PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tim Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Dickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Taylor could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brian Dickson's chin.

Taylor
vs
Dickson

175 cm
19
147 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tim Taylor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Dickson!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickson misses with a head kick.
Taylor tries to clinch up.
Dickson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dickson misses with a head kick.
Taylor doesn't manage to clinch there - Dickson circles away.
Dickson tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.
Dickson throws a head kick that misses.
Taylor checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Taylor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Taylor fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor tries for a takedown but Dickson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Dickson has Taylor up against the cage in a clinch.
Dickson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dickson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Taylor.
Dickson tries a knee to the head but Taylor blocks it.
Dickson scores a nice knee to the body.
Taylor dodges an elbow strike from Dickson.
Dickson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dickson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taylor wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dickson keeps control of Taylor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taylor tries to pull guard but Dickson won't allow it.

Taylor pulls guard successfully.

Taylor looking for a guillotine here but Dickson defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is controlling Dickson's posture.
Taylor controls Dickson momentarily but Dickson frees himself.
Taylor working a defensive guard but Dickson passes into half guard.
Taylor wants to control but Dickson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Taylor tries to get to full guard but Dickson has control of the leg.
Taylor trying to control but Dickson postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor wants to get back to full guard.
Taylor trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Dickson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dickson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Taylor regains half guard.
Taylor tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Dickson has advanced to mount. Uh oh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dickson controlling the pace for now.
Taylor keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dickson trying to control but Taylor is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taylor working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Dickson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Taylor scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Well, if Taylor is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Dickson gets back to full guard.
Taylor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Taylor is working hard here to advance position.
Taylor passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Taylor tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Taylor is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Dickson tries to hold on but Taylor pushes him away.
Taylor controlling the position easily from mount.
Dickson taking shots to the head.
Dickson is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Taylor has isolated one of Dickson's arms. Dickson looking to fight him off but Taylor twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tim Taylor!
Tim Taylor retains his featherweight title!