|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alex Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garrick Head (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garrick Head has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 172 cm
28
145 lbs
12 - 5 - 1 |
|
157 cm
28
154 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Garrick Head!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Head looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Head misses with a hook. Bailey ducked under it nicely.
Bailey is looking to counter punch.
Head throws a lazy right hand but Bailey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Head misses with a hook.
Bailey throws a lazy uppercut
and Head counters with a nice body shot.
Head throws a leg kick but Bailey sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bailey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Head.
Bailey lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bailey throws a body kick that misses
letting Head counter with a right hand.
Head throws a hook but Bailey avoids it easily.
Bailey appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Head throws a lazy right hand but Bailey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Head changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Head throws a half hearted mid kick.
A leg kick checked by Head.
Head scores with a jab.
Head with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bailey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Head sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Head appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Head scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bailey moves out of range of the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Bailey misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head checks a leg kick.
Head wants to slow Bailey down by chopping away at his legs.
Bailey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bailey tries to work over Head's front leg with a kick but Head checks it.
A shot to the liver by Head. Beautiful body shot.
Head keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garrick Head is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A lazy body kick from Head
letting Bailey counter with a right hand.
Head looks to land a right hand but Bailey moved out of range.
Head throws a leg kick which misses Bailey's front leg but catches the back leg as Bailey tries to avoid it.
Head on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bailey takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bailey misses with a straight left.
Head tries a head kick but it misses.
Bailey needs to keep his hands up - Head had a free shot at his head there.
Head throws a front kick aimed at Bailey's knee but Bailey avoids it well.
Bailey takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Head throws a shot from downtown. Bailey moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bailey manages to avoid it.
Head walks into a straight right hand from Bailey.
Head takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bailey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Head.
Bailey connects with a looping right hand.
Head throws a right hand that misses
and Head takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bailey connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Head's hands.
Garrick Head seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Head throws a jab when Bailey was well out of range.
Head misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bailey fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Head.
Bailey throws a sloppy head kick and Head moves out of range easily.
Bailey connects with a solid leg kick.
Head moves out of range of the leg kick from Bailey.
Bailey looks to land a left hand but Head moved out of range nicely.
Bailey lands an overhand right.
Head jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Head scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bailey is looking to counter punch.
Bailey with a jab.
Head lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bailey's sensitive parts.
Bailey throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice jab there from Head.
Head misses with an uppercut.
Good leg kick by Head there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bailey is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Head misses with a low kick.
Head moves out of range as Bailey throws a body kick.
A low kick from Head misses
and Bailey counters with a nice uppercut.
Head finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Head lands with a thumping leg kick.
Head scores with a shot to the body.
Bailey takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Head gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Head lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bailey throws a right and a left that Head avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Head on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Head walks into a stiff left hand from Bailey.
Head tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bailey was well out of range. Poor timing from Head.
Bailey cracks Head with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Head throws a hook but Bailey avoids it easily.
Head looks to land a right hand but Bailey moved out of range.
Bailey misses the shot to the body.
A head kick by Head misses
and Bailey counters with a nice uppercut.
Bailey is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bailey cracks the inside of Head's front leg.
Head looks to land a body kick but Bailey moved away.
Bailey lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bailey blocks a jab.
Bailey throws a jab but it's blocked by Head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Head pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bailey half committed to a counter leg kick.
Head wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Head slips under a jab from Bailey.
Head scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Garrick Head will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Head lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Head throws the kick towards the body but Bailey avoids it.
Bailey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Head.
Bailey walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Head checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Head misses with a kick to the body.
Bailey throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Head misses with a head kick.
Bailey lands with a kick to the temple. Head shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bailey misses with a hook. Head ducked under it nicely.
Head moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bailey.
Head walks into a left hand.
Bailey ducks under a wild hook from Head.
Garrick Head seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bailey looks to land a right hand but Head moved out of range.
Head fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bailey.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bailey will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Head wants to slow Bailey down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bailey.
Bailey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Head misses with a body punch
and Bailey counters with a leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Head in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bailey misses with an uppercut.
Head feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bailey's calf.
Bailey looks to land a left hand but Head moved out of range nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Head lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bailey has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bailey and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bailey looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Head now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bailey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Head fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bailey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bailey cracks Head with an open hand slap.
Head misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bailey.
Head misses with a low kick as Bailey jumps back.
