PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brice Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Truong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bailey
vs
Truong

179 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 Hilo, Brice Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremy Truong!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Truong misses with a wild combination.
Truong cracks Bailey with an open hand slap.

It looks like Brice Bailey has been cut.
Bailey shoots in looking for a takedown but Truong manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bailey's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Truong misses with a wild combination.
Bailey moves forwards but Truong connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jeremy Truong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Truong throws a head kick but Bailey moves out of range.
Truong throws a series of punches but Bailey moves out of range.
Truong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bailey misses with a takedown attempt
and Truong counters with a straight right hand.
Bailey is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Truong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Bailey is rocked!
Bailey looks for a takedown but Truong sprawls well.
Oh Bailey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brice Bailey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bailey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Truong.
Bailey seems to have got his legs back now.
Bailey misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Truong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bailey shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Truong pinned against the cage. Truong gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bailey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Bailey. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Truong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Truong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bailey throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Truong's waist but Truong gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bailey off to one side.
Bailey shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Truong but Truong pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bailey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Truong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Truong connects with a single shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truong lands with a right and another and another! Bailey is in big trouble! Truong lands again and this time it's lights out for Bailey! A quality knockout there for Truong.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jeremy Truong!