PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Baginski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horst Scuttlebutt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baginski comes into the arena with WALECZNE SERCE blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Baginski
vs
Scuttlebutt

175 cm
29
170 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

185 cm
23
161 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Outkast Clothing Line
SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Piotr Baginski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Horst Scuttlebutt!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scuttlebutt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Baginski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Baginski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baginski scores with a shot to the body.
Baginski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scuttlebutt.
Baginski misses with a shot to the body
and Scuttlebutt counters with a straight right hand.
Baginski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Baginski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scuttlebutt moves away.
Scuttlebutt throws a solid leg kick but Baginski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Scuttlebutt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Scuttlebutt lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Baginski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Baginski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Scuttlebutt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Scuttlebutt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baginski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scuttlebutt swinging wildly here.
Horst Scuttlebutt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baginski tests Scuttlebutt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Scuttlebutt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Baginski throws a looping overhand right but Scuttlebutt ducks down to avoid it.
Baginski walks into a stiff left hand from Scuttlebutt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scuttlebutt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Scuttlebutt throws a body punch but Baginski moves out of range.
Scuttlebutt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baginski slips a jab from Scuttlebutt.
Baginski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baginski stuns Scuttlebutt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Scuttlebutt throws the kick towards the body but Baginski avoids it.
Nice shot lands for Baginski.
Baginski throws an overhand right that lands on Scuttlebutt's shoulder, as Scuttlebutt tries to avoid the shot.
Scuttlebutt misses with a looping right.
A cross from Scuttlebutt lands.
Baginski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Scuttlebutt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baginski is looking to wear down Scuttlebutt with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Baginski connects with a high kick.
Scuttlebutt thuds a left hand into Baginski's body.
Baginski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scuttlebutt was well out of range. Poor timing from Baginski.
Baginski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baginski throws a jab when Scuttlebutt was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baginski tries a low kick but Scuttlebutt avoids it.
Baginski misses with a leg kick.
Baginski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Baginski.
Scuttlebutt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Scuttlebutt blocks a jab.
Scuttlebutt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baginski.
Scuttlebutt scores with a kick to the midsection.
Baginski checks the leg kick.
That kick from Scuttlebutt tenderised Baginski's leg. Baginski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Baginski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baginski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Scuttlebutt to score with a decent uppercut.
A slow jab from Scuttlebutt misses its intended target.
Baginski swings for the body but Scuttlebutt moves out of range.
Scuttlebutt slips under a jab from Baginski.
Scuttlebutt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Scuttlebutt throws a big shot that misses.
Baginski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baginski staying out of range there.
Scuttlebutt throws a head kick that misses.
Baginski throws a looping overhand right but Scuttlebutt ducks down to avoid it.
Baginski looks to land a combination but Scuttlebutt avoids it well.
Scuttlebutt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Scuttlebutt.
Scuttlebutt displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Baginski.
Scuttlebutt defending well as Baginski loads up on a big left hand.
Baginski tries to move into range but Scuttlebutt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Baginski throws a series of punches but Scuttlebutt moves out of range.
Scuttlebutt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Baginski throws a looping overhand right but Scuttlebutt ducks down to avoid it.
Scuttlebutt lands a nice looking body shot.
Baginski is breathing heavily.
Scuttlebutt misses with an uppercut. Baginski saw that one coming.
Baginski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Scuttlebutt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scuttlebutt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baginski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baginski takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Scuttlebutt connects with a high kick.
Scuttlebutt throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Baginski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Baginski lands with a nice combination. Scuttlebutt backs away looking to recover.
Scuttlebutt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Scuttlebutt works Baginski's body with a nice hook.
Scuttlebutt lands a head shot.
Scuttlebutt throws a head kick that misses.
Scuttlebutt is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Baginski had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Baginski misses with a looping right.
Baginski blocks a head kick by Scuttlebutt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid body kick from Scuttlebutt.
Scuttlebutt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Scuttlebutt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scuttlebutt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Horst Scuttlebutt dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Scuttlebutt scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Scuttlebutt is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Scuttlebutt is keen to just control but Baginski is a slippery customer.
Scuttlebutt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Scuttlebutt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Baginski defending well though.
Scuttlebutt throwing shots but Baginski is blocking nicely.
Scuttlebutt with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Baginski wants to control but Scuttlebutt is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scuttlebutt tries to pass to full mount but Baginski defends it.
Scuttlebutt moves nicely into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Scuttlebutt is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Baginski is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Scuttlebutt tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Scuttlebutt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baginski keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scuttlebutt looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Baginski is avoiding damage well.
Scuttlebutt misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Scuttlebutt tries to score with some ground and pound. Baginski controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Scuttlebutt throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Scuttlebutt wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Baginski, who protects the arm well.

