PBP Commentary

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

Bailey
vs
Wiskeber

180 cm
21
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

173 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Liam Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frulegur Wiskeber!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wiskeber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bailey ducks under a wild hook from Wiskeber.
Bailey is looking to clinch.
Bailey tries to clinch up but Wiskeber circles away and keeps his distance.
Bailey tries to clinch there but Wiskeber circles away.
Wiskeber takes a swing at Bailey's ribcage but misses.

Wiskeber gets a clinch.
Bailey throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wiskeber taking a breather.
Bailey lands an elbow just above Wiskeber 's eye.
Bailey pushes off an throws an elbow but Wiskeber leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bailey misses with an elbow over the top.
Bailey misses with an elbow strike.

Wiskeber has hold of one of Bailey's legs. Bailey is fighting the takedown attempt but Wiskeber gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Bailey wants to stand and escape but Wiskeber is having none of it.
Wiskeber scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wiskeber missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wiskeber distracts Bailey with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiskeber lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bailey wants to get back to his feet but Wiskeber is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wiskeber throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bailey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wiskeber working some strikes from top position.
Wiskeber is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wiskeber stands up over Bailey, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wiskeber distracts Bailey with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wiskeber is looking to work some ground and pound but Bailey has wrist control.
Wiskeber keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bailey's head.

Wiskeber drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wiskeber jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wiskeber has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Wiskeber is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bailey is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bailey has escaped and now he's on top!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wiskeber managing to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey tries to stand but Wiskeber is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiskeber looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bailey wants to stand but Wiskeber is controlling his posture from full guard.

Liam Bailey has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Wiskeber has Bailey up against the cage in a clinch.
Bailey lands an elbow inside that Wiskeber shrugs off.
Bailey lands a damaging elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey throws an elbow but it misses.

Wiskeber has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bailey uses from the top position.
Bailey trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wiskeber's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wiskeber is on top in guard.
Wiskeber postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bailey wants to get back to his feet but Wiskeber is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wiskeber postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wiskeber scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frulegur Wiskeber dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Wiskeber clinches.
Bailey tries to stall but Wiskeber uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bailey throws an elbow that misses.
Bailey displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wiskeber up against the cage.
Wiskeber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bailey pushes off an throws an elbow but Wiskeber leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bailey looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wiskeber goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bailey prevents it.
Bailey lands an elbow inside.
Wiskeber misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bailey tries to land knees in the clinch but Wiskeber avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wiskeber fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bailey trying to stall but Wiskeber improves his position.
Wiskeber is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bailey to keep the fight standing.
Liam Bailey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frulegur Wiskeber.
Bailey lands a nice elbow.
Wiskeber is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bailey gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wiskeber missing with knees to the body.
Bailey pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bailey is pressed up against the cage. Wiskeber has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bailey down to the mat. Bailey avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wiskeber 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 Wiskeber off to one side.
Wiskeber is breathing heavily.
Bailey tries to clinch there but Wiskeber circles away.
Wiskeber circles away from the clinch attempt.
Liam Bailey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wiskeber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bailey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bailey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wiskeber manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey tries to clinch there but Wiskeber circles away.

Wiskeber has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bailey just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wiskeber's brow.
Bailey gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bailey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Bailey.

It looks like Frulegur Wiskeber has been cut.
Bailey has Wiskeber pressed against the cage, preventing Wiskeber from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wiskeber is trying to break free.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiskeber swings wildly with an uppercut but Bailey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bailey misses with an elbow over the top.
Bailey throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bailey lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bailey lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bailey pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bailey.
Bailey lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bailey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wiskeber avoids it.
Liam Bailey has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wiskeber blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bailey lands an elbow just above Wiskeber 's eye.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bailey lands a nice elbow.
Bailey blocks an elbow strike.
Bailey creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bailey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wiskeber.
Wiskeber blocks the elbow strike.
Bailey prevents a takedown attempt there.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bailey.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiskeber avoids a wild elbow strike from Bailey.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bailey just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wiskeber's brow.
Bailey lands an elbow just above Wiskeber 's eye.

That has opened up Frulegur Wiskeber's cut even more.
Bailey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wiskeber is defending well for now.
Wiskeber blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bailey throws an elbow but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wiskeber as Bailey tries to tie him up.
Wiskeber has a couple of punches blocked by Bailey.
Bailey lands a damaging elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wiskeber is trying to stall.
Wiskeber looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wiskeber tries to break free but Bailey pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Bailey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frulegur Wiskeber's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bailey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wiskeber fails with a takedown attempt.
Bailey fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bailey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wiskeber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bailey is looking to clinch but Wiskeber is avoiding it.
Bailey wants to clinch up but Wiskeber keeps it at a distance.
Bailey is looking to clinch but Wiskeber is avoiding it.
Wiskeber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bailey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wiskeber manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bailey moves in looking to clinch but Wiskeber pushes him off.

Wiskeber closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bailey's guard.

Bailey pushes Wiskeber off and gets back to his feet.
Wiskeber takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wiskeber throws a nice looking combination but Bailey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bailey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bailey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wiskeber.

Wiskeber closes the distance and pushes Bailey back into the cage.
Wiskeber is looking for a takedown.
Bailey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wiskeber.
Bailey pushes off an throws an elbow but Wiskeber leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wiskeber 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.
Liam Bailey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frulegur Wiskeber.
Bailey throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bailey takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bailey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wiskeber.
Bailey lands an elbow inside that Wiskeber shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey lands a nice elbow.
Wiskeber avoids the elbow strike from Bailey, against the cage.
Bailey comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wiskeber takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bailey lands a nice elbow.
Bailey is looking to control Wiskeber's arms but Wiskeber gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bailey has his back to the cage.
Maybe Bailey would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Wiskeber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wiskeber takes an elbow to the temple.
Bailey throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bailey lands an elbow that stopped Wiskeber in his tracks for a moment.
Bailey lands an elbow inside that Wiskeber shrugs off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bailey misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiskeber can't find room to land a body shot as Bailey controls the action.
Wiskeber tries to land a knee to the head but Bailey blocks with his arms.
Bailey throws an elbow that misses.
Wiskeber avoiding damage as Bailey throws knees to the body.
Bailey trying to stall but Wiskeber improves his position.
Bailey creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wiskeber's defenses.
Bailey throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bailey.
Wiskeber managing to block the knees to the body from Bailey.
Wiskeber looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bailey pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wiskeber avoids a wild elbow strike from Bailey.
Bailey lands a damaging elbow.

The cut above Frulegur Wiskeber's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wiskeber tries a body shot but Bailey blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiskeber tries to pull guard but Bailey forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bailey pushes off an throws an elbow but Wiskeber leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wiskeber swings wildly with an uppercut but Bailey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bailey lands an elbow just above Wiskeber 's eye.
Bailey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wiskeber.
Bailey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wiskeber is defending well for now.
Bailey lands an elbow that stopped Wiskeber in his tracks for a moment.
Bailey looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bailey lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wiskeber is trying to break free.

And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Bailey showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bailey has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28

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