PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamel Moore (ranked 2215 p4p, 310 weight class) and George Baker (ranked 3041 p4p, 403 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Moore might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Guerilla Black feat. Beenie Man - Compton. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Moore
vs
Baker

192 cm
26
207 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

182 cm
26
212 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jamel Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, George Baker!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker misses with a double jab
and Moore counters with a three punch combo that has Baker backing up. Baker nods at Moore to acknowledge the strikes.
Moore misses with a hook.
Baker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Baker.

It looks like Jamel Moore has been cut.
Baker is looking to clinch.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch but Moore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moore lands with a shot to the body.
Baker shoots in for a double leg but Moore sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Baker throws out a leg kick but Moore moves out of range and Baker only half commits.
An attempted straight right counter from Moore misses the target.
Baker moves out of range of the strikes.
Despite the aggression on Baker's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jamel Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Moore misses its intended target.

Moore drives through and clinches with Baker against the cage.
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!
Baker is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Moore gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Baker is trying to maintain a safe position but Moore gets an underhook and turns Baker into the cage.
Baker drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jamel Moore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Baker.

Moore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Baker closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore lands with a short shot to the head.

Baker pulls guard effortlessly.
Moore throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Baker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Moore throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Baker tries to strike from the bottom.
Moore pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Baker is keeping the position for now.
Baker working a defensive guard here.
Moore trying to control but Baker is working from the bottom.
Moore controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker throws a series of strikes that have Moore backpedaling.
Jamel Moore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baker shoots in but Moore avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Moore throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Baker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Baker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moore.
Moore looks to land a right hand but Baker moved out of range.
Moore throws a hook but Baker blocks it.
Baker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd cheers as Moore lands an impressive looking overhand right. Baker doesn't seem phased though.
Moore lands a head shot.
Baker is looking to clinch.
Moore connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Moore clinches.

Moore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baker drops his hands momentarily and Moore takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch but Moore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Moore was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Baker.
Decent striking displayed by Moore there.
Baker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Moore stuffs the takedown attempt from Baker. Baker gets slowly back to his feet.
Moore misses with a wild body shot.
Baker slips a jab from Moore.
Moore moves in looking to clinch but Baker pushes him off.
Moore misses with an uppercut.
Baker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moore.
Baker wants to counter the offense by Moore and move into the clinch position.

Moore lands a left and a right that send Baker crashing to the mat, dazed. Moore thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Baker is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baker shoots for a takedown but Moore saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Moore was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Baker moves away from the strike by Moore.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore misses with a body shot.
Moore throws a looping overhand right but Baker ducks down to avoid it.
Baker tries to clinch up.
Moore connects with a body shot that sends Baker's belly button to the back.

Moore forces Baker back against the cage and clinches.

Moore breaks the clinch.
Baker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Moore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baker slips a straight right by Moore.
Moore cracks Baker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A slow jab from Moore misses its intended target.
As Moore backs off Baker throws a huge counter combo but Moore manages to avoid it all.
Moore loads up on a big right hand but Baker slips the punch.
Baker misses with a takedown
and Moore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baker is still on wobbly legs! Can Moore finish him?
Baker shoots in for a double leg but Moore sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamel Moore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jamel Moore's cut.
That's time! Moore's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Baker dives in and grabs Moore's left leg, looking for a takedown. Moore pushes down on Baker's head and hops out.
Baker seems to have recovered his senses.
Baker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Moore scores with the left hand. Baker knows he should have avoided that one.
Baker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Moore throws a big shot that misses.
Moore misses with a hook.
Moore misses with a wild combination.
Baker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moore.
Moore throws a big shot that misses.
Moore lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Moore lands the left hand.
George Baker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Moore jabs Baker to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker slips a jab from Moore.
And Baker tries to counter it with a takedown but Moore pushes his down on his head and steps out.

Baker moves into the clinch successfully.
Moore gets underhooks to prevent Baker's takedown attempt.
Jamel Moore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Baker.
Baker is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Moore gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Baker is breathing heavily.

Baker manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Baker is trying to keep Moore in close.
Moore is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Moore looking to pass the guard.
Moore has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore with a flurry of punches that miss.
Moore trying to control the position from guard on top but Baker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jamel Moore is winning the standup battle so far.
Moore cracks a nice hook into Baker's ribs.
Moore scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Baker doesn't seem bothered though.
Baker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Moore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore lands a nice shot to the body.
Baker looks to land a combination but Moore avoids it well.
Baker staying out of range there.
Moore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baker can do to turn this around?
Baker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Baker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Moore does it's job there.
Moore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baker.
Nice defenses there by Baker.
Moore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moore connects with a jab.
Baker misses with a takedown attempt - Moore sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd cheers as Moore lands an impressive looking overhand right. Baker doesn't seem phased though.
Baker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Moore tries to avoid it but Baker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Moore to the ground. Moore escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Moore thuds his right hand into Baker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Baker lands a really nice looking cross but Moore seems unphased.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Baker instigates a clinch.
Moore scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Moore fails to land.

Baker jumps guard and drags Moore to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Baker looking for a guillotine here but Moore defends easily.
Baker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Moore throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamel Moore dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jamel Moore's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Moore scores with a jab to the head.
Moore stuffs the takedown.
Moore cracks Baker with a hook to the temple - Baker is on wobbly legs here! Moore swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Baker falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Moore wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jamel Moore!
An out of breath Jamel Moore thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.