PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Bailey (ranked 2489 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayde West (ranked 4561 p4p, 0 weight class). West has chosen Sober 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
West

177 cm
30
166 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

187 cm
39
168 lbs
33 - 32 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wayde West!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey throws the kick towards the body but West avoids it.
Bailey misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from West on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bailey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bailey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
West appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bailey throws a leg kick but West moved away.

West closes the distance and clinches.
West trying to land knees to the body.
Bailey tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bailey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Bailey breaks the clinch.
West avoids the body shot from Bailey.
West is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping West at a distance.
West keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bailey.
Joe Bailey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bailey throws a lazy right hand but West sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
West fails with the takedown

and Bailey moves into the clinch.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

West clinches up with Bailey and pushes him back against the cage.

Bailey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A shot to the body from Bailey misses

and West counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by West.
Bailey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

West lands a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
West stopping the sweep attempt from Bailey.
West throws a strike but Bailey rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Bailey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. West swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Bailey avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
West is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

West looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bailey looking to pass the guard.
West doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
West trying to keep a closed guard but Bailey is proving a slippery customer.
Bailey showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bailey stands up from West's guard - Bailey perhaps looking for a knockout.
West keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bailey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck West on the side of the head.

It looks like Wayde West has been cut.
Bailey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bailey throws a shot to the body.
West shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bailey defends it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey misses with a hook.
Bailey lands a jab to West's midsection.
Bailey is looking to land body kicks.
West avoids the body shot from Bailey.
West fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bailey manages to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Bailey tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
West is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bailey sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Joe Bailey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wayde West.
Bailey lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bailey. West does a little dance to reset his feet.
West shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bailey as he avoids it easily.
Bailey misses with a wild body shot.
Bailey looks to land a combination but West avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bailey throws a solid leg kick but West takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bailey.
Bailey tries to bum rush West with a series of wild strikes but West uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bailey is looking to land body kicks.
West fails with the takedown
and Bailey makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Bailey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wayde West's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bailey fails to land with a series of punches.
West darts in looking for a takedown but Bailey gets double underhooks and turns West into the cage.
West takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bailey throws a predictable looking body shot
and West counters with a low kick, right behind Bailey 's knee.
West tries for a takedown but Bailey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
West wants to clinch up but Bailey keeps it at a distance.
Bailey stalks West and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into West's face. West staggers backwards, shaken.
Bailey tries to land a front kick but West steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bailey misses with a series of wild punches.
Bailey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West throws a sloppy head kick and Bailey moves out of range easily.
West keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
West tries to counter by closing the distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bailey. West does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bailey is looking to land body kicks.
West keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bailey.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West avoids the body shot from Bailey.
Joe Bailey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
West shoots for a takedown but Bailey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Joe Bailey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wayde West.
Bailey misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bailey. West does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bailey is looking to wear down West with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bailey pivots, looking for a leg kick but West is out of range and Bailey settles back down.
Bailey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bailey swats away the attempt to clinch by West.
West closes the distance and clinches up with Bailey, looking for a takedown. West pushes Bailey against the cage but Bailey circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
West checks a low kick from Bailey.
Bailey swats away the attempt to clinch by West.
Bailey misses with a few strikes there.

West clinches up with Bailey and pushes him back against the cage.
West is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bailey to keep the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West tries to pull guard but Bailey won't allow it.

Bailey breaks the clinch.
West drops his hands momentarily and Bailey takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

West gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bailey tries a body shot but West blocks it.

Bailey jumps guard and drags West to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bailey looking to hit a scissor sweep but West is one step ahead there.
Bailey looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bailey is looking to sweep but instead, West has passed into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey is controlling West's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Bailey is trying to get back to full guard.
Bailey holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

West is working for a submission of some sort.
West trying to control from half guard but Bailey is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bailey is positioning himself well to prevent West advancing to mount.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bailey is trying to stand.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

West closes the distance and clinches.
Bailey is working for takedown but West is calmly controlling the position for now.
West tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bailey avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Bailey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wayde West's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bailey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bailey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and West counters with a left and a right that stings Bailey.
West tries to clinch but Bailey is having none of it.
West misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
West looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
West shoots for a double leg takedown but Bailey sprawls well. He's pushed West's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bailey is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Joe Bailey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wayde West.
Bailey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bailey misses with a wild body shot.
West dives in for a single leg takedown but Bailey sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West shoots in for a takedown but Bailey shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bailey misses with a wild body shot.
West tries to close the distance and clinch but Bailey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bailey misses with a body shot.
West tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bailey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bailey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that West can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bailey misses with a wild body shot.
Bailey throws a lazy right hand but West sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
West raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bailey.
Bailey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but West was well out of range. Poor timing from Bailey.
Bailey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but West circles away quickly and effectively.
Bailey swings away with a body shot that misses
and West counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice cross by Bailey.
Joe Bailey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bailey looks to land a body kick but West moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bailey. West does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bailey misses with a body shot.
Bailey tries to work over West's front leg with a kick but West checks it.
Bailey lands a nice leg kick that just misses West's sensitive parts.
West will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey lands a nice hook to West's body. West takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
West takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bailey just misses with a punch to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bailey swings for the body but West moves out of range.
West tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bailey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
West dives in for a single leg takedown but Bailey sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bailey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bailey leaves West with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bailey half committed to a counter leg kick.
Joe Bailey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bailey works West's body with a nice hook.
West shoots in but no luck this time.
West doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Bailey. No joy for West on that attempt.
West takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bailey misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bailey sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten West somewhat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from West is defended easily by Bailey.
Wayde West has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joe Bailey is winning the standup battle so far.
Bailey just misses with a punch to the body.
West takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fight stays on the outside here - West looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bailey misses with a double jab.
Bailey scores with a crisp jab that stopped West in his tracks.
Bailey fakes a jab and throws a low kick but West checks it well.
Bailey shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
West showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bailey.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bailey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
West avoids the body shot from Bailey.
A shot to the body from Bailey misses
and West counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bailey shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bailey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
West works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
West with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bailey to score with a decent uppercut.
Bailey sizes up West with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
West uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bailey.
West tries to land a front kick but Bailey steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bailey throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Bailey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bailey, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27

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