PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George St Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masato Kobayashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

St Taylor
vs
Kobayashi

181 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

174 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George St Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Masato Kobayashi!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kobayashi lands with a nice body kick.

Kobayashi instigates a clinch.
Kobayashi prevents a takedown attempt there.
St Taylor takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kobayashi tries a knee to the head but St Taylor blocks it.
Kobayashi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but St Taylor blocks it with crossed arms.
St Taylor is working for takedown but Kobayashi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kobayashi looking to throw knees to the head but St Taylor is blocking nicely.
Kobayashi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but St Taylor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kobayashi tries a knee to the head but St Taylor blocks it.
Kobayashi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but St Taylor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
St Taylor tries to score a body lock takedown but Kobayashi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George St Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kobayashi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
St Taylor is breathing heavily.
Kobayashi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kobayashi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kobayashi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kobayashi tries to land a knee to the head but St Taylor blocks with his arms.
Kobayashi misses with a knee strike.
Kobayashi misses with a knee strike.
St Taylor drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kobayashi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
St Taylor is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
St Taylor goes for a takedown attempt but Kobayashi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kobayashi lands with a thumping leg kick.
George St Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kobayashi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kobayashi lands a head kick!
Kobayashi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobayashi throws a head kick that half lands.
Kobayashi tries to clinch up but St Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice takedown defense from Kobayashi. No joy for St Taylor on that attempt.

Kobayashi clinches.
Kobayashi misses with a knee to the head.
Kobayashi connects with a knee to the head.
Kobayashi throws a knee to the head but misses.
St Taylor wants a takedown.
Kobayashi tries to land a knee to the head but St Taylor blocks with his arms.
St Taylor tries to score a body lock takedown but Kobayashi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kobayashi misses with a knee to the head.
St Taylor goes for a takedown attempt but Kobayashi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
St Taylor shoots in for a double leg but Kobayashi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
St Taylor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kobayashi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kobayashi delivers a nice body kick.
St Taylor shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kobayashi defends it nicely.
St Taylor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi is looking to land body kicks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kobayashi tries to clinch up.
Kobayashi looks for the body kick but St Taylor saw that one coming.
Kobayashi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kobayashi.
St Taylor takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for St Taylor. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Kobayashi misses with a body kick.
Masato Kobayashi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kobayashi is looking to clinch but St Taylor is avoiding it.
Kobayashi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kobayashi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kobayashi. That's going to slow St Taylor down.
Kobayashi fakes the leg kick and cracks St Taylor in the body.
Kobayashi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
St Taylor keeps the fight on the outside.
St Taylor sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kobayashi misses with a body kick.
St Taylor will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kobayashi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from St Taylor.
Kobayashi lands a front kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

St Taylor looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kobayashi!

St Taylor looking to isolate an arm here. Kobayashi doesn't see it coming and as St Taylor extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by St Taylor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). George St Taylor!