PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rudy Loens (ranked 3075 p4p, 3069 weight class) and Thierry Bailly (ranked 289 p4p, 288 weight class). Loens's entrance music is MMA Entrance Music / Justin Gaethje. A fine choice. Bailly has chosen MMA Entrance Music / Dustin Poirier as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Loens
vs
Bailly

175 cm
20
145
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Savage Fightwear Island

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rudy Loens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thierry Bailly!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Loens has closed the distance and engaged Bailly in a clinch.
Bailly blocks a body shot from Loens.
Bailly struggles to land a body shot inside as Loens controls his hands.

Bailly breaks the clinch.

Loens darts in and clinches Bailly up against the cage.
Bailly misses with a body punch.
Bailly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bailly presses Loens against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Loens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Bailly pushes Loens up against the cage in a clinch.
Loens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bailly's elbow.
Bailly tries to throw a body punch but Loens avoids it by throwing Bailly back against the cage.

Bailly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Loens takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Loens clinches up with Bailly and pushes him back against the cage.
Bailly tries a body shot but Loens blocks it.
Bailly trying to stall but Loens improves his position.
Loens pushes Bailly back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Loens tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Loens tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Loens misses with a body punch.
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!
Bailly displaying some good clinch control by pressing Loens up against the cage.
Loens stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailly prevents a body shot from Loens.

Loens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bailly swinging wildly here.
Bailly avoids a punch combination nicely.

Bailly forces Loens back against the cage and clinches.

Bailly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Loens moves into the clinch.

Loens breaks the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right hand to the body from Bailly.
Bailly misses with a body punch.
Bailly cracks Loens with a nice body shot.
Bailly struggles to land a body shot inside as Loens controls his hands.
Bailly stalling against the cage.
Bailly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Loens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Bailly moves into range and clinches up with Loens.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Loens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loens lands a right hook to the body.
Bailly lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Loens at a distance.

Loens moves into the clinch.
Bailly tries to throw a body punch but Loens avoids it by throwing Bailly back against the cage.

Loens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Loens tries to keep at a distance but Bailly has taken the fight into the clinch.

Loens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Loens misses with a two punch combination.

Loens has Bailly up against the cage in a clinch.
Bailly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bailly can't find room to land a body shot as Loens controls the action.
Bailly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Loens as the two fighters clinch.

Loens breaks the clinch.

Bailly moves into the clinch successfully.
Loens lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bailly.
Bailly misses with a body punch.
Loens tries to throw a body punch but Bailly avoids it by throwing Loens back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailly can't find room to land a body shot as Loens controls the action.
Nice body punch from Bailly - that landed with a thud.

Bailly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bailly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loens.

Loens moves into the clinch successfully.

Loens breaks from the clinch.
Loens scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bailly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Loens was well out of range. Poor timing from Bailly.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Loens slips a jab and a cross from Bailly.
Bailly looks winded!

Loens has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bailly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bailly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Loens.
Bailly tries to throw a body punch but Loens avoids it by throwing Bailly back against the cage.

Bailly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bailly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Loens closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bailly breaks the clinch.

Loens has managed to clinch.

Loens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Loens fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bailly, pushing him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loens misses with a body punch.
Bailly tries to work over Loens's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bailly looking to slow down the pace here.

Loens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Bailly forces Loens back against the cage and clinches.
Bailly lands a nice shot to the body.
Bailly displaying some good clinch control by pressing Loens up against the cage.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bailly manages to break the clinch.

Loens moves into the clinch successfully.
Loens tries to work over Bailly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Loens tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bailly misses with a punch to the body.
Bailly struggles to land a body shot inside as Loens controls his hands.
Bailly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Loens misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Loens breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rudy Loens will probably get the nod.
That's time! Loens's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Loens has Bailly up against the cage in a clinch.

Loens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bailly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Loens.

Bailly drives through and clinches with Loens against the cage.

Bailly breaks from the clinch.
Bailly connects with a body shot that sends Loens's belly button to the back.

Bailly has managed to clinch.
Loens lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bailly or not.
Bailly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Loens struggles to land a body shot inside as Bailly controls his hands.

Loens breaks from the clinch.

Loens instigates a clinch.
Bailly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bailly struggles to land a body shot inside as Loens controls his hands.
Bailly tries a body shot but Loens blocks it.
Bailly tries a body shot but Loens blocks it.
Loens misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Loens manages to break the clinch.
Bailly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bailly is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Loens rather than just go for the knockout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Loens. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailly just misses with a punch to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Loens goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bailly misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Loens.

Bailly breaks the clinch.
Bailly takes a swing at Loens's ribcage but misses.
Bailly connects with a body shot that sends Loens's belly button to the back.

Loens fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bailly, pushing him back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bailly is breathing heavily.
Loens misses with a body punch.
Loens stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bailly struggles to land a body shot inside as Loens controls his hands.

Loens breaks from the clinch.

Loens tries to keep at a distance but Bailly has taken the fight into the clinch.

Loens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Loens moves into the clinch.
Bailly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Loens's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Loens.
Rudy Loens has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Loens breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Bailly instigates a clinch.
Loens is leaning against Bailly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Loens lands a body shot in the clinch.
Loens misses with a hook to the ribs.
Loens tries to throw a body punch but Bailly avoids it by throwing Loens back against the cage.

Loens breaks the clinch.

