PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stan Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Baldridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Baldridge acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Winner
vs
Baldridge

180 cm
27
176 lbs
20 - 11 - 0

182 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Experienced

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stan Winner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Baldridge!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winner lands with a cross.
Baldridge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winner was well out of range. Poor timing from Baldridge.
Winner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Winner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baldridge manages to avoid it.

Winner clinches with his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Winner.
Winner slows down the pace here.
A right hook to the body lands for Winner.
A left hand lands to the body for Winner.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Winner.
Winner lands with a right to the head.
Winner lands an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Winner as Baldridge tries to tie him up.
Winner scores with a shot to the side of Baldridge's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Winner as the two fighters clinch.
Winner is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice right hand lands inside from Winner.
Winner keeps control of Baldridge as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Winner is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Baldridge can't fight it off and eventually Winner manages to take the fight to the floor. Baldridge looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Winner forces his way into half guard.
Baldridge has hold of Winner's hands but Winner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Baldridge keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Winner lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baldridge on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Winner seems content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baldridge wants to get back to full guard but Winner has passed into side control.
Winner working the head and body with strikes.

Baldridge is rocked!
A big shot lands for Winner! That's hurt Baldridge! Will he recover? Winner fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stan Winner!