PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Baldwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Tames (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tames has chosen "The Distance" by Cake as his entrance music. James Tames has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Baldwin
vs
Tames

195 cm
20
289 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
22
275 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Baldwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Tames!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tames takes one to the chin there.
Tames staying out of range there.
Tames with a jab.
Tames has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
James Tames seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tames displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baldwin throws out the jab.
Tames missing with a left hand there. Baldwin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice shot lands for Baldwin.
Tames misses with a double jab
and Baldwin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tames moves out of range of the strikes.

Tames cracks Baldwin with a big right hand and Baldwin goes down!

Baldwin is rocked!

It looks like Bill Baldwin has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baldwin is trying to control the position but Tames postures up.
Oh Baldwin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baldwin looking for a sweep. Not yet Baldwin, not yet.
Tames cracks Baldwin with a solid left hand.

Tames drops back, looking for a kneebar! Baldwin looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Baldwin looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Baldwin!
Tames takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Baldwin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Baldwin seems to have got his legs back now.
Tames manages to work his way to half guard, despite Baldwin's best efforts.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tames keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Baldwin slips a nice elbow through Tames's hands, connecting with Tames's forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tames punching from the bottom.

Tames looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Tames looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tames keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Baldwin working over Tames with some ground and pound. Tames looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Baldwin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tames defending well though.
Tames keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Baldwin is trying to control the action in half guard but Tames is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Tames is defending against the submission attempts here by Baldwin.

Tames looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tames has hold of Baldwin's hands but Baldwin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Baldwin connects with a nice short shot to Tames's temple.
Baldwin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Baldwin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tames is refusing to be controlled, as Baldwin sits in half guard.
Baldwin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tames is looking for a sweep. Baldwin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Baldwin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tames won't allow Baldwin to pass to mount.

Tames is defending against the submission attempts here by Baldwin.

Tames looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin wants to pass the guard but Tames is defending well.
Baldwin winds up and cracks Tames with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Tames looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Baldwin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tames defending well though.
Baldwin trying to mount his opponent but Tames defends it.

Tames looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tames regains full guard. Nicely done.
Baldwin forces his way into half guard.

Tames looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tames is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Baldwin pulls his head out easily.
Tames looks gassed!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Baldwin connects with a nice short shot to Tames's temple.

Tames looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Baldwin uses his free foot to push down on Tames's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tames.
Tames is looking to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Baldwin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bill Baldwin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tames takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tames gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Baldwin.
Tames misses with a hook

and Baldwin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tames's guard.
Baldwin postures up in Tames's guard and throws a big left but Tames blocks it.
Baldwin slips nicely into half guard.
Baldwin lands with a punch from half guard.
Baldwin wants to control but Tames is keeping him busy.

Baldwin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tames is just riding it out for now. Baldwin eventually gives up the hold.
Baldwin thows a huge punch but Tames dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldwin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tames defending well though.

Tames looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Baldwin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Tames looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Baldwin pushes past his half guard into mount!
Tames is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tames swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Tames in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tames is breathing heavily.
Tames is working to get back to half guard.
Baldwin trying to control but Tames is having none of it.
Bill Baldwin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Baldwin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tames throwing hammer fists to the chest of Baldwin. What's that going to do exactly?
Tames can't escape the position.
Baldwin lands a big shot there that rocks Tames but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Baldwin raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baldwin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tames hang on?
Tames working to try and regain half guard.
Baldwin lands a big shot there that rocks Tames but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Baldwin is landing with some decent strikes but Tames is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Baldwin dominating with strikes here.
Baldwin landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tames is in a horrible position here. Baldwin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
BOOM! Baldwin connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Baldwin looking to secure an arm triangle but Tames defends it well.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Baldwin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tames takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Baldwin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Baldwin with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Baldwin.
Baldwin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tames can do to turn this around?
Baldwin scoring with strikes but Tames is staying in there.
Baldwin scoring with strikes but Tames is staying in there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tames can't escape the position.
Baldwin dominating with strikes here.
Baldwin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tames working to try and regain half guard.
Baldwin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tames is working to get back to half guard.
Baldwin unloading with bombs!
Baldwin landing strikes, looking to finish!
Baldwin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Baldwin is landing with some decent strikes but Tames is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tames is wriggling around trying to escape.
Baldwin with shots to the head and body - Tames looks very uncomfortable down there.
Baldwin is landing with some decent strikes but Tames is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tames is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Baldwin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
BOOM! Baldwin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Baldwin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Baldwin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bill Baldwin's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Nice defenses there by Baldwin.
Baldwin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some wild striking there from Baldwin.
Tames missing with a left hand there. Baldwin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tames throws a nice looking combination but Baldwin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baldwin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Baldwin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tames in his tracks.
Tames with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Baldwin to score with a decent uppercut.
Tames blocks the body kick.
Baldwin stuns Tames with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tames throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Baldwin counters with a low kick, right behind Tames 's knee.
Tames throws a lazy uppercut
and Baldwin counters with a nice uppercut.
Tames takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tames defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Baldwin.
Baldwin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tames.
Tames throws a poor cross that misses
and Baldwin counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tames takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Baldwin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tamess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldwin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Baldwin. Beautiful body shot.
Baldwin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Baldwin scores with a jab.
Baldwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tames.
Baldwin lands with a right hand.
Nice body punch from Baldwin.
Tames missing with a left hand there. Baldwin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baldwin cracks Tames with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
James Tames is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baldwin lands a jab to the head.
Baldwin cracks a nice hook into Tames's ribs.
Baldwin cracks Tames with a good jab.
Baldwin scores with a jab.
Tames throws an off balance right hand
and Baldwin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baldwin's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Baldwin duly obliges.
Tames misses with a combination
and Baldwin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baldwin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tames takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tames gets caught flat footed, as Baldwin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Baldwin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tames has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Baldwin has managed to get both his arms back between Tames's legs - danger averted.
Baldwin passes Tames's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Baldwin trying to mount his opponent but Tames defends it.
Baldwin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tames with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tames is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Baldwin scores with a couple of nice shots.

Tames looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Baldwin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Tames is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Baldwin pulls his head out easily.
Tames is refusing to be controlled, as Baldwin sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Tames looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Baldwin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Baldwin slips a nice elbow through Tames's hands, connecting with Tames's forehead.

Tames looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Baldwin connects with a nice short shot to Tames's temple.
Baldwin is taking a breather. Tames says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Baldwin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tames on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bill Baldwin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Baldwin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Baldwin is looking to take a break and control but Tames is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Tames looking for submissions off his back.
Baldwin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
James Tames has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tames keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Baldwin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Baldwin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baldwin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Baldwin!