PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johny Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ratko Bergovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Baker
vs
Bergovic

187 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johny 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, Ratko Bergovic!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker throws a series of punches but Bergovic moves out of range.
Baker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baker misses with a double jab.
Johny Baker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bergovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bergovic's calf.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Baker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Baker misses with a combination
and Bergovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Bergovic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bergovic.
Bergovic motions for Baker to come forward. Bergovic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Baker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Bergovic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bergovic thows a body shot but no joy.
Bergovic lands a two punch combo.
Bergovic throws a leg kick but Baker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bergovic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Baker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Baker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bergovic counters with a right hand to the body.
A slow jab from Bergovic misses its intended target.
Baker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Baker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bergovic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Baker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bergovic counters with a three punch combo that has Baker backing up. Baker nods at Bergovic to acknowledge the strikes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Baker.

It looks like Ratko Bergovic has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker misses with a double jab.
Bergovic loads up on a big right hand but Baker slips the punch.
Bergovic lands a nice shot that snaps Baker's head back.
A slapping body kick lands there for Baker.
Johny Baker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bergovic looks gassed!
Baker misses with a two punch combination.
Baker with a nice cross.
Bergovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baker is looking to slow Bergovic down with leg kicks.
Baker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baker throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baker misses with the combination.
Baker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bergovic counters with a nice uppercut.
Baker misses with a double jab.
Baker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Baker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Baker wants it to stay on the feet.
Baker 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.
Bergovic misses with a wild body shot.
Baker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bergovic throws a body punch but Baker moves out of range.
Baker misses with a low kick as Bergovic jumps back.
Bergovic takes a kick to the side of the head.
A combination from Baker does no damage.
Baker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bergovic throws a series of strikes that have Baker backpedaling.
A cross from Bergovic lands.
Baker scores with a punch to the head.
Baker tries to land a leg kick but Bergovic saw it coming and moves away.
Bergovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Bergovic blocks a head kick by Baker.
Baker misses with a combination
and Bergovic counters with a left to the body.
Bergovic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Baker connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Baker misses.
Bergovic cracks Baker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Baker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bergovic counters with a three punch combo that has Baker backing up. Baker nods at Bergovic to acknowledge the strikes.
A combination from Baker does no damage.
Baker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baker throws a series of punches but Bergovic moves out of range.
Bergovic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Baker but Baker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johny Baker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ratko Bergovic.
Bergovic misses the jab.
Baker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bergovic lands an overhand right.
Bergovic dodges the punch combination from Baker.
Bergovic lands the left hand.
A big left from Bergovic misses.
Bergovic is trying desperately to land a takedown but Baker is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Bergovic.
Baker misses with a two punch combination.
Baker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Baker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bergovic catches Baker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bergovic connects with a nice looking jab.
Bergovic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Baker on the side of the head.
Bergovic thuds a left hand into Baker's body.
Donk. Bergovic catches Baker right on the button with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baker misses with a two punch combination.
Bergovic lands a jab.
Bergovic lands a lovely overhand right.
Baker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bergovic moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A right-left combo lands from Bergovic.
Bergovic throws a lazy right hand but Baker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bergovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baker tries a head kick but it misses.
Bergovic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Baker.
Bergovic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johny Baker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ratko Bergovic's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sloppy strikes from Baker. Those never looked like landing.
Baker misses with a looping right.
Baker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Baker connects with a leg kick. Bergovic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Baker throws a push kick but Bergovic slaps the foot to one side.
Baker misses with a double jab.
Johny Baker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baker connects with an inside leg kick.
A combination from Bergovic does no damage.
Baker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bergovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baker looks to land a combination but Bergovic avoids it well.
Baker blocks a jab.
Baker slips a jab and a cross from Bergovic.
Baker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bergovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bergovic in his tracks.
Baker looks to throw the jab but Bergovic is out of range.
Baker misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baker looks to land a combination but Bergovic avoids it well.
Baker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baker throws a head kick but Bergovic moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergovic works the jab nicely.
Baker checks a leg kick nicely.
Bergovic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Baker throws a combination that misses
and Bergovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bergovic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Baker's hands.
Bergovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bergovic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Baker is fending him off so far but Bergovic persists. Nope, Baker circles away and we're back to standing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bergovic. Baker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bergovic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bergovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baker swinging wildly here.
Bergovic scores with a sloppy right hand. Baker should have avoided that one.
Baker throws a right and a left that Bergovic avoids nicely.
