PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kordell Bailey Sr. (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fahad Al Qarni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). and Fahad Al Qarni. Bailey Sr. comes to the cage accompanied by Damian Marley - Road To Zion. Al Qarni has chosen Hells Bells as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bailey Sr.
vs
Al Qarni

173 cm
35
182 lbs
23 - 11 - 0

180 cm
32
187 lbs
21 - 10 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
KnockOut

Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kordell Bailey Sr.!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Fahad Al Qarni!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Qarni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bailey Sr. takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Al Qarni throws a sloppy head kick and Bailey Sr. moves out of range easily.
Bailey Sr. lands a slapping body shot.
Al Qarni connects with a body shot.

Bailey Sr. shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Al Qarni is trying to defend but Bailey Sr. finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Al Qarni wants to get back to full guard.
Al Qarni has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bailey Sr. has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Bailey Sr. is thwarting Al Qarni's attempts to control the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bailey Sr. connects with a nice short shot to Al Qarni's temple.

Bailey Sr. is trying to work for a kimura but Al Qarni is defending well.
Bailey Sr. takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Qarni is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bailey Sr. is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Al Qarni sees it coming and defends easily.
Al Qarni trying to control from the bottom.
Al Qarni is controlling Bailey Sr.'s position as best he can from this difficult position.
Al Qarni is refusing to be controlled, as Bailey Sr. sits in half guard.
Al Qarni is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Al Qarni looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Al Qarni looking for submissions off his back.
Bailey Sr. working Al Qarni over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey Sr. working over Al Qarni with some ground and pound. Al Qarni looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Al Qarni taking some punishment here, with Bailey Sr. in his half guard.

Bailey Sr. is looking for a kimura here.

Bailey Sr. is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Al Qarni has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bailey Sr. lands strikes from half guard.
Al Qarni is looking to improve his position.
Bailey Sr. scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bailey Sr. looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Al Qarni with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bailey Sr. slips a nice elbow through Al Qarni's hands, connecting with Al Qarni's forehead.

Bailey Sr. is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Al Qarni doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bailey Sr..
Al Qarni is refusing to be controlled, as Bailey Sr. sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Al Qarni has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Bailey Sr. escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Bailey Sr.!
Al Qarni is trying to get back to half guard.
Al Qarni takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Al Qarni manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Bailey Sr. is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Al Qarni pulls his head out easily.
Bailey Sr. tries to get to full guard but Al Qarni has control of the leg.

Al Qarni is working for a kimura but Bailey Sr. is defending it quite comfortably.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey Sr. trying to hold on to Al Qarni's head to control him but Al Qarni postures up.

Al Qarni is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bailey Sr. doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Al Qarni.
Al Qarni wants to take a breather but Bailey Sr. is having none of it.
Al Qarni prevents Bailey Sr. from improving his position.
Al Qarni is thwarting Bailey Sr.'s attempts to control the position.
Bailey Sr. tries to get to full guard but Al Qarni has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kordell Bailey Sr. dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Al Qarni misses with a lunging right hand
and Bailey Sr. connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bailey Sr. throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fahad Al Qarni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Al Qarni. That's going to slow Bailey Sr. down.
Al Qarni dodges the punch combination from Bailey Sr..
It seemed like Al Qarni was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bailey Sr. misses with a looping right.
Al Qarni has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Al Qarni throws a hook but Bailey Sr. avoids it easily.
Al Qarni throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bailey Sr. loads up on a big right hand but Al Qarni slips the punch.
Al Qarni connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bailey Sr.. Bailey Sr. circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bailey Sr. fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Al Qarni manages to avoid it.
Bailey Sr. tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Al Qarni was well out of range. Poor timing from Bailey Sr..
Bailey Sr. swings for the body but Al Qarni moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Al Qarni.
Bailey Sr. is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Al Qarni can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bailey Sr. looks to land a right hand but Al Qarni moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni misses with a hook.
Al Qarni just misses with a punch to the body.
Al Qarni will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Al Qarni moves forwards but Bailey Sr. connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Al Qarni throws a low kick but Bailey Sr. avoids it.
Bailey Sr. blocks a head kick by Al Qarni.
Bailey Sr. moves forwards but Al Qarni connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Al Qarni tries a head kick but it misses.
Al Qarni walks into a left hand.
Al Qarni swings widly with a right hand
and Bailey Sr. cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bailey Sr..
Kordell Bailey Sr. overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bailey Sr. tries to move to mount but Al Qarni blocks the move with his legs.
Al Qarni tries to improve position but can't.
Al Qarni gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Al Qarni on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bailey Sr. scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Al Qarni is looking for a sweep. Bailey Sr. is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Al Qarni is trying to control but can't.
Still in half guard, Bailey Sr. seems content to control.
Bailey Sr. is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Al Qarni moves into full guard.
Bailey Sr. trying to control but Al Qarni is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey Sr. is in close to Al Qarni's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bailey Sr. cracks Al Qarni with a solid left hand.

