PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Starling Silva (ranked 2536 p4p, 2224 weight class) and Meldrick Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Taylor

191 cm
44
183
32 - 24 - 1

185 cm
29
175
13 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction

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 32 - 24 - 1, fighting out of New York, Starling Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Meldrick Taylor!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
Silva lands a jab to Taylor's midsection.
Taylor staying out of range there.
Silva misses with a straight right.

Taylor clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Taylor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taylor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Taylor moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva misses with a left hand
and Taylor counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
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!
Taylor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Taylor throws a counter combo.
Taylor is looking to clinch.

Taylor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Taylor misses with the head strike.
Taylor lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor throws a head punch that misses.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Taylor throws a head punch that misses.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Taylor avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
Taylor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taylor throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
A short right from Silva.
Taylor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Taylor dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taylor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Taylor shoots in.
Taylor wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.

Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taylor.
Taylor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva digs a right hand into Taylor's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Taylor's gas tank.
Silva blocking some punches.
Taylor swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taylor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Taylor scores with a shoulder strike.
Taylor avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Taylor blocks a body shot from Silva.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taylor has him pressed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taylor misses with a punch on the inside.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taylor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Silva is rocked!
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor lands with a big left! Silva is wobbled badly! Taylor comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Silva to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Meldrick Taylor!