PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ram Man Rijal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Psycho Bayliss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Man Rijal
vs
Bayliss

193 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ram Man Rijal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Psycho Bayliss!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bayliss misses with a head kick.
Rijal fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Bayliss gets a clinch.
Rijal fails to pull guard.
Bayliss throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rijal trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Bayliss.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bayliss.

Bayliss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Bayliss gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bayliss scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rijal tries a knee to the head but Bayliss blocks it.
Bayliss stalling.
Bayliss tries to throw a body punch but Rijal avoids it by throwing Bayliss back against the cage.
Bayliss managing to block the knees to the body from Rijal.
Bayliss misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rijal is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bayliss pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ram Man Rijal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bayliss throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rijals head.
Rijal lands a damaging elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rijal jumps guard and drags Bayliss to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bayliss controlling from the top position.
Bayliss's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Rijal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bayliss really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rijal. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Psycho Bayliss.
An inside leg kick from Bayliss misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Bayliss.
Bayliss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Psycho Bayliss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Bayliss.
Rijal tries to clinch up.
Rijal shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bayliss as he jumps to the side.

Bayliss clinches up with Rijal and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bayliss.
Bayliss dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Bayliss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bayliss circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bayliss throws the kick towards the body but Rijal avoids it.
Psycho Bayliss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bayliss misses with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bayliss scores with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bayliss lands a front kick.
Bayliss throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Rijal to counter with a crisp jab.
Rijal shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
An inside leg kick lands from Bayliss.
Bayliss throws a sloppy head kick and Rijal moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Bayliss.
Rijal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bayliss manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rijal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rijal tries to clinch but Bayliss is having none of it.
Bayliss feints and then cracks Rijal's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rijal down.
Rijal tries to clinch but Bayliss moves out of range.

Bayliss clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rijal takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Rijal decides to pull guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bayliss's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bayliss throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rijal works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bayliss must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rijal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bayliss wants to pass the guard but Rijal is keeping the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bayliss keeps trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Psycho Bayliss dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rijal tries to close the distance and clinch but Bayliss swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rijal moves to clinch but Bayliss breaks away
and Bayliss counters with a big head kick but Rijal shrugs it off.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bayliss - that will leave a mark!
Rijal tries to clinch up.
Bayliss circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bayliss misses with an attempted mid kick.

Bayliss has closed the distance and engaged Rijal in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rijal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bayliss blocks it with crossed arms.

Bayliss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bayliss fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bayliss tries a head kick but it misses.
Bayliss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rijal tries to clinch up.
Bayliss lands with a thumping leg kick.
Psycho Bayliss seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rijal tries to clinch up.
Bayliss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rijal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bayliss paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rijal takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rijal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bayliss can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Bayliss.
Bayliss looks to land a body kick but Rijal moved away.
Rijal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bayliss tries a head kick but it misses.
Bayliss throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Bayliss closes the distance and clinches.
Rijal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bayliss's elbow.
Rijal prevents a body shot from Bayliss.
Bayliss lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rijal backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bayliss has a couple of punches blocked by Rijal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bayliss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rijal fails with the takedown.
Ram Man Rijal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rijal doesn't manage to clinch there - Bayliss circles away.

Rijal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rijal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bayliss.
Rijal looking to throw knees to the head but Bayliss is blocking nicely.
Rijal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bayliss avoids it.
Nice body punch from Bayliss - that landed with a thud.
Bayliss slowing the pace effectively.
Bayliss lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rijal goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bayliss prevents it.
Rijal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rijal tries to land knees in the clinch but Bayliss avoids the damage to the body.
Bayliss managing to block the knees to the body from Rijal.
Bayliss stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bayliss lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rijal backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Bayliss.
Bayliss lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rijal jumps guard but Bayliss stands there with Rijal around his waist. Rijal gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ram Man Rijal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rijal fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bayliss is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rijal drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bayliss gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rijal tries to land a knee to the head but Bayliss blocks with his arms.
Bayliss controlling the action here for a moment.
Rijal missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rijal throws an elbow that misses.
Bayliss working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bayliss has a couple of punches blocked by Rijal.
Rijal goes for a takedown attempt but Bayliss pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bayliss.

Bayliss closes the distance and clinches.

Bayliss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bayliss feints and then cracks Rijal's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rijal down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rijal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bayliss is looking to slow Rijal down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rijal avoids the head kick by Bayliss.
Bayliss goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Psycho Bayliss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Rijal wants to clinch but Bayliss slips to the side
and Bayliss counters with a head kick.
Rijal is looking to clinch but Bayliss is avoiding it.
Rijal takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bayliss throws a head kick that misses.
Rijal shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Good work by Rijal as he checks the leg kick.
Bayliss misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rijal is defended easily by Bayliss.
Rijal sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rijal looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ram Man Rijal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bayliss fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rijal has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rijal looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bayliss looks to land a body kick but Rijal moved away.
Rijal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bayliss thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rijal if he has to take too many more of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rijal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bayliss has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Rijal gets tackled into the cage by Bayliss. Bayliss maintains the clinch.
Rijal tries to work over Bayliss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Bayliss breaks from the clinch.
Bayliss throws the kick towards the body but Rijal avoids it.
Bayliss tries to land a front kick but Rijal steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rijal is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bayliss sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bayliss.
A head kick misses from Bayliss.
Bayliss lands a leg kick that knocks Rijal off balance momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bayliss throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rijal.
Bayliss throws a head kick but Rijal moves out of range.
Bayliss scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bayliss scores with a head kick.
Bayliss throws a head kick that misses.
Rijal fails to land the takedown.
Rijal takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Bayliss takes the fight into the clinch.
Psycho Bayliss seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Rijal drags the fight down to the ground.
Rijal trying to keep a closed guard but Bayliss is proving a slippery customer.
Bayliss is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rijal is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bayliss seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rijal keeping moving, preventing Bayliss from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Psycho Bayliss hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rijal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Psycho Bayliss is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rijal checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bayliss throws a leg kick but Rijal checks it.
Rijal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bayliss throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bayliss lands with a slapping head kick.
Bayliss tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bayliss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rijal takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rijal fails to land the takedown.
Bayliss tries to land a leg kick but Rijal saw it coming and moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Psycho Bayliss comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bayliss 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Psycho Bayliss!
During a confident post fight interview, Psycho Bayliss thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.