PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Twatter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harry Twatter is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bailey
vs
Twatter

195 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

199 cm
25
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Will Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Harry Twatter!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Twatter dodges the punch combination from Bailey.
Twatter swings for the body but Bailey moves out of range.
Bailey misses with a double jab.
Bailey takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Twatter throws out a powerful jab.
Bailey fails with a takedown attempt.
Bailey tries to clinch up but Twatter circles away and keeps his distance.
Twatter misses the shot to the body.
Twatter connects with a body shot that sends Bailey's belly button to the back.
Bailey could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bailey fails with a takedown attempt.
Twatter lands a jab to Bailey's midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Twatter misses with a hook to the body
and Bailey counters with a left to the body.
Bailey shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Bailey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bailey is breathing heavily.
Twatter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Twatter scores with a nice strike.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Bailey. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bailey.
Twatter tries to land a front kick but Bailey steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bailey takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Twatter throws a one two combo.
Twatter works Bailey's body with a nice hook.
Twatter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Twatter walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bailey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Twatter scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bailey in his tracks.
Bailey ducks right into an uppercut from Twatter.
Bailey takes one to the chin there.

Twatter lands a left and a right that send Bailey crashing to the mat, dazed. Twatter thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Will Bailey has been cut.
Donk. Twatter catches Bailey right on the button with a cross.
Bailey is trying hard to land a takedown here. Twatter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Twatter throws a nice looking combination but Bailey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Twatter. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bailey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Twatter lands with a straight right. Bailey didn't see that one coming.
Twatter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Twatter leaves Bailey with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Twatter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bailey moves away from the strike by Twatter.
Bailey avoids a kick to the body.
Twatter misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Bailey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Twatter misses with a few strikes there.
Twatter throws a body punch but Bailey moves out of range.
Bailey tries to clinch up
and Twatter counters with a left and a right that stings Bailey.
Bailey tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Twatter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bailey tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Twatter swivels and escapes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bailey lands a nice shot that snaps Twatter's head back.
Twatter lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Twatter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Will 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.

Bailey shoots in but no luck this time.
Jab, jab by Twatter - just one landing.
Will Bailey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bailey shoots in and drives through. Twatter sprawls well.
Twatter looks to score with a jab to the body but Bailey is just out of range.
Twatter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bailey shoots in for a takedown but Twatter shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Bailey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bailey is trying hard to land a takedown here. Twatter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bailey throws a jab when Twatter was well out of range.
Twatter connects with a single shot there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bailey throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bailey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harry Twatter seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Twatter as he jumps to the side.
Bailey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Twatter cracks Bailey with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Twatter misses with a looping right.
Bailey shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Twatter as he avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Twatter.
Twatter misses with a two punch combination.
A big right from Twatter misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Twatter as he connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twatter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bailey counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Twatter works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bailey shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Twatter pinned against the cage. Twatter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Twatter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bailey.
Bailey shoots in looking for a takedown. Twatter tries to sprawl out of it but Bailey keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Twatter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Bailey blocks the leg kick.
Bailey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Twatter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bailey closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bailey takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bailey blocks a head kick by Twatter.
Twatter misses with a wild combination.
Bailey checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey is trying hard to land a takedown here. Twatter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Twatter connects with a nice looking jab.
Twatter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Twatter scores with a nice right hand.
Twatter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bailey.
Twatter with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Bailey.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A combination from Twatter does no damage.
Twatter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Twatter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Will Bailey's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Twatter lands with a cross.
Bailey slips a straight right by Twatter.
A jab from Twatter finds it's way through Bailey's defenses.
No luck for Bailey with that takedown attempt.
Twatter swats away the attempt to clinch by Bailey.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Twatter.
Twatter misses with a double jab
and Bailey counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Twatter thinking.
Twatter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bailey.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey misses with a takedown attempt - Twatter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Bailey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bailey shoots in looking for a takedown. Twatter tries to sprawl out of it but Bailey keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Twatter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bailey tries to clinch but Twatter moves away
and Twatter counters with a right hand to the body.
Twatter lands a slapping body shot.
Bailey takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jab, jab by Twatter - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Twatter fails to land with a series of punches.
Twatter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bailey checks it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twatter smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bailey tries to clinch up
and Twatter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Will Bailey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Twatter scores with a hook to the body. Bailey takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Twatter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bailey tries to move into range but Twatter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bailey checks the leg kick.
Twatter throws a sloppy head kick and Bailey moves out of range easily.
Bailey tries for a takedown but Twatter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Twatter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twatter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Twatter works Bailey's body with a nice hook.
Twatter throws a series of punches but Bailey avoids them all with ease.
Bailey wants to clinch
and Twatter counters with a two punch combo.
Bailey has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Twatter finds it's way round the side to connect with Bailey's head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bailey might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Twatter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Twatter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Twatter throws a leg kick but Bailey sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bailey shoots in for a double leg but Twatter sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Twatter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Twatter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Twatter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bailey tries to clinch up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Twatter 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 Bailey has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bailey and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bailey misses with a combination
and Twatter counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Twatter defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bailey.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Twatter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Twatter has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Twatter!