PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Lohan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bailey
vs
Lohan

172 cm
21
144 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

167 cm
32
130 lbs
10 - 12 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Beaver Jooce!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Amir Lohan!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey feints and then cracks Lohan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lohan down.
The crowd cheers as Bailey lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lohan doesn't seem phased though.
Bailey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bailey loads up on a big right hand but Lohan slips the punch.
Lohan unleashes a big counter combination but Bailey bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bailey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lohan is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bailey throws a body shot but no joy.
Lohan slips a straight right by Bailey.
Bailey connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lohan momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bailey digs a good body shot into Lohan's ribs.
Lohan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bailey's waist but Bailey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lohan off to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey cracks the inside of Lohan's front leg.
We've been informed that Lohan has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Lohan lands a head kick. Bailey smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lohan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lohan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lohan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Lohan is rocked!
Bailey fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lohan on the side of the head.
Lohan is still on wobbly legs! Can Bailey finish him?
Lohan darts in looking for a takedown but Bailey gets double underhooks and turns Lohan into the ropes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bailey, right into the meat.
Bailey fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lohan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bailey lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Lohan crumples to the floor! Bailey milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alex Bailey!
A relieved looking Alex Bailey thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Amir Lohan was interviewed post fight and said 'Não é mais para mim. Eu vou voltar em breve. Obrigado a todos'.