PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Lajoie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Bailey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lajoie
vs
Bailey

192 cm
24
232 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

200 cm
23
267 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Lajoie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Bailey!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey thows a body shot but no joy.
Bailey keeps the fight on the outside.
Lajoie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bailey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bailey avoids the head kick by Lajoie.
Lajoie is looking to clinch.
Lajoie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lajoie throws a jab when Bailey was well out of range.
Lajoie ducks under a wild hook from Bailey.
Lajoie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lajoie throws a head kick that misses.
Bailey shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice uppercut lands for Lajoie. That snapped Bailey's head back.

It looks like Bob Bailey has been cut.
Bailey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bailey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lajoie throws a sloppy head kick and Bailey moves out of range easily.
Lajoie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Lajoie.
Bailey blocks a head kick by Lajoie.
Bailey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lajoie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lajoie misses with a hook.
Bailey looks to land a combination but Lajoie avoids it well.
Lajoie misses with a head kick.

Bailey changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lajoie looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Bailey tries for a kimura but Lajoie is defending well.
Bailey scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bailey trying to control the position but Lajoie is working away.
Lajoie regains half guard, as Bailey was trying to land strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey trying to control the pace.

Bailey is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lajoie has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lajoie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bailey.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey is stalling here. Lajoie is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bailey seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Lajoie has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Bailey regains half guard.
Lajoie trying to control from half guard but Bailey is working away.
Bailey is trying to stand up here but Lajoie is controlling him well.
Bailey looks gassed!
Bailey won't allow Lajoie to pass to mount.

That's four 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 moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lajoie trying to control but Bailey is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lajoie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bailey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lajoie throws a sloppy head kick and Bailey moves out of range easily.
Lajoie misses with an uppercut. Bailey saw that one coming.
Bailey misses the shot to the body.
Lajoie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bailey swings for the body but Lajoie moves out of range.
Lajoie throws a sloppy head kick and Bailey moves out of range easily.
Lajoie avoids the body shot from Bailey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey throws a series of punches but Lajoie avoids them all with ease.
Bailey blocks a head kick by Lajoie.
Bailey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lajoie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lajoie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lajoie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lajoie staying out of range there.
Jon Lajoie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lajoie throws a head kick but Bailey moves out of range.
Lajoie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jon Lajoie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lajoie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Lajoie pushes Bailey up against the ropes in a clinch.

Lajoie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lajoie stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lajoie wants it to stay on the feet.
A big left from Lajoie misses.
Lajoie slips under a jab from Bailey.
Lajoie tries a head kick but it misses.
Lajoie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bob Bailey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bailey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lajoie circles away quickly and effectively.
Lajoie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bailey dodges the punch combination from Lajoie.
Lajoie throws a sloppy head kick and Bailey moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lajoie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bailey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lajoie throws a head kick but Bailey moves out of range.
Bailey throws a series of strikes that have Lajoie backpedaling.

Bailey looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bailey is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bailey wants to control from the top but Lajoie keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bailey trying to control but Lajoie is working from the bottom.
Bailey postures up and lands a big shot to Lajoie's brow.
Lajoie looking to control.
Bailey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lajoie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lajoie is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bailey throws a big right hand that misses.
Lajoie trying to keep a closed guard but Bailey is proving a slippery customer.
Bailey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lajoie tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lajoie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bailey misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Bailey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bob Bailey'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. And we move into the final round!

A head kick misses from Lajoie.
Lajoie is looking to clinch but Bailey is avoiding it.
Bailey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lajoie is looking to clinch.
Bailey blocks a head kick by Lajoie.
Bailey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bailey keeps the fight on the outside.
Bailey fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lajoie avoids it really well and circles away.
A jab from Bailey misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lajoie tries a head kick but it misses.
Bailey blocks a jab.
Lajoie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lajoie throws a combination that misses
and Lajoie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lajoie misses with a head kick.
Lajoie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lajoie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bailey paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Bailey fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lajoie sprawls well initially but Bailey persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bailey with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lajoie is trying to get back to full guard.
Bailey is controlling the pace.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bailey seems to be looking for submissions.
Lajoie keeping control of the position.
Bailey trying to control from half guard but Lajoie is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lajoie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bailey.
Jon Lajoie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lajoie regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bailey.
Bailey pushing down on Lajoie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lajoie trying to control here.
Lajoie knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bailey on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lajoie trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Bailey manages to pass to mount!
Bob Bailey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lajoie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bailey controlling from the full mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lajoie tries to lock up and control but Bailey gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30

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