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Baird blocks a jab.
Crow moves into range and connects with a jab.
No joy there for Crow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baird takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crow misses with an attempted mid kick.
Baird digs a good body shot into Crow's ribs.
Baird ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crow moves away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Crow.
Crow stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Baird throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Baird takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Crow displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Crow works over Baird's head and body with a nice combination.
Baird works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good standup being displayed there by Crow as he connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baird takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Baird swats away the attempt to clinch by Crow.
Baird shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Crow jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Crow lands with an overhand left.
Baird throws a jab when Crow was well out of range.
Baird takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Baird. Beautiful body shot.
Baird avoids the head kick by Crow.
Baird swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Crow ducks under a wild hook from Baird.
Crow is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Baird blocks a head kick by Crow.
Crow lands a jab to the head.
Crow looks to score with a jab to the body but Baird is just out of range.
Crow connects with a right hand. Baird shakes it off.
Crow swats away the attempt to clinch by Baird.
Crow lunges at Baird with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Baird's hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baird displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crow throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Baird.
Crow tries to bum rush Baird with a series of wild strikes but Baird uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Baird misses with a takedown attempt
and Crow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Baird swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Crow counter with a right hand.
Crow is looking to land body kicks.
Crow takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A head kick misses from Crow.
Baird is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Crow dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Sam Crow's cut.
That's time! Baird's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Crow throws a head kick that misses.
Crow loads up on a big right hand but Baird slips the punch.
Crow scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Crow throws a right and a left that Baird avoids nicely.
Baird fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crow manages to avoid it.
Baird misses with a left hand
and Crow counters with a stiff right hand.
Baird misses with a double jab.
Crow unleashes a big counter combination but Baird bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crow scores with a nice head shot.
Crow lands a jab to the nose.
Crow throws a combination. Baird tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Crow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crow lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Crow scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Baird blocks a jab.
Baird appears to be looking for a big counter.
Baird throws a body shot but no joy.
Crow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Baird closes the distance and pushes Crow back into the cage.

Crow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crow missing with a left hand there. Baird was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crow motions for Baird to come forward. Crow throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baird throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crow throws out a counter right but Baird avoids it with no problem.
Baird throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baird takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Baird tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crow misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Baird.
Crow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Crow ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Crow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baird moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baird appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird avoids the head kick by Crow.
Baird tries to score a power double leg takedown but Crow sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Baird somewhat.
Crow slips a straight right by Baird.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Crow! But no joy.
Crow cracks Baird with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Crow stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Baird throws a right and a left that Crow avoids nicely.
Crow blocks the body kick.
Crow tests Baird's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sam Crow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crow scores with a decent looking hook.
Baird with a lazy takedown attempt
and Crow counters with a left and a right that stings Baird.
Crow lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Baird fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crow manages to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Crow's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Macadam Baird has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baird throws a head kick that misses
and Crow counters with a series of strikes. Baird will be more careful next time no doubt.
Baird swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Crow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A head kick misses from Baird.
Crow lands a nice hook to Baird's body. Baird takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Crow lands a nice hook to Baird's body. Baird takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Crow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Crow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Crow has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Sam Crow!
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Sam Crow!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Sam Crow!

Sam Crow wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Sam Crow made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.