PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Logan Bailey (ranked 2016 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolas Bodson (ranked 2306 p4p, 0 weight class). Logan Bailey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bailey
vs
Bodson

186 cm
26
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
27
184 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Logan Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nicolas Bodson!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey slips a straight right by Bodson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bailey. Bodson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bailey throws an overhand right that lands on Bodson's shoulder, as Bodson tries to avoid the shot.
Bodson throws a hook to the side of Bailey's head but Bailey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bodson throws a jab but it's blocked by Bailey.
Bailey tries to score with a low kick but Bodson moves his leg out of the way.
Bailey misses the shot to the body.
Bailey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bodson.
Bailey with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bodson to score with a decent uppercut.
Bodson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bailey.
Bodson throws an off balance right hand
and Bailey counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bodson throws a jab but it's blocked by Bailey.
Bailey misses with an uppercut.
Bailey cracks Bodson with a good jab.
Bailey has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Buoy Training in the buildup to the fight.
Bailey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bodson lands a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bodson misses with an uppercut. Bailey saw that one coming.
Bailey takes one to the chin there.

It looks like Logan Bailey has been cut.
Bailey has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bailey there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bodson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Good shot there by Bodson.
Bailey connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A slow jab from Bodson misses its intended target.
Bailey needs to keep his hands up - Bodson had a free shot at his head there.
Bailey on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bodson lands with a shot to the body.
Bailey misses with a body shot.
Bodson lands a nice hook to Bailey's body. Bailey takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bailey lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Bodson.
Bailey scores with a jab to the head.
Bailey takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bodson with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bodson lands with an overhand left.

Bailey is rocked!
Bodson stuns Bailey with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bailey scores with a jab to the body.
Bodson sizes up Bailey with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Oh Bailey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Logan Bailey's cut is getting worse.
Bailey fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bodson.
Bailey seems to have got his legs back now.
Bodson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Bailey.
Bailey keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bodson looks to land a right hand but Bailey moved out of range.
A slow jab from Bailey misses its intended target.
Bodson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big left from Bailey misses.
Bodson misses the shot to the body.
Bodson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bailey connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bodson scrambles back to his feet.
Nicolas Bodson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bailey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bodson.
Bailey takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bodson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bailey lands a nice shot that snaps Bodson's head back.
Bodson throws a big shot that misses.
Bailey misses with a looping right.
Bodson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bailey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bodson.
Bodson tests Bailey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bodson.
Bailey clobbers Bodson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bailey walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bailey scores with the left hand. Bodson knows he should have avoided that one.
Bodson cracks Bailey with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bailey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bodson on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bailey lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bodson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bailey counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bailey thuds a left hand into Bodson's body.
Bodson misses with a body shot.
Bailey ducks under a wild hook from Bodson.
Bodson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bodson throws a sloppy body shot
and Bailey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bailey thuds a left hand into Bodson's body.
Bailey's corner calls for a 1-2. Bailey obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bailey has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bailey there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bodson takes a swing at Bailey's ribcage but misses.
Bodson misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bailey slips a jab from Bodson.
Bailey walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bodson throws a body punch but Bailey moves out of range.
Bailey is looking to counter punch.
Bailey lunges at Bodson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bodson's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nicolas Bodson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Logan Bailey's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bodson takes one to the side of the head.
Bailey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bailey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Bodson.
Bodson ducks under a wild hook from Bailey.
Bodson scores with a hook to the body. Bailey takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bailey is looking to chop away at Bodson's legs.
Bodson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bailey.
A little feinted left hand from Bailey on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bailey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bodson manages to avoid it.
Bailey throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bodson.
Bailey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bailey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bodson misses with a left hand
and Bailey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Bodson. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bodson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bailey counters with a nice uppercut.
Bodson misses with a hook to the body
and Bailey counters with a right hand to the body.
Bailey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bodson.
Bailey takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bodson slips under a jab.
Bailey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bodson jabs Bailey right on the nose. Bailey blinks but takes it well.
Bailey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bodson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bailey is just out of range.
Bailey is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bailey swings widly with a right hand
and Bodson counters with a stiff right hand.
Bailey dips to his left and cracks Bodson with an uppercut!
Bailey loads up on a big right hand but Bodson slips the punch.
Bodson lands a head shot.
Bailey scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nicolas Bodson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Bodson ducks under a wild hook from Bailey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey lands a nice shot that snaps Bodson's head back.
Bodson lands a right hook to the body.
Bodson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab lands there for Bodson.
Bailey swings for the body but Bodson moves out of range.
Bodson cracks Bailey with an open hand slap.
Bodson ducks under a wild hook from Bailey.
Bodson misses the shot to the body.
Bailey connects with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Bodson.
Bodson lands with a right hand.
Bodson ducks under a wild hook from Bailey.
Bodson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bodson throws a poor cross that misses
and Bailey counters with a thumping low kick.
Bailey looks to land a right hand but Bodson moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bodson manages to avoid it.
Bailey scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bodson doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bailey. Bodson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bodson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bailey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bodson manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Bodson.
Bailey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bailey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bailey takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bailey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bodson.
Bodson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bodson ducks under a wild hook from Bailey.
Some bone on bone action there as Bodson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bodson misses with a body shot.
Bailey was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bodson throws a shot from downtown. Bailey moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bodson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bailey throws an overhand right that lands on Bodson's shoulder, as Bodson tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Bodson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bodson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bodson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bailey throws out the jab.
Bodson digs a good body shot into Bailey's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bodson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bodson scores with a jab to the body.
Bodson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bailey under the eye.

