PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Devils Outlaw (ranked 721 p4p, 751 weight class) and Juju Baraka (ranked 100 p4p, 105 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Outlaw might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Moonshine Bandits For The Outlawz. Baraka has chosen Burning Spear as his entrance music. Juju Baraka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Outlaw
vs
Baraka

198 cm
33
285
22 - 4 - 0

203 cm
29
243
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

Urban Fighter
Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Devils Outlaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juju Baraka!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Outlaw blocks the body kick.

Baraka takes the fight into the clinch.
Baraka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Outlaw lands with a left to the head.

Baraka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baraka looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Outlaw buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Baraka jabs Outlaw right on the nose. Outlaw blinks but takes it well.
Baraka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Outlaw.
Outlaw looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Baraka on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Outlaw throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Baraka counters with a stiff right hand.
Outlaw misses with an uppercut
and Baraka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baraka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baraka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Outlaw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Outlaw connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Baraka momentarily.

It looks like Juju Baraka has been cut.
Baraka has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Outlaw.
Outlaw fails to land with a series of punches.
Outlaw moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Baraka has closed the distance and engaged Outlaw in a clinch.
Outlaw throws a head punch that misses.
Outlaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baraka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Outlaw misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baraka looking to throw knees to the head but Outlaw is blocking nicely.
Baraka looking to throw knees to the head but Outlaw is blocking nicely.
Baraka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Outlaw misses with some punches.
Outlaw prevents a body shot from Baraka.
Outlaw looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Outlaw.
Outlaw tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Outlaw trying to land knees to the body.
Baraka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Outlaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Outlaw.
A head punch on the inside from Outlaw fails to land.
Outlaw's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Baraka lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baraka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Outlaw's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Baraka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Outlaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baraka misses with an elbow strike.
Outlaw misses with the head strike.
Baraka working aggressively here.
Baraka can't break the clinch.
Baraka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Outlaw tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Baraka throws a head punch that misses.
Outlaw tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Baraka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baraka tries to work over Outlaw's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Outlaw lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Baraka or not.
Outlaw misses with the head strike.
Baraka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Outlaw lands a hook that snaps the head of Baraka backwards.
Baraka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baraka throws a head punch that misses.
Baraka throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baraka tries to work over Outlaw's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baraka creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Outlaw blocking some punches.
Baraka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Outlaw misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baraka.
Baraka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baraka is looking to break free of the clinch but Outlaw has double underhooks.
Outlaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baraka misses with a punch on the inside.
Baraka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Baraka blocks an uppercut.
Baraka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Outlaw.
Baraka blocks a body shot from Outlaw.
Baraka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Outlaw tries a knee to the head but Baraka blocks it.
Baraka throws a head punch that misses.

Baraka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Outlaw throws a hook to the side of Baraka's head but Baraka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Outlaw on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Outlaw throws a leg kick
and Baraka counters with a straight right hand.
Baraka wants to clinch up but Outlaw keeps it at a distance.
Baraka moves away from the strike by Outlaw.
Outlaw throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Baraka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Baraka, as that shot connected.
Baraka connects with a leg kick.
Baraka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Outlaw.
Outlaw throws a sloppy head kick and Baraka moves out of range easily.
Baraka moves out of range as Outlaw strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Baraka.
Baraka throws a good cross that connects.

Outlaw is rocked!
Baraka cracks Outlaw with a left hook right on the temple and Outlaw goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Baraka lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Outlaw is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Juju Baraka!
A victorious Juju Baraka thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.