PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nori Gerard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Baroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Baroni has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gerard
vs
Baroni

180 cm
22
218 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

225 cm
22
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nori Gerard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Baroni!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baroni shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gerard sprawls well. Gerard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Baroni gets slowly back to his feet.
Gerard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gerard throws out a loose jab but Baroni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baroni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gerard.
Gerard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gerard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baroni circles away quickly and effectively.
Gerard connects with a nice looking jab.
Some wild striking there from Gerard.
Gerard lands a glancing blow to the side of Baroni's head.
Gerard misses with a double jab.
Gerard throws a hook but Baroni avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Baroni.
Baroni throws a body punch but Gerard moves out of range.
Baroni slips a jab and a cross from Gerard.
Baroni is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gerard throws a series of punches but Baroni avoids them all with ease.
Nori Gerard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Gerard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gerard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baroni.
Baroni fails with a takedown attempt.
Nori Gerard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Baroni.
Gerard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Baroni takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Baroni avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gerard misses with the combination.
Baroni has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gerard throws a series of punches but Baroni avoids them all with ease.
Baroni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gerard avoids the head kick by Baroni.

Baroni has closed the distance and engaged Gerard in a clinch.
Gerard working hard to break the clinch.
Baroni can't break the clinch.
Baroni tries to pull guard but Gerard won't allow it.
Baroni is working for takedown but Gerard is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Gerard breaks the clinch.
Baroni looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gerard throws an overhand right that lands on Baroni's shoulder, as Baroni tries to avoid the shot.
Gerard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baroni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab, jab by Gerard - just one landing.
Baroni fails with a takedown attempt.
Gerard misses with an uppercut. Baroni saw that one coming.
Gerard misses with a wild combination.
Baroni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gerard.
Baroni misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nori Gerard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Gerard misses the target.
Gerard looks to land a combination but Baroni avoids it well.
Baroni shoots in looking for a takedown. Gerard tries to sprawl out of it but Baroni keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gerard manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gerard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baroni circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerard loads up on a big right hand but Baroni slips the punch.
Baroni doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Baroni changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gerard tries to avoid it but Baroni manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gerard to the ground. Gerard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Baroni looks for a takedown but Gerard sprawls well.
Baroni dodges the punch combination from Gerard.
Gerard connects with a looping right hand.
Gerard throws a right hand that Baroni ducks under and follows up with a left that Baroni also avoids with ease.
Gerard could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nice sprawl there from Gerard as Baroni shoots in.
Baroni closes the distance and clinches up with Gerard, looking for a takedown. Baroni pushes Gerard against the cage but Gerard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gerard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baroni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gerard lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Baroni has a takedown stuffed.
Gerard lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Baroni backs up against the cage.
Baroni slips a jab and a cross from Gerard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gerard throws the left hand but Baroni avoids the punch easily.
Gerard looks to land a left hand but Baroni moved out of range nicely.
Baroni fails with a takedown attempt.
Gerard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gerard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gerard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Baroni.
No joy there for Gerard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baroni looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gerard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baroni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gerard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gerard misses with a few strikes there.
Gerard is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gerard misses with the combination.
Gerard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Baroni's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nori Gerard dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gerard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Baroni momentarily.
Baroni fails to land the takedown.
Baroni slips under a jab.
Gerard misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Gerard finds it's way through Baroni's defenses.
A telegraphed right hand from Gerard misses the target.
Baroni is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gerard sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gerard throws a jab but it's blocked by Baroni.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gerard.
Gerard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baroni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gerard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Baroni.
Nori Gerard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Baroni.
Gerard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A big left from Gerard misses.
No joy there for Gerard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gerard throws a series of punches but Baroni avoids them all with ease.
Baroni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gerard moves away.
Baroni shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Baroni doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Baroni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Gerard here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A telegraphed right hand from Gerard misses the target.
Nori Gerard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baroni moves out of range as Gerard strikes.
Gerard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baroni looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Baroni shoots in but Gerard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gerard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baroni shoots in looking for a takedown. Gerard tries to sprawl out of it but Baroni keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gerard manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gerard misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A slow jab from Gerard misses its intended target.
Baroni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gerard.
Gerard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gerard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Baroni shoots in for a double leg but Gerard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Baroni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gerard.
Gerard jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gerard swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gerard throws a looping overhand right but Baroni ducks down to avoid it.
Baroni shoots for a takedown but Gerard saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gerard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baroni moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Gerard misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Baroni is defended easily by Gerard.
Gerard misses the shot to the body.
Gerard fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Gerard.

