PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Bacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pai Mei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pai Mei told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Bacon
vs
Mei

172 cm
31
152 lbs
28 - 10 - 2

179 cm
33
160 lbs
18 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Bacon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pai Mei!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bacon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mei circles away quickly and effectively.
Mei throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bacon slips a jab and a cross from Mei.
Mei throws a push kick but Bacon slaps the foot to one side.
Bacon throws a series of strikes that have Mei backpedaling.
Mei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mei throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bacon moves out of range of the strikes.
Bacon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mei tries to score with a low kick but Bacon moves his leg out of the way.
Mei misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mei lands a jab-cross combination.
Pai Mei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bacon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mei circles away quickly and effectively.
Mei throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacon looks to score with a jab to the body but Mei is just out of range.
Bacon avoids the head kick by Mei.
A combination from Bacon does no damage.
No joy there for Mei, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bacon misses with a series of wild punches.
Bacon tries to bum rush Mei with a series of wild strikes but Mei uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bacon looks to land a combination. Mei sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mei looks to land a combination but Bacon avoids it well.
Bacon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bacon throws a right and a left that Mei avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mei looks to land a combination but Bacon avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bacon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mei at a distance.
Mei takes a swing at Bacon's ribcage but misses.
Mei takes one to the side of the head.
Bacon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bacon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mei swinging wildly here.
Mei looks to land a combination but Bacon avoids it well.
Bacon misses with a two punch combination.
Mei scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bacon tries to bum rush Mei with a series of wild strikes but Mei uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mei misses with a double jab
and Bacon counters with a left and a right that stings Mei.
Mei throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bacon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mei avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mei misses with a double jab
and Bacon counters with a straight right hand.
Bacon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bacon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mei misses with a two punch combination.
Mei misses with a hook
letting Bacon counter with a right hand.
A combination from Bacon does no damage.
Mei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bacon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bacon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mei throws a combination that misses
and Bacon counters with a left to the body.
Bacon is working the combinations to good effect here.
No joy there for Mei, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bacon checks the leg kick nicely there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mei wants to land a leg kick but Bacon is out of range.
Mei dodges the punch combination from Bacon.
Mei looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Bacon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bacon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bacon avoids a kick to the body.
Bacon lands a nice looking body shot.
Mei misses with a few strikes there.
Mei fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bacon checks a low kick from Mei.
Bacon lands a jab-cross combination.
Bacon lands with a good body shot.
Bacon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mei circles away quickly and effectively.
Chris Bacon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mei fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mei misses the jab.
A nice combination there by Bacon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mei misses with a straight left.
Mei throws a leg kick but Bacon moved away.
Mei throws a right and a left that Bacon avoids nicely.
Mei misses with a leg kick
and Bacon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bacon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bacon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bacon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mei moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chris Bacon is winning the standup battle so far.
Mei swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bacon counters with a three punch combo that has Mei backing up. Mei nods at Bacon to acknowledge the strikes.
Bacon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mei is breathing heavily.
Bacon throws a series of punches but Mei moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bacon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mei.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bacon lands a nice looking body shot.
Bacon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bacon works Mei's body with a nice hook.
Mei pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mei looks for the body kick but Bacon saw that one coming.
Mei misses with a right hand
and Bacon counters with a right hand to the body.
Bacon connects with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacon with a jab.
Mei throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mei takes one on the button.
A combination from Bacon does no damage.
Mei throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bacon counters with a stiff right hand.
Mei throws a nice looking combination but Bacon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bacon misses with a series of wild punches.
Bacon throws a one two combo.
Bacon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mei throws a combination that misses
and Bacon counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mei looks to throw the jab but Bacon is out of range.
Bacon lands with an overhand left.
Mei throws a right and a left that both miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bacon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bacon lands a nice shot to the body.
Bacon looks to land a combination. Mei sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bacon.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mei buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bacon feints a jab promting Mei to slip. Bacon then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mei slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mei takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Bacon dominated that second round.
That's time! Bacon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Mei throws a series of punches but Bacon moves out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Mei might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bacon has got the better of the exchanges.
Mei connects with a looping right hand.
Mei throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bacon counters with a three punch combo that has Mei backing up. Mei nods at Bacon to acknowledge the strikes.
Mei throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mei throws a wild body kick that Bacon sees coming a mile off.
Bacon scores with the left hand. Mei knows he should have avoided that one.
Mei misses the shot to the body.
Bacon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bacon looks to score with a jab to the body but Mei is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Bacon.
Mei pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bacon is out of range and Mei settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacon scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bacon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bacon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mei moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bacon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mei throws a head kick that misses.
Bacon's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bacon duly obliges.
Mei misses with a low kick as Bacon jumps back.
Mei swinging wildly here.
Bacon stalks Mei and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mei's face. Mei staggers backwards, shaken.

Mei is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mei throws a right hand that misses
and Bacon counters with a right hand to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Bacon. Those never looked like landing.
Mei misses with a looping right.
Mei swings widly with a right hand
and Bacon counters with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mei throws a series of punches but Bacon avoids them all with ease.
Mei takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bacon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mei backs up against the cage.
Mei is still on wobbly legs! Can Bacon finish him?
Mei has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bacon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mei.
Bacon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mei.
Bacon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mei seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mei lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bacon circles away quickly and effectively.
Bacon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mei can do to turn this around?
Bacon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bacon avoids the body shot from Mei.
Bacon is looking to wear down Mei with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bacon misses with a wild combination.
Mei throws a sloppy head kick and Bacon moves out of range easily.
Bacon with a nice cross.
Mei throws a leg kick but Bacon checks it.
Bacon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bacon blocks a head kick by Mei.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mei throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A low kick from Mei is predictable there
and Bacon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bacon lands with a shot to the body.
Mei misses with a low kick.
Mei swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mei misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bacon scores with a one two! Mei had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bacon cracks Mei with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bacon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pai Mei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mei throws a combination that misses
and Bacon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Bacon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bacon 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Bacon!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Chris Bacon made sure he mentioned Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire, along with how happy he was to win his fight.