Al Qarni working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bailey Sr. doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bailey Sr. manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bailey Sr. trying to control but Al Qarni is working from the bottom.
Bailey Sr. slips nicely into half guard.
Al Qarni is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bailey Sr. wants to lay and pray for a moment but Al Qarni keeps working.
Ground and pound from Bailey Sr..

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Al Qarni looking for submissions off his back.
Al Qarni is staying active underneath Bailey Sr., who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Al Qarni looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bailey Sr. works his way into full mount!
Al Qarni in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Al Qarni is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The referee warns Al Qarni that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Al Qarni can't escape the position.
Bailey Sr. connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bailey Sr. tries to control but Al Qarni wriggling away.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Bailey Sr. with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kordell Bailey Sr. dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Al Qarni throws a jab but it's blocked by Bailey Sr..
Al Qarni misses with an uppercut. Bailey Sr. saw that one coming.
Al Qarni lands a right hook to the body.
Bailey Sr. tries to close the distance and clinch but Al Qarni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bailey Sr. moves away from the strike by Al Qarni.
Al Qarni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bailey Sr. throws out the jab.
Bailey Sr. misses with a jab to the body
and Al Qarni counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Al Qarni misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - Bailey Sr. throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bailey Sr. throws a body punch but Al Qarni moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey Sr. swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Al Qarni counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bailey Sr. takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Al Qarni swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bailey Sr. cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bailey Sr. missing with a left hand there. Al Qarni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Qarni takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fahad Al Qarni seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey Sr. drops his hands momentarily and Al Qarni takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Al Qarni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bailey Sr. sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bailey Sr. misses with a takedown attempt - Al Qarni sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Al Qarni clobbers Bailey Sr. with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A telegraphed right hand from Al Qarni misses the target.
Bailey Sr. takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bailey Sr. connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Al Qarni fails in his attempt to clinch.
Al Qarni throws a series of punches but Bailey Sr. avoids them all with ease.
Al Qarni looks to land a left hand but Bailey Sr. moved out of range nicely.
Bailey Sr. connects with a crisp jab.
Al Qarni takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bailey Sr. drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Al Qarni has an active guard here but Bailey Sr. has managed to pass into half guard.
Bailey Sr. performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Al Qarni works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bailey Sr. passes into half guard.
Bailey Sr. wants to lay and pray for a moment but Al Qarni keeps working.
Al Qarni is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bailey Sr.'s legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bailey Sr.'s back!
Bailey Sr. is in bad spot here.
Bailey Sr. is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bailey Sr. defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Al Qarni keeps control of the position as Bailey Sr. tries to break free.

Al Qarni has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Bailey Sr. has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

Al Qarni is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Bailey Sr. looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Bailey Sr. rolls, trying to escape but Al Qarni keeps control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Qarni is trying to stick to Bailey Sr.'s back but Bailey Sr. is turning into Al Qarni. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Al Qarni's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bailey Sr..
Bailey Sr. stands up over Al Qarni, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Al Qarni looking for a sweep. Not yet Al Qarni, not yet.

Bailey Sr. avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bailey Sr. landing some decent shots from guard.
Bailey Sr. not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bailey Sr. scoring with some ground and pound.
Bailey Sr. is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bailey Sr. content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bailey Sr. makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bailey Sr. content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Fahad Al Qarni just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Al Qarni lands with a hook. Bailey Sr. tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Al Qarni fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bailey Sr. on the side of the head.
Al Qarni looks to land a right hand but Bailey Sr. moved out of range.
Al Qarni moves out of range of the strikes.
Al Qarni ducks under a wild hook from Bailey Sr..
Al Qarni swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bailey Sr. connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bailey Sr. closes this distance looking for a takedown but Al Qarni circles away.
Al Qarni stuffs the takedown attempt from Bailey Sr.. Bailey Sr. gets slowly back to his feet.
Bailey Sr. uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Al Qarni.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Qarni swings widly with a right hand
letting Bailey Sr. counter with a right hand.
Al Qarni lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bailey Sr. looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Al Qarni misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Qarni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bailey Sr..
Al Qarni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bailey Sr. throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bailey Sr. uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Al Qarni.
It looked like Bailey Sr. wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bailey Sr. stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Al Qarni with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Al Qarni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bailey Sr..
Bailey Sr. swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Al Qarni connects with a crisp jab.
Al Qarni connects with a looping right hand.
Al Qarni dips to his left and cracks Bailey Sr. with an uppercut!
Bailey Sr. looks to score with a jab to the body but Al Qarni is just out of range.
Bailey Sr. waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Al Qarni.
Bailey Sr. comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Al Qarni takes a swing at Bailey Sr.'s ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey Sr. has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Al Qarni finds it's way round the side to connect with Bailey Sr.'s head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Qarni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bailey Sr..
A swing and a miss from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni throws the left hand but Bailey Sr. avoids the punch easily.
Al Qarni lands an overhand right.
Al Qarni throws a lazy uppercut
and Al Qarni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bailey Sr. connects with the punch.
Bailey Sr. lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Al Qarni instigates a clinch.

