PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joaquin Baker (ranked 10180 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alessandro Angeli (ranked 6347 p4p, 657 weight class). Alessandro Angeli will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Baker
vs
Angeli

170 cm
18
151 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

172 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joaquin Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alessandro Angeli!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angeli rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Baker misses the target.
Good shot there by Angeli.
Baker is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Angeli.
Angeli takes a swing at Baker's ribcage but misses.
Baker appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Angeli lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Angeli misses with the combination.
Angeli fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Angeli misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Baker looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Angeli!

Baker in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Angeli is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joaquin Baker!