PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lord Guvner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Billy Bailey has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Billy Bailey seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Bailey
vs
Guvner

188 cm
25
195 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lord Guvner!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey jabs Guvner right on the nose. Guvner blinks but takes it well.
Bailey lands with a good body shot.

Bailey clinches.
Bailey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Guvner backwards.
Bailey lands a left hand.
Guvner is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bailey is keeping busy.
Bailey lands with a right to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Guvner tries to throw a body punch but Bailey avoids it by throwing Guvner back against the cage.
Bailey lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Guvner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Bailey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Guvner looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Guvner throws a head kick that misses

and Bailey moves into the clinch.
Bailey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Guvner.
I was talking to Bailey's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Guvner looks winded!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bailey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bailey digs a right hand into Guvner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Guvner's gas tank.
Bailey lands a left hand.
Bailey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bailey avoiding damage.
Bailey scores with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Bailey.

Bailey breaks from the clinch.

Guvner tries to keep at a distance but Bailey has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Bailey as the two fighters clinch.
Bailey lands with a right to the head.
Bailey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guvner backwards.
Bailey lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bailey.
Bailey lands a hook that snaps the head of Guvner backwards.
Nice body punch from Bailey - that landed with a thud.
Bailey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bailey drops Guvner onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Guvner is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Guvner is rocked!
Bailey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guvner backwards.
Guvner is still on wobbly legs! Can Bailey finish him?
Bailey lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Guvner to his knees! Bailey keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Bailey!
After winning the bout, Billy Bailey thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.