PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alex Bailey (ranked 3983 p4p, 377 weight class) and Juan Santiago Sorias (ranked 5140 p4p, 458 weight class). Sorias is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fight - Future World Music . Alex Bailey could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Juan Santiago Sorias's chin.

Bailey
vs
Santiago Sorias

172 cm
30
145 lbs
13 - 8 - 1

169 cm
33
146 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 13 - 8 - 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 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juan Santiago Sorias!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Bailey.
A head kick misses from Sorias.

Bailey clinches up with Sorias and pushes him back against the cage.

Bailey has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Sorias is trying to keep an underhook but Bailey manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Bailey prevents Sorias from improving his position.
Sorias won't allow Bailey to pass to mount.
Sorias tries to roll over but Bailey keeps him under control.
Bailey trying to control the pace.
Sorias is staying active underneath Bailey, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sorias keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bailey tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sorias knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sorias is holding on to half guard well.
Sorias is looking to control Bailey's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sorias avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey tries to pass to full mount but Sorias defends it.
Bailey seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bailey stalling away here and it's allowed Sorias to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Sorias keeping full guard, as Bailey tries to pass.
Sorias looking to control.
Bailey advances position into side control!
Bailey staying calm.
Bailey trying to control the action but Sorias is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey just content to control the position.
Sorias wants to control but Bailey postures up.
Bailey tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Bailey is looking to take a break and control but Sorias is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bailey lands a nice forearm strike.
Bailey is chipping away with strikes.
Sorias tries to improve position but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sorias is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Sorias's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sorias might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bailey haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bailey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sorias keeps working.
Bailey misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sorias gets back to half guard.

Bailey is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sorias defends it well.
Bailey throwing shots but Sorias is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorias is trying to maintain the position but Bailey is very close to passing his half guard.
Sorias keeping control of the position.
Bailey wants to take a breather but Sorias is having none of it.
Sorias trying to control here.
Bailey tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sorias knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sorias is looking to control Bailey's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sorias avoid being mounted?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bailey is trying to control. Sorias wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Bailey dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sorias moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bailey scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bailey shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sorias sprawls well. Sorias wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bailey gets slowly back to his feet.
Bailey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sorias can do to turn this around?
Sorias throws a hook but Bailey avoids it easily.
Bailey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sorias counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A lazy body kick from Sorias

and Bailey counters by clinching up.
Sorias misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bailey as Sorias tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sorias working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bailey comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sorias avoiding damage as Bailey throws knees to the body.
Sorias lands with a left to the head.
Bailey lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorias avoiding damage as Bailey throws knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bailey.
Bailey throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bailey slowing the pace effectively.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sorias blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bailey comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bailey lands with a right to the head.
Bailey is trying to break free.
A nice left hand lands by Sorias.
Bailey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sorias.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bailey is trying to maintain a safe position but Sorias gets an underhook and turns Bailey into the cage.
Bailey jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sorias walks away with a smile on his face. Bailey gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorias tries to score with a low kick but Bailey moves his leg out of the way.
Sorias lands with an overhand left.
Sorias throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Juan Santiago Sorias is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sorias throws a right and a left that both miss.
Juan Santiago Sorias is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bailey lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bailey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bailey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sorias's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sorias misses with a double jab.
Bailey is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sorias - that will leave a mark!
Bailey is looking to land body kicks.
Sorias takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bailey keeps Sorias at a distance using the push kick.
Bailey misses with an uppercut.
Sorias throws an off balance right hand
and Bailey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey looks to score with a jab to the body but Sorias is just out of range.
Bailey slips a jab and a cross from Sorias.
Sorias tries to clinch but Bailey is having none of it.
Sorias connects with the punch.
Sorias looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bailey throws a head kick but Sorias moves out of range.
Bailey moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSorias.
Bailey scores with a leg kick.
Bailey moves out of range of the strikes.
Sorias connects with an inside leg kick.
Sorias tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bailey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Bailey was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sorias.
Bailey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bailey throws out a powerful jab.
Bailey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sorias.
Bailey wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorias throws a wild body kick that Bailey sees coming a mile off.
Sorias misses with a right hand
letting Bailey counter with a right hand.
Sorias takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bailey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sorias looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sorias tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bailey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bailey half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sorias takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bailey swats away the attempt to clinch by Sorias.
Juan Santiago Sorias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sorias tries to clinch up.
Bailey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sorias fails to land with a series of punches.
Bailey misses with a low kick as Sorias jumps back.
Sorias tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sorias takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Bailey dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Sorias takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bailey looks for a takedown but Sorias sprawls well.
Bailey throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bailey moves out of range as Sorias strikes.
Sorias fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bailey.
Bailey throws out a leg kick but Sorias moves out of range and Bailey only half commits.
Bailey scores with a head kick.

Sorias is rocked!

It looks like Juan Santiago Sorias has been cut.
Bailey misses with a looping right.
Sorias is still on wobbly legs! Can Bailey finish him?
Sorias takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bailey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorias lands an overhand right.
Sorias seems to have recovered his senses.
Sorias tries to clinch up.
Sorias keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bailey.
Bailey scores with a hook.
Bailey misses the jab.
Sorias takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sorias slips under a jab.
Bailey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sorias.
Sorias throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bailey.
Bailey throwing a counter right hand but Sorias manages to avoid it.
Bailey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sorias throws a hook to the side of Bailey's head but Bailey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Sorias gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey pushing down on Sorias's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bailey is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bailey tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sorias knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bailey is trying to control. Sorias wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sorias is looking for a sweep. Bailey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sorias is still trying to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Bailey is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sorias keeping control of the position.
Bailey trying to pass the guard but Sorias defending well.
Sorias is doing well to control the position and prevent Bailey from advancing to side control.
Bailey takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bailey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bailey uses his free foot to push down on Sorias's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sorias.
Bailey looking to control but Sorias is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Bailey swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Sorias is now in Bailey's guard. A big mistake from Bailey there, giving up the dominant position!
Sorias trying to control but Bailey is working from the bottom.
Juan Santiago Sorias has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sorias controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bailey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Bailey!
A very excited looking Alex Bailey made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.