PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wilbur Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carran Pettigrew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pettigrew has chosen La Marseillaise -Song of France as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bailey
vs
Pettigrew

221 cm
18
161 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
154 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wilbur Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carran Pettigrew!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettigrew shoots in but Bailey avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Pettigrew has Bailey up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Pettigrew - that landed with a thud.
Pettigrew tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bailey really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pettigrew blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettigrew looking for a takedown.
Wilbur Bailey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carran Pettigrew.
Bailey lands with a short shot to the head.
Pettigrew goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bailey prevents it.
Bailey lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettigrew is trying to drag Bailey to the mat but Bailey just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Pettigrew breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Bailey gets a takedown into half guard.
Pettigrew looks winded!
Bailey lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bailey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bailey is trying to control the action in half guard but Pettigrew is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bailey looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pettigrew with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bailey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pettigrew's head.
Pettigrew taking some punishment here, with Bailey in his half guard.
Bailey drops an elbow to the side of Pettigrew's head.
Bailey is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bailey thows a huge punch but Pettigrew dodges it nicely.
Bailey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bailey wants to control but Pettigrew is keeping him busy.
Bailey takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bailey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bailey wants to stand but Pettigrew has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Pettigrew keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bailey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pettigrew's head.
Nice strikes from Bailey there.
Bailey lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bailey winds up and cracks Pettigrew with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pettigrew keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bailey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pettigrew's head.
Bailey scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Bailey.
Bailey is looking to take a break and control but Pettigrew is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pettigrew on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bailey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bailey lands strikes from half guard.
Bailey drops an elbow to the side of Pettigrew's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pettigrew's head.
Bailey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bailey will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pettigrew trying to control here.
Bailey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Bailey there.
Bailey throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bailey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pettigrew is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bailey scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bailey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bailey seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pettigrew taking some punishment here, with Bailey in his half guard.
Bailey slips a nice elbow through Pettigrew's hands, connecting with Pettigrew's forehead.
Bailey takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bailey looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bailey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wilbur Bailey dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bailey shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Pettigrew manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Bailey shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pettigrew as he avoids it easily.

Pettigrew moves into the clinch.
Bailey prevents Pettigrew from breaking the clinch.
Pettigrew wants a takedown.

Pettigrew breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Pettigrew gets a clinch.
Pettigrew throws an elbow but it misses.

Bailey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bailey.
Pettigrew is breathing heavily.
Bailey misses with a takedown attempt - Pettigrew sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wilbur Bailey. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Pettigrew closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pettigrew can't get the takedown.
Pettigrew drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bailey misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettigrew is trying to force a seperation but Bailey has the dominant position.
A bit of stalling here from Pettigrew.
Bailey tries to land knees in the clinch but Pettigrew avoids the damage to the body.
Bailey misses with some punches.
Pettigrew tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bailey prevents Pettigrew from breaking the clinch.
Pettigrew changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bailey fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Bailey rushes Pettigrew and presses him up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettigrew on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pettigrew jumps guard but Bailey turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A nice left hand lands by Bailey.
Pettigrew blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Bailey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bailey shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pettigrew shoots and misses

and Bailey counters by moving into the clinch.

Bailey breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Bailey with that takedown attempt.
Bailey fails with a takedown attempt.
Pettigrew thows a leg kick but Bailey checks it
and Bailey counters with a left to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bailey or perhaps it was just good defense by Pettigrew, which made it look bad.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bailey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Carran Pettigrew will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bailey closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pettigrew quickly recovers to half guard.

Pettigrew has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Bailey is on him like a limpet, forcing Pettigrew back against the cage.
Pettigrew tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bailey smiles and moves away.
Bailey fails with the takedown.
Pettigrew slaps away a takedown attempt from Bailey, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Pettigrew drives through and clinches with Bailey against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettigrew taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pettigrew takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pettigrew has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pettigrew slowing the pace effectively.
Pettigrew is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bailey to keep the fight standing.

Pettigrew breaks the clinch.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Pettigrew enables Bailey to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pettigrew manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bailey chips away with some ground and pound.
Bailey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pettigrew can do to turn this around?
Pettigrew trying to keep a closed guard but Bailey is proving a slippery customer.
Bailey working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bailey postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettigrew working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bailey.
Bailey content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bailey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bailey postures up in Pettigrew's guard and throws a big left but Pettigrew blocks it.
Pettigrew is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bailey is controlling him.
Bailey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bailey keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pettigrew's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bailey makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bailey makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bailey lands a couple of digs.
Bailey lands a couple of digs.
Bailey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pettigrew has momentary wrist control but Bailey slips an elbow through the middle.
Wilbur Bailey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bailey postures up in Pettigrew's guard and throws a big left but Pettigrew blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pettigrew's head.

Pettigrew looking for a guillotine here but Bailey defends easily.
Bailey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bailey throwing strikes but missing.
Bailey trying to control the position from guard on top but Pettigrew is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pettigrew avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pettigrew has momentary wrist control but Bailey slips an elbow through the middle.
Bailey is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bailey postures up in Pettigrew's guard and throws a big left but Pettigrew blocks it.
Bailey throwing strikes from guard but Pettigrew blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bailey scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bailey scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bailey throws a big right hand that misses.
Bailey throws a big right hand that misses.
Bailey throwing strikes but missing.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bailey shoots in and drives through. Pettigrew sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wilbur Bailey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bailey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pettigrew as he jumps to the side.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bailey shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pettigrew pinned against the cage. Pettigrew gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wilbur Bailey showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bailey has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilbur Bailey!