PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simon Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Taylor might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Peanut Butter Jelly Time. Brown has chosen Emanuel - The Hey Man as his entrance music. Mark Brown has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Taylor
vs
Brown

185 cm
24
200 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

183 cm
21
195 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Brown!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor misses with a straight left.
Taylor scores with a sloppy right hand. Brown should have avoided that one.
Taylor throws a low kick, looking for Brown's leg but Brown calmly moves out of range.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Brown cracks Taylor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
An inside leg kick lands from Brown.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Simon Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Taylor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown throws a leg kick that misses.
Brown misses with an attempted mid kick.
Taylor moves out of range of the body kick from Brown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.

Brown drives through and clinches with Taylor against the cage.

Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mark Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taylor lands with a right hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Brown!
Taylor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taylor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown blocks a head kick by Taylor.
Taylor lands a jab to the nose.
Taylor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Brown throws a head kick that misses
and Taylor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Taylor moves out of range easily.
Brown is looking to chop away at Taylor's legs.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taylor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taylor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taylor throws out the jab.
Taylor moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Taylor swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor misses with a looping left.
A low kick from Taylor misses
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Taylor.
Taylor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brown throws a body punch but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Taylor throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Brown looks for the body kick but Taylor saw that one coming.
Brown connects with a solid leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Taylor finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Taylor misses with a looping left.
Taylor misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Taylor misses
and Brown counters with a good low kick that Taylor was not able to check.
A swing and a miss from Brown.
Brown misses the jab.
Taylor checks a low kick from Brown.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Taylor checks a leg kick.
Taylor throws a big shot that misses.
Taylor throws a leg kick which misses Brown's front leg but catches the back leg as Brown tries to avoid it.
Taylor loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Taylor misses with a body punch
and Brown counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown looks to throw a body kick
and Taylor counters with a low kick, right behind Brown 's knee.
Taylor connects with a body shot.
Taylor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taylor catches Brown with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brown misses with a low kick as Taylor jumps back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a leg kick but Taylor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Taylor attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Taylor.
Brown cracks a nice hook into Taylor's ribs.
Taylor checks a leg kick.
Taylor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Taylor does it's job there.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Taylor pushes him off.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A solid leg kick lands there for Taylor.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Brown.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Taylor dominated that 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.

Brown throws a nice looking combination but Taylor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taylor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Taylor lands with a good body shot.
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Taylor. That's going to slow Brown down.
Brown stuffs the takedown attempt from Taylor. Taylor gets slowly back to his feet.
Brown blocks a head kick by Taylor.
Brown throws a low kick, looking for Taylor's leg but Taylor calmly moves out of range.
Brown throws a lazy body kick
and Taylor counters with a nice low kick that buckles Brown's knee momentarily.
A low kick from Brown misses
and Taylor counters with a nice low kick that buckles Brown's knee momentarily.
Brown takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Taylor misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor tries a head kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brown, right into the meat.
Taylor looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Good leg kick by Taylor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brown does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Brown lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Taylor digs a good hook to Brown's body.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Taylor counters with a nice body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Taylor.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brown. That's going to slow Taylor down.
Brown tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Taylor does it's job there.
Taylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brown connects with a right hand. Taylor shakes it off.
Brown takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Taylor misses with the combination.
Taylor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Simon Taylor is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick from Taylor is predictable there
and Brown makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Taylor really felt that one!
Taylor tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brown is able to avoid easily.
Brown throws a leg kick but Taylor sees it coming and moves out of range.
Taylor throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Taylor.
Taylor pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Taylor misses with a leg kick
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Taylor misses with a body kick.
Taylor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taylor shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Taylor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brown looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Taylor shoots for a takedown but Brown saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Taylor moves out of range easily.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor scores with a three punch combo!
Taylor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Taylor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown wants to clinch up but Taylor keeps it at a distance.
Taylor tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Brown clinches up with Taylor and pushes him back against the cage.
Taylor fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A body shot lands from Brown.
Brown tries to work over Taylor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Taylor.

Taylor pulls guard.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown passes Taylor's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Brown tries to pass to full mount but Taylor defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Taylor dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A low kick from Taylor is predictable there
and Brown counters with a nice body kick.
Brown throws a nice inside leg kick.
Taylor thows a leg kick but Brown checks it
and Brown counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Taylor.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taylor.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor throws a half hearted mid kick.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Brown checks a low kick from Taylor.
Brown throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Taylor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Brown moves out of range of the leg kick from Taylor.
Taylor misses with a hook to the body
and Brown counters with a good low kick that Taylor was not able to check.
Brown avoids the body shot from Taylor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor thuds a left hand into Brown's body.
Brown tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Taylor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Taylor throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.

Taylor tries to keep at a distance but Brown has taken the fight into the clinch.
Taylor lands a nice uppercut.
Taylor tries to break the clinch but Brown is controlling the position.
Taylor tries to break free but Brown pushes him back against the cage.
Taylor has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.

Taylor jumps guard and drags Brown to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Taylor scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown misses with the body kick
and Taylor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice shot by Taylor.
Taylor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brown can pounce on him.
Taylor checks a leg kick nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a right and a left that Taylor avoids nicely.
Brown slips under a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Taylor, right into the meat.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Taylor pushes him off.
Brown misses with a kick to the body
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Brown takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Taylor attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brown throws a quick inside leg kick.
Taylor throws a leg kick that is checked
and Taylor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Taylor counters with an inside leg kick.
Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown throws a low kick but it's checked well by Taylor.
Taylor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brown swivels and escapes.
Mark Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brown takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Brown lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Taylor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brown. Brown obviously looking to wear him down.
Taylor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brown counters with an inside leg kick.
Taylor misses with a looping right.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taylor misses with a double jab
and Brown makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brown tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to clinch there but Taylor circles away.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Taylor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brown can pounce on him.
Taylor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Taylor tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown thuds his right hand into Taylor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brown scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crunch! Brown slams his shin into Taylor's torso.
Brown throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brown throws a head kick that misses
and Taylor counters with a right hand to the body.
Taylor is looking to wear down Brown with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Taylor lands a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mark Brown.
I think Taylor has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Simon Taylor!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Simon Taylor!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Simon Taylor!

Simon Taylor wins by unanimous decision!