PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Warden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shannon Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warden comes to the cage accompanied by bodies. Jason Warden has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Warden
vs
Bailey

190 cm
22
175 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
169 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Warden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Shannon Bailey!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Warden bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Warden working away.

Warden wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bailey, who protects the arm well.
Bailey wants to control but Warden postures up.
Bailey sneaks back into half guard.
Bailey is trying to control but can't.
Warden looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bailey with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Warden not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bailey pushes Warden off looking to stand but Warden dives back in and keeps control.
Bailey wants to control but Warden is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Warden prevents Bailey from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Warden lands with a punch from half guard.
Bailey blocking the ground and pound attempt from Warden.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Warden tries to clinch up but Bailey circles away and keeps his distance.
Warden fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warden shoots in and drives through. Bailey sprawls well.
Bailey misses with a takedown attempt
and Warden counters with a two punch combo.
Warden throws a right and a left that Bailey avoids nicely.
Warden throws a sloppy head kick and Bailey moves out of range easily.
Bailey tries to clinch
and Warden counters with a series of strikes. Bailey will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bailey misses with a takedown attempt

and Warden counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bailey's guard now.
Bailey keeping moving, preventing Warden from controlling successfully.

Bailey is working an open guard so Warden takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
No luck for Bailey with that takedown attempt.
Jason Warden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shannon Bailey.
Bailey looks gassed!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Warden.
Warden lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey struggling a bit here.

Warden decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bailey to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Warden looks to land a combination. Bailey sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Warden lands a front kick.

Warden scores with a takedown into Bailey's guard.
Warden wants to control from the top but Bailey keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Warden accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bailey looking to control.
Warden throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Warden decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A slapping leg kick lands for Warden.

Warden shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ground and pound from Warden.
Warden seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bailey trying to control here.
Warden thows a huge punch but Bailey dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warden thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bailey's head.
Warden wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bailey keeps working.
Bailey is looking for a sweep. Warden is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Warden is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Warden scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Warden scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bailey is looking for a sweep. Warden is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Warden escapes and gets back to his feet.

Warden has managed to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warden trying to land knees to the body.
Warden tries for a takedown but Bailey manages to get underhooks.

Bailey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Warden lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Warden dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Warden shoots in for a takedown but Bailey shows good takedown defense.
Warden fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Warden clinches with his opponent.

Warden decides to pull guard.
Bailey trying to control the position from guard on top but Warden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jason Warden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bailey is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Warden punching from the bottom - just letting Bailey know he's still in a fight.
Warden working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bailey trying to control but Warden is working from the bottom.
Warden is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Warden seems to be looking for submissions.
Bailey is looking to control Warden's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bailey avoid being mounted?
Warden throws a strike but Bailey avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Warden trying to control but Bailey is working from the bottom.

Bailey pushes Warden off and scrambles back to his feet.
Warden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Warden lands a front kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Warden scores with a push kick.
Bailey takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bailey keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Warden. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Warden shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Warden throwing strikes but missing.
Warden stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bailey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Warden postures up.
Warden won't allow Bailey to get back to his feet.

Warden stands and steps away. Bailey gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bailey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Warden counters with a series of strikes. Bailey will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warden with a lazy takedown attempt

and Bailey counters with a takedown into side control.
Warden is looking for a sweep.
Warden can't do much from the bottom here.
Warden is not content to let Bailey control the position.
Bailey advances to full mount.
Feeble punches landing from Warden - he's mounted - they can't hurt.
Warden is working to get back to half guard.
Warden is working hard here to advance position.
Warden 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey tries to control but Warden wriggling away.
Warden throwing hammer fists to the chest of Bailey. What's that going to do exactly?
Bailey controlling his opponent.
Warden is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Warden is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Bailey tries to control but Warden wriggling away.
Bailey is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Shannon Bailey will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Warden lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bailey takes a step back to recover.
Warden throws a combination that misses
and Bailey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Warden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Bailey scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Warden bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Jason Warden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bailey tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Warden counters with a shoot takedown. Bailey fights it but they end up in guard.
Warden working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Warden working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bailey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bailey is trying to control the position but Warden postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey has momentary wrist control but Warden slips an elbow through the middle.
Bailey can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Warden controls the pace.
Bailey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Warden. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bailey trying to control the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Warden's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Warden.
Warden lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bailey tries to escape but Warden is in control.
Warden working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Warden landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Warden working the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Warden tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Warden stands up and beckons Bailey to his feet.

Warden shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bailey's guard.
Warden slips nicely into half guard.
Warden seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bailey does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bailey is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Warden lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warden stops Bailey from getting back to his feet.
Bailey wants to improve his position but Warden is controlling well.
Warden working the head and body with strikes.
Bailey keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Warden seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Warden lands a two punch combo.
Warden lands with a slapping head kick.
Warden fails to land with a series of punches.

Warden moves into the clinch successfully.
Warden tries for a takedown but Bailey manages to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Warden is looking to break free of the clinch but Bailey has double underhooks.
Bailey tries to break the clinch but Warden is controlling the position.
Bailey looking for a takedown.

Warden manages to break the clinch.

Warden shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Warden moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Bailey has worked his arm free - good work by Bailey!
Warden in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bailey tries to bench press Warden off him but Warden keeps the position.
Bailey struggling a bit here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Warden is trying to get an arm triangle but Bailey is defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Warden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Warden has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Warden!