PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich (ranked 3721 p4p, 6626 weight class) and Steve Baker (ranked 494 p4p, 730 weight class). Heydrich comes to the cage accompanied by Wass wollen wir trinken. Baker is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Monster Magnet - Space Lord. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Heydrich
vs
Baker

192 cm
21
235
2 - 0 - 0

189 cm
20
235
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Baker!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker throws a body punch but Heydrich moves out of range.
Baker misses with an uppercut. Heydrich saw that one coming.
Heydrich seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Heydrich throws out a powerful jab.
Baker misses with an uppercut.
Baker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Heydrich drives through and clinches with Baker against the cage.
Baker prevents a body shot from Heydrich.
Still in the clinch, Heydrich scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Heydrich.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Heydrich is defending well.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Heydrich.
Baker has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Heydrich after a bit of a struggle.
Baker is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Heydrich pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Baker.
Heydrich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Baker has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Heydrich is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Heydrich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

It looks like Steve Baker has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Heydrich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Heydrich displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Baker.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baker. Heydrich does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Baker looks to move away, Heydrich throws a big counter combo but Baker just gets out of the way.
Baker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Heydrich counters with a one-two to the body.
Baker throws out a loose jab but Heydrich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baker takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Baker looks winded!
Baker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Heydrich avoids it really well and circles away.
Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich throws a big shot that misses.
Baker throws an off balance right hand
and Heydrich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Heydrich connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Baker scrambles back to his feet.
Baker throws an off balance right hand
and Heydrich counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Heydrich gets a clinch.
Baker can't get the takedown.
Baker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Baker drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Heydrich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Heydrich lands a body shot.
I was talking to Heydrich's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Heydrich tries to land knees in the clinch but Baker avoids the damage to the body.
Heydrich landing knees to the body.

Heydrich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker walks forward, straight into a front kick from Heydrich.
Heydrich lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Heydrich digs a good hook to Baker's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Heydrich misses the target.
Both fighters circling a little - Heydrich finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Heydrich throws a one two combo.
Heydrich takes a swing at Baker's ribcage but misses.
Heydrich looks to land a combination but Baker avoids it well.
Heydrich avoids the body shot from Baker.
Baker slips a jab and a cross from Heydrich.

That's four 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!
Baker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Heydrich is fending him off so far but Baker persists. Nope, Heydrich circles away and we're back to standing.
Baker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice body kick there by Heydrich.
Heydrich lands with a thumping leg kick.
Baker misses with a left hand
and Heydrich makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Heydrich misses with a few strikes there.
It seemed like Baker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Heydrich dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Baker. That did some damage!
Baker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Heydrich counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Baker's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Heydrich.
Heydrich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baker can do to turn this around?
Baker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heydrich.
Heydrich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heydrich moves away.
Heydrich is looking for a counter combo.
Baker fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Heydrich but Heydrich pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Heydrich throwing a counter right hand but Baker manages to avoid it.
Baker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heydrich.
Heydrich is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heydrich throws a sloppy head kick and Baker moves out of range easily.
Heydrich works the jab nicely.

That has opened up Steve Baker's cut even more.
Baker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Heydrich.
Heydrich misses with the combination.
Steve Baker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baker misses with an uppercut.
Baker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heydrich.
Heydrich went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Heydrich shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Baker eats them both and turns towards Heydrich to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Baker shoots in looking for a takedown but Heydrich manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Baker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Baker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Heydrich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Heydrich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice shot by Heydrich.

The cut above Steve Baker's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heydrich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baker misses with a wild body shot.
Baker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heydrich was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Baker takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Baker misses with an uppercut
and Heydrich counters with a series of strikes. Baker will be more careful next time no doubt.

Baker is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Heydrich makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Baker really felt that one!
Baker is breathing heavily.
Heydrich misses with the body kick

and Baker counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Heydrich is refusing to be controlled, as Baker sits in half guard.
Heydrich avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Baker.
Baker throwing shots but Heydrich is blocking nicely.
Baker wants to pass the guard but Heydrich is defending well.
Heydrich is positioning himself well to prevent Baker advancing to mount.
Baker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Heydrich is trying is best to control the position here.
Heydrich wants to get back to his feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Baker misses with a body shot.
Baker has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Heydrich throws a right hand that Baker ducks under and follows up with a left that Baker also avoids with ease.
A combination from Heydrich does no damage.
Baker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Heydrich on the side of the head.
Heydrich looks to land a combination but Baker avoids it well.
Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heydrich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heydrich throws a big counter combination but Baker scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steve Baker's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Baker checks a leg kick.
Baker goes for a double leg but Heydrich avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Heydrich continues to drive forward.
Heydrich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baker throws out a powerful jab.
Baker shoots in looking for a takedown but Heydrich manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Baker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Heydrich takes one to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heydrich. Baker does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker misses with a shot to the body
and Heydrich counters with a left and a right that stings Baker.
Baker misses with a double jab
and Heydrich counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Baker thinking.
Baker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heydrich fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Steve Baker's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Heydrich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heydrich explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Heydrich blocks a jab.
Baker misses with a left hand
and Heydrich counters with a series of strikes. Baker will be more careful next time no doubt.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Steve Baker's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich!
A very excited looking Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich 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.