PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Mongrel (ranked 4542 p4p, 0 weight class) and Parker Baker (ranked 2865 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mongrel
vs
Baker

191 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
197 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Mongrel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Parker Baker!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Baker closes the distance and pushes Mongrel back into the cage.
Mongrel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baker gets underhooks to prevent Mongrel's takedown attempt.
Mongrel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mongrel's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Baker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mongrel tries to work over Baker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Baker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mongrel is keeping busy.
Mongrel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mongrel keeps control of Baker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Mongrel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mongrel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mongrel misses with a body punch.
Mongrel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker lands a right hand.
Mongrel tries a body shot but Baker blocks it.
Mongrel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baker swings wildly with an uppercut but Mongrel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mongrel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Baker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mongrel is defending well for now.
Mongrel tries for a takedown but Baker manages to get underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Baker obliges.
Mongrel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mongrel.
Baker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Baker wants to get back to striking at distance but Mongrel won't allow it.
Mongrel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baker with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mongrel drops down looking for an ankle pick but Baker pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Mongrel. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Baker closes the distance and pushes Mongrel back into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mongrel.
Mongrel can't find room to land a body shot as Baker controls the action.
Baker tries to circle away but Mongrel has him pinned against the cage.
Baker tries to break free but Mongrel pushes him back against the cage.
Mongrel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baker's elbow.
Mongrel lands an uppercut.
The referee calls for Mongrel to work.
Mongrel avoiding damage as Baker throws knees to the body.
Baker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mongrel is defending well for now.
Mongrel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mongrel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mongrel swings wildly with an uppercut but Baker uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mongrel managing to block the knees to the body from Baker.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mongrel.
Mongrel stalling in the clinch.
Baker slows down the pace here.
Baker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baker.
Mongrel digs a right hand underneath Baker's ribcage. Baker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mongrel throws a head punch that misses.
Baker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mongrel has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mongrel.
Mongrel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mongrel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baker's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mongrel has Baker pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Baker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Baker lands a body punch.
Baker can't find room to land a body shot as Mongrel controls the action.
Mongrel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mongrel tries to work over Baker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mongrel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baker wants to get back to striking at distance but Mongrel won't allow it.
Mongrel cracks Baker with a nice body shot.
Baker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Baker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mongrel is keeping busy.
Baker misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baker prevents a body shot from Mongrel.
Baker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mongrel is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mongrel can't find room to land a body shot as Baker controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Parker Baker will probably get the nod.
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.

Mongrel shoots in but no luck this time.
Baker throws a counter combo.
Mongrel takes a swing at Baker's ribcage but misses.

Baker forces Mongrel back against the cage and clinches.
Mongrel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baker wants to get back to striking at distance but Mongrel won't allow it.
Baker prevents a body shot from Mongrel.
Mongrel tries to throw a body punch but Baker avoids it by throwing Mongrel back against the cage.
Mongrel has Baker pressed against the cage, preventing Baker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Parker Baker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Baker wants to break free but Mongrel has control.
Mongrel looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Mongrel.
Mongrel lands an uppercut.
Baker lands an elbow just above Mongrel 's eye.
Mongrel wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Mongrel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mongrel dodges an elbow strike from Baker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mongrel blocks an elbow strike from Baker.
Baker trying to land knees to the body.
Baker is trying to force a seperation but Mongrel has the dominant position.
A right hook to the body lands for Mongrel.
Mongrel working aggressively here.
Mongrel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baker is trying to break the clinch but Mongrel is controlling him.
Mongrel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Baker tries to circle away but Mongrel has him pinned against the cage.
Mongrel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mongrel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mongrel avoids it.
Mongrel goes for a takedown attempt but Baker pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Baker drives through and clinches with Mongrel against the cage.
Baker wants to break free but Mongrel has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mongrel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mongrel pushes Baker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baker prevents a body shot from Mongrel.
Mongrel is looking for a takedown.
Mongrel scores with a hook to the body.
Baker blocks a body shot from Mongrel.
Baker scores a nice knee to the body.
Mongrel tries for a takedown. No joy.
Baker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mongrel blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Baker.

It looks like John Mongrel has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mongrel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Mongrel on the inside.
Baker stops a takedown attempt from Mongrel.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mongrel.
Mongrel misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mongrel is leaning against Baker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from Mongrel.
Mongrel tries to score a body lock takedown but Baker shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Baker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Baker is breathing heavily.
Baker prevents the takedown attempt.
Mongrel lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mongrel.
Baker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mongrel is keeping busy.
Baker tries to break free but Mongrel pushes him back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Baker prevents a body shot from Mongrel.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mongrel throws a punch but it's blocked by Baker.
Mongrel can't get the takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Mongrel fails to land.
Mongrel drops down looking for an ankle pick but Baker pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Baker has closed the distance and engaged Mongrel in a clinch.
Baker throws a head punch that misses.
Baker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mongrel tries to work over Baker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mongrel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Baker throws an elbow that misses.
Mongrel manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Parker Baker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on John Mongrel's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Mongrel looks to land a right hand but Baker moved out of range.

Baker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mongrel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Mongrel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mongrel tries to throw a body punch but Baker avoids it by throwing Mongrel back against the cage.
Mongrel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mongrel is struggling to control the position.
Baker is looking to break free of the clinch but Mongrel has double underhooks.
Mongrel misses with a body punch.
Baker tries to land a knee to the head but Mongrel blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mongrel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Baker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mongrel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mongrel managing to block the knees to the body from Baker.
Baker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mongrel blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mongrel misses with a punch to the body.
Baker misses with a knee to the head.
Mongrel tries to work over Baker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mongrel is keeping busy.
Mongrel misses with some punches.
Mongrel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baker prevents a body shot from Mongrel.
Mongrel can't find room to land a body shot as Baker controls the action.
Mongrel swings wildly with an uppercut but Baker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baker is trying to force a seperation but Mongrel has the dominant position.
Baker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mongrel can't find room to land a body shot as Baker controls the action.
Mongrel is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Baker pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mongrel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mongrel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mongrel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baker blocks a body shot from Mongrel.
Baker wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters up against the cage, Baker throws an elbow but misses.
Mongrel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mongrel blocks an uppercut.
Mongrel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mongrel has him pressed against the cage.
Mongrel tries to throw a body punch but Baker avoids it by throwing Mongrel back against the cage.
Mongrel keeps control of Baker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mongrel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baker working hard to break the clinch.
Baker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mongrel swings wildly with an uppercut but Baker uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Baker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Baker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mongrel is keeping busy.
Baker prevents a body shot from Mongrel.
Mongrel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mongrel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mongrel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Baker is looking to break free of the clinch but Mongrel has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baker.
Mongrel stalling against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Mongrel fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mongrel tries to throw a body punch but Baker avoids it by throwing Mongrel back against the cage.
Mongrel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Mongrel has Baker pressed against the cage, preventing Baker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mongrel misses with a punch on the inside.
Mongrel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mongrel misses with a punch to the body.
Baker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mongrel is leaning against Baker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Baker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mongrel tries to work over Baker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mongrel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Baker tries to land knees in the clinch but Mongrel avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head punch on the inside from Mongrel fails to land.
Mongrel lands a body punch in the clinch.
John Mongrel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parker Baker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mongrel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mongrel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Mongrel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Baker has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Parker Baker!