PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andrzej Rostowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rostowski comes to the ring accompanied by VITER - Marichka. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rostowski
vs
Bailey

162 cm
32
146 lbs
20 - 23 - 0

172 cm
21
144 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Spartan Nutrition

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 20 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrzej Rostowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Bailey!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rostowski.
Rostowski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bailey throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've been hearing reports that Rostowski has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A nice combination there by Bailey.
A head kick from Bailey lands but Rostowski takes it in his stride.
A left lands for Bailey.
Bailey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bailey looks to score with a jab to the body but Rostowski is just out of range.
Bailey throws an off balance right hand

and Rostowski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bailey's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
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.

The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rostowski is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Bailey tries to control but Rostowski wriggling away.
Rostowski wants to hold on but Bailey pushes him away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bailey looking to control but Rostowski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Bailey is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Rostowski can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Rostowski prevents Bailey from taking his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rostowski wants to hold on but Bailey pushes him away.
Bailey can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rostowski is looking to escape.
Rostowski can't escape the position.
Bailey looking to control but Rostowski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey controlling the position easily from mount.
Bailey wants to control the pace but Rostowski is squirming around nicely.
Rostowski can't escape the position.
Bailey is trying to take his opponent's back.
Rostowski regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rostowski manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bailey wants to control from the top but Rostowski keeps moving.
Rostowski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bailey's guard.

Rostowski throwing strikes but missing.
Rostowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bailey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rostowski postures up in Bailey's guard and throws a big left but Bailey blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bailey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rostowski with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Bailey dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rostowski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bailey tries a quick counter leg kick but Rostowski is wise to it.
Bailey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rostowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Bailey.
Bailey throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bailey misses with a right hand

so Rostowski counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rostowski passes into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rostowski connects with a nice short shot to Bailey's temple.

Rostowski seems to be looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey gets full guard.
Rostowski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Bailey working for a triangle but Rostowski defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rostowski postures up in Bailey's guard and throws a big left but Bailey blocks it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bailey is on top in guard.

Rostowski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bailey is one step ahead there.
Bailey wants to control from the top but Rostowski keeps moving.
Bailey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rostowski is looking to sweep but instead, Bailey has passed into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rostowski manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rostowski is on top in guard.

Bailey keeping full guard, as Rostowski tries to pass.
Rostowski is working hard here to advance position.

Bailey looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bailey is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bailey lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey wants to pass the guard but Rostowski is keeping the position.
Bailey stopping the sweep attempt from Rostowski.
Bailey passes Rostowski's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bailey is looking to advance position but Rostowski won't allow it.
Bailey wants to control but Rostowski is keeping him busy.
Rostowski gets back to full guard.
Bailey preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Rostowski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bailey gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rostowski keeping moving, preventing Bailey from controlling successfully.
Bailey throws a big elbow that misses.
Bailey sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rostowski's guard.
Rostowski tries to get to full guard but Bailey has control of the leg.
Andrzej Rostowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Rostowski is defending against the submission attempts here by Bailey.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rostowski tries to get to full guard but Bailey has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alex Bailey will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bailey throws a head kick that misses

and Rostowski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rostowski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bailey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rostowski passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Rostowski thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rostowski working the strikes but Bailey uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rostowski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bailey makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bailey.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey wants to sweep here but Rostowski controlling him for the moment.
Rostowski throws a big right hand that misses.
Bailey bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rostowski's guard.

Bailey trying to control the position from guard on top but Rostowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rostowski lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Rostowski slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rostowski tries to score with some ground and pound. Bailey controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bailey is looking for a sweep.
Bailey is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rostowski off and has taken his back!
Bailey is hanging on to Rostowski's back as he tries to escape.

Rostowski preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Bailey.
Rostowski turns into Bailey and is now in his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bailey seems keen to control Rostowski's posture.
Rostowski throws a strike but Bailey rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rostowski is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Rostowski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bailey doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bailey manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bailey postures up.
Bailey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rostowski is keeping the position for now.
Rostowski is trying to control the position but Bailey postures up.
Bailey trying to control the position from guard on top but Rostowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rostowski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bailey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rostowski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bailey is one step ahead there.
Bailey is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bailey must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bailey trying to control but Rostowski is working from the bottom.
Andrzej Rostowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bailey attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rostowski feinted with a counter takedown.
Rostowski checks a low kick from Bailey.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Andrzej Rostowski.
I think Bailey has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Alex Bailey!
Alex Bailey thanked the fans post fight for their support.