PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Troy Bailey (ranked 2954 p4p, 351 weight class) and Breno Pinheiro (ranked 3959 p4p, 438 weight class). Troy Bailey is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Bailey
vs
Pinheiro

185 cm
25
187 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
201 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Troy Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Breno Pinheiro!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinheiro digs a good hook to Bailey's body.
Pinheiro lands with a nice body punch.
Bailey shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pinheiro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bailey.
Pinheiro is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Pinheiro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pinheiro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pinheiro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bailey takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bailey misses with a takedown
and Pinheiro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bailey misses with a takedown attempt - Pinheiro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Troy Bailey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pinheiro gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bailey.
Pinheiro just leaning against Bailey, taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Pinheiro.
Bailey is working for takedown but Pinheiro is calmly controlling the position for now.
Good body shot from Pinheiro.
Bailey being controlled against the cage.

Pinheiro breaks from the clinch.
Pinheiro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bailey takes one to the side of the head.
Pinheiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Pinheiro closes the distance and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Pinheiro.
A left hand lands to the body for Pinheiro.
Pinheiro is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bailey is keeping busy.
Bailey has Pinheiro pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pinheiro manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pinheiro is pressed up against the cage. Bailey has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pinheiro down to the mat. Pinheiro avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pinheiro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Troy Bailey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bailey with a poor takedown
enabling Pinheiro to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinheiro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bailey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bailey changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pinheiro tries to avoid it but Bailey manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pinheiro to the ground. Pinheiro escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bailey is breathing heavily.
Pinheiro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bailey drops his hands momentarily and Pinheiro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pinheiro lands a nice shot that snaps Bailey's head back.

Bailey is rocked!
Pinheiro digs a good hook to Bailey's body.
Oh Bailey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Bailey darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bailey seems to have got his legs back now.
Bailey throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bailey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pinheiro defending well though.
Pinheiro is trying to stand up here but Bailey is controlling him well.
Pinheiro looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bailey landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bailey blocks the strikes from Pinheiro.
Pinheiro keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bailey prevents Pinheiro from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinheiro taking some punishment here, with Bailey in his half guard.
Bailey has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Bailey scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bailey working over Pinheiro with some ground and pound. Pinheiro looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pinheiro tries to roll over but Bailey keeps him under control.
Bailey scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Pinheiro actively working from the bottom here.
Pinheiro has hold of Bailey's hands but Bailey slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bailey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pinheiro on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bailey scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bailey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pinheiro defending well though.
Pinheiro is trying to get back to full guard.
Bailey looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Bailey there.

Pinheiro actively working from the bottom here.
Bailey winds up and cracks Pinheiro with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bailey is nestled in close to Pinheiro, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bailey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bailey lands a nice short elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bailey lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Bailey there.

Pinheiro is rocked!
Bailey looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pinheiro is still in real trouble! Can Bailey finish him?
Bailey working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pinheiro tries to roll over but Bailey keeps him under control.
Bailey looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pinheiro with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bailey lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Pinheiro quite badly. Pinheiro pulls Bailey in close trying to recover. Bailey postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Pinheiro on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Pinheiro doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Troy Bailey!
An out of breath Troy Bailey thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.