PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Brian Baker (ranked 17277 p4p, 4078 weight class) and Jayson Tatum (ranked 643 p4p, 496 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jayson Tatum was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Baker
vs
Tatum

190 cm
40
220
26 - 24 - 2

203 cm
29
209
14 - 8 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

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 26 - 24 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brian Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jayson Tatum!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tatum counters with a stiff right hand.
Baker throws an off balance right hand
and Tatum counters with a straight right hand.
Baker misses with a double jab.
Tatum missing with a left hand there. Baker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice shot lands for Baker.
Baker tries to clinch up
enabling Tatum to counter with a crisp jab.
Tatum just misses with a punch to the body.
Baker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tatum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Baker lands with a shot to the body.
Baker looks to land a combination but Tatum avoids it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking cross lands there for Tatum.
Baker tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tatum manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tatum connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum throws a jab but it's blocked by Baker.
Baker tries to clinch but Tatum moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Tatum on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Baker misses with a jab to the body
and Tatum counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tatum moves into range and connects with a jab.
An inside leg kick from Tatum misses.
Baker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tatum.
A little jabbing left from Tatum on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tatum throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Baker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Tatum counter with a right hand.
Tatum is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Baker looks to score with a jab to the body but Tatum is just out of range.
Baker has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Baker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Baker lands with a straight right. Tatum didn't see that one coming.

It looks like Jayson Tatum has been cut.
Tatum throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baker stuns Tatum with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Baker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tatum moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Baker. Those never looked like landing.
Baker tries a head kick but it misses.
Baker misses with a jab to the body
and Tatum counters with a one-two to the body.
Baker steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tatum. That one must have hurt.
Baker moves out of range as Tatum strikes.
Baker throws a sloppy head kick
and Tatum counters with a good low kick that Baker was not able to check.
Brian Baker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Baker throws a combination that misses
and Tatum counters with a straight right hand.
Brian Baker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Baker.
Baker scores with a three punch combo!
A solid body kick from Tatum.
Tatum throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Baker scores with a jab to the head.
Tatum rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baker clobbers Tatum with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Baker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tatum finds it's way round the side to connect with Baker's head.
Baker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tatum stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Baker.
Baker takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tatum uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baker.
Tatum throws out a counter right but Baker avoids it with no problem.
Tatum dodges the punch combination from Baker.
Baker tries to bum rush Tatum with a series of wild strikes but Tatum uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baker swings widly with a right hand
letting Tatum counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker tries to bum rush Tatum with a series of wild strikes but Tatum uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tatum loads up on a big right hand but Baker slips the punch.
Baker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Baker misses its intended target.
Baker misses with a jab to the body
and Tatum counters with an outside leg kick.
Tatum lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tatum avoids the body shot from Baker.
Tatum swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tatum's jab looks to have found its range, popping Baker under the eye.
Baker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tatum makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Baker really felt that one!
Baker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tatum manages to avoid it.
Tatum now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tatum takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Baker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tatum.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jayson Tatum dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jayson Tatum's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tatum cracks Baker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tatum.
Tatum takes one to the chin there.
Baker swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tatum counters with a nice low kick that buckles Baker's knee momentarily.
Baker throws a hook but Tatum blocks it.
Baker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tatum.
A good leg kick by Tatum.
Baker lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That has opened up Jayson Tatum's cut even more.
Baker on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jayson Tatum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baker misses with a jab, cross combination.
That kick from Tatum tenderised Baker's leg. Baker is trying to keep his angry face on.
Baker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tatum is out of range.
Tatum has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Tatum.
Baker falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Tatum to counter with a crisp jab.
Baker swings widly with a right hand
and Tatum counters with a solid body kick.
Jab, jab by Tatum - just one landing.
Tatum clobbers Baker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Baker swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tatum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baker misses with a lunging right hand
and Tatum counters with a nice uppercut.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tatum.
Brian Baker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tatum bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Baker's head.
Sloppy strikes from Baker. Those never looked like landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Tatum misses.
Jab by Tatum.
Baker misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum fakes the leg kick and cracks Baker in the body.
Tatum uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Baker has time to react.
Tatum has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Baker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tatum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baker throws a lazy body kick
and Tatum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Baker is rocked!
Tatum bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Baker's head backwards.
Oh Baker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baker drops his guard momentarily, allowing Tatum to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Baker! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Tatum takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jayson Tatum!
A very excited looking Jayson Tatum made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.