PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Brawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brawler has chosen "Rock N Roll All Night" By Kiss as his entrance music. Nathan Taylor could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ray Brawler's chin.

Taylor
vs
Brawler

183 cm
23
210 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

189 cm
23
200 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ray Brawler!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor drops Brawler with a right and a left! Taylor comes rushing in but Brawler regains his composure and manages to keep Taylor in guard.

It looks like Ray Brawler has been cut.
Taylor controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Taylor has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Brawler is proving hard to escape from.
Brawler being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brawler keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brawler is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor wants to get up but he can't break Brawler's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Taylor is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Brawler wants to stand and escape but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor controls from within his opponent's guard.
Brawler is looking to stand up but Taylor isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Taylor showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Taylor won't allow Brawler to get back to his feet.
Taylor looking to pass the guard.
Taylor slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to stand but can't do so whilst Brawler controls his leg.
Taylor performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Taylor wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Brawler uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Taylor would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Taylor prevents Brawler from getting back to his feet.
Brawler looks gassed!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Taylor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Brawler's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A chopping leg kick lands by Taylor.
Taylor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Taylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brawler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brawler doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
Brawler tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor connects with the punch.
Brawler tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Taylor cracks Brawler with a good jab.
Taylor thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Brawler if he has to take too many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor throws a nice head kick!

Brawler is rocked!
Oooh a lovely combination from Taylor sends Brawler down but not out. Taylor dives into side control looking to finish.
Brawler is still in real trouble! Can Taylor finish him?

That has opened up Ray Brawler's cut even more.
Taylor controls the position.
An elbow from Taylor crashes against the mat.
Brawler seems to have recovered his senses.
Taylor controls the position.
Brawler is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Taylor decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Taylor stalks Brawler and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Brawler's face. Brawler staggers backwards, shaken.
Taylor stalks Brawler and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Brawler's face. Brawler staggers backwards, shaken.
Taylor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taylor scores with a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Taylor!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Taylor!
Taylor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brawler tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Taylor throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Taylor throws a right hand that Brawler ducks under and follows up with a left that Brawler also avoids with ease.
Brawler wants to clinch.
Brawler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brawler takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brawler is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Taylor.
Brawler tries to close the distance and clinch but Taylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taylor lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Brawler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brawler wants to clinch.
Nathan Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taylor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brawler tries to clinch there but Taylor circles away.
Ray Brawler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor lands a nice looking kick to the body. Brawler takes a step back to recover.
Taylor goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Taylor.

Brawler has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brawler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawler prevents Taylor from breaking the clinch.
Brawler misses with a knee to the head.
Brawler tries to land a knee to the head but Taylor blocks with his arms.
Brawler misses with a knee to the head.
Brawler throws a knee to the head but misses.
Taylor is looking to break free of the clinch but Brawler has double underhooks.
Brawler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taylor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brawler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Taylor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brawler has him pressed against the cage.
Brawler throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brawler misses with a knee strike.
Taylor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brawler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taylor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brawler connects with a knee to the head.
Brawler with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brawler keeps control of Taylor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brawler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brawler prevents Taylor from breaking the clinch.
Brawler tries to land a knee to the head but Taylor blocks with his arms.
Brawler tries to land a knee to the head but Taylor blocks with his arms.
Brawler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Taylor managing to block the knees to the body from Brawler.
Brawler tries to land a knee to the head but Taylor blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brawler keeps control of Taylor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taylor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brawler landing knees to the body.

Taylor breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Taylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taylor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Brawler tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Taylor scores with a push kick.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Brawler.
Brawler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taylor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brawler tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Brawler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nathan Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A left and a right from Taylor both land. Nice combination.
Brawler wants to clinch.
Taylor bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brawler's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Taylor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ray Brawler's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Brawler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brawler walks forward, straight into a front kick from Taylor.
Taylor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brawler tries to close the distance and clinch but Taylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taylor lands a slapping body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Taylor scores with a four punch combination!
Taylor tries to bum rush Brawler with a series of wild strikes but Brawler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taylor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Taylor lands an overhand right.
A jab from Taylor does it's job there.
Brawler wants to clinch.
Taylor lands a nice shot that snaps Brawler's head back.
Taylor misses with a two punch combination.
Taylor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nathan Taylor is winning the standup battle so far.
Taylor tries to bum rush Brawler with a series of wild strikes but Brawler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brawler forces Taylor back against the cage and clinches.
Brawler connects with a knee to the head.
Brawler throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brawler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brawler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brawler misses with a knee to the head.

Brawler turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Brawler manages to end up in side control.
Taylor wants to control but Brawler postures up.
Taylor is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Brawler asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brawler decides to stand back up. Brawler steps back and let's Taylor get back to his feet.
Taylor feints and then cracks Brawler's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brawler down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Taylor.
Brawler tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor throws a head kick but Brawler moves out of range.

Brawler rushes Taylor and presses him up against the cage.
Taylor tries to break the clinch but Brawler is controlling the position.
Brawler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brawler with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brawler scores with a knee to the head.
Brawler tries to land a knee to the head but Taylor blocks with his arms.

Taylor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brawler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taylor connects with a solid leg kick.
Taylor thows a body kick. Brawler tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Taylor scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Taylor misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Taylor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brawler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brawler takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Taylor throws a leg kick but Brawler sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Brawler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taylor throws a sloppy head kick and Brawler moves out of range easily.
Brawler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brawler closes the distance and clinches up with Taylor, looking for a takedown. Brawler pushes Taylor against the cage but Taylor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Taylor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taylor cracks Brawler with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Taylor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brawler sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Brawler tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.
Brawler is looking to clinch.
Taylor lands with a nice body punch.
Taylor swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brawler.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brawler doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
Ray Brawler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taylor scores with a three punch combo!
Taylor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taylor throws a combination. Brawler tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Brawler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taylor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brawler tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor scores with a hook to the body. Brawler takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A combination from Taylor does no damage.
Brawler tries to clinch there but Taylor circles away.
Taylor throws a right hand that Brawler ducks under and follows up with a left that Brawler also avoids with ease.
Brawler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brawler wants to clinch.
Taylor throws a head kick that Brawler semi-blocks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Taylor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Taylor, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Taylor!