PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Myles Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Myles Taylor has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Taylor
vs
Hill

180 cm
19
160 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

177 cm
20
160 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Myles Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Taylor Hill!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor takes a kick to the side of the head.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hill as he jumps to the side.
Myles Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Taylor.
Hill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taylor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hill stuffs the takedown attempt from Taylor. Taylor gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Myles Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hill with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Taylor on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

Hill shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Taylor working to try and regain half guard.
Hill with shots to the head and body - Taylor looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hill takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hill cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hill looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Taylor keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hill takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hill working the ground and pound effectively.
Hill looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hill lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Taylor is looking to improve his position but Hill isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is working hard here to advance position.

Hill with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Taylor is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Taylor sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hill thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hill seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are battling for position here. Taylor manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor wants to sweep here but Hill controlling him for the moment.
Hill content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Taylor tries to strike from the bottom.
Taylor is trying to control the position but Hill postures up.
Hill won't allow Taylor to sweep him here.
Taylor is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hill is controlling him.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hill dodges the punch combination from Taylor.
Taylor throws a lazy body kick

and Hill counters by moving into the clinch.
Taylor can't break the clinch.
Taylor tries to score a body lock takedown but Hill shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Hill has picked Taylor up - he's going for a ride! Hill dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Hill looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor trying to control but Hill postures up.
Taylor on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hill not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Taylor is pressing down on Hill's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Taylor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hill is not content to let Taylor control the position.

Taylor is looking for a kimura but Hill is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Taylor to get the leverage.
Taylor wants to pass to mount but Hill is defending the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taylor throwing shots but Hill is blocking nicely.

Hill has one foot on Taylor's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

Hill shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taylor Hill dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Taylor shoots and misses

and Hill counters by clinching up.
Taylor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Hill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taylor pushes Hill away with a front kick.
Taylor throws a combination. Hill tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice takedown defense from Hill. No joy for Taylor on that attempt.
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hill as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Myles Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Hill counter with a right hand.
Hill misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taylor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Hill counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hill.
Hill tries to score a body lock takedown but Taylor shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Taylor drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A body shot lands from Hill.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Taylor works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Hill is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving.
Taylor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Taylor slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Taylor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hill keeps working.
Hill is working to avoid the ground and pound but Taylor connects with a decent elbow.
Hill manages to get back to half guard.
Taylor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Taylor is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Taylor is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hill defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill is looking to control Taylor's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hill avoid being mounted?
Taylor throwing shots but Hill is blocking nicely.
Taylor 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.
Taylor has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Taylor lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Taylor lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Taylor wants to control the pace but Hill is squirming around nicely.
A nice elbow there by Taylor.
Taylor lands with some strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to control but Hill wriggling away.
The referee warns Hill that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hill is bucking up trying to escape but Taylor cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hill is working to get back to half guard.
Taylor scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Taylor lands a heavy elbow.
Taylor lands a heavy elbow.
Taylor fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hill is looking to get to half guard.
Taylor looking to control but Hill is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Taylor connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Taylor is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Taylor raining down shots from the mount!
Taylor postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hill looks a forlorn figure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor lands a heavy elbow.
Taylor is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taylor lands a heavy elbow.
Taylor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hill is looking to escape.
Taylor with shots to the head and body - Hill looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Myles Taylor dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Taylor doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Hill counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Taylor wants to sweep here but Hill controlling him for the moment.
Hill would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Taylor trying to control the position.
Taylor throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Taylor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Taylor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hill manages to get himself to full guard.
Hill trying to keep a closed guard but Taylor is proving a slippery customer.
Hill takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Hill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor looking to pass the guard.

Taylor gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Taylor tries to clinch but Hill moves out of range.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hill but Hill pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Taylor lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hill backs up against the ropes.
Taylor closes the distance and clinches up with Hill, looking for a takedown. Taylor pushes Hill against the ropes but Hill circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Myles Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor tries to clinch there but Hill circles away.
Taylor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taylor shoots for a takedown but Hill saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice body kick there by Hill.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hill as he jumps to the side.

Hill clinches up against the ropes.
Taylor is looking to break free of the clinch but Hill has double underhooks.

Hill decides to pull guard.
Taylor postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hill can't keep his opponent in guard - Taylor advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Myles Taylor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Taylor working the head and body with strikes.
Taylor scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Taylor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Taylor in particular looking to stall.
Nice strikes from Taylor there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor trying to mount his opponent but Hill defends it.
Taylor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hill is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Taylor scores with a couple of nice shots.
Taylor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Taylor prevents Hill from standing back up.
Hill flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Taylor working over Hill with some ground and pound. Hill looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hill is looking to improve his position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Taylor darts in trying to clinch
and Hill counters with a good low kick that Taylor was not able to check.
Hill circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Taylor misses with a takedown attempt - Hill sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Hill moves out of range.
Taylor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hill as he avoids it easily.
Taylor doesn't manage to clinch there - Hill circles away.

Hill forces Taylor back against the ropes and clinches.
Hill lands a nice knee to the body.
Hill tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Taylor smiles and moves away.
Hill throws a head kick but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Horrible takedown by Taylor or perhaps it was just good defense by Hill which made him look bad.
Taylor tries to clinch up

and Hill counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Taylor Hill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hill has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29

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