PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Corey Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Sotiar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Taylor might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dark Tranquillity - Therein. Mark Sotiar is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Taylor
vs
Sotiar

171 cm
20
184 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Corey Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Sotiar!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sotiar swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.

Taylor closes the distance and pushes Sotiar back into the cage.
Taylor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sotiar tries to break the clinch but Taylor is controlling the position.
Sotiar is trying to break the clinch but Taylor is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taylor.
Taylor lands an uppercut.
Taylor throws a punch but it's blocked by Sotiar.
Taylor scores with a shoulder strike.
Sotiar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sotiar managing to block the knees to the body from Taylor.
Taylor is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Taylor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Taylor pushes Sotiar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taylor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Taylor.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taylor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Taylor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor digs a right hand into Sotiar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sotiar's gas tank.
Taylor has Sotiar pressed against the cage.
Taylor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Taylor tries a knee to the head but Sotiar blocks it.
A short right from Taylor on the inside.
Taylor trying to land knees to the body.
Sotiar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Taylor lands with a light punch inside.
Taylor lands with a right to the head.
Taylor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sotiars head.
Taylor tries to land knees in the clinch but Sotiar avoids the damage to the body.
Sotiar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sotiar is trying to break the clinch but Taylor is controlling him.
Taylor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Taylor tries to land knees in the clinch but Sotiar avoids the damage to the body.
Still in the clinch, Taylor scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taylor swings wildly with an uppercut but Sotiar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sotiar blocking some punches.
Taylor works on Sotiar's body with a couple of short punches.
Taylor lands a shoulder strike.
Taylor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sotiar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taylor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Taylor.
Taylor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sotiar blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Taylor.
Taylor manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A right handed body shot lands from Taylor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor pushes off an throws an elbow but Sotiar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Taylor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Taylor lands an uppercut.
Taylor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sotiar backwards.
Taylor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sotiar backwards.
A right hand to the body from Taylor.
Sotiar is trying to force a seperation but Taylor has the dominant position.
Taylor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sotiar backwards.
Taylor lands with a short shot to the head.
Sotiar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Taylor is struggling to control the position.
Taylor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sotiar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Taylor lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Taylor.
Sotiar is pressed up against the cage. Taylor has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sotiar down to the mat. Sotiar avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor checks a leg kick nicely.
Taylor is looking to clinch.
Taylor tries to clinch up.
Sotiar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Taylor.
Taylor tries to clinch up.
Corey Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor doesn't manage to clinch there - Sotiar circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sotiar.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Taylor tries to clinch up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sotiar throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sotiar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sotiar just misses with a punch to the body.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sotiar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corey Taylor dominated that 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.

Taylor is looking to clinch.
Taylor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sotiar.
Corey Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taylor doesn't manage to clinch there - Sotiar circles away.
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Taylor.

Taylor moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Taylor.
Taylor jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sotiar walks away with a smile on his face. Taylor gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sotiar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sotiar thuds his shin into the meat of Taylor's side.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sotiar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taylor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A good leg kick by Sotiar.
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sotiar.
Sotiar throws a jab when Taylor was well out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taylor walks into a stiff left hand from Sotiar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor slips a straight right by Sotiar.
Taylor walks into a jab.

Taylor is rocked!
Sotiar thumps Taylor with a low kick.
Oh Taylor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor tries to get into range but Sotiar steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Taylor! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Sotiar scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mark Sotiar!