Scuttlebutt is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Baginski is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scuttlebutt misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Scuttlebutt is trying to get an arm triangle but Baginski is defending well.
Scuttlebutt 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.
Baginski tries to improve position but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scuttlebutt trying to control the action but Baginski is working from the bottom.
Scuttlebutt sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Baginski is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Scuttlebutt tries to advance to mount but Baginski denies him.
Scuttlebutt is trying to ground and pound but Baginski uses the momentary lack of control by Scuttlebutt to regain half guard.

Scuttlebutt is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Baginski is just riding it out for now. Scuttlebutt eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Horst Scuttlebutt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Baginski is looking to land body kicks.
A big left from Scuttlebutt misses.
Baginski scores with a body shot.
Scuttlebutt tries a head kick but it misses.
Scuttlebutt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Baginski.
Scuttlebutt connects with a nice looking jab.
Baginski scores with a jab.
Scuttlebutt misses with a two punch combination.
Scuttlebutt just misses with a punch to the body.
Scuttlebutt throws a hook but Baginski avoids it easily.
Baginski checks a leg kick nicely.
Baginski ducks under a wild hook from Scuttlebutt.
The fighters circling - Scuttlebutt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scuttlebutt misses with a wild combination.
Baginski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Scuttlebutt looks to land a left hand but Baginski moved out of range nicely.
Scuttlebutt misses with a hook. Baginski ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Scuttlebutt.
Baginski lands a nice shot that snaps Scuttlebutt's head back.
Scuttlebutt scores with a nice body kick.
Scuttlebutt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baginski.
Baginski misses with a looping right.
Baginski throws out a loose jab but Scuttlebutt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scuttlebutt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baginski.
Scuttlebutt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baginski.
Scuttlebutt blocks a head kick by Baginski.
Scuttlebutt throws a head kick but Baginski moves out of range.
Baginski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scuttlebutt manages to avoid it.
Baginski throws a hook but Scuttlebutt avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scuttlebutt thumps Baginski with a low kick.
Scuttlebutt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Scuttlebutt avoids the head kick by Baginski.
A lazy left from Scuttlebutt finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scuttlebutt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Baginski finds it's way round the side to connect with Scuttlebutt's head.
A big left from Baginski misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baginski blocks the body kick.
Piotr Baginski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baginski misses with a hook. Scuttlebutt ducked under it nicely.
Scuttlebutt tries a head kick but it misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Baginski.
Baginski throws a looping overhand right but Scuttlebutt ducks down to avoid it.
Scuttlebutt staying out of range there.
Baginski misses with a body shot.
Baginski ducks under a wild hook from Scuttlebutt.
Scuttlebutt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baginski.
Baginski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scuttlebutt throws a hook to the side of Baginski's head but Baginski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Horst Scuttlebutt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baginski throws a jab but it's blocked by Scuttlebutt.
Scuttlebutt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Scuttlebutt scores with a head kick.
A punch lands to the side of Baginski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Baginski swings for the body but Scuttlebutt moves out of range.
Scuttlebutt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scuttlebutt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baginski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Scuttlebutt.
Baginski lands a head shot.
Scuttlebutt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baginski.
Horst Scuttlebutt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Scuttlebutt misses with a head kick.
Scuttlebutt throws a head kick but Baginski moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Scuttlebutt.
Scuttlebutt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scuttlebutt throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Baginski's waist but Baginski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Scuttlebutt off to one side.
Scuttlebutt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baginski.
Baginski throws the left hand but Scuttlebutt avoids the punch easily.
Baginski moves forwards but Scuttlebutt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Scuttlebutt lands a body shot.
Baginski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scuttlebutt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baginski manages to avoid it.
Baginski throws the left hand but Scuttlebutt avoids the punch easily.
Scuttlebutt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Baginski scores a takedown into full mount!
Baginski lands a big shot there that rocks Scuttlebutt but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee warns Scuttlebutt that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Scuttlebutt tries to hold on but Baginski postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Piotr Baginski.
Well Scuttlebutt has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Horst Scuttlebutt!
A very excited looking Horst Scuttlebutt made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.