PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Tom Baker (ranked 3960 p4p, 405 weight class) and Master Cpp (ranked 5200 p4p, 473 weight class). Baker comes to the ring accompanied by Steve Blackman WWE theme. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Baker
vs
Cpp

150 cm
23
138 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

170 cm
21
135 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Solid boxing
Granite chin

Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Master Cpp!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cpp, right into the meat.
Cpp moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Baker tries to clinch but Cpp moves out of range.
Cpp lands with a slapping head kick.

Baker has Cpp up against the ropes in a clinch.
Baker wants to break free but Cpp has control.
Baker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Baker missing with knees to the body.
Baker is trying to break the clinch but Cpp has him pressed against the ropes.

Baker breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cpp lands a jab.
Cpp uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baker.
Baker misses with a hook. Cpp ducked under it nicely.

Baker clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baker misses with the head strike.
Baker has a couple of punches blocked by Cpp.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Baker takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Tom Baker has been cut.
Cpp lands with a right to the head.
Cpp lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Baker or not.
Cpp landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cpp working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cpp.
Cpp tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Baker avoids it.
Baker struggles to land a body shot inside as Cpp controls his hands.
Cpp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cpp pushes Baker back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cpp.
Cpp has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Baker seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cpp can turn it around.
Baker throws a head punch that misses.
Baker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cpp lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cpp lands a body punch.
Cpp goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cpp lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baker.
Baker tries to break the clinch but Cpp is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Baker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cpp lands with a short shot to the head.
Knees to the body from Cpp.
Cpp working Baker over with knees to the body.
Cpp avoiding damage as Baker throws knees to the body.
Cpp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baker misses with a punch on the inside.
Cpp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cpp tries to throw a body punch but Baker avoids it by throwing Cpp back against the ropes.
Cpp with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cpp has a couple of punches blocked by Baker.
Baker has had enough of the clinch but Cpp keeps him there for the moment.
Cpp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cpp throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baker blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cpp lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Cpp.
Cpp utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Baker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baker.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Baker misses with a punch on the inside.
Cpp lands a knee to the body.
Cpp creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Baker's defenses.
Cpp gets through Baker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cpp crunches a lovely knee into Baker's ribcage.
Baker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cpp tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Cpp.
Baker is trying to force a seperation but Cpp has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Baker to work.
Cpp connects with a nasty looking knee right to Baker's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cpp is working Baker over against the ropes.
Baker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cpp lands a shot to the body.
Baker misses with the head strike.
A short right from Baker on the inside.
Cpp makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Baker takes an elbow to the temple.
Baker takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Cpp on the inside.
Baker throws a punch but it's blocked by Cpp.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cpp.
A short left from Cpp.
Cpp lands with a left to the head.

Baker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Baker tries to close the distance and clinch but Cpp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Cpp clinches with his opponent.
Cpp lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Baker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Baker wants to break free but Cpp has control.
Baker misses with the head strike.
Cpp with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Baker tries to circle away but Cpp has him pinned against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Cpp.
Baker blocks an uppercut.
Baker wants to break free but Cpp has control.
Cpp lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cpp keeps control of Baker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cpp tries to throw a body punch but Baker avoids it by throwing Cpp back against the ropes.
Baker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baker.
Baker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cpp scores with a shot to the side of Baker's head.
Cpp prevents Baker from breaking the clinch.
Cpp with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cpp.
Master Cpp seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cpp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cpp stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cpp keeps control of Baker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cpp misses with some punches.
Cpp lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Cpp.
Baker wants to break free but Cpp has control.
Cpp lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Baker or not.
Baker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cpp has him pressed against the ropes.
Cpp presses Baker against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cpp pushes Baker back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Cpp scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A knee to the head by Cpp.
Cpp has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker misses with some punches.
Baker is trying to break free.
Cpp scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cpp lands a nice elbow.
Baker tries to circle away but Cpp has him pinned against the ropes.
Baker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cpp working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cpp lands an uppercut.
Baker can't break the clinch.
Cpp struggles to land a body shot inside as Baker controls his hands.
Baker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cpp landing knees to the head.
Baker misses with a punch on the inside.
Baker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Still in the clinch, Cpp scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Cpp.
Cpp using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cpp struggles to land a body shot inside as Baker controls his hands.
Cpp misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baker throws a punch but it's blocked by Cpp.
Cpp working aggressively here.
Baker tries to circle away but Cpp has him pinned against the ropes.
Baker wants to break free but Cpp has control.
Cpp lands a right hand.
Cpp's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cpp.
Baker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Baker working aggressively here.
Cpp keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Baker's efforts to push away.
A body shot lands from Cpp.
Baker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Baker swings wildly with an uppercut but Cpp uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cpp pushes Baker back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Cpp lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cpp misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cpp working Baker over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Cpp.
Baker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Baker working hard to break the clinch.

Baker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baker throws a lazy right hand but Cpp sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baker sets himself, and Cpp steps forward looking for the clinch! Baker avoids it this time.
Baker keeps the fight on the outside.
Tom Baker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cpp counters with a straight right hand.

Cpp forces Baker back against the ropes and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Baker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Master Cpp showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tom Baker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Baker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cpp.
Cpp lands a front kick.
Baker throws a body shot but no joy.
Cpp connects with a leg kick. Baker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cpp swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cpp fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Baker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cpp ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cpp scores with a hook.
Cpp dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Baker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cpp.
Baker keeps the fight on the outside.
Baker throws a shot from downtown. Cpp moves away and avoids it.
Cpp lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Baker misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut there from Cpp.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cpp.
Baker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cpp circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice body kick from Cpp.
Cpp lands with a hook. Baker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cpp takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Baker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cpp counters with a leg kick.
Baker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cpp tries to clinch but Baker moves out of range.
Cpp lands a nice looking body shot.
Baker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A shot to the body from Baker misses
enabling Cpp to counter with a crisp jab.
Cpp lands a jab to the head.
Cpp has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
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 misses with a two punch combination.
Baker moves in looking to clinch but Cpp pushes him off.
Cpp throws a head kick that Baker semi-blocks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cpp getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Master Cpp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch but Cpp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baker drops his hands momentarily and Cpp takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Cpp has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cpp lands a hook that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Cpp lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cpp lands a body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Baker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cpp lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cpp lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Baker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cpp throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bakers head.
Cpp lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cpp is working Baker over against the ropes.
Cpp lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cpp digs a right hand underneath Baker's ribcage. Baker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cpp.
Cpp lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cpp scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Cpp.
Cpp blocking some punches.
Cpp lands an elbow inside that Baker shrugs off.
Cpp lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baker working hard to break the clinch.
Cpp working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Baker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Cpp landing knees to the head.
Nice body punch from Cpp - that landed with a thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cpp lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cpp landing knees to the head.
A short right from Cpp on the inside.
Baker lands a left hand.
Baker misses with some punches.
Cpp prevents Baker from breaking the clinch.
Cpp lands a nice elbow.
Baker can't find room to land a body shot as Cpp controls the action.
Tom Baker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baker misses with the head strike.
Cpp with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Baker takes an elbow to the temple.
Cpp cracks Baker with a nice body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cpp as Baker tries to tie him up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A hook to the body from Cpp.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cpp.
Cpp with a knee to the head.
Cpp scores with an uppercut up the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Master Cpp comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cpp 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Master Cpp!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Master Cpp!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Master Cpp!

Master Cpp wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Master Cpp thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Tom Baker had this to say: 'When I was 11 I turned 13, cos fuck 12, remember that'.