PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franky Page (ranked 673 p4p, 94 weight class) and Zammy Bailey (ranked 399 p4p, 55 weight class). Zammy Bailey has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Franky Page's chin.

Page
vs
Bailey

192 cm
32
210 lbs
20 - 13 - 1

189 cm
31
212 lbs
23 - 19 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Franky Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zammy Bailey!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page lands with an uppercut that bounces Bailey off the cage and back into range.
Page has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bailey.
Page takes a swing at Bailey's ribcage but misses.
Page ducks under a wild hook from Bailey.
Bailey keeps the fight on the outside.
Bailey looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bailey displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Page.
Page fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Page has his takedown stuffed
and Bailey counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franky Page. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Bailey.
Page moves away from the strike by Bailey.
Page slips under a jab.
Page feinted with a counter takedown.
Bailey lands a nice hook to Page's body. Page takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bailey misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Page moves away.
Bailey misses with an uppercut. Page saw that one coming.
Page tries for a takedown but Bailey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Page looking to score a takedown here. Bailey is defending well but Page drives through and ends up in Bailey's guard.
Bailey wants to get back to his feet but Page is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Page throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bailey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Page is looking to work some ground and pound but Bailey has wrist control.
Page pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bailey is keeping the position for now.
Page with a flurry of punches that miss.
Page throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Page distracts Bailey with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bailey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Page.
Bailey is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Page is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Page postures up in Bailey's guard and throws a big left but Bailey blocks it.
Bailey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Page prevents Bailey from getting back to his feet.
Page has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Page makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Page prevents Bailey from getting back to his feet.
Page is looking to work some ground and pound but Bailey has wrist control.
Bailey wants to stand up but Page is controlling him.
Page throwing strikes but missing.
Page trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Page missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Page stops Bailey from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Bailey manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Page.
Bailey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bailey working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Bailey manages to break the clinch.
Page closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Page misses the shot to the body.
Bailey looks to throw the jab but Page is out of range.
Page tries to counter with a takedown but Bailey is quick to defend against it.
Page tries to clinch up.
Bailey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Page manages to avoid it.
Page keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Page scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Page thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bailey's head.
Page looks to land a strike but Bailey avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

Bailey wriggles free and stands up.
Page tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bailey counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Franky Page has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Page misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bailey.
Page misses with a takedown attempt
and Bailey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bailey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bailey throws a body shot but no joy.
Page moves out of range of the strikes.
Page misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Bailey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Page misses the shot to the body.
Bailey appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice cross by Bailey.
Franky Page seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bailey goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Page attempts a counter takedown but Bailey avoids it well and moves away.
Page tries to clinch up but Bailey circles away and keeps his distance.
Bailey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bailey looks to land a right hand but Page moved out of range.

Page moves into the clinch.
Bailey is trying to force a seperation but Page has the dominant position.
Page digs a right hand underneath Bailey's ribcage. Bailey let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zammy Bailey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Franky Page's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Page moves into the clinch successfully.
Good body shot from Bailey.
Bailey is trying to break the clinch but Page is controlling him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bailey.
Page goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bailey prevents it.
Bailey blocking some punches.

Bailey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bailey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Page throws a right hand that misses
and Bailey counters with a stiff right hand.
Page displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bailey throws out the jab.
Bailey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bailey lands a glancing blow to the side of Page's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Page misses.
Page thows a left - swing and a miss!
Page tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page avoids a kick to the body.
Page throws a body punch but Bailey moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Page.
Bailey takes a swing at Page's ribcage but misses.
Page fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Page throws a body shot but no joy.
Page lands a jab to the nose.
Bailey stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franky Page. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Page keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bailey.
Bailey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Page has managed to clinch.
Page looking for a takedown.

