PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Baitman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zdravko Dren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dren's choice of entrance music: Eminem - Rain Man. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Baitman
vs
Dren

220 cm
25
295 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
26
300 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Baitman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zdravko Dren!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dren misses with the combination.
Dren lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baitman circles away quickly and effectively.
Baitman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dren misses with the combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Baitman. That's going to slow Dren down.
Baitman scores with a kick to the midsection.
Baitman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Baitman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dren's calf.
Baitman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dren takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Zdravko Dren has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baitman connects with a leg kick. Dren looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dren misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Dren fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Baitman to the ground. Dren is now in Baitman's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dren with a flurry of punches that miss.
Baitman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Baitman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Baitman tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dren accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Baitman wants to stand but Dren is controlling the position.
Baitman lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dren!
Baitman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baitman trying to control but Dren is having none of it.
Baitman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Baitman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dren on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Henry Baitman wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Dren throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baitman.
Dren takes a kick to the side of the head.
Henry Baitman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dren tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Baitman!
Dren misses with a wild combination.
Baitman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baitman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good leg kick by Baitman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dren avoids the head kick by Baitman.
Baitman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Baitman scoring well with a low kick there.
Baitman is looking to slow Dren down with leg kicks.
Baitman throws a leg kick which misses Dren's front leg but catches the back leg as Dren tries to avoid it.
Henry Baitman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baitman connects with an inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dren looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Baitman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Baitman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zdravko Dren's cut.
That's time! Baitman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Baitman lands with a nice body kick.
Baitman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dren tries to bum rush Baitman with a series of wild strikes but Baitman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dren takes a kick to the side of the head.
Baitman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Baitman lands a nice looking body kick.
Dren tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dren avoids the head kick by Baitman.
Baitman scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice body kick from Baitman.
Dren fails with a takedown attempt.
Zdravko Dren is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baitman lands with a kick to the temple. Dren shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baitman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dren looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baitman connects with a high kick.
Dren tries to clinch but Baitman moves out of range.
Dren is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baitman.
A slapping body kick lands there for Baitman.
Baitman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dren has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Baitman.
Baitman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baitman scoring well with a low kick there.
Baitman thumps Dren with a low kick.
Dren closes this distance looking for a takedown but Baitman circles away.
Dren is breathing heavily.
Baitman is looking to slow Dren down with leg kicks.
Dren fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dren shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Baitman defends it nicely.
Henry Baitman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zdravko Dren.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baitman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dren's head.
Dren stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Baitman.
A solid leg kick lands there for Baitman.
Good leg kick by Baitman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Baitman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dren looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Baitman is fending him off so far but Dren persists. Nope, Baitman circles away and we're back to standing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Baitman.
Dren chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Baitman can pounce on him.
Baitman connects with an inside leg kick.
Dren on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Baitman. Baitman obviously looking to wear him down.
Baitman is looking to slow Dren down with leg kicks.
Nice body kick from Baitman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dren 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.
Dren takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dren takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Baitman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Baitman feints and then cracks Dren's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dren down.
Baitman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dren 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.
Baitman lands a head kick. Dren smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dren's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Baitman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dren has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Henry Baitman is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for Baitman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dren takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Baitman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Baitman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Baitman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baitman throws a head kick that half lands.

Dren shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Baitman wants to improve his position but Dren is controlling well.

Dren seems to be looking for submissions.
Dren not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Dren is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Baitman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zdravko Dren's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A head kick misses from Baitman.
Baitman misses with a head kick.
Baitman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Baitman connects with a high kick.
Dren throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baitman lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dren takes a step back to recover.
Dren stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Baitman.
Dren tries to close the distance and clinch but Baitman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Dren scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Baitman is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baitman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dren.
Dren takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Dren looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dren sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Baitman defending well though.
Baitman is looking to control Dren's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Baitman avoid being mounted?
Zdravko Dren has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dren missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dren prevents Baitman from standing back up.
Dren takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dren prevents Baitman from improving his position.
Dren missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Baitman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dren prevents Baitman from improving his position.
Dren wants to take a breather but Baitman is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dren wants to stand up but Baitman has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Baitman is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baitman is working hard here to advance position.
Dren throwing shots but Baitman is blocking nicely.
Dren drops an elbow to the side of Baitman's head.
Dren works his way into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baitman tries to buck Dren off but Dren is having none of it.
Dren working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baitman is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Dren misses with the ground and pound.
Dren wants to control but Baitman is keeping him busy.
Baitman avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dren.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dren sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Baitman is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zdravko Dren comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Baitman 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Baitman!
After winning the bout, Henry Baitman thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.