PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Theo Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adh Dah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adh Dah is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Taylor
vs
Dah

184 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Theo Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adh Dah!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor shoots in but Dah avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dah just misses with a punch to the body.

Dah clinches with his opponent.

Dah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dah swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Taylor gets a clinch.
Dah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dah tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Taylor just stands there and leans against the cage.

Dah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taylor ducks right into an uppercut from Dah.
Dah wants to land a leg kick but Taylor is out of range.
Taylor fails with a takedown attempt.
Taylor doesn't manage to clinch there - Dah circles away.
Dah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dah changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dah scores with a decent looking hook.
Dah lands with a straight right. Taylor didn't see that one coming.

Taylor is rocked!
A slapping leg kick lands for Dah.
Oh Taylor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dah keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Theo Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dah forces Taylor back against the cage and clinches.
Taylor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Taylor seems to have got his legs back now.
Taylor tries to score a body lock takedown but Dah shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Taylor is breathing heavily.

Dah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice takedown defense from Taylor. No joy for Dah on that attempt.
Dah will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Dah bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Taylor is trying to get back to half guard.

Dah stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Dah with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dah changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Taylor tries to avoid it but Dah manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Taylor to the ground. Taylor escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dah fails to land with a series of punches.
Dah shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Taylor as he jumps to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dah closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dah lands in his opponent's guard.
Dah seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dah is one step ahead there.
Dah controlling from the top position.
Taylor trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Taylor trying to keep a closed guard but Dah is proving a slippery customer.
Taylor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dah showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Taylor controlling Dah's posture.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taylor looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dah closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dah is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Taylor tries to get to full guard but Dah has control of the leg.
Dah wants to take a breather but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor is controlling Dah's trapped leg to prevent Dah from advancing to side control.
Taylor regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dah must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dah has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Taylor is proving hard to escape from.
Dah is breathing heavily.
Taylor tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dah trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Taylor is looking to stand up but Dah isn't so interested in that idea.
Dah stopping the sweep attempt from Taylor.
Taylor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

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.
Taylor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Taylor with a lazy takedown attempt

and Dah counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Dah drags the fight down to the ground.
Taylor trying to control but Dah is working from the bottom.

Taylor stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nice takedown defense from Dah. No joy for Taylor on that attempt.
Adh Dah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Dah catches Taylor right on the button with a cross.
Dah throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Taylor crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Adh Dah!