PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zammy Bailey (ranked 1331 p4p, 179 weight class) and Miguel Cotto (ranked 2400 p4p, 291 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Bailey
vs
Cotto

189 cm
29
212 lbs
19 - 18 - 0

186 cm
35
215 lbs
22 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zammy Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miguel Cotto!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cotto throws the left hand but Bailey avoids the punch easily.
Bailey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bailey scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

It looks like Miguel Cotto has been cut.
Bailey has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Never TaP Gym Only For killers in the buildup to the fight.
Cotto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A head kick misses from Cotto.

Oooooh!!! Bailey has knocked Cotto down with a huge combo! Bailey steps away and waves a wobbly Cotto back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bailey takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cotto has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bailey takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cotto throws a jab but it's blocked by Bailey.
Cotto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bailey.
Bailey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cotto.
Cotto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bailey.
Bailey avoids a kick to the body.
Cotto feints a jab promting Bailey to slip. Cotto then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bailey slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bailey feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cottos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Cotto is rocked!
Bailey drops Cotto with a big left hand! Cotto is injured, injured bad! Bailey jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zammy Bailey!
A very excited looking Zammy 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.