PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and freight train (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). train has chosen yes as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Sean Taylor is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Taylor
vs
train

225 cm
22
205 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

195 cm
24
210 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

GTI - 1337 from $10 new designs 10/09/10
GTI - 1337 from $10 new designs 10/09/10

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Taylor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, freight train!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Taylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
train connects with a crisp jab.
Taylor cracks a nice hook into train's ribs.
Taylor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

train scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Taylor regains half guard, as train was trying to land strikes.
train looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
train throwing shots but Taylor is blocking nicely.
train throwing shots but Taylor is blocking nicely.
train is looking to advance position but Taylor won't allow it.
train thows a huge punch but Taylor dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
train trying to pass the guard but Taylor defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
train with the ground and pound but Taylor uses the opportunity to regain guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Taylor connects with the punch.
Taylor throws a big shot that misses.
train tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from train.
A punch lands to the side of train 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Taylor misses with a wild combination.
Nice defenses there by Taylor.
Sean Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
train ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taylor moves away.

train closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Taylor to the mat! Taylor manages to get full guard.
train loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Taylor wants to stand up but train is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
train wants to pass the guard but Taylor is keeping the position.
Taylor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
train stands and throws Taylor's legs to the side, diving into side control.
train misses with the ground and pound.
train is putting a hurting on Taylor here, landing some big shots from side control.
train with the ground and pound but Taylor regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
train tries to pass to full mount but Taylor defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
train is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Taylor reverses the position - he's now on top in train's guard.
Taylor will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Taylor trying to stand up but can't free himself from train's guard.
Taylor preventing the sweep.
train is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
train landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from train.
train throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Taylor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
train is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
train looking to pass the guard.
Taylor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
train is pushing down on Taylor's leg trying to pass to half guard. Taylor is fighting to maintain full guard but train has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
train throwing shots but Taylor is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Taylor lands a nice shot to the body.
Taylor missing with a left hand there. train was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sean Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor misses with a few strikes there.
Taylor throws a predictable looking body shot
and train counters with a left and a right that stings Taylor.
Taylor swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting train counter with a right hand.
Taylor lands with a shot to the body.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but train was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
train takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Taylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taylor throws a jab when train was well out of range.
train moves away from the strike by Taylor.
Danga de danga de dang - Taylor scores with a four punch combination!

train gets the takedown into side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
train in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
train taking a break here but Taylor is having none of it and regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
train missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
train tries to pass to full mount but Taylor defends it.
train thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Taylor to regain full guard.
Taylor wants to stand and escape but train is having none of it.
train passes easily into side control. Nice work.
train tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
train has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Taylor defending against the ground and pound.
Taylor parries the strikes from train easily there. train is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Taylor to escape.
train connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Taylor some visible discomfort.
train misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
train throws an elbow but Taylor slips to the side and avoids it well.
train sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Taylor is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Taylor takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The ground and pound from train seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

train working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
train is breathing heavily.

Taylor bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Taylor swings away with a body shot that misses

so train counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
train throws a big right hand that misses.
train trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
train throws and elbow that misses. Taylor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in train's guard. Nice move by Taylor!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

train escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Taylor gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
freight train has got the better of the ground game so far.
train lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Taylor!
train putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taylor tries to buck train off but he can't manage it.
train misses with a head shot.
Taylor avoids a series of strikes thrown by train.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

freight train showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Taylor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A swing and a miss from Taylor.
train looks to throw the jab but Taylor is out of range.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by train.
Taylor fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Taylor misses.
Taylor is looking to wear down train with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
train swinging wildly here.
train slips under a jab from Taylor.
Taylor throws a right and a left that train avoids nicely.
train takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Taylor throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Taylor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and train counters with a lovely shot to the body.
train punishes Taylor's body with a nice straight punch.
train fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sean Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
train falls off balance throwing a combination
and Taylor counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
train lands with a right hand.

train bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
train scoring with punches and elbows.
train working the ground and pound but Taylor is defending the strikes.
train cracks Taylor with a big right hand but Taylor just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
train moves into full mount!

