PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zed Baby! (ranked 1919 p4p, 284 weight class) and Fernando Eduardo (ranked 1724 p4p, 261 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Baby!
vs
Eduardo

176 cm
23
180 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

205 cm
23
224 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zed Baby!!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Fernando Eduardo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baby! thuds his right hand into Eduardo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Baby! just misses with a punch to the body.
Baby! is looking to slow Eduardo down with leg kicks.
Eduardo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Eduardo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baby! moves away.
Eduardo throws a jab when Baby! was well out of range.
Baby! waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Eduardo.
Baby! throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Eduardo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Baby! throws a leg kick
and Eduardo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Eduardo throws a lazy right hand but Baby! sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baby! throws out a powerful jab.
Baby! feints and then cracks Eduardo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Eduardo down.
Baby! connects with a leg kick. Eduardo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baby! ducks under a wild hook from Eduardo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eduardo checks a leg kick nicely.
Eduardo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baby! looks to land a right hand but Eduardo moved out of range.
Baby! misses with a takedown
and Eduardo counters with a nice uppercut.
Baby! swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baby! jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baby! misses with a lunging right hand
and Eduardo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Baby!. That's going to slow Eduardo down.
Baby! fails with the takedown
and Eduardo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Baby! clinches up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baby! misses with a punch on the inside.
Eduardo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zed Baby!. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Eduardo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eduardo blocks a jab.
Eduardo slips a jab and a cross from Baby!.
Eduardo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eduardo throws a shot from downtown. Baby! moves away and avoids it.
Eduardo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baby!.
Baby! fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Eduardo.
Eduardo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Baby! moves forwards but Eduardo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Baby! throws a head kick that misses.
Baby! looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fernando Eduardo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baby! cracks Eduardo with a good jab.
Zed Baby! seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baby! throws an off balance right hand
and Eduardo counters with a left to the body.
Baby! tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eduardo was well out of range. Poor timing from Baby!.
Eduardo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baby!.
Baby! misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eduardo throws out a counter right but Baby! avoids it with no problem.
A low kick from Baby! misses
and Eduardo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Eduardo throws a lazy right hand but Baby! sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baby! changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Baby! throws a leg kick
and Baby! takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eduardo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A lazy body kick from Baby!
and Eduardo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Baby! changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Eduardo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eduardo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Eduardo is trying to control Baby!'s posture but Baby! avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo tries to bench press Baby! off him but Baby! keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Check out the look on Baby!'s face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Baby! grinds an elbow into Eduardo's temple.
Eduardo is looking for a sweep.
Baby! in side control, throwing shots but Eduardo defends.
Baby! with the ground and pound but Eduardo regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

Baby! is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Eduardo sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zed Baby! dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Eduardo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Baby! fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Baby! throws a low kick but it's checked well by Eduardo.
Baby! lands a body shot.
Baby! missing with a left hand there. Eduardo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Eduardo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Baby! tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eduardo was well out of range. Poor timing from Baby!.
Baby! uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eduardo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baby! lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Eduardo lands a nice shot to the body.
Baby! moves forwards but Eduardo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Baby! fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Eduardo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baby! dives in and grabs Eduardo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Eduardo pushes down on Baby!'s head and hops out.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Eduardo! But no joy.
Eduardo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Eduardo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baby!.
Eduardo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Baby! counters with a slapping leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Baby!
and Eduardo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Eduardo slips a jab from Baby!.
Baby! misses with a body shot
and Eduardo counters with a straight right hand.
Baby! throws a lazy uppercut
and Eduardo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Eduardo has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Eduardo throws out a loose jab but Baby! uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baby! misses with a straight left.
Eduardo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baby! wants to clinch but Eduardo slips to the side
and Eduardo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Eduardo. That snapped Baby!'s head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eduardo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baby! tries to counter with a takedown but Eduardo is quick to defend against it.
Baby! throws a leg kick but Eduardo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Eduardo misses.
Baby! misses with a jab to the body
and Eduardo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baby! throws a hook to the side of Eduardo's head but Eduardo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baby! scores with a nice strike.
Baby! misses with a left hand
and Baby! takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eduardo misses with an uppercut.
Eduardo throws out a loose jab but Baby! uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baby! misses with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baby! throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Eduardo counter with a right hand.
Baby! throws the left hand but Eduardo avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Eduardo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Eduardo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Baby! uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Baby! throws a looping overhand right but Eduardo ducks down to avoid it.
Eduardo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Baby! takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Baby! shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Eduardo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baby! scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Eduardo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Eduardo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baby!.
Baby! tries a low kick but Eduardo avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baby! falls off balance throwing a combination
and Eduardo counters with a stiff right hand.
Eduardo lands with a good body shot.
Eduardo slips a straight right by Baby!.
Eduardo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Eduardo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left lands for Baby!.
Baby! throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Eduardo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Eduardo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Eduardo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Eduardo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Baby! throws a body shot but no joy.
Eduardo staying out of range there.
Baby! fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Eduardo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Fernando Eduardo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!

Baby! misses with a left hand
and Eduardo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Baby! looks for a takedown but Eduardo sprawls well.
Eduardo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Baby! throws a lazy right hand but Eduardo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice side step and Eduardo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Baby! misses with a hook
enabling Eduardo to counter with a crisp jab.
Baby! on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Baby! throws a poor cross that misses
and Eduardo counters with a right hand to the body.
Baby! throws a front kick that sends Eduardo stumbling back into the cage.
Fernando Eduardo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Eduardo.
Baby! is looking to score with low kicks.
Baby! misses with an uppercut.
Eduardo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Eduardo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baby! tries for a takedown but Eduardo circles away easily
and Eduardo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
An inside leg kick from Baby! misses.
Baby! misses with a head kick.
Eduardo takes a swing at Baby!'s ribcage but misses.
Baby! is looking to clinch.
Eduardo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eduardo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Eduardo wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zed Baby!. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick lands from Baby!.
Baby! throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Eduardo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Baby! misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo misses with a straight left.
Baby! fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baby! throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Eduardo on the side of the head.
Baby! scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Eduardo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Eduardo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eduardo just misses with a punch to the body.
It appears Baby! was looking to counter with a kick there.
Baby! throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Eduardo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baby! misses with a jab to the body
and Eduardo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo moves out of range as Baby! strikes.
Baby! throws an off balance right hand
and Eduardo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A decent looking cross lands there for Eduardo.
Baby! moves away from the strike by Eduardo.
Baby! cracks the inside of Eduardo's front leg.
Eduardo looks to land a right hand but Baby! moved out of range.
A jab from Eduardo does it's job there.
Baby! tries to score a power double leg takedown but Eduardo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Baby! somewhat.
Baby! looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baby! lands a leg kick that knocks Eduardo off balance momentarily.
Baby! punishes Eduardo's body with a nice straight punch.
Baby! tries to close the distance and clinch but Eduardo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Eduardo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baby! throws a looping overhand right but Eduardo ducks down to avoid it.
Baby! looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Eduardo! But no joy.
Eduardo throws a lazy right hand but Baby! sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Eduardo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baby!.
Baby! misses with a right hand
and Eduardo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fernando Eduardo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Eduardo 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Fernando Eduardo!