PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cammy Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shark Attack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bailey
vs
Attack

180 cm
19
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
183 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 The Island, Cammy Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shark Attack!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bailey shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Attack manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bailey wants to get up but he can't break Attack's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bailey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Attack works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Attack keeping moving, preventing Bailey from controlling successfully.

Attack looking for subs off his back but Bailey has passed one foot through into half guard.
Attack wants to get back to full guard.
Attack looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Attack actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Attack slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bailey tries to free his leg and advance position but Attack is retaining full guard.

Attack is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bailey avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Attack had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bailey defends it easily.

Attack looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Attack 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.
Bailey won't allow Attack to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Attack working for submissions but it's allowed Bailey to get to half guard.
Bailey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Attack's head.

Attack looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Attack looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Bailey is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Attack is just riding it out for now. Bailey eventually gives up the hold.
Bailey sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Attack looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Attack moves into full guard.
Bailey trying to control but Attack is working from the bottom.
Attack utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Attack 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.

Attack has an active guard here but Bailey has managed to pass into half guard.
Bailey is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Attack is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bailey pulls his head out easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Attack actively working from the bottom here.
Bailey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Attack's head.

Attack looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Attack looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bailey is trying to control the action in half guard but Attack is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Attack looking for subs from the bottom but Bailey mounts him!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Attack is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Attack is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shark Attack dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bailey throws a body kick that misses
and Attack counters with a one-two to the body.

Attack gets caught flat footed, as Bailey shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Attack working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bailey has passed into half guard!

Attack has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Bailey escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Bailey!

Bailey decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Bailey shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Attack is trying to defend but Bailey finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bailey wants to control but Attack is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Attack is trying to get back to full guard.

Attack looking for submissions off his back.

Attack looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bailey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Attack keeps working.
Bailey wants to pass to mount but Attack is defending the position.
Attack is looking for a sweep. Bailey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Attack looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Attack looking for submissions off his back.
Attack is breathing heavily.

Bailey wants to work for an arm triangle but Attack is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Attack looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Attack looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Attack wants to improve his position but Bailey is controlling well.

Attack looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Attack is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bailey pulls his head out easily.

Attack looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Attack looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bailey wants to take a breather but Attack is having none of it.

Attack actively working from the bottom here.
Bailey slows the pace down in half guard.

Attack looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Attack looking for submissions off his back.
Bailey wants to pass to mount but Attack is defending the position.
Attack tries to roll over but Bailey keeps him under control.
Attack makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Attack.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Attack has an active guard here but Bailey has managed to pass into half guard.
Bailey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Attack defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Cammy Bailey will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bailey looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Attack looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Shark Attack has got the better of the ground game so far.
Attack missing with punches from the bottom.

Attack looking for submissions off his back.
Attack wants to improve his position but Bailey is controlling well.
Bailey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bailey is trying to control. Attack wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Attack moves into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Attack 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.
Attack takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Attack is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bailey defends well.
Bailey trying to control the position from guard on top but Attack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Attack is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Attack is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey trying to control the position from guard on top but Attack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Attack looking for a sweep. Not yet Attack, not yet.
Attack keeping moving, preventing Bailey from controlling successfully.

Attack looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bailey trying to control the position from guard on top but Attack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bailey advances to half guard.

Attack looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bailey wants to take a breather but Attack is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Attack works his way to full guard. Good work.

Bailey avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bailey trying to control the position from guard on top but Attack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Attack 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.
Bailey trying to control but Attack is working from the bottom.

Attack is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bailey defends well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Attack has a closed guard, preventing Bailey from standing up.

Attack has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Bailey is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Attack.
Attack dodges the ground and pound from Bailey.
Attack is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Attack gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shark Attack comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Attack 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shark Attack!
Our winner, Shark Attack, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.