PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Baker (ranked 2652 p4p, 5756 weight class) and Vladimir Tarlac (ranked 0 p4p, 629 weight class). Tarlac has chosen Nobody Knows- The Tony RIch Project as his entrance music. Tarlac has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Vladimir Tarlac looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Baker
vs
Tarlac

190 cm
42
220
31 - 26 - 2

174 cm
44
195
26 - 26 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 31 - 26 - 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 26 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Tarlac!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Baker. Beautiful body shot.
Tarlac looks winded!

Baker cracks Tarlac with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Tarlac looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Baker finish him?

It looks like Vladimir Tarlac has been cut.
Baker lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baker connects with a nice cross there... Tarlac is looking wobbly and Baker recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Tarlac to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Baker jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brian Baker!
In defeat, Vladimir Tarlac stepped up to the mic, saying 'until next time '.