PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Son Baldwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Strange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Strange will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Baldwin
vs
Strange

153 cm
18
278 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
265 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Son Baldwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Strange!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Baldwin takes the fight into the clinch.
Strange looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Baldwin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Baldwin rushes Strange and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Baldwin could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Strange has hold of one of Baldwin's legs. Baldwin is fighting the takedown attempt but Strange gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Baldwin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Strange manages to get himself to full guard.

Baldwin throws a strike but Strange rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Strange preventing the sweep.
Baldwin trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Strange wants to control from the top but Baldwin keeps moving.
Baldwin wants to get back to his feet but Strange is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Baldwin striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Baldwin striking from his own guard.
Baldwin wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldwin throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Baldwin wants to stand up but Strange is controlling him.
Baldwin tries to strike from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Strange accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Baldwin thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Baldwin thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Baldwin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Baldwin postures up in Strange's guard and throws a big left but Strange blocks it.
Baldwin stands up over Strange, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Baldwin throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Baldwin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Baldwin throwing strikes from guard but Strange blocks nicely.
Baldwin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Baldwin lands a couple of elbows.
Baldwin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Strange looking for a sweep. Not yet Strange, not yet.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Baldwin moves into range and clinches up with Strange.

Baldwin pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Baldwin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin controls Strange momentarily but Strange frees himself.
Baldwin tries to strike from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baldwin working a defensive guard here.
Strange lands a couple of elbows.

Strange thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Baldwin throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Baldwin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strange throws a big right hand that misses.
Strange wants to control from the top but Baldwin keeps moving.
Baldwin lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Baldwin trying to strike off his back.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Baldwin rushes Strange and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Strange gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Strange is thwarting Baldwin's attempts to control the position.
Baldwin tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Strange working Baldwin over with strikes.
Strange not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Baldwin flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Strange working the head and body with strikes.
Strange drops an elbow to the side of Baldwin's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baldwin trying to control but Strange postures up.
Baldwin throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Strange keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
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 Son Baldwin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Strange slaps away a takedown attempt from Baldwin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Baldwin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Strange swivels and escapes.
Strange is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Baldwin rushes Strange and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Strange has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Baldwin is trying to keep an underhook but Strange manages to get the takedown into half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Strange working his ground and pound in the gym.
Strange has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Baldwin is looking for a sweep. Strange is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Strange is working for a submission of some sort.
Baldwin landing rabbit punches to the side of Strange's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldwin trying to control here.
Baldwin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Baldwin misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Baldwin flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Baldwin pushes Strange off looking to stand but Strange dives back in and keeps control.
Baldwin trying to control but Strange postures up.
Baldwin is trying to stand back up but Strange is controlling him
Strange blocks the strikes from Baldwin.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Baldwin gets a clinch.

Strange gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Baldwin regains guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Baldwin tries to strike from the bottom.
Baldwin wants to sweep here but Strange controlling him for the moment.
Strange landing some decent shots from guard.
Strange wants to control from the top but Baldwin keeps moving.
Baldwin lands an upkick as Strange stands over him.
Baldwin wants to sweep here but Strange controlling him for the moment.
Baldwin wants to stand and escape but Strange is having none of it.
Peter Strange has got the better of the ground game so far.
Strange preventing the sweep.
Baldwin thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Baldwin moves into range and clinches up with Strange.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Baldwin is fighting off a takedown attempt but Strange is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Baldwin to the mat. Baldwin regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Baldwin trying to strike off his back.
Baldwin striking off his back but it's not causing Strange any problems.
Baldwin throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Strange keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Baldwin's head.
Strange looking to sit in guard and control but Baldwin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Strange is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Baldwin postures up in Strange's guard and throws a big left but Strange blocks it.
Strange is trying to keep Baldwin in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Strange working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Baldwin.
Strange has control of Baldwin's left arm, preventing Baldwin from doing any damage.
Baldwin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Baldwin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Baldwin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Strange works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Baldwin throwing strikes but missing.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Strange showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Baldwin gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Strange has hold of one of Baldwin's legs. Baldwin is fighting the takedown attempt but Strange gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Baldwin is trying to keep Strange in close.
Strange stopping the sweep attempt from Baldwin.
Baldwin pulls Strange in close to prevent any damage.
Baldwin throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baldwin tries to strike from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baldwin throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Baldwin punching to the body, from the bottom.
Strange scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldwin throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Baldwin throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Baldwin drives through and clinches with Strange against the cage.

Strange has picked Baldwin up - he's going for a ride! Strange dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Baldwin tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Baldwin flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Baldwin is trying to get back to full guard.
Strange scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Baldwin is trying to stand up here but Strange is controlling him well.
Strange is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Strange blocks the strikes from Baldwin.
Baldwin flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin missing with punches from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Strange there.
Strange sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Baldwin defending well though.
Baldwin is refusing to be controlled, as Strange sits in half guard.
Baldwin is trying to maintain the position but Strange is very close to passing his half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Baldwin lands a couple of sideways elbows.

Baldwin has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Strange is on him like a limpet, forcing Baldwin back against the cage.

Baldwin jumps guard and drags Strange to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baldwin throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Baldwin is looking to stand up but Strange isn't so interested in that idea.
Strange working some strikes from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Baldwin keeping moving, preventing Strange from controlling successfully.
Strange working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Strange won't allow Baldwin to sweep him here.
Strange distracts Baldwin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Strange trying to control but Baldwin is working from the bottom.
Baldwin throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Strange gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Baldwin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strange not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Baldwin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Baldwin throwing strikes from guard but Strange blocks nicely.
Baldwin with a flurry of punches that miss.

Baldwin gets to his feet. Strange looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Baldwin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

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

Baldwin has managed to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Son Baldwin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Baldwin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Son Baldwin!