PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caesar Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raghev Yadav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Baker
vs
Yadav

186 cm
25
265 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

193 cm
27
237 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Caesar Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raghev Yadav!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

It looks like Caesar Baker has been cut.
Baker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yadav.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baker. Yadav does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yadav misses with a few strikes there.
Baker misses the shot to the body.
Baker misses with a hook.
Yadav throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baker missing with a left hand there. Yadav was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Oooooh!!! Yadav has knocked Baker down with a huge combo! Yadav steps away and waves a wobbly Baker back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Baker is breathing heavily.
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!
Yadav blocks a jab.
Baker throws a sloppy body shot
and Yadav counters with a left and a right... And another left! Baker is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raghev Yadav!
A very excited looking Raghev Yadav 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.