PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yas Uru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yas Uru is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Bailey
vs
Uru

172 cm
22
144 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

165 cm
22
135 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yas Uru!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey scores with a nice right hand.
Bailey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Uru is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bailey with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Bailey.
Uru doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Uru ducks under a wild hook from Bailey.
Bailey cracks the inside of Uru's front leg.
Bailey throws a hook but Uru avoids it easily.
Bailey misses with a right hand
and Uru counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bailey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bailey throws a nice looking combination but Uru bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Uru tries a quick counter leg kick but Bailey is wise to it.
Bailey throws a jab but it's blocked by Uru.
Uru now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey misses the jab.
Bailey misses with a head kick.
Alex Bailey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bailey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Uru.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey loads up on a big right hand but Uru slips the punch.
Bailey throws an overhand right that lands on Uru's shoulder, as Uru tries to avoid the shot.
Uru blocks a low kick nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Uru misses.
Uru takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Uru bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Uru appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Uru tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bailey was well out of range. Poor timing from Uru.
Bailey misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Uru counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bailey thinking.
Bailey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bailey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Uru only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bailey throws a low kick but Uru moves out of range easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Uru misses.
Uru uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bailey.
Uru is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bailey with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Uru.
Bailey throws a leg kick but Uru sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Uru doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bailey looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bailey throws a body shot but no joy.
Bailey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Uru sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Uru flicks out a counter leg kick but Bailey steps away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bailey. Uru does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bailey throws a poor cross that misses
and Uru counters with a leg kick.
Bailey throws a head kick but Uru moves out of range.
Bailey throws a leg kick that is checked
and Uru counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bailey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uru uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bailey.
Bailey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bailey lands with a cross.
Bailey throws a head kick but Uru moves out of range.
Bailey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bailey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bailey misses with a straight left.
Uru ducks under a wild hook from Bailey.
Nice body kick there by Bailey.
Some wild striking there from Bailey.
A countering left hand to the body from Uru misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Uru bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bailey throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bailey throws an off balance right hand
and Uru counters with an outside leg kick.
Bailey misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bailey throws a series of punches but Uru moves out of range.
A low kick from Bailey is predictable there
and Uru counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bailey misses with a hook.
Uru appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Uru uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bailey.
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.

Bailey lands with a hook. Uru tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Uru uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bailey.
Uru avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bailey throws a hook to the side of Uru's head but Uru sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bailey misses with a hook. Uru ducked under it nicely.
Uru was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bailey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Uru can do to turn this around?
Bailey throws a lazy uppercut
and Uru counters with an outside leg kick.
Bailey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uru slips a jab and a cross from Bailey.
Uru only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bailey throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bailey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Uru takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uru swings for the body but Bailey moves out of range.
Uru lands a body shot.
Bailey misses with a looping left.
Uru now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Uru might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bailey has got the better of the exchanges.
A swing and a miss from Bailey.
Bailey scores with a jab to the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Bailey. That snapped Uru's head back.
Bailey misses with a body shot.
Bailey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uru manages to avoid it.
Bailey misses with a looping right.
Bailey misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bailey backing away here, and Uru unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bailey misses with a two punch combination.
Bailey backing away here, and Uru unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Uru keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bailey.
Uru was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bailey tries a head kick but it misses.
Bailey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Uru counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bailey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Uru counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bailey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Uru.
Uru is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bailey with a body shot.
Bailey throws a hook to the side of Uru's head but Uru sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Uru was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bailey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Uru is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bailey with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uru lands a slapping body shot.
Bailey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bailey throws the left hand but Uru avoids the punch easily.
Uru is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bailey with a body shot.
Uru uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bailey.
Bailey misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Uru.
Uru let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bailey misses with a right hand
and Uru counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Uru blocks a head kick by Bailey.
Bailey throws a lazy uppercut
and Uru makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Uru slips under a jab.
Uru now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey cracks the inside of Uru's front leg.
Uru is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bailey rather than just go for the knockout.
Bailey listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bailey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uru.
Bailey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Uru appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bailey throws a body kick that misses.
Uru flicks out a counter leg kick but Bailey steps away.
Bailey throws the kick towards the body but Uru avoids it.
Uru bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bailey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uru was well out of range. Poor timing from Bailey.
Bailey looks for the body kick but Uru saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Uru releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uru keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bailey.
Uru appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Bailey dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bailey loads up on a big right hand but Uru slips the punch.
Uru only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bailey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bailey throws a head kick that misses
and Uru counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Uru misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bailey.
Bailey lunges at Uru with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Uru's hand.
Bailey throws a hook to the side of Uru's head but Uru sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Uru scores with a hook to the body. Bailey takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Uru doesn't seem bothered though.
Bailey misses with a combination
and Uru counters with a good low kick that Bailey was not able to check.
Bailey tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Uru is able to avoid easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Uru appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Alex Bailey is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Bailey misses.
Uru appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bailey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Uru stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A head kick misses from Bailey.
Bailey misses with a jab to the body
and Uru makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bailey fails to land with a series of punches.
Bailey looks to score with a jab to the body but Uru is just out of range.
Bailey throws a hook but Uru avoids it easily.
Uru only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bailey throws a right hand that misses
and Uru counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yas Uru has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey wants to slow Uru down by chopping away at his legs.
A countering left hand to the body from Uru misses.
Uru connects with a body shot that sends Bailey's belly button to the back.
Uru moves out of range of the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Uru misses.
Bailey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bailey throws a right hand that misses
and Uru counters with a right hand to the body.
Bailey throws a hook to the side of Uru's head but Uru sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bailey misses with a combination
and Uru counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uru misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bailey.
A quick step to the side and Bailey tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bailey throws a body kick that misses.
Uru is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bailey with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey throws a body kick that misses.
Uru misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bailey.
Bailey dips to his left and cracks Uru with an uppercut!
Uru misses with a low kick.
Uru moves out of range as Bailey strikes.
Uru is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bailey with a body shot.
Bailey misses with a series of wild punches.
Uru is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bailey with a body shot.
Bailey misses with a left hand
and Uru counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Uru blocks a jab.
Bailey scores with a nice head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey throws a body shot but no joy.
Uru is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bailey with a body shot.
Uru ducks under a wild hook from Bailey.
Uru tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bailey was well out of range. Poor timing from Uru.
Bailey buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bailey lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Uru comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uru looks to score with a jab to the body but Bailey is just out of range.
Bailey swinging wildly here.
Uru let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bailey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uru was well out of range. Poor timing from Bailey.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Bailey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bailey has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Bailey!
During a confident post fight interview, Alex Bailey thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.