Bergovic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Baker looks to land a body kick but Bergovic moved away.
Baker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bergovic's calf.
Bergovic throws the left hand but Baker avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baker throws a right hand that Bergovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Bergovic also avoids with ease.
Bergovic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Baker misses with a wild combination.
Baker throws a leg kick but Bergovic checks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bergovic tests Baker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bergovic slips a straight right by Baker.
Baker tries to land a body kick
and Bergovic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Baker tries to move into range but Bergovic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Baker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bergovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bergovic.
Bergovic throws a low kick, looking for Baker's leg but Baker calmly moves out of range.
Baker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bergovic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Baker avoids it really well and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergovic lunges at Baker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Baker's hand.
Bergovic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bergovic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Baker tries to land a leg kick but Bergovic saw it coming and moves away.
Baker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baker needs to keep his hands up - Bergovic had a free shot at his head there.
Bergovic throws the kick towards the body but Baker avoids it.
Bergovic scores with a jab. Baker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Baker throws a nice looking combination but Bergovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A lazy left from Bergovic finds it's target.
Baker checks a leg kick.
Bergovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bergovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab lands there for Bergovic.
Baker tries to bum rush Bergovic with a series of wild strikes but Bergovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bergovic scores with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergovic stuns Baker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bergovic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Baker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bergovic scrambles back to his feet.
Baker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bergovic scores with a decent looking hook.
Bergovic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bergovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Baker misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Bergovic misses.
Baker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bergovic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Johny Baker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ratko Bergovic.
Baker checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bergovic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Baker misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Baker misses with the combination.
Bergovic throws a right and a left that Baker avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ratko Bergovic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ratko Bergovic's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Bergovic takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A chopping leg kick lands by Baker.
Bergovic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bergovic is looking to slow Baker down with leg kicks.
Bergovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baker manages to avoid it.
Baker cracks the inside of Bergovic's front leg.
Baker scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bergovic blocks a low kick nicely.
Baker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baker moves out of range as Bergovic strikes.
Baker thumps Bergovic with a low kick.
Baker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bergovic's sensitive parts.
Baker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bergovic is looking to slow Baker down with leg kicks.
Baker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bergovic is able to avoid easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bergovic cracks Baker with a good jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker throws a right hand that Bergovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Bergovic also avoids with ease.
Baker keeps Bergovic at a distance using the push kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Baker. That's going to slow Bergovic down.
Baker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Baker dodges the punch combination from Bergovic.
Baker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bergovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baker throws a sloppy head kick and Bergovic moves out of range easily.
Baker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baker misses with a wild combination.
Bergovic lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bergovic lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bergovic.
Bergovic with a nice cross.
Baker misses the shot to the body.
A head kick from Baker lands but Bergovic takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergovic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Baker's waist but Baker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bergovic off to one side.
Bergovic tries to clinch but Baker is having none of it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Baker.
Baker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baker lands a leg kick that knocks Bergovic off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baker misses with the combination.
Bergovic missing with a left hand there. Baker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bergovic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Baker at a distance.
Baker misses with the combination.
Bergovic tries to score with a low kick but Baker moves his leg out of the way.
Bergovic lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bergovic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Baker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bergovic scrambles back to his feet.
Bergovic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Baker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Baker.
Bergovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johny Baker is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergovic takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Baker throws a head kick but Bergovic moves out of range.
Bergovic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Baker in his tracks.
Bergovic lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Baker backs up against the cage.
Baker misses with a few strikes there.
Baker cracks the inside of Bergovic's front leg.
Baker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bergovic counters with a nice uppercut.
Baker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bergovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bergovic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Baker.
Bergovic shoots for a double leg takedown but Baker sprawls well. He's pushed Bergovic's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Baker feints and then cracks Bergovic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bergovic down.
Bergovic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Baker.
Baker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bergovic connects with a jab.
Baker fails to land with a series of punches.
Bergovic scores with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bergovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Baker.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bergovic.
Bergovic throws a hook but Baker blocks it.
Bergovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baker cracks Bergovic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Baker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bergovic throws out a powerful jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Baker.
Baker throws a wild body kick that Bergovic sees coming a mile off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baker misses with a body kick.
A combination from Baker does no damage.
Bergovic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Baker sprawls well. Baker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bergovic gets slowly back to his feet.
Johny Baker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ratko Bergovic.
Bergovic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johny Baker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johny Baker!