PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Colby Taylor (ranked 133 p4p, 1610 weight class) and Stan Man (ranked 13 p4p, 118 weight class). Colby Taylor looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Taylor
vs
Man

170 cm
30
145
31 - 6 - 2

165 cm
30
143
19 - 14 - 2

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Colby Taylor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 2, fighting out of London, Stan Man!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man moves out of range of the strikes.
Taylor lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Taylor misses.
Man shoots in and drives through. Taylor sprawls well.
Man shoots in but Taylor avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Man with a lazy takedown attempt
and Taylor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Colby Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stan Man.
Taylor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Man shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Man throws a big elbow that misses.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Man preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Taylor working for submissions but it's allowed Man to get to half guard.
Man seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Man lands strikes from half guard.
Taylor tries to roll over but Man keeps him under control.
Taylor is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Zombie MMA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.

Man is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Taylor is just riding it out for now. Man eventually gives up the hold.
Taylor is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Man's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Man's back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man wants to control his opponent's hands but Taylor gets his hands free.
Taylor wants to control but Man is keeping busy.
Taylor not allowing Man to control his hands.
Taylor keeps control of the position easily here as Man tries to buck him off.

Taylor looking for the choke from the back.
Man is trying to get back to his feet but Taylor has full control of the position and if anything, Man has just worked his way into a worse spot.
I really don't envy Man right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man is still trying to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Taylor trying to control momentarily.

Taylor looking for the choke but no joy.
Taylor avoiding Man 's attempts to control his hands.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man is really stuck here.
Taylor throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Taylor keeps control of the position as Man tries to break free.
Taylor trying to control.
Taylor biding his time, looking for the opening.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Man trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Man is trying to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Colby Taylor dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Man fails with a takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Taylor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Taylor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Man shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Taylor sprawls well. Taylor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Man gets slowly back to his feet.
It looked like Taylor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man walks into a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man fails with a takedown attempt.
Colby Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stan Man.
Man is trying hard to land a takedown here. Taylor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Taylor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man can do to turn this around?
Man goes for a double leg but Taylor avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Taylor continues to drive forward.
Taylor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Man moves away from the strike by Taylor.
Taylor throws out a powerful jab.
Man doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Taylor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taylor stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Taylor wants it to stay on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor cracks Man with a good jab.
Man gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Taylor counters with a straight right hand.
Taylor scores with the left hand. Man knows he should have avoided that one.
Taylor lands a body shot.
Taylor scores with a decent looking hook.
Man fails with the takedown
and Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man with a poor takedown
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
Taylor lands with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
Taylor lands a jab.
Taylor lands a body shot.
Man shoots in for a takedown but Taylor shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Taylor misses with an uppercut.
Taylor misses with a straight right.
Man fails with the takedown
and Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a takedown
enabling Taylor to counter with a crisp jab.
Man on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Taylor lands a head shot.
Taylor lands a lovely overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man with a lazy takedown attempt
and Taylor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Taylor as he connects with a hook.
Taylor digs a good body shot into Man's ribs.
Man takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Colby Taylor dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Man shoots in for a takedown but Taylor shows good takedown defense.
Taylor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Man.
It looked like Taylor was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Man.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Man.
Colby Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stan Man.
Taylor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor punishes Man's body with a nice straight punch.
Taylor lands a nice hook to Man's body. Man takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Man with a poor takedown
and Taylor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor leaves Man with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Taylor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Taylor lands with a shot to the body.
Man with a lazy takedown attempt
and Taylor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Man takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Taylor lands with a right hand.
Taylor connects with a crisp jab.
Nice shot by Taylor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Man looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Taylor!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor is looking for a sweep.

Man thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Taylor gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Taylor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Taylor wants to improve his position but Man is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Man lands a nice short elbow.
Man looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Taylor with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Man wants to control but Taylor is keeping him busy.
Taylor moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Taylor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Man lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stan Man has got the better of the ground game so far.
Man working some strikes from top position.
Man trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor wants to sweep here but Man controlling him for the moment.
Man works over Taylor with some ground and pound from guard.

Taylor working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Man doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Man manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Man is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Taylor has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Man can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Colby Taylor clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Man darts in looking for a takedown but Taylor gets double underhooks and turns Man into the cage.
A jab from Taylor does it's job there.
Taylor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Man shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ground and pound from Man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man trying to mount his opponent but Taylor defends it.
Taylor wants to control but Man is keeping busy.
Taylor slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Man stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Taylor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Man with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Taylor has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Man can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Man working some strikes from top position.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Man works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Taylor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Taylor has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Man is working away from the top position though.
Taylor is trying to control but Man manages to pass to mount!
Man looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Man lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Taylor is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Man! Taylor is hurt baaadly! Man is firing away with more strikes - Taylor is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stan Man!
Stan Man is the new bantamweight champion!
Our winner, Stan Man, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.