PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cortney Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Godfrey Ibelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Baker
vs
Ibelin

201 cm
19
255 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
240 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 Tokyo, Cortney Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Godfrey Ibelin!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Baker throws a wild body kick that Ibelin sees coming a mile off.
Baker defending well as Ibelin loads up on a big left hand.
Ibelin misses with an uppercut. Baker saw that one coming.

Baker closes the distance and clinches.

Baker jumps into guard, dragging Ibelin to the mat.

Baker has his feet on Ibelin's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Ibelin digs a good body shot into Baker's ribs.

Baker moves into the clinch.
Ibelin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Baker blocking some punches.

Baker has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Ibelin is trying to keep an underhook but Baker manages to get the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baker slips a nice elbow through Ibelin's hands, connecting with Ibelin's forehead.
Baker content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ibelin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Baker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker stops Ibelin from getting back to his feet.
Baker wants to free his trapped foot but Ibelin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Baker is looking to take a break and control but Ibelin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ground and pound from Baker.

Baker decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Baker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibelin catches Baker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Baker instigates a clinch.
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!
Ibelin throws a head punch that misses.
Baker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ibelin has a couple of punches blocked by Baker.
Baker prevents Ibelin from breaking the clinch.
Ibelin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ibelin swings wildly with an uppercut but Baker uses good head movement to avoid it.

Baker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ibelin.
Ibelin dips to his left and cracks Baker with an uppercut!

Baker closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ibelin's guard.

Baker decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ibelin's waist but Ibelin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Baker off to one side.
Ibelin connects with a looping right hand.
Ibelin slaps away a takedown attempt from Baker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Baker is breathing heavily.
Baker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ibelin.
Baker throws a right and a left that Ibelin avoids nicely.
A jab lands there for Ibelin.
Ibelin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Godfrey Ibelin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baker walks into a jab.
Ibelin missing with a left hand there. Baker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cortney Baker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ibelin scores with a body shot.
Baker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ibelin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ibelin catches Baker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ibelin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Baker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ibelin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Baker had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ibelin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Ibelin.
Ibelin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Baker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Godfrey Ibelin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ibelin's corner calls for a 1-2. Ibelin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ibelin lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ibelin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cortney Baker dominated that round.
That's time! Baker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ibelin lands a right hook to the body.

Baker feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Baker stops Ibelin from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ibelin is wriggling around but Baker manages to pass to half guard.
Baker is keen to just control but Ibelin is a slippery customer.

Baker stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Ibelin to get to his feet.
Ibelin scores with a jab to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ibelin avoids it really well and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker looks for a takedown but Ibelin sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ibelin throws a shot to the body.
Baker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ibelin cracks Baker with a good jab.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ibelin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ibelin throws a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Ibelin.
Godfrey Ibelin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ibelin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ibelin lands a body shot.
Ibelin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ibelin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Baker takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ibelin lands a jab to Baker's midsection.
Cortney Baker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baker wants to clinch up but Ibelin keeps it at a distance.
Baker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ibelin tests Baker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ibelin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ibelin keeps the fight on the outside.
Ibelin lands a head shot.
Ibelin misses with a looping left.
Ibelin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Baker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ibelin lands a jab to Baker's midsection.
Baker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibelin throws an off balance right hand

and Baker counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ibelin tries to kick Baker off but Baker keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Baker trying to pass the guard but Ibelin defending well.
Ibelin wants to get back to his feet.

Baker gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Baker throws a head kick that misses.
Jab by Ibelin.
Ibelin cracks a nice hook into Baker's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ibelin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Baker staying out of range there.
Ibelin scores with a jab.
Baker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Baker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Baker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ibelin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Baker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ibelin as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cortney Baker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ibelin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Baker at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ibelin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Baker fails with the takedown.
Ibelin lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Godfrey Ibelin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ibelin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ibelin stuffs the takedown.
Baker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Baker shoots in looking for a takedown. Ibelin tries to sprawl out of it but Baker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ibelin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Good standup being displayed there by Ibelin as he connects with a hook.
Ibelin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ibelin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ibelin throws a jab but it's blocked by Baker.
Ibelin cracks Baker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ibelin throws a shot to the body.
Ibelin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ibelin lands a jab to the nose.
Baker misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Baker drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ibelin tries to escape but Baker is in control.
Baker is looking to take a break and control but Ibelin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Baker prevents Ibelin from escaping the position.
Ibelin avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Baker.
Ibelin wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ibelin keeps working.

Baker decides to stand back up.
Ibelin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Baker shoots in and drives through. Ibelin sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cortney Baker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ibelin swivels and escapes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ibelin lands with a shot to the body.
Ibelin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Baker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ibelin cracks Baker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibelin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ibelin scores with a nice head shot.
Ibelin with a hook.
Ibelin digs a good hook to Baker's body.
Ibelin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Ibelin as he connects with a hook.
Baker shoots in looking for a takedown but Ibelin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Baker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ibelin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Baker tries to move into range but Ibelin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ibelin lands a nice shot that snaps Baker's head back.
A jab lands there for Ibelin.
Ibelin scores with a jab. Baker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ibelin throws out a loose jab but Baker uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left lands for Ibelin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibelin cracks Baker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ibelin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Baker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ibelin scores with a decent looking hook.
Ibelin throws a hook to the side of Baker's head but Baker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ibelin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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 wants to clinch.
Ibelin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ibelin scores with a nice strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ibelin lunges at Baker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Baker's hand.
Baker takes one on the button.
Baker fails with the takedown.

And that's the end of the fight!
Godfrey Ibelin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ibelin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Godfrey Ibelin!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Godfrey Ibelin!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Godfrey Ibelin!

Godfrey Ibelin wins by unanimous decision!
Godfrey Ibelin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.