PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tum Bailek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Super Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hall of Fame kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Bailek
vs
Man

198 cm
25
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tum Bailek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Super Man!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailek has a takedown stuffed.
Bailek tries to clinch up.
Tum Bailek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bailek wants to clinch but Man slips to the side

and Man holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bailek tries to land a knee to the head but Man blocks with his arms.
Bailek throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Man blocks it with crossed arms.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Bailek is controlling him.
Bailek lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Super Man has been cut.
Man has Bailek pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bailek manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Man wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bailek lands a knee to the head.
Bailek tries for a takedown. No joy.
Man trying to land knees to the body.
Bailek prevents Man from breaking the clinch.
Bailek wants to break free but Man has control.
Bailek scores with a knee to the head.
Bailek with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man is trying to force a seperation but Bailek has the dominant position.
Bailek throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Man.
Man tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bailek avoids it.
Man displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bailek up against the cage.
Bailek tries a knee to the head but Man blocks it.
Bailek is breathing heavily.
Bailek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Man gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Man gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Man will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bailek closes the distance looking to clinch

and Man counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bailek won't be happy with that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
You can see the frustration on Bailek's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Man in side control, throwing shots but Bailek defends.
Man is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Man trying to control the action but Bailek is working from the bottom.

Man is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bailek has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bailek sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Man really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bailek. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailek is trying to get back to full guard.
Man works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bailek is looking to get to half guard.

Man looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Man jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Bailek manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Bailek tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Man wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailek is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bailek tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Man wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Bailek's face as Man controls the position.
Bailek is not content to let Man control the position.
Bailek is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Man off and has taken his back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man trying to control the hands but Bailek breaks the grip.

Bailek has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Man has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man trying to control the hands but Bailek breaks the grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Super Man will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Super Man's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sloppy strikes from Bailek. Those never looked like landing.
Bailek tries to close the distance and clinch but Man swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bailek will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bailek.
Man keeps the fight on the outside.
Tum Bailek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Man fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Bailek.
Bailek shoots in for a takedown but Man shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bailek tries a head kick but it misses.

Man shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bailek's guard.

Bailek looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Man passes into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Man thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Man in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Man tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Man has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Man decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Man gets the takedown into side control.
Super Man has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailek parries the strikes from Man easily there. Man is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bailek to escape.
Bailek parries the strikes from Man easily there. Man is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bailek to escape.
Man is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

Man decides to stand back up.
Man tries for a takedown but Bailek sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Man tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bailek swivels and escapes.
Tum Bailek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Super Man.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bailek tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Man manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Man. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Man tries to clinch but Bailek is having none of it.
Bailek tries to clinch up but Man circles away and keeps his distance.
Bailek moves in looking to clinch but Man pushes him off.
Man tries to clinch there but Bailek circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailek throws a sloppy head kick and Man moves out of range easily.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Man moves into range and clinches up with Bailek.
Bailek misses with a knee to the head.
Man is working for takedown but Bailek is calmly controlling the position for now.

Bailek breaks from the clinch.
Man throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Man circles away from the clinch attempt.

Man closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bailek quickly recovers to half guard.

Bailek looking for submissions off his back.
Bailek moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Man stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bailek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bailek tries to clinch there but Man circles away.

Man darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Man decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bailek tries to clinch up
and Man counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Super Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Super Man's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.

Man misses with a series of wild punches.
Man changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bailek tries to avoid it but Man manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bailek to the ground. Bailek escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bailek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Man leaves Bailek with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bailek tries to close the distance and clinch but Man swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bailek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bailek closes the distance but Man moves to the side

so Man counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Man trying to control but Bailek is working from the bottom.
Man is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Bailek escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Man gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man wants to control from the top but Bailek keeps moving.

Man avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bailek controls Man momentarily but Man frees himself.
Man sitting in guard here, content to control.

Man got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bailek has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Man has managed to get both his arms back between Bailek's legs - danger averted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailek wants to get back to his feet but Man is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Bailek looking for a guillotine here but Man defends easily.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Bailek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Man controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Man trying to control but Bailek is working from the bottom.

Super Man has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bailek wants to clinch but Man slips to the side

and Man holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bailek fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Man has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bailek uses from the top position.
Bailek won't allow Man to sweep him here.
Man is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Man wants to get back to his feet but Bailek is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bailek preventing the sweep.

Bailek drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bailek jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bailek looking to sit in guard and control but Man gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailek keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
Bailek keeping full guard, as Man tries to pass.

Bailek is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Man has his hands clasped together but Bailek extends an breaks Man's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Bailek.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tum Bailek!
After the fight, Tum Bailek was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.