A quick step to the side and Bailey tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Head ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bailey moves away.
Head is looking to slow Bailey down with leg kicks.
Head fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bailey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bailey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey misses with a low kick.
Head keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Head - that will leave a mark!
Head misses with an uppercut
and Bailey counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bailey misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Head misses the target.
Head lands with a hook. Bailey tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bailey with a hook.
Bailey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Head takes a swing at Bailey's ribcage but misses.
Head waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bailey.
Head swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bailey attempts a counter takedown but Head avoids it well and moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bailey.
Bailey missing with a left hand there. Head was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bailey moves out of range of the strikes.
Bailey misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bailey looks to throw the jab but Head is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Head. Bailey does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bailey gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Head has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Head there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bailey swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Head scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bailey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bailey throws a lazy body kick
and Head counters with a straight right hand.
Bailey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Head.
Head's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Head misses with a looping left.
Head throws a body shot but no joy.
Head tried to score with a low kick but Bailey checks it.
Bailey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Head throws a head kick that misses.
Head motions for Bailey to come forward. Head throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Bailey misses the target.
Head punishes Bailey's body with a nice straight punch.
Head smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bailey blocks a head kick by Head.
Bailey throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Head was covering up waiting for the punch and Bailey finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bailey is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bailey postures up in Head's guard and throws a big left but Head blocks it.
Bailey passes Head's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bailey trying to control the action but Head is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Garrick Head will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Bailey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bailey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bailey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Head.
Head now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bailey takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bailey throws a chopping leg kick but Head manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bailey connects with a single shot there.
Bailey tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Head waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bailey.
Bailey tries to move into range but Head moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Head throws a hook but Bailey avoids it easily.
Head looks to land a combination but Bailey avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Head throws a lazy right hand but Bailey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Head misses with an uppercut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bailey!
Head throws a jab but it's blocked by Bailey.
Bailey misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head throws a body punch but Bailey moves out of range.
Head is looking to chop away at Bailey's legs.
Bailey throws a big shot that misses.
Bailey lands a head shot.
Head throws a right and a left that Bailey avoids nicely.
Head tried to score with a low kick but Bailey checks it.
Head throws a hook but Bailey blocks it.
Bailey ducks under a wild hook from Head.
Head throws a big shot that misses.
Bailey throws a leg kick which misses Head's front leg but catches the back leg as Head tries to avoid it.
Head misses with a low kick.
Head thows a left - swing and a miss!
Head takes a swing at Bailey's ribcage but misses.
Head gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Head on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bailey is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Head throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bailey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bailey staying out of range there.
Bailey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Head counter with a right hand.
A jab from Bailey does it's job there.
Head has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bailey shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Head sprawls well. Head wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bailey gets slowly back to his feet.
Head throws a jab when Bailey was well out of range.
Head looks to score with a jab to the body but Bailey is just out of range.
A leg kick checked by Bailey.
Good exchange - Bailey coming out on top.
A shot to the body from Head misses
letting Bailey counter with a right hand.
Bailey is looking to land body kicks.
Head moves out of range as Bailey throws a body kick.
Bailey throws a leg kick which misses Head's front leg but catches the back leg as Head tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bailey is out of range and Head settles back down.
Head misses with an uppercut. Bailey saw that one coming.
Head throws a looping overhand right but Bailey ducks down to avoid it.
Bailey misses with an uppercut. Head saw that one coming.
Bailey moves into the clinch.
Head goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Head.
Bailey manages to break the clinch.
Alex Bailey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Head checks a low kick from Bailey.
Head only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bailey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bailey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Head can pounce on him.
Bailey lands with a right hand.
Bailey just misses with a punch to the body.
Head swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Head works Bailey's body with a nice hook.
Bailey misses with a head kick.
Head works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bailey scores with a nice head shot.
Bailey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bailey takes one to the chin there.
Head keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Head throws an overhand right that lands on Bailey's shoulder, as Bailey tries to avoid the shot.
Bailey misses with a hook.
Bailey walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Head jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Head thows a leg kick but Bailey checks it
and Bailey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bailey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Head manages to avoid it.
Bailey tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Head is able to avoid easily.
Head fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bailey manages to avoid it.
Bailey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Head is looking to slow Bailey down with leg kicks.
Head throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bailey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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 Alex Bailey.
I think Head 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garrick Head!
A relieved looking Garrick Head thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
80% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
