PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raian Baaden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommie Chong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Baaden
vs
Chong

188 cm
28
217 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

188 cm
27
212 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raian Baaden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommie Chong!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baaden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chong.
Chong misses with the combination.

Baaden looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Baaden throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Baaden missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Baaden stalling away here and it's allowed Chong to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Baaden throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Baaden postures up.

Baaden postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Chong is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Baaden, into his guard.
Baaden working a defensive guard here.
Chong must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baaden looking for a sweep. Not yet Baaden, not yet.
Chong wanted to stand there but Baaden had control of the position.
Chong stopping the sweep attempt from Baaden.
Baaden is working hard here to advance position.
Chong working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Baaden's head.
Baaden 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.
Chong works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Chong throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Baaden is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Baaden trying to control from the bottom.
Baaden is pressing down on Chong's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Chong thows a big elbow that misses.
Chong won't allow Baaden to sweep him here.

Baaden working for a triangle but Chong defends it easily.
Baaden manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chong manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baaden preventing the sweep.
Baaden stops Chong from standing up.
Baaden looking to pass the guard.
Chong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chong working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Baaden.
Baaden won't allow Chong to sweep him here.
Chong has momentary wrist control but Baaden slips an elbow through the middle.
Baaden is pushing down on Chong's leg trying to pass to half guard. Chong is fighting to maintain full guard but Baaden has managed to sneak the leg through.
Chong is trying is best to control the position here.
Baaden lands strikes from half guard.
Baaden thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chong's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baaden thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chong is trying to get back to full guard.
Chong keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chong tries to kick Baaden off but Baaden keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Baaden lands with a punch from half guard.
Chong taking some punishment here, with Baaden in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baaden wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chong keeps working.
Chong tries to roll over but Baaden keeps him under control.
Baaden missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Baaden looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chong with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Chong is defending against the submission attempts here by Baaden.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raian Baaden dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Baaden fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chong avoids it really well and circles away.
Raian Baaden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Chong moves into the clinch.

Chong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good exchange - Chong coming out on top.
Baaden shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chong as he jumps to the side.
Chong lands a right hook to the body.
Chong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Baaden counters with a takedown into side control.
Chong is looking for a sweep.
Baaden looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Chong is avoiding damage well.
Chong on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Baaden is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Chong knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chong is trying to get back to half guard.
Baaden throws an elbow but Chong slips to the side and avoids it well.
Baaden is looking to take a break and control but Chong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Baaden throws a strike aimed at the side of Chong's head but Chong avoids it well.

Baaden thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chong taking a bit of punishment here - Baaden scoring with strikes.
An elbow from Baaden crashes against the mat.
Chong is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Baaden wants to control but Chong is keeping him busy.
Chong on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Baaden is putting a hurting on Chong here, landing some big shots from side control.
Chong wants to control but Baaden postures up.
Chong is looking to reverse the position.
Chong wants to control but Baaden postures up.
Chong really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Baaden. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chong takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Raian Baaden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
An elbow from Baaden crashes against the mat.
Baaden misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Baaden working away.
Chong is not content to let Baaden control the position.
Chong is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Baaden lands a few punches from side control.
Baaden lands a decent elbow from side control.
Baaden throws an elbow but Chong slips to the side and avoids it well.
Chong taking a bit of punishment here - Baaden scoring with strikes.
Baaden throws a strike aimed at the side of Chong's head but Chong avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baaden throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Baaden misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Baaden creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Chong sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Baaden in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Chong defending against the ground and pound.
Baaden postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Chong taking a bit of punishment here - Baaden scoring with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chong regains half guard.
Baaden landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Baaden missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chong tries to kick Baaden off but Baaden keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Chong wants to control but Baaden is keeping busy.
Chong is breathing heavily.
Baaden frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raian Baaden dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Chong scores with a decent looking hook.

Baaden bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Chong avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Baaden.
Chong managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Baaden.
Baaden is putting a hurting on Chong here, landing some big shots from side control.
Baaden misses with the ground and pound.

Baaden is trying to get an arm triangle but Chong is defending well.
Baaden scores with a couple of short elbows.
Chong is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Baaden's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Baaden prevents Chong from standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baaden with the ground and pound but Chong uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Baaden works over Chong with some ground and pound from guard.
Baaden missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Baaden trying to control but Chong is working from the bottom.
Baaden is working Chong over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Baaden with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Chong is trying to keep Baaden in close.
Baaden throwing strikes but missing.
Baaden with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baaden won't allow Chong to sweep him here.
Baaden postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Baaden throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Baaden loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Baaden is looking to work some ground and pound but Chong has wrist control.
Baaden passes Chong's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Chong is looking to control Baaden's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chong avoid being mounted?
Chong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Chong kicks Baaden off and gets back to his feet.
Baaden throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Chong's waist but Chong gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Baaden off to one side.

Chong clinches up with Baaden and pushes him back against the cage.

Chong breaks from the clinch.
Chong throws a jab when Baaden was well out of range.
Tommie Chong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chong stuffs the takedown.

Baaden clinches with his opponent.

Chong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chong jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Chong clinches up with Baaden and pushes him back against the cage.
Chong prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raian Baaden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baaden prevents Chong from breaking the clinch.
Chong wants to break the clinch but can't.

Baaden turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Baaden manages to end up in side control.
Chong tries to improve position but can't.
Baaden throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Chong tries to improve position but can't.
Chong regains half guard.
Chong tries to get to full guard but Baaden has control of the leg.
Baaden is nestled in close to Chong, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Raian Baaden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baaden keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Baaden works his way into side control.
Baaden is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Chong will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Chong struggling a bit here.
Baaden trying to control the position but Chong is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Baaden trying to control the position but Chong is working away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raian Baaden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Baaden, 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raian Baaden!