PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joel Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bailey is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Welcome to the TerrorDome. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Brown
vs
Bailey

185 cm
29
171 lbs
7 - 5 - 1

172 cm
26
156 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Great low kicks
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Granite chin

Crushed Designs (90% return on laundry service)

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 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Bobby Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Joel Bailey!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brown fails with the takedown
and Bailey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown shoots in for a double leg but Bailey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A combination from Bailey does no damage.
Brown lands with a kick to the temple. Bailey shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Brown tries for a takedown but Bailey circles away easily
and Bailey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown throws a head kick but Bailey moves out of range.
Bailey avoids the head kick by Brown.
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but Bailey sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but Bailey sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Bailey pushes Brown up against the ropes in a clinch.

Brown pulls Bailey into guard.
Brown keeping full guard, as Bailey tries to pass.
Bailey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Brown has his foot on Bailey's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bailey works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Brown working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bailey has passed into half guard!
Bailey is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Brown looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bailey drops an elbow to the side of Brown's head.
Bailey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brown regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bailey working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Brown throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Brown looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bailey with a flurry of punches that miss.

Brown looking for a guillotine here but Bailey defends easily.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Bailey from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brown has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bailey can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bailey wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.

Bailey avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bailey is working Brown over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bailey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bailey advances position into side control!
Brown tries to improve position but can't.
Bailey cracks Brown with a big elbow.
Brown is looking for a sweep.
Bailey in side control lands a decent elbow.
Brown manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Brown wants to work for an arm triangle but Bailey is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bailey is looking to control Brown's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bailey avoid being mounted?
Brown trying to mount his opponent but Bailey defends it.

Brown is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bailey sees it coming and defends easily.

Brown is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bailey doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Brown.

Brown is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bailey is just riding it out for now. Brown eventually gives up the hold.
Brown is breathing heavily.

Brown looking for a submission but Bailey manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brown got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bailey has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brown has managed to get both his arms back between Bailey's legs - danger averted.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Bailey is retaining full guard.

Brown drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bailey dives on top into guard.
Bailey connects with a couple of short punches.
Bailey working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bailey forces his way into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bailey moves into full mount! Brown won't be happy about that!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Joel Bailey will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Brown with a poor takedown
and Bailey counters with a right hand to the body.
Brown tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bailey swivels and escapes.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown but Bailey manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brown's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body punch from Bailey.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
Joel Bailey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown 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 Brown off to one side.
Brown fails to land the takedown.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick
and Bailey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bailey blocks a head kick by Brown.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bailey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick misses from Brown.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Bailey. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Bailey.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey misses with a series of wild punches.
Bailey connects with a body shot.
Bailey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brown blocks a low kick nicely.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Bailey misses.
Brown takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bailey.
Bailey throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Bailey lands a nice hook to Brown's body. Brown takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice takedown defense from Bailey. No joy for Brown on that attempt.

Brown tries to keep at a distance but Bailey has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brown jumps guard but Bailey turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Brown jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bailey walks away with a smile on his face. Brown gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bobby Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the 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.
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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Brown is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bailey defends well.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Bailey from controlling successfully.

Bailey got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brown has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bailey has managed to get both his arms back between Brown's legs - danger averted.
Bailey working some strikes from top position.
Bailey postures up and lands a big shot to Brown's brow.
Bailey advances to half guard.
Nice strikes from Bailey there.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bailey seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bailey passes to full mount!
Brown is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey controlling his opponent.
Brown manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Brown is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bailey pulls his head out easily.
Bailey is keen to just control but Brown is a slippery customer.

Brown looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Brown looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Bailey pushes past his half guard into mount!
Bailey postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Brown looks a forlorn figure.
Bailey landing strikes from the mount and Brown is in trouble!
Bailey takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown working to try and regain half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown is working hard here to advance position.
Bailey pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bailey fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Brown defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bailey.
Bailey punishing his opponent with strikes.
Brown bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brownis looking to pass into half guard but Bailey pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Bailey is in guard.

Brown is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bailey defends well.
Bailey is working Brown over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joel Bailey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bailey scores with a shot to the body.
Bailey missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown connects with a high kick.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bailey as he jumps to the side.
Bailey scores with a nice strike.
Brown doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bailey counters with a nice body shot.

Bailey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Bailey.
Brown has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bailey avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bailey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Bailey.

Bailey tightens his grip and picks Brown up, before dumping him to the ground. Brown manages to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown keeping moving, preventing Bailey from controlling successfully.

Brown looking for a guillotine here but Bailey defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown has momentary wrist control but Bailey slips an elbow through the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey postures up and lands a big shot to Brown's brow.
Brown will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bailey lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Brown looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Brown working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bailey has passed into half guard!
Bailey landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bailey is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bailey connects with a nice short shot to Brown's temple.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Brown is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bailey pulls his head out easily.
Bailey is nestled in close to Brown, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bailey looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brown with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bailey working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Joel Bailey has got the better of the ground game so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bailey avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bailey pushes down on Brown's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Bailey is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brown sees it coming and defends easily.

Brown looking for submissions off his back.
Brown is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bailey scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brown manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Brown is looking for a triangle here but Bailey uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Brown is looking to regain half guard here but Bailey keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Brown down.
Bailey is chipping away with strikes.
Bailey advances to mount.
Brown is trying to escape the mount.
Bailey lands with some strikes.
Bailey landing punches.
Bailey prevents Brown from getting the reversal.
Bailey lands a big shot there that rocks Brown but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Brown tries to reverse the position but Bailey maintains control.
Brown taking shots to the head.
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!
Bailey lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bailey scoring with strikes but Brown is staying in there.
Brown is squirming around, avoiding Bailey's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey landing strikes from the mount and Brown is in trouble!
Brown is working to get back to half guard.
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!

Brown is rocked!
Bailey cracks Brown with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oh Brown is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown is trying to escape the mount.
Bailey lands with some strikes.
Brown takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Brown slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bailey moves nicely into side control.
Brown is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bailey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bailey cracks Brown with a big right hand but Brown just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bobby Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Bailey tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bailey has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.
Brown manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

And that's the end of the fight!
Joel 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 Ackerman scores the fight for Joel Bailey!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Joel Bailey!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Joel Bailey!

Joel Bailey wins by unanimous decision!