PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conor Gillpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Gillpatrick
vs
Bailey

180 cm
18
240 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
22
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Nemesis Cage Clothing

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor Gillpatrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Bailey!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bailey darts in and clinches Gillpatrick up against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bailey using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gillpatrick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gillpatrick looking to slow down the pace here.
Gillpatrick fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short left from Bailey.

Bailey manages to pull guard.
Gillpatrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Bailey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gillpatrick postures up.
Gillpatrick won't allow Bailey to get back to his feet.
Gillpatrick throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bailey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bailey looking for a sweep. Not yet Bailey, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gillpatrick gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bailey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice straight punches there by Bailey. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bailey.
Bailey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice sprawl there from Bailey as Gillpatrick shoots in.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bailey instigates a clinch.

Bailey successfully pulls guard.
Gillpatrick wants to control from the top but Bailey keeps moving.
Bailey not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bailey trying to strike off his back.

Gillpatrick drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gillpatrick jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gillpatrick stops Bailey from standing up.
Gillpatrick tries to stand but Bailey is controlling from the bottom.

Gillpatrick drops back looking for a leg! Bailey is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bailey manages to kick Gillpatrick off! Gillpatrick jumps back into Bailey's guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gillpatrick throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bailey's waist but Bailey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gillpatrick off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor Gillpatrick. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gillpatrick throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bailey's waist but Bailey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gillpatrick off to one side.
Gillpatrick shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bailey pinned against the cage. Bailey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gillpatrick is breathing heavily.

Bailey looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bailey has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Gillpatrick works to full guard.

Gillpatrick looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bailey passes into side control.
Bailey working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gillpatrick could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bailey tries to advance to mount but Gillpatrick denies him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey looks up at the clock and then as Gillpatrick takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bailey smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Bailey decides to stand back up.
Gillpatrick doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Bailey counters by clinching up.

Bailey has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gillpatrick uses from the top position.

Bailey pushes Gillpatrick off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Gillpatrick takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Bailey closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gillpatrick tries to get to full guard but Bailey has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey wants to stand but Gillpatrick has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Gillpatrick tries to roll over but Bailey keeps him under control.
Gillpatrick wants to control but Bailey is keeping busy.
Gillpatrick moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bailey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Gillpatrick looking for subs off his back but Bailey has passed one foot through into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bailey is thwarting Gillpatrick's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Bailey dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gillpatrick tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Bailey counters by clinching up.
Bailey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bailey stops a takedown attempt from Gillpatrick.
Bailey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bailey stalling the fight.
Gillpatrick jumps guard but Bailey stands there with Gillpatrick around his waist. Gillpatrick gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bailey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gillpatrick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey throws a knee to the head but misses.

Bailey lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gillpatrick tries to roll over but Bailey keeps him under control.
Bailey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillpatrick slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bailey stops Gillpatrick from standing up.

Gillpatrick is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bailey must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bailey with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gillpatrick looking to control but Bailey passes into half guard.
Bailey scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bailey scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bailey is looking to advance position but Gillpatrick won't allow it.
Gillpatrick tries to roll over but Bailey keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gillpatrick is working hard here to advance position.
Gillpatrick gets full guard.
Gillpatrick looking for a sweep. Not yet Gillpatrick, not yet.
Bailey tries to stand but Gillpatrick is controlling from the bottom.
Gillpatrick working a defensive guard here.
Bailey throwing strikes from guard but Gillpatrick blocks nicely.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gillpatrick gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bailey counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor Gillpatrick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gillpatrick takes one on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gillpatrick gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gillpatrick might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Gillpatrick is looking for a triangle but Bailey pushes his legs off easily.
Bailey lands a couple of digs.
Gillpatrick is trying to keep Bailey in close.
Gillpatrick has a closed guard, preventing Bailey from standing up.
Gillpatrick is trying to control the position but Bailey postures up.
Bailey not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gillpatrick is trying to keep Bailey in close.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gillpatrick tries for a takedown but Bailey circles away easily

and Bailey counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bailey frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gillpatrick throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Bailey working Gillpatrick over with strikes here.
Gillpatrick is trying desperately to improve position.
Gillpatrick tries to hold on but Bailey postures up.
Bailey tries to control but Gillpatrick wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Bailey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Gillpatrick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bailey.

Bailey closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bailey lands in his opponent's guard.
Gillpatrick is trying to keep Bailey in close.

Gillpatrick looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gillpatrick has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bailey has passed into side control.
Gillpatrick takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bailey trying to control the action but Gillpatrick is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillpatrick is trying to get back to half guard.
Gillpatrick taking a bit of punishment here - Bailey scoring with strikes.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bailey landing a few strikes.
Bailey tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gillpatrick's legs.
Bailey working away.
Bailey is looking to take a break and control but Gillpatrick is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gillpatrick prevents Bailey from improving position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gillpatrick is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bailey off and has taken his back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Gillpatrick's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Bob Bailey has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gillpatrick is really struggling to control Bailey but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bailey is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Gillpatrick controls the position.
Gillpatrick seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bailey for as long as he can get away with.

Gillpatrick is looking for the choke from the back position but Bailey is controlling his hands well.

Gillpatrick looking for the RNC.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gillpatrick is trying to stick to Bailey's back but Bailey is turning into Gillpatrick. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Gillpatrick's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bailey.
Bailey would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gillpatrick wants to stand up but Bailey is controlling him.
Gillpatrick looking for a sweep. Not yet Gillpatrick, not yet.
Gillpatrick controls Bailey momentarily but Bailey frees himself.
Bailey has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gillpatrick is proving hard to escape from.

Gillpatrick throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bailey is working Gillpatrick over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bailey postures up and lands a big shot to Gillpatrick's brow.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gillpatrick doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Bailey counters with a shoot takedown. Gillpatrick fights it but they end up in guard.

Bailey avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Bailey gets to his feet - Gillpatrick follows without any prompting.
Conor Gillpatrick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bob Bailey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gillpatrick slips under a jab from Bailey.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Bailey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bailey has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Bailey!