PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kordell Bailey Sr. (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlo Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). and Carlo Alvarez. Bailey Sr. comes into the arena with Damian Marley - Road To Zion blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bailey Sr.
vs
Alvarez

173 cm
36
185 lbs
27 - 11 - 0

178 cm
31
176 lbs
20 - 9 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

King of Clothes
Voodoo Nutrition

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 27 - 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 20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Carlo Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Alvarez misses
and Bailey Sr. cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've been informed that Alvarez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Alvarez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Kordell Bailey Sr. has been cut.
Bailey Sr. takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
Bailey Sr. scores with a shot to the body.
Bailey Sr. throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvarez.
Nice sprawl there from Alvarez as Bailey Sr. shoots in.
Bailey Sr. has been working on his balance at True North Fight Team, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Alvarez.
Bailey Sr. scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bailey Sr..
Alvarez misses with a low kick.
Bailey Sr. avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bailey Sr.. Alvarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kordell Bailey Sr. seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bailey Sr. on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Alvarez throws a body shot but no joy.
Bailey Sr. fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Bailey Sr. drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez is trying to improve his position.

Bailey Sr. looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Alvarez gets back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bailey Sr. in particular looking to stall.
Bailey Sr. wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alvarez keeps working.
Alvarez trying to control here.
Alvarez won't allow Bailey Sr. to pass to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bailey Sr. takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bailey Sr. looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Alvarez actively working from the bottom here.
Alvarez wants to control but Bailey Sr. is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bailey Sr. working over Alvarez with some ground and pound. Alvarez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are battling for position here. Alvarez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Alvarez is trying to control the position but Bailey Sr. postures up.
Bailey Sr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Bailey Sr. avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bailey Sr. trying to control but Alvarez is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey Sr. passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bailey Sr. controls the position.

Bailey Sr. looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bailey Sr. working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Alvarez is trying to get back to half guard.
Alvarez keeps trying to improve his position.
Alvarez can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is looking for a sweep.
Bailey Sr. trying to control the action but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
Alvarez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bailey Sr. wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Bailey Sr. wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Alvarez, who protects the arm well.
Alvarez is trying to control Bailey Sr.'s posture but Bailey Sr. avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Check out the look on Bailey Sr.'s face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Bailey Sr. tries for a kimura but Alvarez is defending well.
Bailey Sr. working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kordell Bailey Sr. dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kordell Bailey Sr.'s cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bailey Sr. shoots in but Alvarez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Good work by Bailey Sr. as he checks the leg kick.
Alvarez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bailey Sr. swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bailey Sr. throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bailey Sr. is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvarez can do to turn this around?
Alvarez thumps Bailey Sr. with a low kick.
Bailey Sr. ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvarez moves away.
Alvarez counters with a body kick.
Alvarez tries a head kick but it misses.
Bailey Sr. half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bailey Sr. throws an off balance right hand
and Alvarez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey Sr. swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alvarez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bailey Sr. fails with the takedown.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alvarez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez lands a body shot.
Alvarez blocks a jab.
Alvarez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bailey Sr.. That did some damage!
Bailey Sr. ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvarez moves away.
Alvarez throws a counter combo.
Carlo Alvarez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A left lands for Bailey Sr..
Alvarez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bailey Sr..
Alvarez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bailey Sr. to score with a decent uppercut.
Bailey Sr. thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alvarez looks to land a body kick but Bailey Sr. moved away.
Bailey Sr. misses with a hook. Alvarez ducked under it nicely.
Alvarez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Alvarez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alvarez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bailey Sr..
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kordell Bailey Sr.. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey Sr. takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bailey Sr. throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvarez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bailey Sr..
Bailey Sr. connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bailey Sr. throws a hook but Alvarez blocks it.
Bailey Sr. chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alvarez can pounce on him.
Alvarez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alvarez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alvarez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alvarez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Alvarez moves out of range of the strikes.
Alvarez is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bailey Sr. blocks the body kick.
Bailey Sr. attempts a counter takedown but Alvarez avoids it well and moves away.
Bailey Sr. uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvarez.
Carlo Alvarez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bailey Sr. punishes Alvarez's body with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey Sr. throws a right hand that misses
and Alvarez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice uppercut lands for Alvarez. That snapped Bailey Sr.'s head back.
Bailey Sr. swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alvarez counters with a nice uppercut.
Alvarez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alvarez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bailey Sr..
A kick lands to the mid section there for Alvarez.
Bailey Sr. throws a hook but Alvarez avoids it easily.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Bailey Sr..
Alvarez walks into a jab.
Bailey Sr. is looking to wear down Alvarez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bailey Sr. rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alvarez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alvarez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bailey Sr. throws a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez swings for the body but Bailey Sr. moves out of range.
Bailey Sr. misses with a looping left.
Bailey Sr. lands the left hand.
Bailey Sr. is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bailey Sr. throws a jab when Alvarez was well out of range.
Alvarez throws a body punch but Bailey Sr. moves out of range.
Bailey Sr. appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A low kick from Alvarez is predictable there
and Bailey Sr. counters with a left to the body.

Bailey Sr. shoots in and bounces Alvarez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Alvarez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bailey Sr. wants to control from the top but Alvarez keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Carlo Alvarez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kordell Bailey Sr.'s cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

An inside leg kick lands from Alvarez.
Alvarez scores with a kick to the body.
Bailey Sr. misses with a left hand

and Alvarez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bailey Sr. lands with a light punch inside.
Alvarez misses with some punches.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut.

