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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henri Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigo Power struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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186 cm
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183 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henri Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Power!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Power does it's job there.
Power is looking to clinch but Baker is avoiding it.
Power tries to clinch but Baker is having none of it.
Baker shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Baker was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Baker controlling the pace for now.
Power is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Power is controlling an arm, preventing Baker from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Power tries to control Baker's body but Baker pushes him off. Power squirms to his side and now Baker has his back!
Baker throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Power holding both Baker 's hands and preventing any damage.
Baker misses with punches from the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker looking for the RNC.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Baker controlling the positon.
Power trying to control but not successfully.
Baker has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Power avoids the strikes from Baker.
Power tries to roll but Baker sticks to his back.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Baker.
Baker tightening his grip on Power, looking for the choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Power looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Power avoids the strikes from Baker.
Baker wants to control but Power is keeping busy.
Power can't escape the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Baker struggling to keep hold of the position.
Power holding both Baker 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker trying to control.
Baker landing with strikes.
Power really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Baker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Baker lands punches and elbows.
Power is trying to stand back up.
Power looks gassed!
Baker wants to control but Power is keeping busy.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Baker. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power is taking damage to the body and head.
Baker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Baker struggling to land strikes to the head as Power covers up.
Power rolls, trying to escape but Baker keeps control of the position.
Baker throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Power!
Power prevents Baker from getting a body triangle.
Baker is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Power looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Good control from Baker.
Baker is looking for the choke from the back position but Power is controlling his hands well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henri Baker dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Power tries to clinch but Baker moves out of range.
Power fails with a takedown attempt.
Baker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Power stuffs the takedown.
Power misses with a wild combination.
Baker clinches.
Baker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baker has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power throws a right and a left that Baker avoids nicely.
Power clinches but Baker breaks the clinch
and Baker counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Power!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Power is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Baker trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Power really wants to buck Baker off and get back to his feet.
Baker has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Power's face.
Baker is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Power can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Baker landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Baker controlling his opponent.
Baker wants to control the pace but Power is squirming around nicely.
Baker with shots to the head and body - Power looks very uncomfortable down there.
Baker in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Baker lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Power hang on?
Power is just holding on here. Baker manages to take his back.
Baker has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Power has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker not allowing Power to control his hands.
Even with his hooks in, Baker manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Baker is hanging on to Power's back as he tries to escape.
Baker scores with punches from the back.
Power is trying to get back to his feet but Baker has full control of the position and if anything, Power has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Baker has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Power.
Baker controlling well, preventing Power from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Will Baker go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Baker lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Baker.
Baker controls the action.
Baker is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Power up.
Baker just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Baker has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Power has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
You can see the frustration on Power's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henri Baker dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Power moves into the clinch.
Baker breaks the clinch.
Power throws a series of punches but Baker avoids them all with ease.
Baker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Power looks to land a body kick but Baker moved away.
Power swinging wilding here.
Baker misses with the combination.
Baker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Power misses.
Power has his takedown stuffed
and Baker counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Baker misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power wants to clinch
and Baker moves into the clinch.
Baker has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Power is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Power tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Baker pulls guard effortlessly.
Power trying to control but Baker is working from the bottom.
Power tries to stand but Baker is controlling from the bottom.
Baker trying to control the position.
Baker has a closed guard, preventing Power from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Baker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Power.
Baker keeping moving, preventing Power from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A lazy left from Power finds it's target.
Power gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Baker moves into the clinch.
Henri Baker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Power.
Baker has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Power uses from the top position.
Baker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Baker is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power stopping the sweep attempt from Baker.
Power has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Baker is proving hard to escape from.
Baker seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Power postures up.
Baker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Baker trying to keep a closed guard but Power is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Power would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Baker looking to control.
Henri Baker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Power working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Baker looking for a guillotine here but Power defends easily.
Baker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henri Baker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henri Baker!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
31% |
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