PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ackeem Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaa is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Siren. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bailey
vs
Jaa

184 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
168 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Battalion Athletics

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 Montreal, Ackeem Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Jaa!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bailey avoids a kick to the body.
Jaa looks to throw the jab but Bailey is out of range.
Bailey fails to land with a series of punches.

Jaa lands a big head kick that sends Bailey tumbling to the mat! Jaa takes a step backwards and waves Bailey back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Bailey is rocked!
Jaa throws a head kick that misses.
Oh Bailey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bailey throws a body punch but Jaa moves out of range.
Bailey seems to have got his legs back now.
Bailey looks to land a combination but Jaa avoids it well.
Bailey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jaa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jaa scores with a leg kick.
Jaa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bailey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jaa misses with a hook to the body
letting Bailey counter with a right hand.
Jaa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bailey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jaa lands a right hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jaa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bailey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Bailey throws a nice looking combination but Jaa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jaa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bailey counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jaa throws a right hand that Bailey ducks under and follows up with a left that Bailey also avoids with ease.
Jaa misses with a body shot
and Bailey counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bailey dodges the punch combination from Jaa.
Bailey dodges the punch combination from Jaa.
Jaa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jaa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bailey is breathing heavily.
Bailey ducks under a wild hook from Jaa.
Bailey is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jaa misses with a jab to the body
and Bailey counters with a straight right hand.
Jaa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bailey counters with a three punch combo that has Jaa backing up. Jaa nods at Bailey to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bailey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jaa.
Bailey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jaa throws out the jab.
Jaa misses the shot to the body.
Jaa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jaa misses with a two punch combination.
Jaa throws a hook to the side of Bailey's head but Bailey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jaa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bailey misses with a few strikes there.
Bailey defending well as Jaa loads up on a big left hand.
Bailey moves out of range as Jaa strikes.
Jaa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jaa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bailey backs up against the cage.
Jaa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bailey counters with a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa connects with a high kick.
Jaa throws a sloppy head kick and Bailey moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheers as Jaa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bailey doesn't seem phased though.
Bailey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jaa.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses.
Tony Jaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bailey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jaa lands a head shot.
Jaa throws a combination that misses
and Bailey counters with a three punch combo that has Jaa backing up. Jaa nods at Bailey to acknowledge the strikes.
Jaa throws a jab when Bailey was well out of range.
A good leg kick by Jaa.
Danga de danga de dang - Bailey scores with a four punch combination!
Bailey is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bailey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bailey throws a jab but it's blocked by Jaa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa thumps Bailey with a low kick.
Jaa throws a shot to the body.
Jaa throws a combination. Bailey tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bailey counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bailey throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jaa lands a head kick!
A telegraphed right hand from Jaa misses the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jaa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bailey. That did some damage!
Bailey slips under a jab.
Jaa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Jaa dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Jaa jabs at Bailey's body.
An inside leg kick lands from Jaa.
Jaa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
No joy there for Jaa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bailey is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bailey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jaa.
A telegraphed right hand from Jaa misses the target.
Jaa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bailey rather than just go for the knockout.
Jaa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bailey dodges the punch combination from Jaa.
Ackeem Bailey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jaa thows a body shot but no joy.
Good standup being displayed there by Jaa as he connects with a hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jaa misses with a body shot
and Bailey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bailey.
Jaa throws a shot to the body.
Jaa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jaa lands a slapping body shot.
Bailey is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jaa.
A punch combination from Jaa misses.
Jaa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bailey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tony Jaa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bailey misses the jab.
Bailey is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jaa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bailey's calf.
Jaa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bailey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jaa punishes Bailey's body with a nice straight punch.
Jaa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa scores with a hook.
Jaa looks to land a combination but Bailey avoids it well.
Jaa cracks Bailey with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bailey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jaa misses with a body shot
and Bailey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jaa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
No joy there for Jaa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jaa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bailey gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jaa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jaa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jaa misses with a few strikes there.
Jaa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bailey ducks under a wild hook from Jaa.
Jaa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bailey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bailey connects with a jab.
Jaa misses with a body kick.
A jab from Jaa misses.
Bailey falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Jaa to counter with a crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Jaa.
Jaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bailey thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey misses with a double jab
and Jaa counters with a right hand to the body.
Jaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jaa. Bailey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bailey blocks a jab.
Jaa stuffs the takedown attempt from Bailey. Bailey gets slowly back to his feet.
Jaa misses with a body shot
and Bailey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tony Jaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bailey dodges the punch combination from Jaa.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jaa.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bailey closes the distance and clinches up with Jaa, looking for a takedown. Bailey pushes Jaa against the cage but Jaa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jaa misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Jaa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Jaa takes a swing at Bailey's ribcage but misses.
Bailey on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice shot by Jaa.
The fighters circling - Jaa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bailey misses with a double jab
and Jaa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bailey was well out of range. Poor timing from Jaa.
Bailey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jaa's corner calls for a 1-2. Jaa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jaa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bailey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bailey changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jaa tries to avoid it but Bailey manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jaa to the ground. Jaa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right-left combo lands from Bailey.
Bailey is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A punch combination from Jaa misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bailey counters with a stiff right hand.
Jaa throws a combination that misses
and Bailey counters with a straight right hand.
Bailey shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jaa misses with a hook to the body
and Bailey counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jaa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jaa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jaa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bailey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jaa misses with a combination
and Bailey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bailey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jaa cracks Bailey with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa throws a looping overhand right but Bailey ducks down to avoid it.
Jaa's corner calls for a 1-2. Jaa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jaa misses with a few strikes there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jaa.
Bailey slips a jab and a cross from Jaa.
Jaa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bailey.
Bailey moves away from the strike by Jaa.
Bailey lands with a nice combination. Jaa backs away looking to recover.
Jaa throws a jab when Bailey was well out of range.
Jaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bailey closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bailey misses with a double jab
and Jaa counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa misses with a body shot
and Bailey counters with a one-two to the body.
Jaa takes a swing at Bailey's ribcage but misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jaa, right into the meat.
Jaa throws a head kick but Bailey moves out of range.
Bailey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ackeem Bailey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tony Jaa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bailey lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bailey avoids the body shot from Jaa.
Bailey slips a straight right by Jaa.
Jaa throws a shot to the body.
Bailey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jaa counters with a left and a right that stings Bailey.
Jaa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bailey counters with a straight right hand.
Jaa throws a head kick but Bailey moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bailey takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jaa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jaa throws a body punch but Bailey moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Jaa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jaa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bailey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jaa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jaa takes a swing at Bailey's ribcage but misses.
Bailey misses with a body punch
and Jaa counters with a three punch combo that has Bailey backing up. Bailey nods at Jaa to acknowledge the strikes.
A combination from Bailey does no damage.
Bailey dodges the punch combination from Jaa.
Jaa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Jaa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jaa 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Jaa!