PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Humphrey Baker (ranked 389 p4p, 52 weight class) and Benedict Arnold (ranked 1688 p4p, 213 weight class). 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.

Baker
vs
Arnold

195 cm
35
193 lbs
27 - 16 - 0

187 cm
37
188 lbs
25 - 15 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Freebok (85% Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Humphrey Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benedict Arnold!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arnold stuns Baker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Baker clobbers Arnold with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Baker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Arnold tries to clinch but Baker is having none of it.

Baker darts in and clinches Arnold up against the cage.
Arnold makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Arnold throws a punch but it's blocked by Baker.
Baker blocks an uppercut.
Arnold throws a punch but it's blocked by Baker.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baker.
Arnold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arnold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arnold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baker pushes Arnold back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arnold misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baker.
Baker misses with a punch to the body.
Baker misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arnold pushes Baker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baker misses with the head strike.
Baker misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arnold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Arnold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arnold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baker throws a punch but it's blocked by Arnold.
A head punch on the inside from Baker fails to land.
Baker lands an uppercut.
Baker throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Arnold.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arnold.
Baker has a couple of punches blocked by Arnold.
Arnold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baker prevents a body shot from Arnold.
Baker blocks a body shot from Arnold.
I was talking to Baker's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Baker pushes Arnold back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Arnold.
Baker lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Baker throws a punch but it's blocked by Arnold.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Baker.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Baker swings wildly with an uppercut but Arnold uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Baker.
A head punch on the inside from Baker fails to land.
Baker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Arnold backwards.
Arnold misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baker.
Baker throws a punch but it's blocked by Arnold.
Baker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Baker.
Arnold misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Baker.
Arnold misses with a punch on the inside.
Arnold lands a body shot.
Baker misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Baker.
Baker lands a hook that snaps the head of Arnold backwards.
Baker misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baker throws a head punch that misses.
Baker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arnold tries to work over Baker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arnold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arnold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arnold tries to throw a body punch but Baker avoids it by throwing Arnold back against the cage.
Baker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Baker gets through Arnold's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Baker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Arnolds head.
Baker lands a body shot.
Still in the clinch, Baker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Arnold prevents a body shot from Baker.
Arnold blocking some punches.
Baker misses with a punch to the body.
Arnold blocks an uppercut.
Baker working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Baker.
Arnold misses with a body punch.
Baker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baker.
Arnold has a couple of punches blocked by Baker.
Baker has a couple of punches blocked by Arnold.
Baker misses with the head strike.
Arnold misses with a punch to the body.
Baker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arnold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Baker.
Arnold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Arnold fails to land.
Arnold misses with a body punch.
Baker throws a punch but it's blocked by Arnold.
Baker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Baker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baker misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arnold.
Arnold misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Baker on the inside.
Baker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Humphrey Baker dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Baker closes the distance and clinches.
Baker blocks a body shot from Arnold.
Humphrey Baker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Baker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Arnolds head.
Baker working aggressively here.
Baker lands with a right to the head.
Arnold lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baker.
Baker misses with the head strike.
Baker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baker tries to work over Arnold's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arnold lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Baker misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Baker.
Baker blocks a body shot from Arnold.
A right hand to the body from Arnold.
A nice left hand lands by Baker.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baker working aggressively here.
Arnold blocks an uppercut.
Baker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arnold can do to turn this around?
Baker misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnold lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Arnold misses with the head strike.
Arnold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baker lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arnold.
Baker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Arnold takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arnold.
Still in the clinch, Baker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Arnold blocking some punches.
Arnold working aggressively here.
Baker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Arnold backwards.
Nice body punch from Baker.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baker.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Arnold fails to land.
Baker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Baker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Arnold backwards.
Arnold blocking some punches.
Arnold works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker scores with a shot to the side of Arnold's head.
Arnold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arnold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baker misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Arnold fails to land.
Baker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arnold working aggressively here.
Baker misses with some punches.
Arnold digs a right hand into Baker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Baker's gas tank.
Arnold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Arnold throws a punch but it's blocked by Baker.
Baker is leaning against Arnold and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Baker has a couple of punches blocked by Arnold.
Baker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arnold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baker gets through Arnold's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker lands with a right to the head.
Baker blocks an uppercut.
Arnold working aggressively here.
Baker misses with some punches.
A short right from Baker.
Baker misses with a punch on the inside.
Baker tries to work over Arnold's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Baker fails to land.
Arnold tries a body shot but Baker blocks it.
Baker tries a body shot but Arnold blocks it.
Baker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baker throws a head punch that misses.
Arnold misses with some punches.
Baker lands a body shot in the clinch.
Baker lands with a left to the head.
Baker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Arnold misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arnold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Baker misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baker lands a left hand.
Arnold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arnold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arnold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arnold tries to work over Baker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arnold throws a punch but it's blocked by Baker.
Baker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Arnold misses with the head strike.
Baker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baker tries to work over Arnold's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arnold blocks an uppercut.
Baker misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arnold swings wildly with an uppercut but Baker uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arnold.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baker.
Baker has a couple of punches blocked by Arnold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Humphrey Baker dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A decent looking body kick lands there for Baker.
Baker ducks under a wild hook from Arnold.
Arnold fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Arnold swats away the attempt to clinch by Baker.
Baker misses with a body kick.

