PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bailey
vs
Henry

187 cm
29
195 lbs
14 - 19 - 0

188 cm
28
193 lbs
15 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 14 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tito Henry!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry misses with a series of wild punches.
Bailey shoots for a double leg takedown but Henry sprawls well. He's pushed Bailey's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bailey doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Henry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Bailey gets a takedown into half guard.
Henry looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bailey tries to pass to full mount but Henry defends it.
Bailey prevents Henry from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bailey trying to mount his opponent but Henry defends it.
Bailey trying to control the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Henry for as long as he can get away with.
Bailey is trying to control. Henry wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

We're going to have a standup here because Bob Bailey wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bailey shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Henry sprawls well. Henry wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bailey gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Bailey. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bailey drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Henry is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bailey is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bob Bailey.
Bailey shoots in for a takedown but Henry shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bailey tries to bum rush Henry with a series of wild strikes but Henry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bailey changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Henry tries to avoid it but Bailey manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Henry to the ground. Henry escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Henry swings for the body but Bailey moves out of range.
Henry slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Henry stuffs the takedown attempt from Bailey. Bailey gets slowly back to his feet.
Henry misses with a straight left.
Henry looks to score with a jab to the body but Bailey is just out of range.
Bailey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henry.

Bailey shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bailey passes Henry's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bailey wants to free his trapped foot but Henry is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bailey slows the pace down in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bailey tries to pass to full mount but Henry defends it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bailey passes the guard and advances to mount!
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.

The fighters circling - Henry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bailey defending well as Henry loads up on a big left hand.
Henry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bailey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bailey misses with a takedown attempt - Henry sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bailey fails with a takedown attempt.

Bailey fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Henry to the ground. Bailey is now in Henry's guard.
Bailey wants to control from the top but Henry keeps moving.
Bailey looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bailey wants to pass the guard but Henry is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey trying to move into half guard but instead Henry has managed to sweep!
Bailey is trying to keep Henry in close.
Bailey throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Bailey has Henry pulled in close to control his posture.
Henry wants to control from the top but Bailey keeps moving.
Henry won't allow Bailey to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry is looking to work some ground and pound but Bailey has wrist control.
Henry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Henry chips away with some ground and pound.
Bailey 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 wants to pass the guard but Henry is defending well.
Bailey is trying to control the action in half guard but Henry is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bailey working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bailey trying to control the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey trying to control from Henry's half guard. Henry has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Bob Bailey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bailey pushes down on Henry's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bailey is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Henry looks like he's trying to stand up.
Henry is breathing heavily.
Bailey sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey is looking to advance position but Henry won't allow it.
Bailey trying to control the pace.
Henry looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bailey is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Bailey dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Henry throws a hook but Bailey avoids it easily.
Bailey shoots in and drives through. Henry sprawls well.

Bailey looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bailey trying to control but Henry is working from the bottom.
Bailey postures up in Henry's guard and throws a big left but Henry blocks it.
Bailey works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bailey is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bailey wants to take a breather but Henry is having none of it.
Henry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Henry keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Henry wants to get back to his feet.
Bailey controlling the action here.
Bailey trying to control the action but Henry is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey wants to free his trapped foot but Henry is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tito Henry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The ref stands the fighters back up because Bob Bailey just wasn't active enough.
Henry just misses with a punch to the body.
Bailey tries for a takedown but Henry sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Henry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bailey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bailey fails with the takedown
and Henry counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Bailey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bailey shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Henry but Henry pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bailey moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bailey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bob Bailey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Henry lands a nice looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bailey drives through with a takedown into Henry's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bailey wants to pass the guard but Henry is keeping the position.
Bailey trying to control the position from guard on top but Henry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henry is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bailey is controlling him.
Henry can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bailey controls the pace.
Henry is looking to stand up but Bailey isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Henry swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Bob Bailey has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Henry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Bailey closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Henry did well to prevent Bailey getting side control.
Bailey working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bailey trying to control the pace.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Bailey showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Bailey!