PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jean Lucroy (ranked 1409 p4p, 177 weight class) and James Bailey (ranked 1822 p4p, 220 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lucroy
vs
Bailey

182 cm
20
204 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
198 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jean Lucroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Bailey!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucroy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bailey.
Bailey swings for the body but Lucroy moves out of range.
Lucroy tries to counter with a takedown but Bailey is quick to defend against it.
Lucroy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bailey counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Jean Lucroy has been cut.
Bailey connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Lucroy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bailey's half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucroy content to control rather than advance.
Lucroy stops Bailey from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucroy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lucroy slows the pace down in half guard.
Lucroy is pressing down on Bailey's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bailey is holding on for now.
Bailey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Bailey is defending against the submission attempts here by Lucroy.
Lucroy not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bailey trying to control from the bottom.

Lucroy is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bailey sees it coming and defends easily.
Lucroy is taking a breather. Bailey says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bailey can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lucroy passes the guard and advances to mount!
Lucroy with the ground and pound from mount.
Bailey is desperately trying to improve his position but Lucroy has a good base and remains in mount.
Lucroy postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bailey looks a forlorn figure.
Lucroy lands a big shot there that rocks Bailey but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucroy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

It looks like James Bailey has been cut.
Lucroy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lucroy breaks from Bailey's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Bailey is rocked!
Lucroy looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Bailey covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Lucroy!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jean Lucroy made sure he mentioned Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.