PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Stifler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blaze Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bailey's choice of entrance music: Eminem - Lose Yourself. Blaze Bailey is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Stifler
vs
Bailey

185 cm
26
187 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

190 cm
27
180 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

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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 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Stifler !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Blaze Bailey!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stifler checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bailey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bailey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bailey fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stifler checks it well.
Stifler moves out of range as Bailey strikes.
Bailey tries to clinch up but Stifler circles away and keeps his distance.
Bailey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bailey misses with a body punch
and Stifler counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stifler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bailey moves away.
Stifler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bailey misses with a low kick as Stifler jumps back.
Bailey thumps Stifler with a low kick.
Bailey connects with an inside leg kick.
Blaze Bailey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey throws a leg kick that misses.
Stifler thows a body shot but no joy.
Bailey fails to land with a series of punches.

Bailey moves into the clinch.
Bailey tries to throw a body punch but Stifler avoids it by throwing Bailey back against the cage.
Bailey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stifler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bailey lands an elbow inside.
Bailey tries to land knees in the clinch but Stifler avoids the damage to the body.
Stifler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stifler has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bailey after a bit of a struggle.
Stifler managing to block the knees to the body from Bailey.
Bailey tries to throw a body punch but Stifler avoids it by throwing Bailey back against the cage.
Stifler has a couple of punches blocked by Bailey.
Stifler blocks a body shot from Bailey.
Bailey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stifler .
Stifler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bailey's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stifler tries to throw a body punch but Bailey avoids it by throwing Stifler back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Stifler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bailey lands a good knee to the midsection. Stifler won't want to take too many of those.
Stifler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Bailey.
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!

Stifler breaks the clinch.
Bailey moves in looking to clinch but Stifler pushes him off.
Stifler keeps the fight on the outside.
Bailey throws a leg kick which misses Stifler 's front leg but catches the back leg as Stifler tries to avoid it.
Bailey cracks Stifler with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stifler listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stifler misses with an uppercut.
Bailey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stifler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blaze Bailey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bailey buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bailey tries a head kick but it misses.

Nice combo by Stifler ! Oh, that's hurt him - Bailey falls to the canvas and Stifler follows him into side control.

Bailey is rocked!

It looks like Blaze Bailey has been cut.
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!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Stifler tries to advance to mount but Bailey denies him.
Bailey is still in real trouble! Can Stifler finish him?
A lull in the action here as Stifler stalls from top position.
Bailey is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stifler is staying tight to Bailey's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Bailey seems to have recovered his senses.
Bailey dodges the ground and pound from Stifler .
Bailey is working to avoid the ground and pound but Stifler connects with a decent elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey is trying to get back to half guard.
Stifler misses with the ground and pound.
Bailey avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Stifler .
Check out the look on Stifler 's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Stifler content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Bailey parries the strikes from Stifler easily there. Stifler is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bailey to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Stifler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blaze Bailey's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bailey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Bailey moves into the clinch.
Bailey tries a body shot but Stifler blocks it.
Bailey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stifler .
Stifler takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Steve Stifler has been cut.
Bailey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bailey trying to land knees to the body.
Bailey prevents a takedown attempt there.
Stifler prevents a body shot from Bailey.
Bailey lands a nice elbow.
Bailey misses with a body punch.
Stifler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bailey backwards.
Stifler has Bailey pressed against the cage.
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!
Bailey tries to throw a body punch but Stifler avoids it by throwing Bailey back against the cage.
Stifler goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bailey prevents it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stifler managing to block the knees to the body from Bailey.
Stifler tries to work over Bailey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stifler lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bailey.
Bailey lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bailey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stifler tries a body shot but Bailey blocks it.
Bailey lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bailey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bailey tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stifler lands a shoulder strike.
Stifler looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Stifler . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bailey trying to land knees to the body.
Bailey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stifler avoids it.
Stifler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bailey unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A shot in the inside from Bailey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stifler 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steve Stifler is winning the standup battle so far.
Bailey misses with a body kick.
Stifler takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bailey throws a series of punches but Stifler avoids them all with ease.
Bailey defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stifler .
Bailey connects with a solid leg kick.

Bailey closes the distance and clinches.

Stifler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bailey.
Bailey misses the shot to the body.
Bailey misses with a leg kick

and Stifler counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bailey tries to land knees in the clinch but Stifler avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stifler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bailey is pressed up against the cage. Stifler has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bailey down to the mat. Bailey avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Stifler just misses with a punch to the body.
Stifler takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bailey scores with a head kick. Stifler tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bailey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bailey.
Bailey lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stifler will feel that in the morning.
Stifler looks to score with a jab to the body but Bailey is just out of range.
Nice body kick from Bailey.
Bailey moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bailey thows a body kick. Stifler tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bailey looks to score with a jab to the body but Stifler is just out of range.
Stifler fails with the takedown.
Bailey throws a wild body kick that Stifler sees coming a mile off.
Stifler shoots in and drives through. Bailey sprawls well.
A low kick from Bailey is predictable there
and Bailey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stifler walks into a straight right hand from Bailey.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bailey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bailey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blaze Bailey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bailey throws a head kick but Stifler moves out of range.
Stifler blocks a leg kick.
Bailey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stifler lands with a cross.
Bailey misses with a straight left.
A nice combination there by Stifler .
A solid leg kick lands there for Bailey.
Bailey scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stifler cracks Bailey with a good jab.
Bailey misses with a head kick.
Stifler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bailey.
Stifler blocks a head kick by Bailey.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stifler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bailey as he jumps to the side.
Bailey pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stifler is out of range and Bailey settles back down.
Donk. Stifler catches Bailey right on the button with a cross.
Stifler ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bailey slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stifler missing with a left hand there. Bailey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bailey plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bailey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stifler takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey throws a hook to the side of Stifler 's head but Stifler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stifler moves out of range of the body kick from Bailey.
Stifler scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Stifler instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bailey misses with a body punch.
Stifler lands a hook that snaps the head of Bailey backwards.
Bailey trying to land knees to the body.
Bailey throws a head punch that misses.
Stifler swings wildly with an uppercut but Bailey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bailey lands with a left to the head.
Stifler takes a knee right on the jaw!

Stifler breaks the clinch.
Bailey is looking to clinch.
A nice combination there by Bailey.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey misses with a low kick.
Stifler stalks Bailey and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bailey's face. Bailey staggers backwards, shaken.
Bailey checks a leg kick.
Bailey throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stifler shoots in but no luck this time.
Some bone on bone action there as Bailey checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bailey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Stifler shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bailey but Bailey pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Stifler . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bailey throws a low kick but Stifler avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stifler misses with a body shot
and Bailey counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stifler 's knee momentarily.
Stifler takes a kick to the side of the head.
Stifler on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bailey connects with the punch.
Bailey looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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!
Bailey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stifler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stifler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bailey manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bailey throws a looping overhand right but Stifler ducks down to avoid it.
Bailey throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big left from Stifler misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Blaze Bailey.
I think Bailey has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blaze Bailey!