PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Grundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Bob Bailey has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bob Bailey seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Bailey
vs
Grundy

200 cm
25
267 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

205 cm
19
280 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Grundy!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bailey is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Grundy's half guard.
Bailey takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Grundy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bailey.
Bailey scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bailey is nestled in close to Grundy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bailey wants to control but Grundy is keeping him busy.
Bailey is taking a breather. Grundy 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.
Bailey wants to control but Grundy is keeping him busy.
Bailey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bailey is taking a breather. Grundy 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.
Bailey is looking to take a break and control but Grundy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bailey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Grundy defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grundy tries to kick Bailey off but Bailey keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Bailey closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Grundy did well to prevent Bailey getting side control.
Grundy looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bailey stalling.
Bailey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bailey slows the pace down in half guard.
Bailey is trying to control the action in half guard but Grundy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bailey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bailey is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bailey working over Grundy with some ground and pound. Grundy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bailey content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Grundy won't allow Bailey to pass to mount.
Grundy is not content to let Bailey control the position.
Bailey stops Grundy from getting back to his feet.
Bailey thows a huge punch but Grundy dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey wants to pass to mount but Grundy is defending the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bailey keeps the fight on the outside.
Grundy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Bailey counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Grundy's guard now.
Grundy is looking to stand up but Bailey isn't so interested in that idea.
Bailey trying to control the position from guard on top but Grundy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grundy wants to get back to his feet but Bailey is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bailey content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grundy is looking to stand up but Bailey isn't so interested in that idea.
Bailey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grundy is keeping the position for now.
Bailey lands a couple of elbows.
Bailey scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bailey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grundy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bailey is breathing heavily.
Bailey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Bailey dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Grundy closes the distance but Bailey moves to the side

and Bailey counters with a takedown into side control.
Grundy is pushing Bailey's head away, looking to escape. Bailey manages to hold on to the position though.
Bailey landing a few strikes.
Bailey working the ground and pound from side control.
Bailey wants to control but Grundy is keeping him busy.
Grundy tries to escape but Bailey is in control.
Bailey 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.
Bailey landing a few strikes.
Bailey working the ground and pound.
Bailey landing strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Bailey throws an elbow but Grundy slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey lands a few punches from side control.
The ground and pound from Bailey seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
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 is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Grundy's shoulder. That is not cool.
Bailey trying to control the position but Grundy is working away.
Bailey prevents Grundy from escaping the position.
Bailey works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sloppy strikes there by Bailey.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grundy tries to escape but Bailey is in control.
Bailey trying to control the position but Grundy is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bailey cracks Grundy with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bailey prevents Grundy from escaping the position.
Grundy trying to remain calm as Bailey controls from the top position.
Grundy parries the strikes from Bailey easily there. Bailey is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Grundy to escape.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bailey misses with a wild combination.
Dan Grundy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grundy with a lazy takedown attempt

and Bailey counters by moving into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grundy.
Grundy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grundy working hard to break the clinch.
Grundy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grundy is working for takedown but Bailey is calmly controlling the position for now.
A head punch on the inside from Bailey fails to land.
Grundy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bailey is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Grundy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Grundy.
Grundy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bob Bailey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Grundy.
Bailey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grundy's elbow.
Grundy trying to control the position but instead, Bailey has worked for underhooks and has pushed Grundy into the ropes.
Grundy wants to get back to striking at distance but Bailey won't allow it.
Bailey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grundy's elbow.

Bailey gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Bailey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Grundy defending well though.
Bailey wants to control but Grundy is keeping him busy.
Bailey prevents Grundy from standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Grundy's head.
Bob Bailey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bailey working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bailey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Grundy's head.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bailey shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grundy as he avoids it easily.
Grundy tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Bailey decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Grundy's guard.
Grundy keeping moving, preventing Bailey from controlling successfully.
Bailey throwing strikes but missing.
Bailey prevents Grundy from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Bailey dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Bailey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grundy with a lazy takedown attempt

so Bailey counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bailey works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bailey wants to take a breather but Grundy is having none of it.
Grundy is trying to stand.
Bailey is controlling the pace.
Bailey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grundy keeps working.
Bailey slips a nice elbow through Grundy's hands, connecting with Grundy's forehead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey is looking to take a break and control but Grundy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Grundy tries to kick Bailey off but Bailey keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bailey is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bailey lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Grundy is trying to stand up here but Bailey is controlling him well.
Bailey moves into full mount! Grundy won't be happy about that!

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.
Grundy is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Bailey wants to control the pace but Grundy is squirming around nicely.
A nice elbow there by Bailey.
Grundy is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Bailey raining down shots from the mount!
Bailey lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Grundy hang on?
Bailey sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bailey looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey with a couple of short strikes.
Bailey cracks Grundy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Grundy taking shots to the head.
Grundy wants to get back to his feet.
Bailey working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bailey with good strikes from the mount here!
Grundy is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Bob Bailey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey controlling his opponent.
Grundy is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Bailey is landing with some decent strikes but Grundy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bailey content just to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Bailey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bailey, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:26

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