PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Brian Baker (ranked 17290 p4p, 2112 weight class) and Jon Rudskogen (ranked 658 p4p, 279 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Baker
vs
Rudskogen

190 cm
41
220
26 - 25 - 2

190 cm
33
190
17 - 14 - 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 - 25 - 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 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Rudskogen!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker lands with a hook. Rudskogen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rudskogen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baker misses with a wild body shot.
Rudskogen throws a big counter head kick but Baker avoids it with no problem.
Rudskogen lands with a slapping head kick.
Baker wants to clinch up but Rudskogen keeps it at a distance.
Baker misses with a body punch
and Rudskogen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rudskogen scores with a body shot.
Baker misses with a body shot.
Rudskogen throws a head kick that Baker semi-blocks.
Baker misses with a double jab
and Rudskogen counters with a right hand to the body.
Rudskogen ducks under a wild hook from Baker.
Rudskogen throws a head kick but Baker moves out of range.
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 tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rudskogen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rudskogen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baker fails to land with a series of punches.
Rudskogen throws a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudskogen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rudskogen throws a head kick but Baker moves out of range.
Baker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rudskogen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Baker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Baker. Those never looked like landing.
Rudskogen throws a sloppy head kick and Baker moves out of range easily.
Baker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rudskogen was well out of range. Poor timing from Baker.
Rudskogen lands a really nice looking cross but Baker seems unphased.
Rudskogen slips under a jab.
Rudskogen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Baker throws a nice looking combination but Rudskogen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rudskogen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Rudskogen walks into a stiff left hand from Baker.
Rudskogen throws a sloppy head kick and Baker moves out of range easily.
Nice straight punches there by Rudskogen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rudskogen.
Baker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rudskogen works Baker's body with a nice hook.

Baker staggers Rudskogen with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Rudskogen looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!

It looks like Jon Rudskogen has been cut.
Baker connects with a jab.

Rudskogen is rocked!
Rudskogen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baker was well out of range. Poor timing from Rudskogen.
Baker avoids the body shot from Rudskogen.
Brian Baker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rudskogen manages to avoid it.
Baker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rudskogen misses the shot to the body.
Baker is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rudskogen.
Rudskogen scores with a jab to the head.
Baker missing with a left hand there. Rudskogen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rudskogen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rudskogen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rudskogen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rudskogen tries a head kick but it misses.
Baker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rudskogen.
Rudskogen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Baker rather than just go for the knockout.
Rudskogen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baker.
Baker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rudskogen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rudskogen throws a sloppy head kick and Baker moves out of range easily.
Baker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baker throws a combination that misses
and Rudskogen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rudskogen dodges the punch combination from Baker.
Baker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rudskogen was well out of range. Poor timing from Baker.
Rudskogen looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Rudskogen throws a nice head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rudskogen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rudskogen throws a head kick but Baker moves out of range.
Baker misses the jab.
Baker swinging wildly here.
Rudskogen lands with a good body shot.
A head kick misses from Rudskogen.
Baker lands a slapping body shot.
Baker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Baker throws a combination. Rudskogen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baker misses with a hook
and Baker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Baker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rudskogen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Baker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Baker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rudskogen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Baker should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Jon Rudskogen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Rudskogen lands with a hook. Baker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A head kick misses from Rudskogen.
Rudskogen throws a head kick but Baker moves out of range.
Baker misses with a right hand
and Rudskogen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Baker throws a lazy body kick
and Rudskogen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Baker misses with a body shot
and Rudskogen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Rudskogen. Beautiful body shot.
Jon Rudskogen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rudskogen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rudskogen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Baker backs up against the ropes.
Baker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Baker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rudskogen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baker displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rudskogen lands with a slapping head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker lands a jab to Rudskogen's midsection.
Baker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rudskogen.
Rudskogen tries a head kick but it misses.
Rudskogen throws a body punch but Baker moves out of range.
Rudskogen lands a body shot.
Baker goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Brian Baker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rudskogen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Baker momentarily.
Baker swings for the body but Rudskogen moves out of range.
Rudskogen misses with a head kick.
Baker cracks Rudskogen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Baker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rudskogen moves away.
A head kick from Rudskogen lands but Baker takes it in his stride.
Baker throws a series of punches but Rudskogen avoids them all with ease.
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!
Rudskogen lands a high kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker avoids the body shot from Rudskogen.
Rudskogen tries a head kick but it misses.
Baker misses the jab.
Rudskogen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baker swings widly with a right hand
and Rudskogen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Baker dips to his left and cracks Rudskogen with an uppercut!
A head kick misses from Rudskogen.
Rudskogen throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baker. Rudskogen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baker lands a jab to the nose.
Baker fails to land with a series of punches.
Despite the aggression on Rudskogen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Baker throws a sloppy body shot
and Rudskogen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Rudskogen. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Baker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rudskogen lands a high kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A punch combination from Baker misses.
Baker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rudskogen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baker looks to land a left hand but Rudskogen moved out of range nicely.
A head kick from Rudskogen lands but Baker takes it in his stride.
A head kick misses from Rudskogen.
Rudskogen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rudskogen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Baker.
Baker lands a two punch combo.
Baker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baker jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Baker throws a body punch but Rudskogen moves out of range.
Rudskogen avoids a kick to the body.
Rudskogen throws a counter combo.
Rudskogen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baker circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Rudskogen.
Rudskogen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baker blocks a head kick by Rudskogen.
Baker is looking to counter punch.
Baker misses with a series of wild punches.
Rudskogen ducks under a wild hook from Baker.
Rudskogen lands with a nice body punch.
Baker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rudskogen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Baker avoids the head kick by Rudskogen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rudskogen looks to land a combination but Baker avoids it well.
No joy there for Baker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baker scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Baker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jon Rudskogen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jon Rudskogen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Baker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rudskogen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rudskogen's corner calls for a 1-2. Rudskogen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rudskogen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baker digs a good hook to Rudskogen's body.
Rudskogen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Baker doesn't seem bothered though.
Baker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rudskogen.
Rudskogen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rudskogen drops his hands momentarily and Baker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Baker misses with a looping left.
Baker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudskogen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baker went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rudskogen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rudskogen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baker throws a looping overhand right but Rudskogen ducks down to avoid it.
Baker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rudskogen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Baker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rudskogen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rudskogen throws a sloppy head kick and Baker moves out of range easily.
Baker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rudskogen on the side of the head.
Baker looks to score with a jab to the body but Rudskogen is just out of range.
Rudskogen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Baker eats them both and turns towards Rudskogen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Baker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baker misses the shot to the body.
Baker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Baker there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker staggers Rudskogen with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Rudskogen looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Baker is victorious!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Brian Baker!