PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Conwboy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Taylor might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Back To School by Deftones. Mark Conwboy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Taylor
vs
Conwboy

183 cm
26
217 lbs
11 - 5 - 1

188 cm
25
205 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Black Skull Clothing

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 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Conwboy!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taylor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Conwboy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conwboy moves away.
Taylor tries to bum rush Conwboy with a series of wild strikes but Conwboy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Conwboy throws a right hand that Taylor ducks under and follows up with a left that Taylor also avoids with ease.
Conwboy cracks Taylor with an open hand slap.
Conwboy cracks Taylor with a good jab.
Conwboy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Taylor sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Conwboy somewhat.
Taylor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nathan Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor throws a sloppy head kick and Conwboy moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor slips under a jab from Conwboy.
Taylor throws a combination that misses
and Conwboy counters with a straight right hand.
Taylor throws a combination that misses
and Conwboy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Taylor throws a low kick but Conwboy avoids it.
Taylor misses with a double jab
and Conwboy counters with a left to the body.
Nathan Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Conwboy misses its intended target.
Conwboy lands a jab to the nose.
Taylor misses with a straight left.
Conwboy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conwboy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Taylor makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Conwboy really felt that one!
Taylor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Conwboy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Conwboy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taylor.
Conwboy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Taylor. Taylor circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Conwboy looks to land a left hand but Taylor moved out of range nicely.
Conwboy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Taylor.
Conwboy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Conwboy counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Taylor misses its intended target.
Taylor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Conwboy.
Taylor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Conwboy counters with a series of strikes. Taylor will be more careful next time no doubt.
Conwboy lands the left hand.
Taylor misses with a body punch
enabling Conwboy to counter with a crisp jab.
Taylor swings for the body but Conwboy moves out of range.
Conwboy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Taylor had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Taylor takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Taylor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Conwboy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conwboy throws a series of punches but Taylor moves out of range.
Conwboy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Taylor. Conwboy shrugs it off though.
The crowd cheers as Conwboy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Taylor doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conwboy lands with a nice combination. Taylor backs away looking to recover.
Some wild striking there from Conwboy.
Taylor slips under a jab from Conwboy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conwboy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Taylor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Conwboy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Conwboy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Conwboy lands a glancing blow to the side of Taylor's head.
Taylor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Conwboy counters with a left to the body.
A punch combination from Conwboy misses.
Taylor falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Conwboy to counter with a crisp jab.
Conwboy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Conwboy is just out of range.
Taylor takes one to the side of the head.
Taylor lands a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conwboy misses with a body shot
and Taylor counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Conwboy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Conwboy is breathing heavily.
Taylor pushes Conwboy away with a front kick.
Taylor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Conwboy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Conwboy slips a jab and a cross from Taylor.
Taylor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Taylor moves forwards but Conwboy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor scores with a three punch combo!
Taylor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Conwboy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mark Conwboy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Conwboy ducks under a wild hook from Taylor.
Taylor misses with an uppercut.
Taylor is looking to slow Conwboy down with leg kicks.
Taylor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Conwboy throws a hook but Taylor blocks it.
Conwboy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Conwboy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Taylor, right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands a nice shot that snaps Conwboy's head back.
Conwboy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taylor scores with a kick to the body.
Taylor tests Conwboy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Taylor throws out a loose jab but Conwboy uses good head movement to avoid it.
No joy there for Taylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nathan Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice inside leg kick there by Taylor. That's going to slow Conwboy down.
Conwboy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Conwboy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Taylor.
Taylor moves out of range of the strikes.
Taylor tries to clinch there but Conwboy circles away.
Conwboy 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.
Taylor throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big left from Taylor misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor looks for the body kick but Conwboy saw that one coming.
Taylor misses with a double jab
and Conwboy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Taylor dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Conwboy misses with a double jab
and Taylor counters with an inside leg kick.
Taylor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Taylor.
Conwboy dodges the punch combination from Taylor.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Conwboy moves out of range.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Conwboy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Conwboy throws out a loose jab but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Conwboy counters with a nice uppercut.
Conwboy swinging wildly here.
Conwboy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Conwboy is just out of range.
Taylor lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Taylor throws a head kick but Conwboy moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Conwboy.
Conwboy blocks a low kick nicely.
Conwboy lands a nice looking body shot.
Taylor walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Taylor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Taylor.

Conwboy is rocked!

Taylor moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Taylor manages to break the clinch.
Conwboy throws a nice looking combination but Taylor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters circle, before Taylor throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Conwboy's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Taylor lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Nathan Taylor!