PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Baird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Quinton Baird has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Baird
vs
Wang

200 cm
25
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

172 cm
25
131 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Quinton Baird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lee Wang!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baird blocks a head kick by Wang.
Baird avoids the head kick by Wang.
Baird really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baird fails with the takedown.
Baird misses with the combination.
No joy there for Baird, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baird throws a nice looking combination but Wang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wang plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Quinton Baird has been cut.
No joy there for Baird, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baird dodges the punch combination from Wang.
Baird misses with a double jab.
Baird fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wang is out of range.
Baird misses with the combination.
Wang slips a jab and a cross from Baird.
Wang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baird swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird lands a jab.
Wang lands a nice looking body kick.
Wang throws a head kick that half lands.
Wang goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wang on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lee Wang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wang lands a slapping body shot.
Baird's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Baird duly obliges.

It looks like Lee Wang has been cut.
Wang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baird moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wang looks winded!
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!
A head kick misses from Wang.
Baird has his takedown stuffed
and Wang counters with a left and a right that stings Baird.
Baird throws a right hand that Wang ducks under and follows up with a left that Wang also avoids with ease.
Baird swinging wildly here.
Baird showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wang.
Baird throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Baird misses.
Baird throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baird misses with a double jab.
Wang throws a series of punches but Baird avoids them all with ease.
Quinton Baird seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baird is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baird avoids the head kick by Wang.
A head kick misses from Wang.
Baird blocks a head kick by Wang.
Wang slips a jab and a cross from Baird.
Baird goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wang throws a sloppy head kick and Baird moves out of range easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Baird!
Wang checks the leg kick.
Wang takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird takes a swing at Wang's ribcage but misses.
Baird moves into range and connects with a jab.
Baird misses with the combination.
Wang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baird swinging wildly here.
Baird takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Baird misses with a jab, cross combination.
Baird tries to clinch up but Wang circles away and keeps his distance.
Wang tries a head kick but it misses.
Baird throws a series of punches but Wang avoids them all with ease.
Baird lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Baird tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sloppy strikes from Baird. Those never looked like landing.
Baird moves in looking to clinch but Wang pushes him off.
Wang misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang lands with a slapping head kick.
Baird looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wang lands with a slapping head kick.
Wang misses with a wild combination.
Baird fails to land with a series of punches.
Baird throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wang tries a head kick but it misses.
Wang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wang dodges the punch combination from Baird.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baird throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wang.
A head kick misses from Wang.
Baird tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wang throws a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Quinton Baird will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Baird fails with the takedown.
Baird fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wang jabs Baird right on the nose. Baird blinks but takes it well.
Baird fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wang throws a sloppy head kick and Baird moves out of range easily.
Baird throws a nice looking combination but Wang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wang scores with a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Wang misses.
Baird connects with a jab.
Wang throws a body kick that misses.
Wang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wang throws a head kick but Baird moves out of range.
Wang throws a head kick but Baird moves out of range.
Quinton Baird is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Baird does no damage.
Baird throws a series of strikes that have Wang backpedaling.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baird throws a sloppy head kick and Wang moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Wang.
A combination from Baird does no damage.
Baird is looking to clinch but Wang is avoiding it.
Wang swings for the body but Baird moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Wang. No joy for Baird on that attempt.
Baird avoids the head kick by Wang.
Wang throws a head kick that misses.
Baird tries a head kick but it misses.
Baird throws a nice looking combination but Wang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Quinton Baird is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Wang drives through and clinches with Baird against the cage.

Wang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wang is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Baird.
Wang throws a sloppy head kick and Baird moves out of range easily.
Baird misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baird will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Wang.
Baird is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

Baird moves into range and clinches up with Wang.

Wang breaks the clinch.
Baird looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baird misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baird scores with a jab to the head.
Baird scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baird walks into a stiff left hand from Wang.

Wang has managed to clinch.
Wang stalling.
Wang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Baird's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Baird. Those never looked like landing.
Wang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baird fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinton Baird. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wang slips a jab and a cross from Baird.
Wang fails to land with a series of punches.
Baird lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Baird.
Wang throws a head kick but Baird moves out of range.
Wang avoids the head kick by Baird.
A telegraphed right hand from Baird misses the target.
Wang throws a series of strikes that have Baird backpedaling.
Baird blocks a head kick by Wang.
Baird fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baird throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wang misses with a series of wild punches.
Baird misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang tries a head kick but it misses.
Wang looks to score with a jab to the body but Baird is just out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Baird!
Wang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wang throws a right and a left that Baird avoids nicely.
Baird looks to land a combination but Wang avoids it well.

Wang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Baird, pushing him back against the cage.
Baird avoiding damage as Wang throws knees to the body.
Baird prevents Wang from breaking the clinch.
Baird wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baird wants to break the clinch but can't.
Baird pushes off an throws an elbow but Wang leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Wang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Lee Wang will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Wang misses with a body kick.
Baird throws a low kick but Wang avoids it.
Wang throws a head kick but Baird moves out of range.
A slow jab from Wang misses its intended target.
Wang misses with a combination
and Baird counters with a nice uppercut.
Baird is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wang slips a jab and a cross from Baird.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Baird misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wang misses with a head kick.
A jab from Baird finds it's way through Wang's defenses.
Baird throws a series of punches but Wang avoids them all with ease.
Baird misses with a series of wild punches.

Wang moves into range and clinches up with Baird.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Wang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wang checks a leg kick.
Wang throws a series of punches but Baird moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird blocks a head kick by Wang.
Baird tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wang sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Baird somewhat.
No joy there for Baird, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wang lands a high kick!
Baird stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Baird misses with a double jab.
Baird throws a series of punches but Wang avoids them all with ease.
Wang connects with a high kick.
Baird throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wang throws a sloppy head kick and Baird moves out of range easily.
A combination from Baird does no damage.
Baird misses with a wild combination.
Baird blocks a head kick by Wang.
Baird swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baird takes a kick to the side of the head.
Baird fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wang just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Baird!
Baird swinging wildly here.
Wang misses with a head kick.
Baird sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Baird rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wang swinging wildly here.
Baird will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baird swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baird avoids the head kick by Wang.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wang dodges the punch combination from Baird.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wang counters with a big head kick but Baird shrugs it off.
Baird swinging wildly here.
Baird will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wang.
Baird lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wang circles away quickly and effectively.
Wang throws a head kick but Baird moves out of range.
Baird scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wang jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Baird throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baird swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wang uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Baird shoots in and drives through. Wang sprawls well.
Wang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baird rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baird takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Baird tries to clinch but Wang moves out of range.
Baird showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wang.
A combination from Wang does no damage.
Baird has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinton Baird. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wang lands a head kick. Baird smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Baird connects with a solid leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Baird crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wang - the referee stops the clock and Baird gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wang. Baird manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wang throws a sloppy head kick and Baird moves out of range easily.
Baird lands with a nice combination. Wang backs away looking to recover.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Wang closes the distance and clinches.
Baird is trying to break the clinch but Wang has him pressed against the cage.
Baird looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lee Wang.
I think Wang has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!