PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Corey Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tay Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dark Tranquillity - Therein. Smith has chosen Let It Rock as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tay Smith was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Taylor
vs
Smith

171 cm
21
184 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

179 cm
24
180 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Corey Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tay Smith!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Taylor, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith stuffs the takedown.
Smith throws a right and a left that Taylor avoids nicely.
Taylor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smith is fending him off so far but Taylor persists. Nope, Smith circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corey Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor fails with the takedown.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for Taylor on that attempt.
Taylor shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor shoots in looking for a takedown. Smith tries to sprawl out of it but Taylor keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Taylor misses with a takedown attempt - Smith sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Taylor shoots in for a double leg but Smith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Taylor gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith throws a right hand that Taylor ducks under and follows up with a left that Taylor also avoids with ease.
Smith tries to bum rush Taylor with a series of wild strikes but Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taylor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Taylor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smith swivels and escapes.
Smith lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Taylor backs up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taylor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smith is fending him off so far but Taylor persists. Nope, Smith circles away and we're back to standing.
Tay Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taylor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smith's waist but Smith gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Taylor off to one side.
Taylor dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Smith tries to bum rush Taylor with a series of wild strikes but Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Taylor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Horrible takedown by Taylor or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith which made him look bad.
Smith lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor shoots for a double leg takedown but Smith sprawls well. He's pushed Taylor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Smith throws a series of punches but Taylor avoids them all with ease.
Smith leaves Taylor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Smith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Smith scores with a jab to the body.
Taylor fails to land the takedown.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Taylor walks into a straight right hand from Smith.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a takedown attempt - Smith sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Smith looks to land a combination but Taylor avoids it well.
Smith attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Taylor looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
Taylor dives in and grabs Smith's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes down on Taylor's head and hops out.
Taylor shoots in but Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Taylor.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taylor takes a jab right on the kisser.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tay Smith dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Taylor tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Taylor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Smith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Corey Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smith swivels and escapes.
Smith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Taylor.

Smith gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Taylor to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Smith wriggles free and stands up.
Taylor fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corey Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith tries to bum rush Taylor with a series of wild strikes but Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taylor fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Smith looks to land a combination but Taylor avoids it well.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith throws a right hand that Taylor ducks under and follows up with a left that Taylor also avoids with ease.
Taylor fails with the takedown.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Taylor dives in and grabs Smith's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes down on Taylor's head and hops out.
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Taylor. Taylor gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Taylor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Taylor shoots for a takedown but Smith saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Smith might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Taylor, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Taylor shoots in looking for a takedown. Smith tries to sprawl out of it but Taylor keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith scores with a nice head shot.
Smith with a jab.
Horrible takedown by Taylor or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith which made him look bad.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Taylor blocks a head kick by Smith.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Smith goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Taylor fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taylor fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tay Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Taylor is defended easily by Smith.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taylor shoots in looking for a takedown. Smith tries to sprawl out of it but Taylor keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Smith duly obliges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Smith does it's job there.
Smith motions for Taylor to come forward. Smith throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corey Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Taylor is defended easily by Smith.
Taylor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Smith scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Taylor is rocked!
A jab from Smith misses.
Oh Taylor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.

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.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith swinging wilding here.
Smith throws a series of punches but Taylor avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taylor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Look low, kick high! Smith uses the oldest trick in the book to send Taylor tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Smith is absolutely delighted - when Taylor wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tay Smith!