PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Balian Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pudsey Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Bailey
vs
Bear

190 cm
18
184 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

191 cm
18
191 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Balian Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Pudsey Bear!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Bailey.

Bailey gets caught flat footed, as Bear shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bailey is controlling Bear's posture.
Bear lands a couple of elbows.
Bear must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bear prevents Bailey from getting back to his feet.
Bailey looking to control.
Bear controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear thows a big elbow that misses.
Bailey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bailey wants to stand but Bear is controlling the position.
Bear content to stall in guard here.

That's two 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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bailey tries to clinch but Bear is having none of it.
Bear tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bailey swivels and escapes.

Bailey fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bear, pushing him back against the cage.
Bailey is trying to stall.
Bailey lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bailey unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bear lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bailey landing knees to the body.
Bailey with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Bailey.
Bailey trying to stall but Bear improves his position.
Bear avoiding damage as Bailey throws knees to the body.
Bailey with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bailey tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bailey lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bear goes for a takedown attempt but Bailey pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bear shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Balian Bailey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pudsey Bear.

Bailey clinches.
Bailey lands a nice knee to the body.
Bailey lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Bailey.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bear changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bailey fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bear looks gassed!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bailey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Balian Bailey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bear takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bailey tries to clinch up.
Bailey tries to clinch but Bear moves out of range.
Bailey doesn't manage to clinch there - Bear circles away.
Bailey tries to clinch there but Bear circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey is looking to clinch but Bear is avoiding it.

Bailey pushes Bear up against the cage in a clinch.
Bailey lands a nice elbow.
Bear wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bailey is trying to stall.
Bailey lands a knee to the body.
Bear has Bailey pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bailey manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bailey.

Bailey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bear keeps the fight on the outside.
Bailey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bailey wants to clinch.
Bear fails to land the takedown.
Bailey moves in looking to clinch but Bear pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bear swats away the attempt to clinch by Bailey.
Bailey wants to clinch.
Bailey tries to clinch but Bear moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bailey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bailey wants to clinch up but Bear keeps it at a distance.
Bear closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bailey circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bear avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Bear tries to keep at a distance but Bailey has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bailey using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Bailey.
Bailey scores with a knee to the head.
Bailey crunches a lovely knee into Bear's ribcage.
Bear is breathing heavily.
Bailey with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bailey lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear is looking to break free of the clinch but Bailey has double underhooks.
Bailey unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bear lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bailey lands an elbow that stopped Bear in his tracks for a moment.
Bailey landing knees to the body.
Bailey lands a nice knee to the body.
Bailey landing knees to the head.
Bailey landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bailey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bears head.
Bailey landing knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Bailey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bailey wants to clinch up but Bear keeps it at a distance.
Bailey wants to clinch up but Bear keeps it at a distance.
Bear shoots in and drives through. Bailey sprawls well.
Bailey tries to clinch up.
Bear circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear swats away the attempt to clinch by Bailey.
Bear swats away the attempt to clinch by Bailey.

Bailey gets a clinch.
Bailey landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Bailey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bear swats away the attempt to clinch by Bailey.
Bear shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bailey pinned against the cage. Bailey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Balian Bailey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pudsey Bear.
Bear avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bailey tries to clinch up but Bear circles away and keeps his distance.
Bear circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bear tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bailey swivels and escapes.

Bailey clinches up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Bailey.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bear's face.
Bailey unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bear lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bailey lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bailey lands a knee to the body.
Bailey lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bailey landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Bailey.
Bailey is leaning against Bear and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bear can't get the takedown.
Bailey connects with a knee to the head.

Bailey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bailey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bear throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bailey's waist but Bailey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bear off to one side.
Bailey wants to clinch up but Bear keeps it at a distance.
Bailey tries to clinch up but Bear circles away and keeps his distance.
Bailey keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bailey fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear swats away the attempt to clinch by Bailey.
Bear keeps the fight on the outside.
Bailey tries to clinch up.
Bailey moves in looking to clinch but Bear pushes him off.
Bailey is looking to clinch.
Bailey tries to clinch up.
Bailey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bear swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bailey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bear paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bear fails with a takedown attempt.
Bailey tries to clinch up.
Bear circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bailey is looking to clinch but Bear is avoiding it.

Bailey drives through and clinches with Bear against the cage.

Bailey breaks from the clinch.
Bear shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Balian Bailey dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bailey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bailey tries to clinch there but Bear circles away.
Horrible takedown by Bear or perhaps it was just good defense by Bailey which made him look bad.
Bailey is looking to clinch but Bear is avoiding it.
Bailey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bailey tries to clinch there but Bear circles away.
No luck for Bear with that takedown attempt.
Bailey is looking to clinch but Bear is avoiding it.
Bailey is looking to clinch but Bear is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey moves in looking to clinch but Bear pushes him off.
Bailey tries to clinch up but Bear circles away and keeps his distance.
Bear misses with a takedown attempt - Bailey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Balian Bailey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pudsey Bear.
Bear takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bailey tries to clinch there but Bear circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Bailey. No joy for Bear on that attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey tries to close the distance and clinch but Bear swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bailey tries to close the distance and clinch but Bear swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bailey moves in looking to clinch but Bear pushes him off.
Bailey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bear paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bear keeps the fight on the outside.
Bailey tries to clinch there but Bear circles away.
Bailey doesn't manage to clinch there - Bear circles away.
Bailey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bear shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bailey but Bailey pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bailey tries to close the distance and clinch but Bear swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bear circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bailey wants to clinch.
Bailey tries to clinch there but Bear circles away.
Balian Bailey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bailey tries to clinch but Bear is having none of it.
Bear avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bailey is looking to clinch but Bear is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bailey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bear paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bailey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bear swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Balian Bailey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bailey moves in looking to clinch but Bear pushes him off.
Bailey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Balian Bailey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bailey doesn't manage to clinch there - Bear circles away.

Bailey moves into the clinch successfully.

Bear wants the takedown. Bailey is fighting it off but Bear persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Bailey's guard against the cage.
Bear throwing strikes from guard but Bailey blocks nicely.
Bear stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bailey swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear wants to control from the top but Bailey keeps moving.
Bailey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bailey manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bear manages to get himself to full guard.

Bailey stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Pudsey Bear has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bear circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bailey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bailey tries to close the distance and clinch but Bear swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bailey lands with a slapping head kick.
Bear shoots in but no luck this time.
Bailey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bear swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bailey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bear paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bear swats away the attempt to clinch by Bailey.
Bear circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bailey is looking to clinch but Bear is avoiding it.
Bailey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bailey wants to clinch up but Bear keeps it at a distance.
Bailey tries to clinch there but Bear circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Balian Bailey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bailey, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27

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