PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ox Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Eduardo Albina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baker comes to the cage accompanied by You dropped a bomb on me. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Baker
vs
Eduardo Albina

188 cm
18
201 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ox Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Eduardo Albina!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albina slips a jab and a cross from Baker.
Albina tries to clinch up.
Baker misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Baker.
Baker tries a low kick but Albina avoids it.
Baker avoids the head kick by Albina.
Albina tries a head kick but it misses.
Albina throws a head kick but Baker moves out of range.
Albina is looking to clinch.
Albina tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Albina throws a sloppy head kick and Baker moves out of range easily.
Albina tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baker tries to bum rush Albina with a series of wild strikes but Albina uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Decent striking displayed by Albina there.
Baker misses with a few strikes there.
Albina throws a sloppy head kick and Baker moves out of range easily.
Baker misses with a double jab.
Baker throws a nice looking combination but Albina bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Albina moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Baker closes the distance and clinches.
Albina has had enough of the clinch but Baker keeps him there for the moment.
Baker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Albina.
Baker takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Ox Baker has been cut.
Baker looking for a takedown.
Baker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Albina walks away with a smile on his face. Baker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Albina keeps Baker at a distance using the push kick.
Baker is breathing heavily.
Albina misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baker looks to land a right hand but Albina moved out of range.
Baker on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Baker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Albina throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Albina pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Albina looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Whack! Albina lands a heavy head kick that drops Baker. The ref tackles Albina to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Baker was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Carlos Eduardo Albina!