train looking for a guillotine from mount but Taylor is having none of it.
train with a couple of short strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
train thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
train landing shots from mount.
train landing strikes from the mount and Taylor is in trouble!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
train unloads with some shots from mount but Taylor bucks and avoids them well.
train pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
train throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Taylor blocking the ground and pound.
train breaks from Taylor's wrist control and lands an elbow.
train working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
train can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Taylor is looking to escape.
Taylor is in a horrible position here. train smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by train.
train thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
train pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
A nice elbow there by train.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
train is landing with some decent strikes but Taylor is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
train unloads with some shots from mount but Taylor bucks and avoids them well.
train thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
train landing strikes from the mount and Taylor is in trouble!
train punching from mount but Taylor doing a good job of avoiding damage.
train misses with a head shot.
train working away from the top, dropping strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
train landing shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
train working Taylor over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

freight train really 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.

train just misses with a punch to the body.
train scores with a body shot.
Taylor misses with a telegraphed body shot

and train counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
train throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
train not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
train missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
train missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
train throwing shots but Taylor is blocking nicely.
train thows a huge punch but Taylor dodges it nicely.
Taylor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Taylor regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from train.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
train lands a nice shot that snaps Taylor's head back.
Taylor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
train lands a right hook to the body.
Taylor misses with a double jab.
Taylor staying out of range there.
train throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
train scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A left lands for train.
Taylor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Taylor lands a jab to train's midsection.
train lands the left hand.
train has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

train closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Taylor to the mat! Taylor manages to get full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
train passes Taylor's left leg - he's now in half guard.
train works his way into side control.
Taylor managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by train.
Taylor takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
train misses with the ground and pound.
Taylor is working to avoid the ground and pound but train connects with a decent elbow.
train tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
train lands a decent elbow from side control.
train throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
train throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Taylor seems a little lost for a moment, as train dominates the positioning.
train wants to control but Taylor is keeping him busy.
train working the ground and pound but Taylor is defending the strikes.
The strikes coming from train are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Taylor pushes train away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, train gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
train in side control, throwing shots but Taylor defends.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
train pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taylor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
train misses the shot to the body.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from train.
Taylor falls off balance throwing a combination
and train makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
train misses the shot to the body.
Taylor misses with a few strikes there.
freight train seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut lands for train. That snapped Taylor's head back.
train changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Taylor tries to avoid it but train manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Taylor to the ground. Taylor escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Taylor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

train scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

freight train dominated that fourth 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. And we move into the final round!

train throws a shot from downtown. Taylor moves away and avoids it.
train lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
train fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from train misses.
Taylor throws a shot from downtown. train moves away and avoids it.
Nice body punch from Taylor.
train throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Taylor does no damage.
Taylor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
train throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taylor punishes train's body with a nice straight punch.
Taylor moves out of range as train strikes.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Taylor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by train.
Taylor bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
train slips a jab and a cross from Taylor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
train uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
train scores with a shot to the body.
Good shot there by train.
train showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taylor.
train connects with a body shot.

train shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. train showed some decent athleticism there.
train sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Taylor defending well though.
train sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Taylor defending well though.
train wants to pass the guard but Taylor is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
train passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Taylor!
train looking to ground and pound but Taylor is blocking nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by train there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
train lands a big elbow.
train pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
train with shots to the head and body - Taylor looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
train is landing with some decent strikes but Taylor is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
train takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
train thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
train misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
train in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Poor strikes thrown by train there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Taylor avoids a series of strikes thrown by train.
train lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Taylor hang on?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is trying to stand up.
train scores with a couple of good head shots there.
train looking to ground and pound but Taylor is blocking nicely.
train is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sean Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
freight train is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
train wants to control the pace but Taylor is squirming around nicely.
train lands a big shot there that rocks Taylor but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
train tries to control but Taylor wriggling away.
train lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
freight train comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well train has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 45:50
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 45:50
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... freight train!
freight train is the new light heavyweight champion!