PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harry Baals (ranked 1350 p4p, 173 weight class) and Coral Sea (ranked 1471 p4p, 184 weight class). Sea is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: For Heavy Metal we will die!. Coral Sea has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Baals
vs
Sea

185 cm
32
155 lbs
28 - 10 - 1

168 cm
32
158 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Kore Fight Nutrition
Dark Knight Nutrition

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 28 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harry Baals!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Coral Sea!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sea throws a poor cross that misses
and Baals counters with a left and a right that stings Sea.
Sea misses the shot to the body.
Baals throws a big counter combination but Sea scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Baals blocks the body kick.
Baals appears to be looking for a big counter.
Baals uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sea.
Sea misses with a lunging right hand
and Baals counters with a three punch combo that has Sea backing up. Sea nods at Baals to acknowledge the strikes.
Sea throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baals went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sea has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Sea throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Baals counters with a one-two to the body.
Baals circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baals seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sea feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Baals's calf.
Sea fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baals manages to avoid it.
Sea throws a big shot that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sea misses with a leg kick
and Baals counters with a two punch combo.
Baals definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Sea drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sea is trying to ground and pound but Baals uses the momentary lack of control by Sea to regain half guard.
Sea lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sea has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sea not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sea missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sea wants to control but Baals is keeping him busy.
Sea not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sea thows a huge punch but Baals dodges it nicely.
Sea trying to control from half guard but Baals is working away.
Sea stops Baals from getting back to his feet.
Baals really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sea throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sea seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Baals does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sea with the ground and pound but Baals uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sea wants to control from the top but Baals keeps moving.
Sea postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sea trying to control but Baals is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baals utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sea throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Baals works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sea passes Baals's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sea trying to control from Baals's half guard. Baals has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Sea wants to control from the top but Baals keeps moving.
Sea is looking to work some ground and pound but Baals has wrist control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sea scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sea tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baals paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sea throws an off balance right hand
and Baals counters with a series of strikes. Sea will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sea throws a good cross that connects.
Sea throws a sloppy body shot
and Baals counters with a three punch combo that has Sea backing up. Sea nods at Baals to acknowledge the strikes.
Sea jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sea connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baals avoids the head kick by Sea.
It looked like Baals was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Baals bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baals is looking for a counter combo.
Sea swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Baals was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sea jabs Baals right on the nose. Baals blinks but takes it well.
Sea looks to land a left hand but Baals moved out of range nicely.
Baals went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sea tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baals was well out of range. Poor timing from Sea.
Baals seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sea throws a leg kick
and Baals counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Harry Baals will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sea gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Baals counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Baals checks a leg kick.
Baals is looking for a counter combo.

Sea closes the distance and clinches.
Sea blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Baals missing with knees to the body.
Sea tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sea on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sea can't find room to land a body shot as Baals controls the action.
Sea softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Baals missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Sea.
A short right from Sea on the inside.
Sea managing to block the knees to the body from Baals.
Sea tries to throw a body punch but Baals avoids it by throwing Sea back against the cage.
Sea blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sea blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Baals tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sea avoids it.
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!
Sea presses Baals against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sea on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Sea breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sea misses with a left hand
and Baals counters with a one-two to the body.
Baals moves out of range of the body kick from Sea.
Baals throws a big counter combination but Sea scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Sea is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Baals's half guard.
Sea is keen to just control but Baals is a slippery customer.
Sea throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sea landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Baals is looking to escape.
Sea seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Baals tries to kick Sea off but Sea keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sea thows a huge punch but Baals dodges it nicely.
Sea is trying to control. Baals wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sea not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sea thows a huge punch but Baals dodges it nicely.

Baals has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Sea is on him like a limpet, forcing Baals back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sea lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Sea as the two fighters clinch.
Sea misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sea misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Sea.
Baals missing with knees to the body.
Sea blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sea managing to block the knees to the body from Baals.
Sea managing to block the knees to the body from Baals.
Coral Sea seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sea throws a head punch that misses.
Sea working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sea.
Sea managing to block the knees to the body from Baals.
Sea avoiding damage as Baals throws knees to the body.
A short right from Sea.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baals tries to land knees in the clinch but Sea avoids the damage to the body.
Baals tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sea avoids it.
Baals tries to land knees in the clinch but Sea avoids the damage to the body.
Baals is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sea is defending well for now.
Sea misses with the head strike.
Baals trying to land knees to the body.
Sea gets through Baals's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sea on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sea misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sea works on Baals's body with a couple of short punches.
Sea scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Baals is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sea is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Sea.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sea scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sea lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baals backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baals tries to land knees in the clinch but Sea avoids the damage to the body.
Sea lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sea scores with a shot to the side of Baals's head.
Baals blocks a body shot from Sea.
A hook to the body from Sea.
Sea lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Sea.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sea.
Sea is leaning against Baals and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sea lands with a light punch inside.
Baals tries to land knees in the clinch but Sea avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from Sea.

Baals is rocked!

Sea drops Baals onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Baals is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Oh Baals is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sea dips a shoulder and cracks Baals with a mighty uppercut! Baals falls back against the cage and Sea unloads with a barrage of strikes! Baals is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Sea screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Coral Sea!
Coral Sea tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.