PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Skellington (ranked 2715 p4p, 4915 weight class) and Dean Bailey Jr (ranked 371 p4p, 567 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Dean Bailey Jr enters the cage!

Skellington
vs
Bailey Jr

185 cm
25
185
5 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
191
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Core Combat

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Skellington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dean Bailey Jr !
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skellington looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bailey Jr is fending him off so far but Skellington persists. Nope, Bailey Jr circles away and we're back to standing.
Bailey Jr lands with a nice combination. Skellington backs away looking to recover.
Bailey Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Bailey Jr tries to work over Skellington's front leg with a kick but Skellington checks it.
Skellington checks a leg kick nicely.
Bailey Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Bailey Jr looks to land a combination. Skellington sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bailey Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Bailey Jr . No joy for Skellington on that attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bailey Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Skellington fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Skellington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Skellington with that takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Bailey Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bailey Jr .
Bailey Jr wants to land a leg kick but Skellington is out of range.
Skellington looks for a takedown but Bailey Jr sprawls well.
Skellington is breathing heavily.
Bailey Jr throws a front kick aimed at Skellington's knee but Skellington avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skellington gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bailey Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Skellington shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bailey Jr defends it nicely.
Skellington shoots in for a takedown but Bailey Jr shows good takedown defense.
Good standup being displayed there by Bailey Jr as he connects with a hook.
Bailey Jr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A little jabbing left from Bailey Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bailey Jr throws a low kick but Skellington avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bailey Jr lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Skellington has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Skellington and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dean Bailey Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bailey Jr scores with a body shot.
Bailey Jr lands with a right hand.
Bailey Jr throws a nice looking combination but Skellington bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Skellington dives in and scores a takedown into Bailey Jr 's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bailey Jr controlling Skellington's posture.
Skellington advances position into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skellington throws a strike aimed at the side of Bailey Jr 's head but Bailey Jr avoids it well.
Skellington lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bailey Jr down.
Bailey Jr tries to bench press Skellington off him but Skellington keeps the position.
Skellington has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
You can see the frustration on Bailey Jr 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Skellington lands a nice forearm strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skellington creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bailey Jr is working to avoid the ground and pound but Skellington connects with a decent elbow.

Skellington in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Bailey Jr is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jack Skellington!
Jack Skellington seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.