Bailey Sr. lands a takedown into guard.
Alvarez wants to sweep but no luck.
Bailey Sr. engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Alvarez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bailey Sr. is aware though and is defending well.
Bailey Sr. working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bailey Sr. trying to control but Alvarez is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alvarez looking for a guillotine here but Bailey Sr. defends easily.

Bailey Sr. avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bailey Sr. with a nice head shot there.
Alvarez keeping full guard, as Bailey Sr. tries to pass.
Alvarez keeping moving, preventing Bailey Sr. from controlling successfully.
Bailey Sr. working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Alvarez's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bailey Sr.'s corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bailey Sr. is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Alvarez working for a triangle but Bailey Sr. defends it easily.
Bailey Sr.'s corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bailey Sr. trying to control but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
Bailey Sr. stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alvarez swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey Sr. showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Alvarez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bailey Sr. slips nicely into half guard.
Alvarez tries to roll over but Bailey Sr. keeps him under control.

Bailey Sr. is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Alvarez is just riding it out for now. Bailey Sr. eventually gives up the hold.
Alvarez wants to improve his position but Bailey Sr. is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bailey Sr. is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Bailey Sr. passes into half guard.
Alvarez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alvarez is trying to get back to full guard.
Alvarez gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kordell Bailey Sr. clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Kordell Bailey Sr.'s cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bailey Sr. checks a low kick from Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with a hook to the body
and Bailey Sr. counters with a three punch combo that has Alvarez backing up. Alvarez nods at Bailey Sr. to acknowledge the strikes.
Alvarez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bailey Sr. looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alvarez is fending him off so far but Bailey Sr. persists. Nope, Alvarez circles away and we're back to standing.

Bailey Sr. fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Alvarez sprawls well initially but Bailey Sr. persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bailey Sr. wants to take a breather but Alvarez is having none of it.
Bailey Sr. is really struggling to control Alvarez but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bailey Sr. is taking a breather. Alvarez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey Sr. is trying to control. Alvarez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bailey Sr. slows the pace down in half guard.

Alvarez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez trying to control here.
Bailey Sr. slips a nice elbow through Alvarez's hands, connecting with Alvarez's forehead.
Bailey Sr. trying to control from Alvarez's half guard. Alvarez has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Bailey Sr. sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bailey Sr. trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Alvarez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bailey Sr. tries to free his leg and advance position but Alvarez is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Alvarez has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Bailey Sr. is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Alvarez.
Alvarez gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Alvarez tries to hold on but Bailey Sr. postures up.
Bailey Sr. looking to control but Alvarez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Bailey Sr. wants to finish this one by submission but Alvarez is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bailey Sr..
Bailey Sr. is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bailey Sr. scoring with strikes but Alvarez is staying in there.
Bailey Sr. lands a couple of good shots and Alvarez has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bailey Sr. not allowing Alvarez to control his hands.
Alvarez is really stuck here.

Bailey Sr. looking to break Alvarez's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Alvarez remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Bailey Sr. will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

Bailey Sr. is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Alvarez defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Bailey Sr. controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey Sr. gets his hands free as Alvarez looks to control.
Alvarez is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Bailey Sr. gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Alvarez trying to control the hands but Bailey Sr. won't let him.
Alvarez is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Bailey Sr. is staying active.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alvarez tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kordell Bailey Sr. had his way with Carlo Alvarez in that round.
The cut man is working on Kordell Bailey Sr.'s cut.
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. This is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Bailey Sr.. Alvarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bailey Sr. will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bailey Sr. throws a poor cross that misses
and Alvarez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alvarez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bailey Sr. walks forward, straight into a front kick from Alvarez.

Bailey Sr. shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bailey Sr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bailey Sr. advances position into side control!
Bailey Sr. creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Alvarez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bailey Sr.'s leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kordell Bailey Sr. overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alvarez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey Sr. trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Alvarez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bailey Sr. keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alvarez's head.
Bailey Sr. wants to control from the top but Alvarez keeps moving.

Alvarez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bailey Sr. is aware though and is defending well.

Alvarez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bailey Sr. gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bailey Sr. postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Carlo Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bailey Sr. scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bailey Sr. advances to half guard.
Bailey Sr. wants to control but Alvarez is keeping him busy.
Alvarez has hold of Bailey Sr.'s hands but Bailey Sr. slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Alvarez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bailey Sr. pulls his head out easily.

Bailey Sr. wants to work for an arm triangle but Alvarez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Alvarez controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Bailey Sr. is looking to stall here but Alvarez recovers full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alvarez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Alvarez looking for a guillotine here but Bailey Sr. defends easily.
Bailey Sr. wants to control from the top but Alvarez keeps moving.
Bailey Sr. trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kordell Bailey Sr. is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bailey Sr.'s corner is telling him to maintain position.

Alvarez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Alvarez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bailey Sr. controls the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alvarez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bailey Sr. scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Alvarez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bailey Sr..

And that's the end of the fight!
Kordell Bailey Sr. showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bailey Sr. has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 49:46
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 49:46
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kordell Bailey Sr.!
Kordell Bailey Sr. retains his welterweight title!
Kordell Bailey Sr. made sure to mention his sponsor, King of Clothes in his post fight interview.