PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between jay dee Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for jay dee Penn has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

dee Penn
vs
Bailey

180 cm
23
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

187 cm
23
195 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, jay dee Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Bailey!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bailey drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bailey staying calm.
Penn wants to control but Bailey postures up.
Penn prevents Bailey from improving position.
Bailey moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Penn sneaks back into half guard.
Bailey is controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bob Bailey wasn't active enough on the ground.

Penn gets caught flat footed, as Bailey shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bailey engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Penn wants to sweep here but Bailey controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bailey showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bob Bailey.
Bailey throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
Penn misses with a takedown attempt

and Bailey counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bailey is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bailey lands a couple of elbows.
Bailey lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bailey controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bailey stands and throws Penn's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Penn throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Penn is trying to escape the position but Bailey is controlling the position.
You can see the frustration on Penn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bailey controls the position from side control.
Let's hope that Bailey has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bob Bailey.

Bailey feints and as Penn raises his hands in defense, Bailey changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bailey is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bailey passes into half guard.
Bailey keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
It looks like Bailey might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Bailey 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.

Bailey shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bailey was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bailey controlling from mount.

Bailey has hold of Penn's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Penn manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bailey controlling the position easily from mount.
Bailey's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bailey looking to finish Penn with some ground and pound. This is bad for Penn!
Bailey controlling from the full mount.
Bailey breaks from Penn's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey with good strikes from the mount here!
Bailey looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bailey landing shots from mount.
Bailey controlling from mount.
Penn is in a horrible position here. Bailey smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bailey looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey avoids the attempt from Penn to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bailey landing strikes, looking to finish!

It looks like jay dee Penn has been cut.
Bailey looking to control and managing it successfully.
Penn in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bailey tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bailey cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bailey tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bailey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bailey lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Penn hang on?
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.
The cut man is working on jay dee Penn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

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.

jay dee Penn's cut is getting worse.
Bailey passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bailey taking a breather here.
Bailey lands some shots froms side control.

Jeez, jay dee Penn's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at jay dee Penn's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bob Bailey!