PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Bailey (ranked 2862 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Thunda (ranked 3260 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bailey
vs
Thunda

177 cm
27
166 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

181 cm
27
164 lbs
13 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, DJ Thunda!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunda throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thunda throws a good cross that connects.
Thunda bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thunda throws a body punch but Bailey moves out of range.
Bailey looks to score with a jab to the body but Thunda is just out of range.
Bailey misses with a body punch
and Thunda counters with a nice uppercut.
Thunda lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bailey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thunda.
Bailey throws a body shot but no joy.
Thunda takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bailey throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thunda stalks Bailey and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bailey's face. Bailey staggers backwards, shaken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bailey scores with a one two! Thunda had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Thunda moves out of range as Bailey throws a body kick.
Bailey swings for the body but Thunda moves out of range.
Thunda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bailey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Joe Bailey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thunda keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thunda throws a jab when Bailey was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunda looks to score with a jab to the body but Bailey is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Bailey.
Bailey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thunda throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bailey on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bailey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thunda circles away quickly and effectively.
Bailey lands with a nice combination. Thunda backs away looking to recover.
Bailey scores with the left hand. Thunda knows he should have avoided that one.
Thunda fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bailey.
A slow jab from Bailey misses its intended target.
Thunda looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thunda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bailey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Bailey.
Bailey gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bailey misses with an uppercut. Thunda saw that one coming.
Bailey throws a right hand that Thunda ducks under and follows up with a left that Thunda also avoids with ease.
Thunda throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bailey misses with a low kick as Thunda jumps back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunda lunges at Bailey with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bailey's hand.
Thunda lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bailey's sensitive parts.
Thunda tries a head kick but it misses.
Bailey blocks a head kick by Thunda.
Bailey misses the shot to the body.
Thunda blocks a jab.
Thunda works over Bailey's head and body with a nice combination.
We've been informed that Thunda has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Thunda bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bailey's head backwards.
Bailey misses with a series of wild punches.
Bailey misses with a straight right.
Bailey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bailey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Thunda.
A head kick misses from Bailey.
Bailey looks to score with a jab to the body but Thunda is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunda lands a jab to Bailey's midsection.
Bailey misses the shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bailey.
Thunda misses with a straight left.
Thunda keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thunda is trying to counter with his kicks.
Thunda takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bailey is looking to wear down Thunda with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bailey connects with a nice looking jab.
Thunda misses with a double jab.
Bailey connects with an inside leg kick.
Bailey walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thunda throws a body shot but no joy.
Bailey misses with a combination
and Bailey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thunda.
Bailey throws a body shot but no joy.
Bailey misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bailey with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunda misses with a hook. Bailey ducked under it nicely.
Bailey moves away from the strike by Thunda.
Bailey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick from Bailey misses
and Thunda counters with an outside leg kick.
Thunda's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Thunda duly obliges.
Thunda cracks Bailey with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bailey bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thunda's head.
Thunda lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bailey's sensitive parts.
Thunda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thunda looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Thunda is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Thunda connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thunda misses with a shot to the body

