PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Llueve Baxter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zachariah Jabari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jabari has chosen Run this town as his entrance music. Llueve Baxter could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zachariah Jabari's chin.

Baxter
vs
Jabari

171 cm
22
168 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

179 cm
27
159 lbs
7 - 18 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Llueve Baxter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zachariah Jabari!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabari misses the jab.
Jabari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baxter.
Jabari takes a swing at Baxter's ribcage but misses.
Baxter ducks right into an uppercut from Jabari.
Some wild striking there from Jabari.
Jabari misses with a wild body shot.
Baxter cracks Jabari with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Baxter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jabari throws a right and a left that Baxter avoids nicely.
Jabari missing with a left hand there. Baxter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jabari throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Baxter on the side of the head.
Baxter pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jabari back to the cage. Baxter follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Baxter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Baxter missing with a left hand there. Jabari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jabari throws a series of punches but Baxter avoids them all with ease.
Nice uppercut lands for Baxter. That snapped Jabari's head back.
Baxter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jabari.
Jabari cracks Baxter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Baxter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jabari has time to react.
Jabari bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Baxter's head backwards.
Baxter misses the shot to the body.
Jabari has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabari throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baxter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jabari has time to react.
Jabari moves out of range as Baxter strikes.
Jabari lands with a nice combination. Baxter backs away looking to recover.
Zachariah Jabari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baxter slips a jab and a cross from Jabari.
Jabari misses with a few strikes there.
Baxter jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Baxter punishes Jabari's body with a nice straight punch.
Jabari thows a body shot but no joy.
Jabari uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jabari scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jabari throws a jab but it's blocked by Baxter.
Baxter just misses with a punch to the body.
Baxter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jabari manages to avoid it.
Jabari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baxter.
Baxter just misses with a punch to the body.
Jabari scores with a sloppy right hand. Baxter should have avoided that one.
Jabari misses with a jab to the body
and Baxter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jabari takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Baxter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jabari cracks a nice hook into Baxter's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabari throws a predictable looking body shot
and Baxter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Baxter slips a jab and a cross from Jabari.
Jabari takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jabari throws a series of punches but Baxter avoids them all with ease.
Jabari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baxter manages to avoid it.
Baxter misses with a wild body shot.
Jabari scores with a nice right hand.
Baxter ducks under a wild hook from Jabari.
Nice uppercut there from Baxter.
Baxter cracks Jabari with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Baxter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jabari.
Jabari throws a right and a left that Baxter avoids nicely.
Jabari cracks Baxter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jabari throws a right hand that Baxter ducks under and follows up with a left that Baxter also avoids with ease.
Jabari throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Baxter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Baxter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jabari.
Baxter takes a swing at Jabari's ribcage but misses.
Jabari fails to land with a series of punches.
Baxter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jabari needs to keep his hands up - Baxter had a free shot at his head there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabari fails to land with a series of punches.
Baxter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baxter misses with an uppercut.
Baxter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jabari at a distance.
Jabari misses with a left hand
and Baxter counters with a right hand to the body.
Jabari misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jabari misses with a hook to the body
and Baxter counters with a straight right hand.
Jabari throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baxter lands with a good body shot.
Jabari throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jabari swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baxter lands a nice hook to Jabari's body. Jabari takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jabari looks gassed!
Good standup being displayed there by Baxter as he connects with a hook.
Jabari throws a series of strikes that have Baxter backpedaling.
Jabari misses with a combination
and Baxter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Baxter misses with a body shot.
Baxter scores with a hook to the body. Jabari takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jabari fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baxter slips a jab and a cross from Jabari.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabari misses with an uppercut. Baxter saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Baxter. That snapped Jabari's head back.
Jabari misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jabari throws a lazy uppercut
and Baxter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jabari lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jabari takes a swing at Baxter's ribcage but misses.
Baxter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Baxter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jabari stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baxter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Baxter is looking to wear down Jabari with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jabari on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Jabari is rocked!
Jabari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baxter.
Jabari is still on wobbly legs! Can Baxter finish him?
Baxter is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Baxter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Baxter cracks Jabari on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Jabari falls backwards against the cage. Baxter follows up with more strikes that drop Jabari to his knees. Baxter keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Jabari! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Llueve Baxter!