PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bayley James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilson Maughan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

James
vs
Maughan

185 cm
25
175 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

178 cm
27
180 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bayley James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Wilson Maughan!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - James looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Donk. James catches Maughan right on the button with a cross.

Maughan tries to keep at a distance but James has taken the fight into the clinch.
Maughan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maughan can't find room to land a body shot as James controls the action.
Maughan can't find room to land a body shot as James controls the action.

James pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maughan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and James counters with a straight right hand.

James fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maughan, pushing him back against the cage.
Maughan tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

James's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
James tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maughan was well out of range. Poor timing from James.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James misses the jab.
Maughan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maughan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
James wants to clinch.
Maughan slips under a jab from James.
James tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
James lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
James closes the distance but Maughan moves to the side
and Maughan counters with a slapping leg kick.
A punch combination from Maughan misses.
James throws a hook to the side of Maughan's head but Maughan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. James darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
James uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
James uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maughan.
Bayley James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maughan throws a right and a left that James avoids nicely.
Maughan looks to land a right hand but James moved out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice combination there by Maughan.
James keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maughan.
Maughan misses with a double jab.
Maughan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
James connects with a jab.
Maughan keeps the fight on the outside.
Maughan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and James counters by moving into the clinch.
Come on Maughan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James working hard to break the clinch.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maughan looking to stall.
Maughan displaying some good clinch control by pressing James up against the cage.
Maughan misses with a punch to the body.
James stalls.
Maughan struggles to land a body shot inside as James controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James blocks an uppercut.
James blocks a body shot from Maughan.
Maughan keeps control of James as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Maughan.
James lands a nice uppercut.
Maughan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maughan trying to stall but James improves his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maughan prevents James from breaking the clinch.

James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

James instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bayley James dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

James clinches with his opponent.
James is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

James manages to break the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by James.
Bayley James is winning the standup battle so far.
Maughan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maughan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Maughan takes a jab right on the kisser.
James tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
James throws a looping overhand right but Maughan ducks down to avoid it.

James clinches up with Maughan and pushes him back against the cage.
Maughan wants to stall.
Maughan lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maughan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with James's elbow.
Maughan misses with a punch on the inside.

James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
James pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Maughan back to the cage. James follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Maughan thows a left - swing and a miss!
James is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Maughan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
James lands with a cross.
Maughan lands with a nice combination. James backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James misses with a body shot
and Maughan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wilson Maughan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maughan throws a series of punches but James avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maughan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as James throws out the jab.
James lunges at Maughan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maughan's hand.

James gets a clinch.
Maughan working aggressively here.
James prevents a body shot from Maughan.
Maughan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

James pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maughan looks to land a combination but James avoids it well.
James misses with a straight right.
Maughan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Maughan seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. James shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Maughan is backing up but James catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Maughan covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! James Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bayley James!
Bayley James decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.