PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tycoon (ranked 1092 p4p, 158 weight class) and Brian Baker (ranked 3893 p4p, 492 weight class). Tycoon comes to the cage accompanied by Monkey Business. On his way into the cage it seems that Mike Tycoon has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mike Tycoon seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Tycoon
vs
Baker

182 cm
32
220 lbs
20 - 8 - 0

190 cm
26
220 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Tycoon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brian Baker!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Baker misses the target.
Baker scores with a shot to the body.
Tycoon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Baker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tycoon misses with a straight right.
Tycoon throws a low kick but Baker moves out of range easily.
Baker lands a head shot.
Baker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tycoon.
A quick step to the side and Tycoon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tycoon jabs at Baker's body.
Tycoon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tycoon blocks a head kick by Baker.
Baker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tycoon.
Baker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tycoon scores with a body shot.
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 jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tycoon just misses with a punch to the body.
Tycoon just misses with a punch to the body.
Tycoon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tycoon lands a high kick!

It looks like Brian Baker has been cut.
Tycoon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bullet Proof Dungeon in the buildup to the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker looks to land a left hand but Tycoon moved out of range nicely.
Baker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tycoon blocks a head kick by Baker.
Tycoon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tycoon circles away quickly and effectively.
Tycoon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Baker has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Baker misses with a leg kick
and Tycoon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baker digs a good body shot into Tycoon's ribs.
Baker looks to land a left hand but Tycoon moved out of range nicely.
Baker misses with a head kick.
Tycoon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tycoon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baker moves out of range as Tycoon throws a body kick.
Baker blocks a low kick nicely.
Tycoon blocks a leg kick.
Tycoon tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Baker manages to circle out of the way.
Tycoon lands an overhand right.
Baker throws a shot from downtown. Tycoon moves away and avoids it.
Tycoon lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Donk. Baker catches Tycoon right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tycoon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker lands with a nice body punch.
Tycoon sizes up Baker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tycoon just misses with a punch to the body.
Tycoon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tycoon lands a head shot.
Baker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tycoon.
It looked like Tycoon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Baker.
Tycoon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baker.
Baker takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Baker looks to throw the jab but Tycoon is out of range.
Baker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tycoon.
Tycoon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Baker.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tycoon. Baker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tycoon throws a leg kick but Baker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jab, jab by Baker - just one landing.
Baker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

It looks like Mike Tycoon has been cut.
Tycoon blocks a head kick by Baker.
Baker misses with a low kick.
Baker takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Baker looks to land a combination but Tycoon avoids it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tycoon.
Baker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Baker throws a hook to the side of Tycoon's head but Tycoon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tycoon thinks about countering with a head kick.
Tycoon scores with a kick to the midsection.
Baker is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tycoon had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Tycoon throws a hook but Baker blocks it.
Brian Baker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baker misses the jab.
Tycoon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tycoon connects with a crisp jab.

Baker is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Tycoon tries to keep at a distance but Baker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Baker is still on wobbly legs! Can Tycoon finish him?
Tycoon misses with a punch on the inside.
Baker seems to have recovered his senses.
Baker stalling in the clinch but Tycoon improves position.
Tycoon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baker tries a knee to the head but Tycoon blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tycoon avoids it.
Tycoon cracks Baker with a nice body shot.
Baker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tycoon misses with a punch to the body.
Tycoon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Baker is trying to break free.
Tycoon misses with the head strike.
Tycoon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tycoon tries to work over Baker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tycoon.

Baker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tycoon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baker.
Baker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good work by Baker as he checks the leg kick.
Baker lands an overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baker tries a head kick but it misses.
Tycoon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tycoon misses with a body shot.
Baker staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mike Tycoon will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tycoon tries to land a front kick but Baker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tycoon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Baker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sloppy strikes from Baker. Those never looked like landing.
Tycoon digs a good hook to Baker's body.
Brian Baker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tycoon throws out a loose jab but Baker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tycoon slips a jab from Baker.
Baker fails to land with a series of punches.
Tycoon looks to score with a jab to the body but Baker is just out of range.
Baker does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tycoon throws a hook but Baker blocks it.
Baker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tycoon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Tycoon clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tycoon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baker trying to control the position but instead, Tycoon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Baker into the cage.
Tycoon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tycoon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tycoon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tycoon swings wildly with an uppercut but Baker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baker misses with the head strike.
Tycoon lands an uppercut.
Baker lands an uppercut.
Baker takes a shot to the head.
Baker misses with the head strike.
Tycoon lands with a right to the head.
Tycoon scores with a shot to the side of Baker's head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Baker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tycoon blocks it with crossed arms.
Baker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tycoon tries to work over Baker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mike Tycoon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Tycoon scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Tycoon.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Baker breaks from the clinch.
Tycoon throws a big shot that misses.
Tycoon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Baker finds it's way round the side to connect with Tycoon's head.
Baker walks into a stiff left hand from Tycoon.
Some wild striking there from Baker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tycoon feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Baker sprawling to the canvas! Baker rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Tycoon finish him?!

Baker instigates a clinch.
Tycoon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baker prevents a body shot from Tycoon.
Tycoon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Tycoon - that landed with a thud.
Tycoon lands a body shot.
Baker is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Tycoon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tycoon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bakers head.
Tycoon digs a right hand underneath Baker's ribcage. Baker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tycoon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Tycoon throws a big uppercut that drops Baker! More strikes from Tycoon and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Baker lies dazed against the cage as Tycoon celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Tycoon!
Mike Tycoon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.