PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Baldridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Marcus Baldridge has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Marcus Baldridge seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Baldridge
vs
Styles

182 cm
27
180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
175 lbs
5 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Baldridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Xavier Styles!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Styles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baldridge.
Baldridge throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baldridge gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Styles.
Styles just misses with a punch to the body.
Styles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baldridge.

Baldridge closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Baldridge sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Styles defending well though.
Baldridge throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Styles to regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Styles can't keep his opponent in guard - Baldridge advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Styles controlling the position for now.
Styles regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Baldridge.
Baldridge throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldridge postures up and lands a big shot to Styles's brow.
Baldridge throwing strikes but missing.
Baldridge scoring with punches to the head and body.
Baldridge is looking to work some ground and pound but Styles has wrist control.
Baldridge throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Baldridge trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Baldridge throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Styles works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Baldridge throws a big right hand that misses.
Styles has control of Baldridge's left arm, preventing Baldridge from doing any damage.
Styles manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Styles throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Styles there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Styles throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Baldridge because Styles loaded up on that one.
Styles working the ground and pound effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Styles misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Styles connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Styles working the ground and pound effectively.
Baldridge is in a horrible position here. Styles smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Baldridge can't escape the position.
Styles unloads with some shots from mount but Baldridge bucks and avoids them well.
Styles avoids the attempt from Baldridge to control.
Styles throwing strikes here but Baldridge is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Baldridge knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Styles on the ground.
Baldridge tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Baldridge wants to get back to his feet.
Baldridge avoids a series of strikes thrown by Styles.
Baldridge controls the position.
Styles prevents Baldridge from getting the reversal.
Styles thowing shots but they're missing.
Baldridge is bucking up trying to escape but Styles cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Baldridge is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Baldridge hang on?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Styles lands with some strikes.
Styles throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Baldridge manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Baldridge regains full guard. Nicely done.
Baldridge not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Baldridge wants to get back to his feet but Styles passes into half guard.
Styles not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Styles throwing shots but Baldridge is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Styles is working for a kimura but Baldridge is defending it quite comfortably.

Styles is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xavier Styles dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Styles uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baldridge.
Marcus Baldridge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Styles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baldridge throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baldridge takes a swing at Styles's ribcage but misses.
Styles uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baldridge.
Baldridge loads up on a big right hand but Styles slips the punch.
Baldridge missing with a left hand there. Styles was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baldridge uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Styles.
Baldridge misses the shot to the body.

Styles throws a left that rocks Baldridge and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Styles dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Baldridge regain composure!

Baldridge is rocked!

It looks like Marcus Baldridge has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Styles lands an elbow.
Oh Baldridge is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Styles stands up.
Styles digs a good body shot into Baldridge's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Styles connects with a stiff jab that staggers Baldridge - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Xavier Styles!
Xavier Styles thanked the fans post fight for their support.