and Bailey holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Thunda misses with the head strike.
Bailey tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bailey just leaning against Thunda, taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DJ Thunda dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bailey lands a nice looking body shot.
Bailey takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thunda moves out of range as Bailey throws a body kick.
Thunda throws a combination that misses
and Bailey counters with a three punch combo that has Thunda backing up. Thunda nods at Bailey to acknowledge the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Thunda blocks the low kick.
Thunda takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thunda blocks a head kick by Bailey.
Bailey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thunda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thunda lands a head shot.
Bailey throws a sloppy head kick and Thunda moves out of range easily.
DJ Thunda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thunda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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 ducks under a wild hook from Thunda.
A counter left hand to the body from Bailey misses its target.
Bailey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thunda.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thunda manages to avoid it.
Bailey moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromThunda.
Thunda thumps Bailey with a low kick.
Thunda throws a sloppy head kick and Bailey moves out of range easily.
As Thunda tries to get set, Bailey tries to push him back and clinch up but Thunda manages to avoid the attempt.
Bailey misses with a looping left.
Bailey misses with a hook
and Thunda counters with a stiff right hand.
Bailey missing with a left hand there. Thunda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bailey defending well as Thunda loads up on a big left hand.
Bailey blocks a head kick by Thunda.
Bailey tries to work over Thunda's front leg with a kick but Thunda checks it.
Bailey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thunda.
Thunda throws a hook to the side of Bailey's head but Bailey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bailey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Bailey.
Thunda moves out of range as Bailey throws a body kick.
Thunda throws a series of punches but Bailey avoids them all with ease.
A counter left hand to the body from Bailey misses its target.
Thunda avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bailey.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thunda takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bailey throws a jab when Thunda was well out of range.
Thunda unleashes a big counter combination but Bailey bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Thunda with a nice cross.
Thunda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bailey manages to avoid it.
Thunda scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thunda lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bailey at a distance.
Bailey blocks a jab.
Bailey works Thunda's body with a nice hook.
Bailey scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thunda doesn't seem bothered though.
Thunda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thunda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bailey.
Thunda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A counter left hand to the body from Bailey misses its target.
Bailey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bailey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Thunda.
The fighters circling - Thunda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bailey misses with a wild combination.
Bailey misses with a body shot.
Thunda smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Thunda goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thunda throws an overhand right that lands on Bailey's shoulder, as Bailey tries to avoid the shot.
Thunda tries to bum rush Bailey with a series of wild strikes but Bailey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Joe Bailey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thunda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bailey walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thunda connects with a crisp jab.
Thunda throws a hook but Bailey blocks it.
Bailey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thunda swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thunda moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thunda swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bailey counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Thunda. Those never looked like landing.
Thunda doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bailey lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Thunda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thunda scores with a nice right hand.
Bailey tries to move into range but Thunda moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Thunda catches Bailey with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thunda throws a nice looking combination but Bailey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thunda moves forwards but Bailey connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Thunda missing with a left hand there. Bailey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bailey is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Thunda.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bailey throws a body kick that misses.
Thunda lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Some bone on bone action there as Thunda checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bailey looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thunda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bailey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but DJ Thunda will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Bailey lands a really nice looking cross but Thunda seems unphased.
Thunda avoids the body shot from Bailey.
Bailey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thunda lands with a right hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bailey.
Bailey swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thunda counters with a straight right hand.
Bailey throws a leg kick
and Thunda counters with a nice uppercut.
Bailey misses with a body kick.
Thunda looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bailey tries to bum rush Thunda with a series of wild strikes but Thunda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thunda lands a leg kick that knocks Bailey off balance momentarily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bailey - that will leave a mark!
Bailey throws a body kick that misses.
Thunda connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bailey. Bailey circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thunda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bailey doesn't seem bothered though.
Thunda throws a hook but Bailey blocks it.
Thunda ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bailey misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Thunda finds it's way through Bailey's defenses.
Bailey tries to bum rush Thunda with a series of wild strikes but Thunda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bailey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thunda looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thunda misses with a head kick.
Bailey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thunda misses with a straight left.
Bailey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thunda is looking to chop away at Bailey's legs.
Bailey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thunda.
Bailey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jab from Thunda.
Bailey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thunda was well out of range. Poor timing from Bailey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunda scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bailey pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thunda looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bailey lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thunda scores with a three punch combo!
Bailey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thunda.
Bailey throws a looping overhand right but Thunda ducks down to avoid it.
Bailey misses with a wild combination.
Thunda moves forwards but Bailey connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheers as Thunda lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bailey doesn't seem phased though.
Bailey moves away from the strike by Thunda.
Thunda scores with a hook.
Bailey swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Thunda to counter with a crisp jab.
Thunda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bailey was well out of range. Poor timing from Thunda.
Thunda fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thunda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bailey moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thunda. Bailey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bailey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thunda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bailey.
Bailey closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thunda lands a high kick!
Thunda shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bailey throws a body shot but no joy.
Thunda throws the kick towards the body but Bailey avoids it.
Thunda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bailey circles away quickly and effectively.
Bailey lands a slapping body shot.
Bailey on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thunda misses with a low kick.
Thunda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bailey.
The crowd cheers as Thunda lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bailey doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bailey staying out of range there.
Bailey misses with a two punch combination.
Thunda takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thunda lands a jab to the nose.
Bailey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thunda slips under a jab.
Bailey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thunda was well out of range. Poor timing from Bailey.
Joe Bailey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bailey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thunda lands a jab.
Thunda buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thunda.
Bailey takes one on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
DJ Thunda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thunda winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DJ Thunda!
After winning the bout, DJ Thunda thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.