PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blaze Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bailey comes into the arena with Eminem - Lose Yourself blaring out of the sound system. Ross has chosen Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire 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
vs
Ross

190 cm
22
180 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

180 cm
28
182 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Blaze Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Ross!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ross moves out of range of the leg kick from Bailey.
Ross shoots in but no luck this time.
Ross blocks a head kick by Bailey.
Bailey uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ross has time to react.
Bailey misses with a head kick.
Bailey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Bailey as Ross shoots in.
Ross pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bailey throws a nice outside leg kick.

Ross shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bailey manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ross chips away with some ground and pound.
Ross missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ross is one step ahead there.
Bailey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ross.
Bailey looking for a sweep. Not yet Bailey, not yet.
Bailey on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bailey tries to get out of the position.
Bailey pulls Ross in to control the position.
Bailey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ross throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bailey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ross postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ross throws a lazy right hand but Bailey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ross takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

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.
Ross throws a leg kick
and Bailey counters with a thumping low kick.
Bailey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ross shoots and misses
and Bailey counters with a good low kick that Ross was not able to check.
Blaze Bailey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Ross.
Bailey feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ross's calf.
Ross shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bailey counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ross looks gassed!
Ross closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ross misses with a body shot.
Ross looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bailey is fending him off so far but Ross persists. Nope, Bailey circles away and we're back to standing.
Bailey tries to clinch up.
Bailey chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bailey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Ross misses
and Bailey counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ross is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ross swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bailey tries to clinch but Ross is having none of it.
Bailey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bailey bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ross's head backwards.
Ross thows a body shot but no joy.
Ross checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ross misses with a looping left.
Bailey scores with a jab. Ross acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Blaze Bailey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ross misses with a hook. Bailey ducked under it nicely.
Bailey is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ross avoids the head kick by Bailey.
Ross misses with a hook to the body
and Bailey counters with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey lands a head kick!
Ross misses the shot to the body.
Ross takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bailey fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ross is out of range.
Bailey scores with a nice right hand.
Shane Ross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ross throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ross scores with a nice head shot.
Ross throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ross swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bailey counters with a head kick.
Ross closes the distance and clinches up with Bailey, looking for a takedown. Ross pushes Bailey against the cage but Bailey circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ross wants to clinch up but Bailey keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blaze Bailey dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bailey throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ross.
Bailey looks to clinch
and Ross counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bailey blocks a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bailey. That's going to slow Ross down.
Bailey avoids the body shot from Ross.
Ross misses with a looping left.
Ross takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ross blocks a head kick by Bailey.
Blaze Bailey is winning the standup battle so far.
Bailey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ross blocks a head kick by Bailey.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bailey lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ross has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ross and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ross throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ross misses with a body shot

and Bailey moves into the clinch.
Ross is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bailey pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ross fails with the takedown.
Ross is breathing heavily.

Bailey has managed to clinch.
Ross wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bailey has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Bailey.
Ross blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ross avoiding damage as Bailey throws knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Bailey as the two fighters clinch.
Bailey lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ross or not.
Bailey is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ross misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Bailey as the two fighters clinch.
Bailey crunches a lovely knee into Ross's ribcage.
Bailey utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bailey lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey digs a right hand underneath Ross's ribcage. Ross let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ross on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bailey lands a damaging elbow.
Ross looking for a takedown.
Blaze Bailey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Ross.
Bailey digs a right hand into Ross's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ross's gas tank.
Bailey scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bailey.
Bailey lands an elbow just above Ross 's eye.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bailey.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bailey.
A hook to the body from Bailey.
Good body shot from Bailey.
Bailey lands a nice elbow.
Bailey pushes Ross back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Bailey.
Bailey lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bailey lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Shane Ross has been cut.
Bailey lands a good knee to the midsection. Ross won't want to take too many of those.
Bailey utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ross is looking to break free of the clinch but Bailey has double underhooks.
Bailey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ross.
Bailey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ross is defending well for now.
A right hand to the body from Ross.
Bailey cracks Ross with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross lands a shot to the body.
Bailey misses with a knee to the head.
Bailey lands a good knee to the midsection. Ross won't want to take too many of those.

Ross pulls guard effortlessly.

Ross looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ross tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bailey throwing strikes but missing.
Bailey wants to control from the top but Ross keeps moving.
Ross looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bailey is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bailey has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ross is proving hard to escape from.
Ross looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bailey is one step ahead there.
Bailey advances to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ross wants to get back to full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ross changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bailey tries to avoid it but Ross manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bailey to the ground. Bailey escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blaze Bailey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shane Ross's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A big left from Ross misses.
Bailey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bailey is looking to slow Ross down with leg kicks.
Ross throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Bailey counter with a right hand.
Bailey lands the left hand.
Ross throws a combination that misses
and Bailey counters with an inside leg kick.
Ross misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bailey counters with a good low kick that Ross was not able to check.
Ross is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bailey rather than just go for the knockout.
Bailey moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bailey throws a nice head kick!
Ross takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bailey blocks a leg kick.
Ross misses the body punch
and Bailey counters with a good low kick that Ross was not able to check.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bailey.
Bailey connects with a solid leg kick.
Ross takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bailey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bailey throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bailey looks to land a body kick but Ross moved away.
Ross takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ross looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ross looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A head kick from Bailey lands but Ross takes it in his stride.
Bailey chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good standup being displayed there by Bailey as he connects with a hook.
Bailey misses with the body kick

and Ross decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bailey's guard.
Bailey wants to control but Ross passes easily into half guard.
Ross missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ross with the ground and pound but Bailey uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Ross trying to control but Bailey is working from the bottom.
Bailey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ross on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross looking to pass the guard.
Bailey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ross is one step ahead there.
Bailey wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ross stopping the sweep attempt from Bailey.
Shane Ross has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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 working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ross.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ross misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Bailey holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bailey tries to throw a body punch but Ross avoids it by throwing Bailey back against the cage.
Blaze Bailey has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ross is pushing Bailey up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bailey missing with knees to the body.
Bailey missing with knees to the body.
Bailey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ross has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bailey is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bailey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ross.
Ross doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bailey stops a takedown attempt from Ross.
Blaze Bailey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Ross.
Bailey is working Ross over against the cage.
Bailey lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ross or not.
Bailey missing with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Blaze 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27

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