Al Qarni manages to break the clinch.
Bailey Sr. misses with a body shot.
Al Qarni misses with an uppercut
and Bailey Sr. connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bailey Sr. jabs Al Qarni to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Qarni misses with a right hand
and Al Qarni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bailey Sr. keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Al Qarni.
Bailey Sr. ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al Qarni moves away.
Al Qarni takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short uppercut from Al Qarni.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Al Qarni.
Al Qarni misses with a punch to the body.
Bailey Sr. has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bailey Sr. is trying to maintain a safe position but Al Qarni gets an underhook and turns Bailey Sr. into the cage.
Al Qarni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Al Qarni lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bailey Sr. fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Al Qarni throws a head punch that misses.
Bailey Sr. struggles to land a body shot inside as Al Qarni controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey Sr. is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bailey Sr. drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Al Qarni gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kordell Bailey Sr.. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bailey Sr. lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Al Qarni backwards.
Al Qarni gets underhooks to prevent Bailey Sr.'s takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Al Qarni fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Al Qarni breaks from the clinch.
Al Qarni throws a low kick but Bailey Sr. avoids it.
Bailey Sr. misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bailey Sr. throws a jab when Al Qarni was well out of range.
Al Qarni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bailey Sr. blocks a head kick by Al Qarni.
Al Qarni throws a lazy uppercut
and Bailey Sr. counters with a nice body shot.
Bailey Sr. misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Fahad Al Qarni will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bailey Sr. just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Al Qarni misses.
Bailey Sr. scores with a nice head shot.
Al Qarni lands a nice shot to the body.
Al Qarni slips a straight right by Bailey Sr..
Bailey Sr. fails to land the takedown.
Al Qarni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bailey Sr..
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey Sr. slips a jab and a cross from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni misses with a head kick.
It looked like Bailey Sr. wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Al Qarni tries to clinch but Bailey Sr. moves away
and Bailey Sr. counters with a straight right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bailey Sr., as that shot connected.
Bailey Sr. fails with the takedown
and Al Qarni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Qarni fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Al Qarni throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Bailey Sr. counter with a right hand.
Al Qarni rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bailey Sr. connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bailey Sr. fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Al Qarni avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kordell Bailey Sr.. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bailey Sr. fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bailey Sr. throws a body punch but Al Qarni moves out of range.
Bailey Sr. tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Al Qarni was well out of range. Poor timing from Bailey Sr..
Bailey Sr. fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Qarni fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Al Qarni throws an off balance right hand
and Bailey Sr. makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Al Qarni gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Al Qarni has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Al Qarni blocks a jab.
Nice shot by Al Qarni.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bailey Sr. swings for the body but Al Qarni moves out of range.
Bailey Sr. is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Al Qarni.
Bailey Sr. lands with a straight right. Al Qarni didn't see that one coming.
Al Qarni lands a nice hook to Bailey Sr.'s body. Bailey Sr. takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice shot by Bailey Sr..
Al Qarni shoots and misses
and Bailey Sr. cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bailey Sr. falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bailey Sr. takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Qarni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bailey Sr. sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Bailey Sr. finds it's target.
Al Qarni comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A low kick from Al Qarni is predictable there

and Bailey Sr. counters with a takedown into side control.
Bailey Sr. connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Al Qarni some visible discomfort.
Al Qarni is not content to let Bailey Sr. control the position.
Bailey Sr. looks up at the clock and then as Al Qarni takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bailey Sr. smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Bailey Sr. tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Al Qarni's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A control attempt from Al Qarni but he's now mounted!
Bailey Sr. lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Qarni is in a horrible position here. Bailey Sr. smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bailey Sr. is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Al Qarni can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Al Qarni keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bailey Sr. landing shots from mount.

Al Qarni is rocked!
Bailey Sr. lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Al Qarni is still in real trouble! Can Bailey Sr. finish him?
Al Qarni is working to get back to half guard.
A big strike lands for Bailey Sr.! That's really hurt Al Qarni and he's turned his back - Bailey Sr. keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Bailey Sr. jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kordell Bailey Sr.!
Kordell Bailey Sr. retains his welterweight title!
Kordell Bailey Sr. made sure to mention his sponsor, KnockOut in his post fight interview.