PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Bailey (ranked 3898 p4p, 506 weight class) and Zabit Samedov (ranked 3822 p4p, 495 weight class). Zabit Samedov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Bailey
vs
Samedov

193 cm
26
217 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

182 cm
27
209 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zabit Samedov!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bailey closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Samedov's guard.
Bailey stops Samedov from standing up.
Bailey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bailey trying to control but Samedov is working from the bottom.
Bailey won't allow Samedov to get back to his feet.
Bailey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bailey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Samedov wants to stand up but Bailey is controlling him.
Bailey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samedov is looking to stand up but Bailey isn't so interested in that idea.

Samedov has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Bailey has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Bailey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bailey blocks a body shot from Samedov.
Samedov presses Bailey against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samedov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bailey lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Samedov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Luke Bailey has been cut.
Samedov lands a shoulder strike.
Samedov lands an elbow just above Bailey 's eye.
Samedov lands with a left to the head.
Samedov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bailey is defending well for now.
Bailey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bailey has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Samedov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Samedov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Samedov tries to land knees in the clinch but Bailey avoids the damage to the body.
Samedov scores with a shoulder strike.
Samedov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Samedov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bailey lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samedov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samedov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bailey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Samedov missing with knees to the body.
Samedov crunches a lovely knee into Bailey's ribcage.
Samedov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Samedov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Samedov scores with a shoulder strike.
Samedov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Samedov struggles to land a body shot inside as Bailey controls his hands.
Samedov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Samedov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bailey.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Samedov.
Bailey is breathing heavily.
Samedov scores a nice knee to the body.
Samedov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Luke Bailey's cut is getting worse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samedov trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Samedov.
Samedov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bailey avoids it.
Samedov is pressed up against the cage. Bailey has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Samedov down to the mat. Samedov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bailey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Samedov doesn't manage to clinch there - Bailey circles away.
Samedov tries to close the distance and clinch but Bailey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bailey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Samedov 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.

Bailey looking to score a takedown here. Samedov is defending well but Bailey drives through and ends up in Samedov's guard.
Bailey prevents Samedov from getting back to his feet.
Bailey has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bailey wants to pass the guard but Samedov is keeping the position.
Bailey lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bailey won't allow Samedov to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Samedov is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Still in the clinch, Samedov scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bailey is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Samedov is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Bailey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Still in the clinch, Samedov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Samedov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Samedov missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Samedov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bailey blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Samedov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bailey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Samedov lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zabit Samedov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Bailey's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Samedov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Samedov tries a head kick but it misses.
Bailey takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Bailey shoots in and bounces Samedov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Samedov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bailey trying to control the position from guard on top but Samedov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bailey passes into half guard.
Bailey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Luke Bailey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Samedov is trying to stand up here but Bailey is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bailey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Samedov wants to get back to his feet.

Samedov manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bailey shoots in for a takedown but Samedov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zabit Samedov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Samedov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bailey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Samedov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Samedov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Samedov missing with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Samedov.
Samedov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Samedov lands a good knee to the midsection. Bailey won't want to take too many of those.
Samedov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Luke Bailey's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bailey avoiding damage as Samedov throws knees to the body.
Samedov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bailey seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Samedov can turn it around.
Samedov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Samedov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Samedov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Samedov lands a knee to the body.
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!
Samedov lands with a left to the head.
Samedov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Samedov lands a damaging elbow.
Samedov lands with a short shot to the head.

Jeez, Luke Bailey's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Samedov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bailey is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Samedov is defending well.
Samedov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Luke Bailey's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Zabit Samedov!
Zabit Samedov took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Phantom Fightwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.