PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drew Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and spawn spawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). spawn spawn told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Baker
vs
spawn

201 cm
19
271 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
20
221 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drew Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, spawn spawn!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Baker.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Baker.
spawn 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.

Baker bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
spawn is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Baker trying to control the action but spawn is working from the bottom.
Baker working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baker working the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but spawn is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
spawn defending against the ground and pound.
Baker in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
You can see the frustration on spawn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Baker scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at spawn to see if he's OK.

spawn is rocked!
Baker cracks spawn with a big right hand but spawn just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
spawn is still in real trouble! Can Baker finish him?
Baker working the head and body with strikes.
spawn looks to move to half guard but instead Baker has passed into mount! Damn!
Baker unloading with bombs!
Baker dominating with strikes here.
spawn takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Baker postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. spawn looks a forlorn figure.
Baker is breathing heavily.
Baker postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. spawn looks a forlorn figure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker with shots to the head and body - spawn looks very uncomfortable down there.
Baker working spawn over with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baker working spawn over with strikes here.
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!
BOOM! Baker connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Baker postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. spawn looks a forlorn figure.
Baker looking to finish spawn with some ground and pound. This is bad for spawn!
Baker unloading with bombs!
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 spawn's face.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Baker lands a heavy elbow.
Baker landing strikes from the mount and spawn is in trouble!
Baker unloading with bombs!
Baker landing strikes, looking to finish!
BOOM! Baker connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Baker landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns spawn that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
spawn is in a horrible position here. Baker smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Baker connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Baker lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Baker lands a big elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baker fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Baker working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Baker has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! spawn is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Drew Baker!