PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Todd Matthews (ranked 4995 p4p, 4786 weight class) and Steve Baker (ranked 590 p4p, 571 weight class). Baker has chosen David Bowie - Starman as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Matthews
vs
Baker

205 cm
18
255
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
225
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

MONTREAL WEED DISPENSARY

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Todd Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Baker!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Baker lands a head kick. Matthews smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Baker connects with a high kick.
Nice body kick there by Baker.

Baker gets caught flat footed, as Matthews shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Matthews is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Matthews's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Matthews gets to his feet - Baker follows without any prompting.

Matthews fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Baker sprawls well initially but Matthews persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Matthews content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Baker trying to hold on to Matthews's head to control him but Matthews postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Baker wants to control but Matthews passes into side.
Baker is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Matthews controlling from side mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Matthews is working Baker over with some ground and pound from side control.

Baker wants to control the position but that's not easy when your opponent is in side control! Matthews seems to be going for some sort of submission here. Hard to say what - oh, it's a Brabo choke! He's got it! Baker is tapping! Wow, great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Brabo Choke). Todd Matthews!