This battle of husband and wife seems to insinuate that the woman is the one who always calls the shots...
MILEENA
Mileena's sweep will be the biggest threat in this one, outside of her sai. With it, she will sweep him out of blade sparks, and keep him away from her. Mixed in with the roll, it becomes dastardly. Instant telekicks from crouch work extremely well, because Baraka's blade spark pose lasts forever. A good play is to anticipate Baraka jumping towards you- walk towards him as he jumps (he'll land behind you), and instantly jab/throw him as he lands.
BARAKA
Not exactly a fun match, he has to play cautious to win.
Baraka has 1 thing against Mileena that no one else in MK2 does- his unique jump punch.
It's very tough for Mileena to sai or anti-air him when he JPs, and his JP even beats her JP quite often.
Baraka's goal should be to pressure Mileena into a corner. That is the only place in this matchup where Mileena will feel threatened.
Which is ironic, since vs many characters, Mileena is nearly unbeatable when she puts herself in a corner. Just watch out for her sick roll corner combos!
Baraka has some specific weapons vs Mileena that can make him tricky to beat.
Mileena's sai win out as usual however, and she should win this match at least 7-3, more likely 8-2.
TALK ABOUT SPOUSAL ABUSE!!