PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Tom Baker (ranked 7600 p4p, 534 weight class) and Nameless Fighter (ranked 3781 p4p, 366 weight class). Baker comes into the arena with Steve Blackman WWE theme blaring out of the sound system. Fighter is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dan Balan Like. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Nameless Fighter enters the ring!

Baker
vs
Fighter

150 cm
25
138 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

170 cm
45
151 lbs
35 - 29 - 1

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nameless Fighter!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ron Honeybunn and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Danga de danga de dang - Baker scores with a four punch combination!
Some wild striking there from Fighter.
Fighter throws a series of punches but Baker moves out of range.
Fighter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baker.
Baker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fighter was well out of range. Poor timing from Baker.
Fighter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fighter lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Fighter.
Baker cracks Fighter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fighter looks to land a combination but Baker avoids it well.
Fighter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fighter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fighter misses with a series of wild punches.
Fighter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fighter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baker swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker swats away the attempt to clinch by Fighter.
A punch lands to the side of Fighter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
No joy there for Fighter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baker throws a hook but Fighter blocks it.
Fighter misses with a jab, cross combination.
As Fighter looks to move away, Baker throws a big counter combo but Fighter just gets out of the way.
Baker throws a jab when Fighter was well out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fighter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baker is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Baker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fighter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Baker.
Fighter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like Baker was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Baker jabs Fighter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fighter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fighter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fighter.
A jab lands there for Baker.
No joy there for Baker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fighter misses with the combination.
Fighter 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.
Fighter slips a jab and a cross from Baker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter staying out of range there.
Baker swings for the body but Fighter moves out of range.
Baker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baker misses with a two punch combination.
Fighter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fighter misses with a few strikes there.
Fighter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Baker swats away the attempt to clinch by Fighter.
Baker lands with an uppercut that bounces Fighter off the ropes and back into range.
Baker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fighter misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Fighter misses.
Fighter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fighter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Baker lunges at Fighter with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fighter's hand.
Fighter slips under a jab from Baker.
Fighter throws a combination that misses
and Baker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fighter wants to clinch.
Fighter slips a jab from Baker.
Baker throws a right and a left that Fighter avoids nicely.
Fighter unleashes a big counter combination but Baker bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Baker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fighter can do to turn this around?
Baker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baker misses with a body shot.
Nameless Fighter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fighter misses with the combination.
Baker misses with a straight right.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Baker here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A punch combination from Fighter misses.
Tom Baker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker throws a series of punches but Fighter avoids them all with ease.
Fighter is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Baker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baker misses with an uppercut. Fighter saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Fighter misses.
Fighter misses with a two punch combination.
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!
Fighter takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fighter clinches up with Baker and pushes him back against the ropes.
Fighter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter misses with the head strike.
Fighter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fighter backwards.
Fighter working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Baker displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fighter up against the ropes.

Baker breaks from the clinch.
Fighter throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fighter tries to clinch but Baker moves out of range.
No joy there for Baker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fighter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baker throws a nice looking combination but Fighter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fighter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fighter misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fighter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baker keeps the fight on the outside.
Baker looks to land a combination but Fighter avoids it well.
Fighter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fighter walks into a stiff left hand from Baker.
Fighter slips a straight right by Baker.
Baker misses with a series of wild punches.
Fighter misses with a two punch combination.
Fighter throws a right and a left that Baker avoids nicely.
Baker went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Baker throws a right and a left that Fighter avoids nicely.
Baker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fighter tries to clinch up but Baker circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fighter wants to clinch.
Fighter ducks under a wild hook from Baker.
Fighter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Baker dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Baker tests Fighter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fighter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baker.
Baker tries to bum rush Fighter with a series of wild strikes but Fighter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Fighter does no damage.
Baker cracks Fighter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fighter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baker circles away quickly and effectively.
Baker dodges the punch combination from Fighter.
A little feinted left hand from Baker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters circling - Baker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Baker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nameless Fighter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fighter throws a nice looking combination but Baker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fighter misses with a few strikes there.
Baker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baker misses with a series of wild punches.
Baker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fighter circles away quickly and effectively.
Fighter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fighter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter slips a jab from Baker.
Tom Baker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fighter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fighter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fighter. Fighter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fighter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Baker throws a combination. Fighter tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fighter ducks right into an uppercut from Baker.
No joy there for Fighter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baker throws a shot to the body.
Fighter tries to clinch up but Baker circles away and keeps his distance.
Fighter tries to clinch there but Baker circles away.
A punch combination from Fighter misses.
A little feinted left hand from Baker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fighter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baker misses with a hook. Fighter ducked under it nicely.
Fighter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baker.
Baker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tom Baker is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Baker as he connects with a hook.
Baker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Baker lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A combination from Baker does no damage.
Fighter misses with a two punch combination.
Fighter fails to land with a series of punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Baker as he connects with a hook.
Baker lands a nice hook to Fighter's body. Fighter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fighter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baker is looking for a counter combo.
Baker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fighter looks to clinch
and Baker counters with a nice uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Baker. Those never looked like landing.
Fighter misses with a few strikes there.
Fighter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A punch combination from Fighter misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baker cracks Fighter with an open hand slap.
Baker slips a jab and a cross from Fighter.
Fighter tries to bum rush Baker with a series of wild strikes but Baker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baker throws a series of punches but Fighter avoids them all with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Baker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Baker, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Baker!
Tom Baker 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!'
In defeat, Nameless Fighter stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will be back And I`ll win YOU MOTH****CKERS!'.