PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dax Baxter (ranked 22826 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Rbn (ranked 3264 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Baxter
vs
Rbn

172 cm
25
150 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

175 cm
25
157 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Big Chief Nutrition & Laundry Services (80%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dax Baxter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Rbn!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baxter's corner calls for a 1-2. Baxter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Baxter. Beautiful body shot.
Rbn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baxter.
Rbn tries to counter by closing the distance.
A punch lands to the side of Rbn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A shot to the liver by Baxter. Beautiful body shot.
Rbn staying out of range there.
Baxter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Baxter looks to land a left hand but Rbn moved out of range nicely.
Baxter stuns Rbn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Baxter throws a body punch but Rbn moves out of range.
Baxter takes a swing at Rbn's ribcage but misses.
Rbn wants to counter with a clinch but Baxter pushes him away.
Baxter moves into range and connects with a jab.
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!
Baxter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rbn moves away.
Rbn is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rbn slips under a jab from Baxter.

Rbn clinches up with Baxter and pushes him back against the cage.
Rbn trying to land knees to the body.
Rbn lands with a light punch inside.
Rbn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baxter gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rbn.
Baxter blocks an uppercut.
Rbn swings wildly with an uppercut but Baxter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baxter takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Rbn.
Rbn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rbn lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rbn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Rbn lands a nice uppercut.
Rbn lands a hook that snaps the head of Baxter backwards.

Rbn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Baxter both land. Nice combination.
A big right from Baxter misses.
Decent striking displayed by Baxter there.
Rbn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baxter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rbn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Some wild striking there from Baxter.
Baxter keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter looks to land a combination but Rbn avoids it well.
Rbn steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Baxter.
Baxter throws a hook but Rbn avoids it easily.
Rbn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baxter lands the left hand.
Rbn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Baxter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Baxter throws a hook but Rbn avoids it easily.
Baxter looks to score with a jab to the body but Rbn is just out of range.
Baxter sets himself, and Rbn steps forward looking for the clinch! Baxter avoids it this time.
Rbn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rbn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baxter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rbn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rbn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rbn slips under a jab.
Rbn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Baxter connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
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!

Rbn has managed to clinch.
Baxter tries to break the clinch but Rbn is controlling the position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rbn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rbn swings wildly with an uppercut but Baxter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baxter letting Rbn take a breather here.

Baxter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rbn staying out of range there.
Rbn fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dax Baxter dominated that round.
That's time! Baxter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Baxter connects with a crisp jab.
Baxter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rbn wants to counter with a clinch but Baxter pushes him away.
Baxter throws a one two combo.
Rbn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rbn avoids the body shot from Baxter.
Baxter scores with a hook to the body. Rbn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Baxter throws a body punch but Rbn moves out of range.
Rbn moves away from the strike by Baxter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rbn avoids the body shot from Baxter.

Rbn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Baxter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Baxter blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rbn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rbn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Baxter's defenses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rbn keeps control of Baxter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Come on Baxter - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rbn has a couple of punches blocked by Baxter.
Rbn lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rbn.
Baxter is trying to break the clinch but Rbn has him pressed against the cage.
Baxter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rbn scores with a shot to the side of Baxter's head.
Rbn throws a head punch that misses.
Rbn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rbn lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rbn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rbn has a couple of punches blocked by Baxter.
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!
Baxter takes an elbow to the temple.
Rbn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rbn.
Rbn misses with a hook from the clinch.
John Rbn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Rbn breaks from the clinch.
Baxter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Rbn moves into the clinch.
Baxter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baxter taking a breather.
Rbn has a couple of punches blocked by Baxter.
Rbn working aggressively here.
Rbn is struggling to control the position.
Rbn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baxter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rbn throws a head punch that misses.
Baxter tries to break free but Rbn pushes him back against the cage.
Rbn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rbn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rbn misses with the head strike.
Rbn tries for a takedown but Baxter manages to get underhooks.
Rbn throws a head punch that misses.
Rbn lands a left hand.
Baxter wants to stall.
Baxter is trying to break the clinch but Rbn has him pressed against the cage.

Rbn breaks the clinch.
Rbn wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rbn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Baxter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Baxter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rbn tries to clinch but Baxter is having none of it.
Baxter lands a really nice looking cross but Rbn seems unphased.
Dax Baxter is winning the standup battle so far.
Baxter misses with a series of wild punches.
We've been told by Baxter's head coaches at HAHAHAHAAHAA PHILANTHROPIC GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rbn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Rbn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Rbn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rbn there as he acknowledges the shot.
A swing and a miss from Baxter.
Rbn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Rbn darts in and clinches Baxter up against the cage.
Rbn misses with a punch on the inside.
Baxter is looking to break free of the clinch but Rbn has double underhooks.
Baxter is trying to force a seperation but Rbn has the dominant position.
Rbn lands with a light punch inside.
Baxter working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rbn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rbn misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rbn.
Rbn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baxter trying to stall but Rbn improves his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rbn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baxter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rbn defending well as Baxter loads up on a big left hand.
Rbn tries to counter with a clinch but Baxter shakes him off and moves away.
Rbn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baxter.
Baxter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Baxter connects with a nice looking jab.
Rbn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rbn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Baxter with a nice cross.
Rbn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baxter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baxter looks to land a left hand but Rbn moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rbn closes the distance and clinches.
Baxter blocks an uppercut.
Baxter is trying to push Rbn away but Rbn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rbn is stalling here.
Rbn misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rbn.
A short right from Rbn.
Rbn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baxter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rbn lands an elbow inside.
Rbn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rbn working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rbn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rbn working Baxter over with knees to the body.
Baxter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baxter stalling in the clinch but Rbn improves position.
Rbn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Baxter pulls his leg out and moves away.
Baxter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baxter cracks Rbn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dax Baxter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baxter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rbn wants to counter the offense by Baxter and move into the clinch position.
Baxter lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A big left from Baxter misses.
Rbn tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rbn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Baxter misses with a combination

and Rbn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rbn lands a damaging elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rbn.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rbn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baxter backwards.
Baxter is looking to control Rbn's arms but Rbn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Baxter has his back to the cage.
Baxter is trying to force a seperation but Rbn has the dominant position.

Rbn breaks the clinch.
Baxter misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Rbn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Baxter taking a breather.
Rbn throws a head punch that misses.
Baxter blocks an uppercut.
Baxter is trying to break the clinch but Rbn is controlling him.
Rbn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Rbn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rbn 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Rbn!
John Rbn really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Big Chief Nutrition & Laundry Services (80%) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.