PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Bayliss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dean Bayliss was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Brown
vs
Bayliss

200 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
166 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dean Bayliss!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bayliss blocks a head kick by Brown.
Bayliss shoots in but Brown avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bayliss fails to land with a series of punches.
Bayliss fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bayliss.
Michael Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Bayliss.
Brown darts in trying to clinch

and Bayliss counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bayliss wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Bayliss scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Bayliss manages to pass to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Bayliss there.
Brown looks like he's trying to stand up.
Brown is looking to get back to is feet but Bayliss passes into side control.
Bayliss just content to control the position.
Brown is trying to buck Bayliss off.
Bayliss grinds an elbow into Brown's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bayliss lands an elbow.

Bayliss stands up.
Bayliss avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bayliss tries for a takedown but Brown sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bayliss throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown tries to clinch up but Bayliss circles away and keeps his distance.
Bayliss tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brown sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bayliss somewhat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bayliss.

Bayliss closes the distance and clinches.

Brown manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bayliss showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bayliss decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Brown, up you get!
Bayliss tries for a takedown but Brown sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Bayliss moves out of range easily.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown leaves Bayliss with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bayliss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown is looking to clinch but Bayliss is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Bayliss 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.

Brown is looking to clinch.
Brown lands with a slapping head kick.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Bayliss tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Brown scores with a head kick. Bayliss tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Bayliss decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bayliss has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bayliss lands with a punch from half guard.
Bayliss drops an elbow to the side of Brown's head.
Bayliss passes to side control.
Bayliss is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Bayliss scores with punches from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bayliss is controlling him well.
Bayliss taking a breather here.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but Bayliss drags him back down.
Bayliss scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dean Bayliss has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bayliss controls the position.

Bayliss decides to stand back up. Bayliss steps back and let's Brown get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bayliss tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Bayliss lands a body shot.
Michael Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danga de danga de dang - Bayliss scores with a four punch combination!

Bayliss manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Brown on his heels. He'll look to pass Brown's guard now, I'm sure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bayliss lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bayliss slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Bayliss decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bayliss shoots in for a double leg but Brown sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a head kick that Bayliss semi-blocks.
Bayliss throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brown's waist but Brown gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bayliss off to one side.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Bayliss 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.

Bayliss gets to his feet - Brown follows without any prompting.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Bayliss pushes him off.
Bayliss swinging wildly here.
Bayliss closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brown circles away.
Michael Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Bayliss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bayliss shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Bayliss pushes him off.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Brown is looking to clinch but Bayliss is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bayliss looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brown is fending him off so far but Bayliss persists. Nope, Brown circles away and we're back to standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Brown gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bayliss tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Bayliss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Bayliss throws a head kick that misses.
Bayliss fails to land the takedown.
Bayliss misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bayliss shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brown but Brown pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Michael Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Bayliss.
Brown checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bayliss takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bayliss looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Michael Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bayliss.
Bayliss keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bayliss tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
Bayliss tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown tries to clinch but Bayliss is having none of it.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bayliss is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bayliss throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Brown darts in and clinches Bayliss up against the cage.

Bayliss manages to pull guard.
Brown stopping the sweep attempt from Bayliss.
Bayliss controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brown decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bayliss looks for a takedown but Brown sprawls well.
Brown goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice cross by Brown.

Brown gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bayliss is trying to pull guard but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Bayliss wants a takedown.
Bayliss looking to slow down the pace here.
Bayliss takes an elbow to the temple.
Brown wants to stall.
Brown wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brown with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bayliss wants to take the fight to the mat but Brown manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bayliss misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown pushes off an throws an elbow but Bayliss leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bayliss.

Bayliss gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bayliss prevents Brown from standing back up.

Brown makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Brown lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bayliss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Brown clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown looking to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Michael Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dean Bayliss is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Bayliss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bayliss has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Bayliss!