Loens clinches.

Loens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Loens misses with a wild combination.

Loens closes the distance and clinches.
Loens struggles to land a body shot inside as Bailly controls his hands.

Loens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Loens drives through and clinches with Bailly against the cage.
Bailly tries a body shot but Loens blocks it.
Good body shot from Loens.
Bailly can't find room to land a body shot as Loens controls the action.
Bailly tries a body shot but Loens blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loens tries a body shot but Bailly blocks it.
Bailly tries to throw a body punch but Loens avoids it by throwing Bailly back against the cage.

Loens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Loens scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Loens has closed the distance and engaged Bailly in a clinch.
Loens is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bailly can do to turn this around?

Bailly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Bailly has managed to clinch.
Loens digs a right hand into Bailly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bailly's gas tank.

Loens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Bailly has Loens up against the cage in a clinch.
Loens tries to work over Bailly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Bailly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Loens clinches up against the cage.
Loens stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Loens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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!

Loens darts in and clinches Bailly up against the cage.

Loens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Bailly drives through and clinches with Loens against the cage.

Loens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Loens pushes Bailly up against the cage in a clinch.

Loens breaks the clinch.

Bailly rushes Loens and presses him up against the cage.

Bailly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Bailly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Loens, pushing him back against the cage.
Loens misses with a hook to the ribs.
Loens goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bailly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Loens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bailly misses with a wild body shot.
Loens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Loens clinches.

Loens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bailly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Loens instigates a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bailly's elbow.
Loens tries a body shot but Bailly blocks it.
Bailly tries to work over Loens's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Loens - that landed with a thud.
Bailly can't find room to land a body shot as Loens controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rudy Loens dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Loens clinches up with Bailly and pushes him back against the cage.

Loens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Loens has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bailly misses with a punch to the body.

Loens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rudy Loens is winning the standup battle so far.

Bailly closes the distance and pushes Loens back into the cage.
Bailly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Loens's elbow.
Bailly misses with a body punch.
Bailly is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bailly misses with a body punch.
Bailly can't find room to land a body shot as Loens controls the action.
Loens goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Loens tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Loens misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Loens is working Bailly over against the cage.
Loens doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bailly is trying to stall.

Bailly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loens.
Bailly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Bailly gets a clinch.
Loens tries to work over Bailly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bailly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Loens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bailly's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Loens as the two fighters clinch.
A hook to the body from Bailly.

Loens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bailly throws a shot to the body.

Loens pushes Bailly up against the cage in a clinch.
Loens tries to throw a body punch but Bailly avoids it by throwing Loens back against the cage.
Bailly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Loens's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Loens.
Loens doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Loens lands a body punch.
Loens digs a right hand into Bailly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bailly's gas tank.
Loens doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bailly prevents a body shot from Loens.
Loens can't find room to land a body shot as Bailly controls the action.
Bailly tries to throw a body punch but Loens avoids it by throwing Bailly back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Loens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rudy Loens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Loens has managed to clinch.

Loens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Loens has Bailly up against the cage in a clinch.
Loens tries a body shot but Bailly blocks it.
Loens lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Loens lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bailly blocks a body shot from Loens.
Loens lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bailly or not.

Loens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Loens moves into the clinch successfully.
Loens misses with a body punch.

Loens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Loens fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bailly, pushing him back against the cage.
Loens tries a body shot but Bailly blocks it.
Bailly blocks a body shot from Loens.
Loens goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Loens lands a body punch in the clinch.
Loens lands a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Loens - that landed with a thud.
Bailly tries a body shot but Loens blocks it.

Loens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Loens throws a series of punches but Bailly moves out of range.
Bailly drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Loens defends it well.

Loens closes the distance and clinches.
Loens is leaning against Bailly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Loens doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bailly manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Loens digs a right hand underneath Bailly's ribcage. Bailly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Loens doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Bailly breaks from the clinch.
Bailly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Loens appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

Loens gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Loens misses with a body punch.
Bailly tries to work over Loens's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Loens tries to throw a body punch but Bailly avoids it by throwing Loens back against the cage.

Loens breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bailly moves into the clinch successfully.
Loens lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bailly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Loens digs a right hand underneath Bailly's ribcage. Bailly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Loens misses with a punch to the body.
Loens misses with a punch to the body.
Loens tries to throw a body punch but Bailly avoids it by throwing Loens back against the cage.
Loens tries a body shot but Bailly blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bailly prevents a body shot from Loens.

Loens breaks the clinch.

Loens pushes Bailly up against the cage in a clinch.
Loens can't find room to land a body shot as Bailly controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bailly.
Loens misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Bailly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bailly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Loens was well out of range. Poor timing from Bailly.

Loens gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thierry Bailly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rudy Loens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Bailly breaks from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rudy Loens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Loens has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rudy Loens!
As Rudy Loens got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: A big thanks to my sponsor Savage Fightwear Island and the Highland organisation for having the chance fighting here tonight. Also a big thanks on the great fans and public supporting me, without you all I could not win. Thanks again and i'll be back, you'r the best.'.
Thierry Bailly was interviewed post fight and said 'Despite my loss against an opponent who was tonight better as me a big thanks to my sponsor Savage Fightwear Island and the Highland organisation for having the chance fighting here tonight.Also a big thanks on the great fans and public supporting me.Thanks again and a rematch w'll be great !!!'.