PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Macadam Baird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nyffe Pehmytkudos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pehmytkudos has chosen Culture Club - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Baird
vs
Pehmytkudos

182 cm
23
190 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

179 cm
34
195 lbs
17 - 14 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great low kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Macadam Baird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nyffe Pehmytkudos!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pehmytkudos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Baird tries to clinch there but Pehmytkudos circles away.
Pehmytkudos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Baird counters with a thumping low kick.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Baird.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Pehmytkudos sneaks back into half guard.
Pehmytkudos tries to roll over but Baird keeps him under control.
Baird is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Pehmytkudos reverses the position - he's now on top in Baird's guard.
Pehmytkudos wants to pass the guard but Baird is keeping the position.
Pehmytkudos trying to control but Baird is working from the bottom.
Pehmytkudos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pehmytkudos wants to control from the top but Baird keeps moving.
Pehmytkudos wanted to stand there but Baird had control of the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Baird's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Pehmytkudos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Baird's guard.
Pehmytkudos is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Baird controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Baird trying to control here.
Baird is controlling Pehmytkudos's trapped leg to prevent Pehmytkudos from advancing to side control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Baird wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pehmytkudos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baird is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pehmytkudos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Baird.
Pehmytkudos misses with a left hand
and Pehmytkudos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Baird doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pehmytkudos looks to throw the jab but Baird is out of range.
Pehmytkudos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Baird clinches up with Pehmytkudos and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird leaning his opponent against the cage.

Pehmytkudos has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Baird clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Baird is trying to break free.
Pehmytkudos struggling to land strikes to the head as Baird covers up.
Pehmytkudos struggling to land strikes to the head as Baird covers up.
Baird wants to escape the position.
Pehmytkudos avoiding Baird 's attempts to control his hands.
I really don't envy Baird right now.
Pehmytkudos cracks Baird with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Baird from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baird looking very determined here, making life difficult for Pehmytkudos.
Baird tries to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baird avoids the strikes from Pehmytkudos.
Pehmytkudos throws strikes from the back but Baird rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Baird.
Pehmytkudos tries to stand but Baird is controlling from the bottom.
Pehmytkudos tries to free his leg and advance position but Baird is retaining full guard.
Pehmytkudos is fighting to break Baird's control of his arms but Baird is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Baird trying to control the position.
Pehmytkudos advances to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baird is looking for a sweep. Pehmytkudos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Baird regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pehmytkudos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Baird is keeping the position for now.
Pehmytkudos won't allow Baird to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nyffe Pehmytkudos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pehmytkudos jabs Baird to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Baird on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pehmytkudos thows a body shot but no joy.
Baird gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Baird moves in looking to clinch but Pehmytkudos pushes him off.
Baird tries to clinch there but Pehmytkudos circles away.
Baird slips a jab from Pehmytkudos.
Pehmytkudos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Baird moves into the clinch successfully.

Pehmytkudos gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pehmytkudos stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Pehmytkudos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baird tries to clinch there but Pehmytkudos circles away.
Baird throws a nice looking combination but Pehmytkudos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baird misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pehmytkudos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baird moves away.
Baird keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pehmytkudos.
Pehmytkudos swings widly with a right hand
and Baird counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pehmytkudos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baird on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pehmytkudos throws a shot from downtown. Baird moves away and avoids it.
Pehmytkudos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Baird shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pehmytkudos is trying to defend but Baird finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Baird passes the guard and advances to mount!
Pehmytkudos is squirming around, avoiding Baird's attempts to control the action.
Nyffe Pehmytkudos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Baird landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird throws some wild stikes that Pehmytkudos manages to avoid easily.
Baird breaks from Pehmytkudos's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pehmytkudos is bucking up trying to escape but Baird cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Baird in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Baird landing punches.
Pehmytkudos is in all sorts of trouble here.
Baird lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Baird breaks from Pehmytkudos's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baird tries to control but Pehmytkudos wriggling away.
Baird throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Pehmytkudos because Baird loaded up on that one.
Baird 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.
Baird lands a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Baird! Pehmytkudos is hurt baaadly! Baird is firing away with more strikes - Pehmytkudos is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Macadam Baird!
Macadam Baird got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'