PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Balthazar Baker (ranked 771 p4p, 775 weight class) and Jin Yi (ranked 127 p4p, 129 weight class). Yi has chosen Wobble as his entrance music. Balthazar Baker is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Baker
vs
Yi

195 cm
28
190
10 - 5 - 0

189 cm
26
192
11 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
KOMBAT KLOTHING

Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Balthazar Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jin Yi!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice defenses there by Baker.
A clash of legs there as Baker blocks the low kick.
Baker staying out of range there.
Yi throws a jab when Baker was well out of range.
Yi lands a nice looking body shot.

Baker gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Yi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Baker keeping moving, preventing Yi from controlling successfully.
Yi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Baker keeping full guard, as Yi tries to pass.
Yi throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker keeping moving, preventing Yi from controlling successfully.
Baker has control of Yi's left arm, preventing Yi from doing any damage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Yi trying to control but Baker is working from the bottom.
Yi looking to pass the guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yi wants to land a leg kick but Baker is out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Yi. No joy for Baker on that attempt.
We've been told by Baker's head coaches at Catch Wrestling L.A. that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Yi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baker.
Yi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yi missing with a left hand there. Baker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yi tries to work over Baker's front leg with a kick but Baker checks it.
Nice uppercut lands for Baker. That snapped Yi's head back.
Baker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Baker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yi lands with a nice body punch.
Yi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Baker momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baker. Yi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baker sizes up Yi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Baker connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Baker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yi.
Yi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baker.
Yi lands with a nice body punch.
Yi misses the jab.
Yi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yi goes for a double leg but Baker avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Baker continues to drive forward.
Baker misses with a looping left.
Yi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yi misses with a hook. Baker ducked under it nicely.
Baker moves out of range as Yi strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baker. Yi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Baker will feel that in the morning.
Yi misses with a hook. Baker ducked under it nicely.
Yi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Baker.
Baker misses with a wild body shot.
Yi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Baker tries to clinch but Yi is having none of it.
Yi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baker.
Yi raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Yi misses with an uppercut. Baker saw that one coming.
Baker lands with an uppercut that bounces Yi off the cage and back into range.
Baker is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
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 gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yi clinches with his opponent.
Yi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Baker.
Yi tries to pull guard but Baker forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Yi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Baker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Balthazar Baker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jin Yi.
Baker struggles to land a body shot inside as Yi controls his hands.
Yi blocks a body shot from Baker.
Baker misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Yi on the inside.

Yi breaks the clinch.
Yi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Baker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baker was well out of range. Poor timing from Yi.
Baker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yi.
Baker is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Baker. That snapped Yi's head back.
Baker looks to score with a jab to the body but Yi is just out of range.
Baker digs a good hook to Yi's body.
Baker swinging wildly here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jin Yi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Good standup being displayed there by Yi as he connects with a hook.
Yi shoots and misses
and Baker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yi misses with an uppercut. Baker saw that one coming.
Yi slips under a jab from Baker.
Yi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Baker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yi misses with an uppercut.
Baker moves out of range of the strikes.
Baker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice uppercut lands for Baker. That snapped Yi's head back.
Baker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yi on the side of the head.
Yi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baker.

Yi gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baker struggling a bit here.
Yi controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker tries to improve position but can't.
An elbow from Yi crashes against the mat.
Yi trying to control the action but Baker is working from the bottom.
Yi is chipping away with strikes.
Yi advances to full mount.
Yi throws some wild stikes that Baker manages to avoid easily.
Baker is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yi with shots to the head and body - Baker looks very uncomfortable down there.
Yi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Yi looking to control but Baker is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Yi looking to finish Baker with some ground and pound. This is bad for Baker!

Baker is rocked!
Yi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Yi working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Baker looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Yi! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jin Yi!
A relieved looking Jin Yi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.