PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harley Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Pratley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bailey comes to the cage accompanied by Grim Reaper Song. Pratley has chosen Pusherman by Curtis Mayfield 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
Pratley

183 cm
25
190 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

173 cm
26
178 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harley Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robin Pratley!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pratley moves into the clinch successfully.
Pratley tries to stall but Bailey uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bailey tries a knee to the head but Pratley blocks it.
Bailey landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bailey lands with a right to the head.
Pratley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pratley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bailey lands an elbow just above Pratley 's eye.
Nice elbow from Bailey.
Pratley takes a shot to the head.
Bailey lands a good knee to the midsection. Pratley won't want to take too many of those.
Pratley looks winded!
Bailey keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pratley's efforts to push away.
Bailey displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pratley up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pratley takes an elbow to the temple.
Bailey comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pratley takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bailey gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey lands a knee to the body.
Bailey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pratley takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bailey stalling against the cage.
Bailey connects with a knee to the head.
Bailey lands a body punch.
Bailey lands a body punch.
Bailey stalls.
Bailey utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bailey is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bailey lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
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 knee to the head.

It looks like Robin Pratley has been cut.
Bailey using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bailey.
Bailey is stalling here.
I was talking to Bailey's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pratley tries to pull guard but Bailey holds him up against the cage and eventually Pratley drops back down to his feet.
Bailey lands an elbow that stopped Pratley in his tracks for a moment.
Pratley is looking to control Bailey's arms but Bailey gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pratley has his back to the cage.
Bailey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pratley backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bailey.
Bailey connects with a knee to the head.
Bailey creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pratley's defenses.
Bailey scores with a nice hook to the head.

Pratley is rocked!
Bailey throws 2 knees - Pratley can't escape Bailey's clinch. As Pratley tries to escape again Bailey whips his head left to meet with another knee! That's knocked out Pratley's gum shield and as Pratley falls to the floor, the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Harley Bailey!
Harley Bailey decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.