PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Billy Bailey has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Bailey
vs
Svensson

188 cm
26
195 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
200 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Irish Collar & Elbow Nutrition and Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Bailey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Svensson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bailey.
Svensson tries to clinch but Bailey moves out of range.
Bailey takes a swing at Svensson's ribcage but misses.
Svensson wants to counter the offense by Bailey and move into the clinch position.
Svensson's coach down at CT + BJJ & Wrestling sparring gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Svensson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Svensson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bailey.
Svensson wants to counter with a clinch but Bailey pushes him away.
Bailey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Svensson wants to counter the offense by Bailey and move into the clinch position.

Bailey rushes Svensson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bailey digs a right hand into Svensson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Svensson's gas tank.
Svensson jumps guard but Bailey turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svensson is trying to pull guard but Bailey has him pressed against the cage.
Svensson tries to pull guard but Bailey forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Billy Bailey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sven Svensson.
Bailey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bailey lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey lands a right hand.
Bailey lands with a light punch inside.
Bailey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bailey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bailey pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bailey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bailey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Svensson's elbow.
Svensson tries to pull guard but Bailey holds him up against the cage and eventually Svensson drops back down to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bailey struggles to land a body shot inside as Svensson controls his hands.
Bailey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Svensson's elbow.
Bailey cracks Svensson with a nice body shot.
Bailey throws a head punch that misses.
Bailey lands a body punch.
Svensson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Svensson blocks a body shot from Bailey.
Svensson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Svensson tries to pull guard but Bailey forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bailey lands a shoulder strike.
Svensson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bailey just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bailey scores with a shot to the side of Svensson's head.
Bailey pushes Svensson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bailey misses with a body punch.
Bailey misses with some punches.
Bailey is working Svensson over against the cage.
Bailey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bailey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Svensson backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bailey just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bailey cracks Svensson with a nice body shot.
Bailey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bailey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Svensson prevents a body shot from Bailey.
Svensson jumps guard but Bailey stands there with Svensson around his waist. Svensson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bailey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bailey throws a head punch that misses.

Bailey has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Svensson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Bailey dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Svensson tries to pull guard but Bailey holds him up against the cage and eventually Svensson drops back down to his feet.
Bailey tries a body shot but Svensson blocks it.
Svensson prevents a body shot from Bailey.
Svensson fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svensson tries to pull guard but Bailey forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Billy Bailey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sven Svensson.
Svensson blocking some punches.
Bailey scores with a shoulder strike.
Bailey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Svensson can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Bailey fails to land.
Svensson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bailey just stands there and leans against the cage.
Svensson tries to pull guard but Bailey won't allow it.
Svensson takes a shot to the head.
Svensson is trying to pull guard but Bailey turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bailey misses with some punches.
Svensson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bailey lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bailey.
Bailey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Svensson's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Bailey.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Svensson.
Svensson jumps guard but Bailey turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Billy Bailey has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Svensson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bailey to keep the fight standing.
Svensson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Svensson blocks a body shot from Bailey.
Svensson blocks an uppercut.
Bailey pushes Svensson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bailey misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Bailey as the two fighters clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey scores with a hook to the body.
Bailey throws a punch but it's blocked by Svensson.
Svensson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bailey to keep the fight standing.
Bailey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Svensson.
Bailey cracks Svensson with a nice body shot.

Bailey turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Svensson is being controlled here.
Svensson is looking to reverse the position.
Svensson is trying to escape the position but Bailey is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson gets back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Svensson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Svensson is trying to keep Bailey in close.
Bailey is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Svensson looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Bailey is defending well. Svensson quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Bailey has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Svensson celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sven Svensson!
Sven Svensson is the new middleweight champion!
Sven Svensson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Irish Collar & Elbow Nutrition and Laundry for their support in the buildup to the fight.