Baroni gets the takedown into side control.
Gerard is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Baroni asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Baroni wants to stand but Gerard is controlling his arm.
The ground and pound from Baroni seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerard is trying to get back to his feet.
Gerard might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gerard defending against the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Baroni passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Gerard!
Gerard is squirming around, avoiding Baroni's attempts to control the action.
Baroni in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Baroni thowing shots but they're missing.
Baroni can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gerard is looking to escape.
Baroni raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baroni tries to control but Gerard wriggling away.
Gerard trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ryan Baroni will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Baroni throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gerard's waist but Gerard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Baroni off to one side.
Baroni staying out of range there.
Gerard misses with an uppercut.
Gerard throws a nice looking combination but Baroni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baroni fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Baroni tries to move into range but Gerard moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gerard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baroni circles away quickly and effectively.
Gerard misses with a straight left.
Baroni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gerard.
Baroni tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gerard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gerard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nori Gerard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Baroni.
Baroni defending well as Gerard loads up on a big left hand.
Baroni is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gerard sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gerard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gerard is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baroni looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gerard is fending him off so far but Baroni persists. Nope, Gerard circles away and we're back to standing.
Jab by Gerard.
Baroni has a takedown stuffed.
Baroni misses with a takedown attempt - Gerard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Baroni moves out of range as Gerard strikes.
Gerard misses with a straight left.
Baroni tries to land a front kick but Gerard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Baroni tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gerard sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Baroni somewhat.
Gerard throws a nice looking combination but Baroni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gerard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baroni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baroni throws a series of punches but Gerard avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gerard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gerard stuffs the takedown.
Baroni shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gerard but Gerard pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A punch combination from Gerard misses.
Gerard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baroni was well out of range. Poor timing from Gerard.
No joy there for Gerard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baroni is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gerard sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gerard lands with a nice combination. Baroni backs away looking to recover.
Baroni misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gerard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baroni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baroni has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Baroni throws a jab but it's blocked by Gerard.
Baroni slips under a jab from Gerard.

Baroni fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gerard sprawls well initially but Baroni persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerard is trying to stand back up but Baroni is controlling him
Baroni looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gerard with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gerard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Baroni.
Gerard wants to get back to his feet.
Gerard is refusing to be controlled, as Baroni sits in half guard.
Gerard won't allow Baroni to pass to mount.
Gerard looks like he's trying to stand up.
Baroni trying to control from half guard but Gerard is working away.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Baroni tries to clinch there but Gerard circles away.
Gerard throws a shot from downtown. Baroni moves away and avoids it.
Baroni misses with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Baroni shoots in for a takedown but Gerard shows good takedown defense.
Gerard looks to land a combination but Baroni avoids it well.
Gerard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Baroni.
Baroni moves out of range as Gerard strikes.
Gerard throws a body punch but Baroni moves out of range.
Baroni shoots in for a takedown but Gerard shows good takedown defense.
Gerard loads up on a big right hand but Baroni slips the punch.
Baroni moves away from the strike by Gerard.
Baroni throws a head kick but Gerard moves out of range.
No luck for Baroni with that takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baroni takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Baroni looks for a takedown but Gerard sprawls well.
Baroni ducks under a wild hook from Gerard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nori Gerard showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gerard has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nori Gerard!