PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Niacisse Kenmoghn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kordell Bailey Sr. (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). . The crowd seem to be enjoying Bailey Sr.'s choice of entrance music: Damian Marley - Road To Zion. Niacisse Kenmoghn could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kordell Bailey Sr.'s chin.

Kenmoghn
vs
Bailey Sr.

186 cm
32
179 lbs
18 - 15 - 0

173 cm
33
182 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Heritage!

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 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Niacisse Kenmoghn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kordell Bailey Sr.!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey Sr. connects with a single shot there.
Kenmoghn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Kenmoghn clinches up against the cage.

Kenmoghn has Bailey Sr. pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Kenmoghn pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bailey Sr. tumbling to the mat - Kenmoghn dives into Bailey Sr.'s guard.
Bailey Sr. preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kenmoghn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bailey Sr. bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kenmoghn's guard.

Bailey Sr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Kenmoghn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bailey Sr. wants to pass the guard but Kenmoghn is keeping the position.
Bailey Sr. stops Kenmoghn from standing up.
Bailey Sr. throws a big elbow that misses.
My spies in True North Fight Team inform me that Bailey Sr. has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Bailey Sr. has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bailey Sr. slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bailey Sr. in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kenmoghn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bailey Sr. wants to control from the top but Kenmoghn keeps moving.
Bailey Sr. tries to free his leg and advance position but Kenmoghn is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey Sr. in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kenmoghn 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.
Bailey Sr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kenmoghn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bailey Sr. is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kenmoghn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kenmoghn has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bailey Sr. has passed into side control.
Bailey Sr. tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bailey Sr. is working Kenmoghn over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bailey Sr. is looking to take a break and control but Kenmoghn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kenmoghn is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bailey Sr. wants to control but Kenmoghn is keeping him busy.
Kenmoghn tries to bench press Bailey Sr. off him but Bailey Sr. keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenmoghn manages to get back to half guard.
Bailey Sr. winds up and cracks Kenmoghn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bailey Sr. stops Kenmoghn from getting back to his feet.
Kenmoghn tries to get to full guard but Bailey Sr. has control of the leg.
Bailey Sr. throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bailey Sr. prevents Kenmoghn from improving his position.
Bailey Sr. working Kenmoghn over with strikes.

Bailey Sr. is looking for a kimura but Kenmoghn is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bailey Sr. to get the leverage.
Bailey Sr. throwing shots but Kenmoghn is blocking nicely.
Kenmoghn wants to improve his position but Bailey Sr. is controlling well.
Bailey Sr. tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kenmoghn knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey Sr. is trying to control the action in half guard but Kenmoghn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kenmoghn is trying to get back to full guard.
Kenmoghn wants to get back to his feet.
Kenmoghn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Bailey Sr. is looking for a kimura here.
Kenmoghn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Bailey Sr. looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kenmoghn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenmoghn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bailey Sr. wants to control but Kenmoghn is keeping him busy.
Kenmoghn wants to get back to his feet.
Bailey Sr. missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kenmoghn wants to get back to full guard.
Bailey Sr. not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Bailey Sr. is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bailey Sr. thows a huge punch but Kenmoghn dodges it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Bailey Sr. is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kenmoghn is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kordell Bailey Sr. dominated that round.
That's time! Kenmoghn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kenmoghn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Kenmoghn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bailey Sr. not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kenmoghn scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bailey Sr. trying to control the position.
Kenmoghn will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kenmoghn is fighting to break Bailey Sr.'s control of his arms but Bailey Sr. is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've been hearing that Kenmoghn has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Kenmoghn won't allow Bailey Sr. to sweep him here.
Kordell Bailey Sr. has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bailey Sr. preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bailey Sr. keeping moving, preventing Kenmoghn from controlling successfully.
Bailey Sr. preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey Sr. keeping full guard, as Kenmoghn tries to pass.
Bailey Sr. not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Bailey Sr. escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kenmoghn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bailey Sr. not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey Sr. looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bailey Sr. managing to control the position.
Kenmoghn throwing strikes from guard but Bailey Sr. blocks nicely.

Kenmoghn stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Bailey Sr. throws up his legs and catches Kenmoghn in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Kenmoghn tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Bailey Sr.! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kordell Bailey Sr.!
Kordell Bailey Sr. very nearly forgot to thank Heritage! amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.