PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Terrence Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
Slater

196 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Terrence Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Christian Slater!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bailey pushes Slater up against the cage in a clinch.
Bailey jumps guard but Slater stands there with Bailey around his waist. Bailey gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Bailey has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Slater uses from the top position.

Bailey working for a triangle but Slater defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bailey had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Slater defends it easily.
Bailey throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater cracks Bailey with a solid left hand.

Bailey looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Bailey pushes Slater off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey fails with an attempt to clinch.

Slater gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bailey drops down looking for an ankle pick but Slater pulls his leg out and moves away.

Slater shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bailey has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Bailey is looking for a triangle but Slater pushes his legs off easily.

Bailey is looking for a triangle but Slater pushes his legs off easily.
Bailey is breathing heavily.
Bailey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bailey is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Slater dives into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey tries to escape but Slater is in control.
Bailey is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bailey looking for a sweep but Slater has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Slater tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bailey squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Bailey tries to reverse the position but Slater maintains control.
Slater is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bailey is working to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey tries to buck Slater off but he can't manage it.

Slater looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Slater in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Slater won't let Bailey get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Slater controlling the position easily from mount.
Bailey is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bailey is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Bailey's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Bailey tries to hold on but Slater postures up.
Bailey is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bailey is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Slater connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bailey is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slater won't let Bailey get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Bailey is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Slater dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Slater shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bailey eats them both and turns towards Slater to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Slater darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Christian Slater has got the better of the ground game so far.

Bailey looking for submissions off his back.

Bailey looking for submissions off his back.
Bailey wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bailey trying to control but Slater postures up.
Bailey is trying to escape back to his feet but Slater uses the scramble to pass into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey wants to get back to his feet.
Bailey looking for a sweep but Slater has passed into full mount! Oh no!

Bailey bucks Slater off and manages to get back to his feet!

Slater is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bailey's half guard.
Slater scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Bailey makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Slater gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bailey throws a strike but Slater rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey lands a decent punch to the body there.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Terrence Bailey!