PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joel Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bailey comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the TerrorDome. Joel Bailey had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Bailey
vs
Mayhem

172 cm
22
152 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

176 cm
22
155 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joel Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Mayhem!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bailey shoots in and bounces Mayhem off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mayhem keeping moving, preventing Bailey from controlling successfully.
Mayhem is trying to control the position but Bailey postures up.
Bailey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mayhem is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bailey has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bailey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mayhem preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mayhem is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Bailey dives into side control.
Bailey working the head with strikes.
Mayhem regains half guard there - taking advantage of Bailey's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bailey is looking for a kimura but Mayhem is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bailey to get the leverage.
Mayhem tries to roll over but Bailey keeps him under control.
Bailey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bailey controlling the pace.
Bailey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mayhem tries to roll over but Bailey keeps him under control.
Bailey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mayhem is controlling Bailey's trapped leg to prevent Bailey from advancing to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mayhem avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bailey.
Bailey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mayhem looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bailey looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bailey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mayhem keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bailey looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mayhem is looking to escape.
Bailey is nestled in close to Mayhem, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mayhem trying to control but Bailey postures up.
Mayhem tries to get to full guard but Bailey has control of the leg.

Bailey is working for a submission of some sort.
Nice strikes from Bailey there.
Bailey trying to control from Mayhem's half guard. Mayhem has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Bailey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey wants to control from the top but Mayhem keeps moving.
Mayhem throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Mayhem is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bailey moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Bailey working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mayhem doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mayhem manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bailey working a defensive guard here.
Mayhem looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joel Bailey dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bailey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mayhem was well out of range. Poor timing from Bailey.
Bailey moves out of range as Mayhem strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mayhem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bailey throws a looping overhand right but Mayhem ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayhem is looking to clinch but Bailey is avoiding it.
Mayhem throws a looping overhand right but Bailey ducks down to avoid it.
Bailey misses with a series of wild punches.
Joel Bailey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey throws a hook to the side of Mayhem's head but Mayhem sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mayhem throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bailey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bailey shoots in looking for a takedown. Mayhem tries to sprawl out of it but Bailey keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mayhem manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bailey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bailey lands a nice shot to the body.
Bailey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two 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.
Mayhem cracks Bailey with an open hand slap.
Mayhem cracks Bailey with an open hand slap.
Bailey listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Good shot there by Mayhem.

Bailey gets tackled into the cage by Mayhem. Mayhem maintains the clinch.
Bailey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mayhem lands a left hand.
Bailey lands an uppercut.
Mayhem misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bailey struggles to land a body shot inside as Mayhem controls his hands.
Mayhem is looking to control Bailey's arms but Bailey gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mayhem has his back to the cage.
Bailey dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bailey blocks an uppercut.
Mayhem goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mayhem misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Mayhem on the inside.
Mayhem can't find room to land a body shot as Bailey controls the action.
Mayhem working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem throws a head punch that misses.
Bailey struggles to land a body shot inside as Mayhem controls his hands.
Mayhem gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bailey.
A left hand lands to the body for Mayhem.
Bailey pushes Mayhem back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mayhem lands a body punch.
Bailey stalls.
Mayhem has Bailey pressed against the cage.
Mayhem doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bailey scores with a shoulder strike.
Bailey misses with the head strike.
Mayhem swings wildly with an uppercut but Bailey uses good head movement to avoid it.

Bailey lands a takedown into guard.
Bailey stands up over Mayhem, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mayhem wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bailey wants to pass the guard but Mayhem is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey is working hard here to advance position.
Bailey trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayhem is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mayhem looking to control.
Mayhem looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Justin Mayhem.

Bailey drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mayhem wants to stand but Bailey is controlling the position.
Bailey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mayhem works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Joel Bailey will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bailey is defended easily by Mayhem.
Bailey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mayhem moves away.
Bailey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mayhem.
Bailey staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey needs to keep his hands up - Mayhem had a free shot at his head there.
Bailey jabs at Mayhem's body.
Nice shot lands for Mayhem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem throws a hook but Bailey avoids it easily.
Bailey dodges the punch combination from Mayhem.
Mayhem defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bailey.
Mayhem misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bailey.
Mayhem misses with a straight right.
Mayhem looks to throw the jab but Bailey is out of range.
Bailey shoots for a takedown but Mayhem saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joel Bailey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bailey throws a lazy right hand but Mayhem sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mayhem slips under a jab from Bailey.

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.
Mayhem lands with a nice body punch.
Bailey misses with a hook.
Bailey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mayhem.
Mayhem connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bailey. Bailey circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bailey avoids the body shot from Mayhem.

Bailey feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mayhem avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mayhem is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mayhem keeping full guard, as Bailey tries to pass.
Mayhem not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bailey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bailey trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayhem is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mayhem is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bailey is controlling him.
Bailey trying to control but Mayhem is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bailey lands a jab to Mayhem's midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Mayhem instigates a clinch.
Bailey tries to throw a body punch but Mayhem avoids it by throwing Bailey back against the cage.
Mayhem misses with the head strike.
Bailey lands a body punch.
Bailey has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mayhem avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mayhem tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mayhem.
Bailey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mayhem misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bailey trying to stall but Mayhem improves his position.
Mayhem gets through Bailey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bailey blocking some punches.
Bailey's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mayhem is trying to maintain a safe position but Bailey gets an underhook and turns Mayhem into the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bailey tries to throw a body punch but Mayhem avoids it by throwing Bailey back against the cage.
Mayhem throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Baileys head.
Bailey lands a hook that snaps the head of Mayhem backwards.
Mayhem misses with a hook to the ribs.

Bailey has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Mayhem regains guard immediately.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bailey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joel Bailey.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bailey, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight for Joel Bailey!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Joel Bailey!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Joel Bailey!

Joel Bailey wins by unanimous decision!