PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juju Baraka (ranked 640 p4p, 1222 weight class) and Vernon Creed (ranked 86 p4p, 176 weight class). Baraka comes to the cage accompanied by Burning Spear. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Baraka
vs
Creed

203 cm
34
206
21 - 13 - 0

194 cm
30
206
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Shadow Realm Apparel

Conviction
Brooklyn Apothecary

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 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juju Baraka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vernon Creed!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baraka misses with a straight left.
Nice uppercut there from Creed.

It looks like Juju Baraka has been cut.
Baraka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Creed on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Baraka thows a leg kick but Creed checks it
and Creed counters with a straight right hand.
Baraka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Baraka thuds a left hand into Creed's body.
Juju Baraka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baraka misses with a right hand
and Creed counters with a stiff right hand.
Baraka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Baraka swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Creed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Creed avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A countering left hand to the body from Creed misses.
Creed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Creed looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A punch lands to the side of Creed 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Baraka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Baraka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Baraka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baraka misses with a straight left.
Creed is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Baraka 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.
Baraka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baraka tries to clinch up but Creed circles away and keeps his distance.
It seemed like Creed was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Baraka closes the distance and pushes Creed back into the cage.
Baraka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baraka misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Creed.
Baraka is working Creed over against the cage.
Baraka creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Baraka throws a head punch that misses.
Creed presses Baraka against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Creed lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Baraka or not.
Creed tries to throw a body punch but Baraka avoids it by throwing Creed back against the cage.
Creed lands a nice uppercut.
Baraka tries to land a knee to the head but Creed blocks with his arms.
Baraka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Creed blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baraka.
Creed lands a shot to the body.
Creed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baraka misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Creed blocks a body shot from Baraka.
Creed digs a right hand into Baraka's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Baraka's gas tank.
Baraka blocks an uppercut.
Baraka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baraka tries to work over Creed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baraka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baraka misses with some punches.
Creed lands a shot to the body.
Creed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Creed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Creed lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baraka backwards.
Creed lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Baraka is breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Creed.
A short left from Creed.
Creed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Baraka fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Creed.
Creed lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baraka really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Creed pushes Baraka back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Creed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baraka has a couple of punches blocked by Creed.
Creed has a couple of punches blocked by Baraka.
Creed lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Creed.
Creed tries to throw a body punch but Baraka avoids it by throwing Creed back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Creed.
Creed misses with the head strike.
Creed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Creed scores with a shot to the side of Baraka's head.
Creed lands a shot to the body.
Creed has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Baraka seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Creed can turn it around.
Creed pushes Baraka back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Creed lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Baraka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Creed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baraka throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Creed counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baraka misses with a body shot

and Creed counters with a nice right hand that sends Baraka toppling to the canvas! Baraka scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Creed finish him?!

Juju Baraka's cut is getting worse.
Baraka throws an off balance right hand
and Creed counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A low kick lands for Creed.
Baraka throws a poor cross that misses
and Baraka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Baraka catches Creed with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Creed on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Baraka defending well as Creed loads up on a big left hand.
Creed swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baraka connects with a body shot that sends Creed's belly button to the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vernon Creed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juju Baraka's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

A looping hook to the body misses from Baraka. Creed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baraka jabs Creed to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A head kick misses from Baraka.
Baraka darts in trying to clinch
and Creed counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Creed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Creed defending well as Baraka loads up on a big left hand.
Baraka moves forwards but Creed connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baraka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Creed moves away.
Creed appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Creed takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Creed throws a right and a left that Baraka avoids nicely.
Baraka misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baraka closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Baraka misses with an uppercut
and Creed counters with a nice uppercut.

Juju Baraka's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Creed takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fighters circling - Baraka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Baraka misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Creed on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Creed has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick misses from Creed.
Baraka throws a leg kick
and Creed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baraka swings widly with a right hand

and Creed counters with a nice right hand that sends Baraka toppling to the canvas! Baraka scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Creed finish him?!

Baraka is rocked!

Jeez, Juju Baraka's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baraka misses with a lunging right hand
and Creed counters with a crisp right that sends Baraka to the canvas! Creed follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vernon Creed!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Vernon Creed made sure he mentioned Conviction, along with how happy he was to win his fight.