Page works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Bailey wriggles free and stands up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Page just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page throws a shot from downtown. Bailey moves away and avoids it.
Page shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bailey pinned against the cage. Bailey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zammy Bailey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bailey keeps the fight on the outside.
Bailey swats away the attempt to clinch by Page.
Page shoots for a takedown but Bailey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Page fails with a takedown attempt.
Page lands with an uppercut that bounces Bailey off the cage and back into range.

Page rushes Bailey and presses him up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page tries to throw a body punch but Bailey avoids it by throwing Page back against the cage.
Bailey has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Page seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bailey can turn it around.
Page tries to work over Bailey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Bailey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Page takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Page dives in for a single leg takedown but Bailey sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bailey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bailey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Page cracks Bailey with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bailey throws an overhand right that lands on Page's shoulder, as Page tries to avoid the shot.
Page connects with a looping right hand.
Bailey lands a nice hook to Page's body. Page takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bailey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Page.
Bailey counters with a body kick.
Bailey looks to land a left hand but Page moved out of range nicely.
Bailey throws a jab when Page was well out of range.
Bailey avoids the body shot from Page.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey lands with a good body shot.
Zammy Bailey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Page doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Bailey counters with a head kick that drops Page to the mat! Page scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Page throws a hook but Bailey avoids it easily.
Bailey tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Page uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bailey.
Page scores with a nice strike.
Page fails with the takedown
and Bailey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Page is rocked!
Bailey misses the jab.
Page uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bailey.
Page throws an off balance right hand
and Bailey counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bailey misses with a hook. Page ducked under it nicely.
Bailey throws a hook to the side of Page's head but Page sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zammy Bailey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Franky Page's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bailey connects with a solid leg kick.
Bailey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Page manages to avoid it.
Page tries to clinch up.
Page connects with a body shot.
Page lands a jab to Bailey's midsection.
Page takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Page tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bailey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Page manages to avoid it.
Bailey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A shot to the body from Page misses
and Bailey makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Bailey misses.
Page scores with a jab to the head.
Page lands a jab to Bailey's midsection.
Bailey throws a sloppy head kick and Page moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Page throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bailey's waist but Bailey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Page off to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey throws an overhand right that lands on Page's shoulder, as Page tries to avoid the shot.
Page bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bailey's head backwards.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Page is defended easily by Bailey.
Page throws a jab but it's blocked by Bailey.
Page fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Page rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bailey counters with a straight right hand.
Page misses with a straight left.
Bailey throws the left hand but Page avoids the punch easily.
Page takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Page lands a nice hook to Bailey's body. Bailey takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Page gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Bailey counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franky Page. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Page avoids the body shot from Bailey.
Bailey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Page bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bailey. Page does a little dance to reset his feet.
Page ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Page darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bailey on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Page uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bailey.
Page feinted with a counter takedown.
Bailey digs a good body shot into Page's ribs.
Page thuds his right hand into Bailey's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Good shot there by Bailey.
Page avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page misses with a looping left.
Bailey is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Page with a body shot.
Page takes a swing at Bailey's ribcage but misses.
Bailey appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bailey tries to land a leg kick but Page saw it coming and moves away.
Bailey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Page feinted with a counter takedown.
Page throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by Page. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Page.
Bailey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Page.
Page moves away from the strike by Bailey.
Page throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Bailey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bailey digs a good body shot into Page's ribs.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bailey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Franky Page has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice takedown defense from Bailey. No joy for Page on that attempt.
Bailey moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bailey pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey moves out of range as Page strikes.
Page fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Page misses with a takedown attempt - Bailey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Page displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bailey throws out the jab.
Zammy Bailey is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bailey thuds a left hand into Page's body.
Page tries for a takedown but Bailey circles away easily
and Bailey counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bailey fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Page on the side of the head.
Page chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bailey can pounce on him.
Bailey digs a good hook to Page's body.
Bailey lands a nice looking body kick.
Bailey connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zammy Bailey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bailey winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zammy Bailey!
Zammy Bailey very nearly forgot to thank Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.