Arnold rushes Baker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Baker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Baker on the inside.
Baker lands a hook that snaps the head of Arnold backwards.
Arnold misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker digs a right hand into Arnold's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Arnold's gas tank.
Baker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Arnold backwards.
Baker misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Baker.
Baker misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Baker on the inside.
Baker lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnold scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Baker lands with a short shot to the head.
Baker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baker misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baker.

Arnold is rocked!
Baker throws a punch but it's blocked by Arnold.
Arnold is still on wobbly legs! Can Baker finish him?
Arnold can't find room to land a body shot as Baker controls the action.
Arnold misses with a punch on the inside.
Arnold seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Arnold.
Arnold misses with a punch on the inside.
Baker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Baker lands a left hand.
Baker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arnold's elbow.
Baker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Baker connects with a big uppercut there that sends Arnold tumbling to the ground! Baker follows him down into his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baker slips nicely into half guard.
Arnold takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Baker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Arnold's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Baker seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Arnold does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Well, if Baker is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Baker decides to return to a standing position.

Baker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Baker working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Arnold.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baker.
Arnold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arnold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baker lands with a left to the head.
Arnold misses with the head strike.
Arnold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arnold misses with a body punch.
Baker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Baker fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Baker fails to land.
Baker lands with a right to the head.
Arnold working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baker.
Baker prevents a body shot from Arnold.
Arnold scores with a nice hook to the head.
Baker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Baker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Arnold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baker throws a punch but it's blocked by Arnold.
Baker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Baker lands a nice uppercut.
Arnold blocks a body shot from Baker.
Arnold throws a head punch that misses.
Baker blocking some punches.
Arnold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arnold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arnold working aggressively here.
Baker lands a body shot.
Baker working aggressively here.
Arnold working aggressively here.
Baker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Baker digs a right hand into Arnold's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Arnold's gas tank.
Arnold swings wildly with an uppercut but Baker uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Humphrey Baker clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Baker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Baker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Arnold lands a hook that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Baker misses with a body punch.
Baker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Arnold backwards.
Baker prevents a body shot from Arnold.
Baker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Baker gets through Arnold's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Baker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Arnold tries a body shot but Baker blocks it.
Baker can't find room to land a body shot as Arnold controls the action.
Baker throws a big uppercut that drops Arnold! More strikes from Baker and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Arnold lies dazed against the cage as Baker celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Humphrey Baker!
Humphrey Baker decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Benedict Arnold was interviewed post fight and said 'Stupid auto flight, free win for opponent'.