Logan Bailey's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bailey misses with a straight left.
Bailey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bodson manages to avoid it.
Bodson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bodson lands a slapping body shot.
A combination from Bailey does no damage.
Bodson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bodson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bailey. Bailey circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicolas Bodson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Logan Bailey's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bailey wants to slow Bodson down by chopping away at his legs.
Bodson scores with the left hand. Bailey knows he should have avoided that one.
Bodson tests Bailey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bodson misses with an uppercut
and Bailey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bodson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A swing and a miss from Bodson.
Bailey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bodson! But no joy.
Bailey missing with a left hand there. Bodson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bailey misses with a hook.
Bodson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bailey at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey takes one to the chin there.
Bodson misses with a hook to the body
and Bailey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bailey lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bailey misses with a straight right.
Bailey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bodson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey scores with a jab to the body.
Bodson lands with a good body shot.
Bodson lands with a hook. Bailey tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bailey with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bailey cracks Bodson with a good jab.
Bailey throws a body punch but Bodson moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Bodson misses.
Bailey looks to score with a jab to the body but Bodson is just out of range.
Bodson throws a poor cross that misses
and Bailey counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bailey fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bodson is out of range.
Bodson misses with a shot to the body
and Bailey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bodson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice jab there from Bodson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bailey scores with a jab to the head.
Bodson on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey staying out of range there.
Bodson connects with a crisp jab.
Good exchange - Bodson coming out on top.
Bailey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bodson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bailey throws a sloppy body shot
and Bodson counters with a nice uppercut.
Bodson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bailey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bodson throws a hook to the side of Bailey's head but Bailey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bailey throwing a counter right hand but Bodson manages to avoid it.
Bailey avoids the body shot from Bodson.
Bailey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bodson moves away from the strike by Bailey.
Bailey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bailey swings for the body but Bodson moves out of range.
Bodson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bodson lands a head shot.
Bodson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bailey.
Bailey throws a hook to the side of Bodson's head but Bodson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bailey slips under a jab from Bodson.
Bailey throws a push kick but Bodson slaps the foot to one side.
Bailey shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Jeez, Logan Bailey's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Bodson throws a body punch but Bailey moves out of range.
Bodson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bodson tests Bailey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bodson swings widly with a right hand
enabling Bailey to counter with a crisp jab.
Bailey on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Bailey as he connects with a hook.
Bodson scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Bodson misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bodson throws a lazy uppercut
letting Bailey counter with a right hand.
Bailey takes a swing at Bodson's ribcage but misses.
Bailey throws a hook but Bodson blocks it.
Bailey throws a body shot but no joy.
Bailey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bodson throws out a counter right but Bailey avoids it with no problem.
Bailey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bodson was well out of range. Poor timing from Bailey.
Bailey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bodson was well out of range. Poor timing from Bailey.
Bailey swings for the body but Bodson moves out of range.
Bodson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bailey.
Bailey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bodson sizes up Bailey with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bailey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Bailey on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bailey staying out of range there.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nicolas Bodson.
Well Bodson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight for Logan Bailey!
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Nicolas Bodson!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Nicolas Bodson!

Nicolas Bodson wins by split decision!