PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Taylor
vs
Davis

180 cm
23
170 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesse Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Davis!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Taylor shoots in and bounces Davis off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Taylor thows a big elbow that misses.
Taylor landing some decent shots from guard.
Taylor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Taylor throwing strikes from guard but Davis blocks nicely.
Taylor stopping the sweep attempt from Davis.
Taylor not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Taylor has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Taylor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor is looking to work some ground and pound but Davis has wrist control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Davis stuffs the takedown.

Taylor looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Taylor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Davis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Taylor seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Davis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Taylor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Davis's head.
Taylor is nestled in close to Davis, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Davis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Taylor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Davis trying to control but Taylor postures up.
Taylor prevents Davis from improving his position.
Taylor landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Davis is looking for a sweep. Taylor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis is trying to control but can't.
Taylor is trying to control. Davis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Davis wants to improve his position but Taylor is controlling well.
Taylor working Davis over with strikes.
Taylor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Taylor throwing shots but Davis is blocking nicely.
Taylor winds up and cracks Davis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Taylor slips a nice elbow through Davis's hands, connecting with Davis's forehead.
Taylor wants to free his trapped foot but Davis is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Davis is looking to improve his position.
Taylor passes to side control.
The strikes coming from Taylor are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Davis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Taylor sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Davis is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Davis takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Taylor throws an elbow but Davis slips to the side and avoids it well.
Taylor looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Davis is avoiding damage well.
Davis managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Taylor.
Taylor working the ground and pound.
Davis takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Davis dodges the ground and pound from Taylor.
Davis is trying to control Taylor's posture but Taylor avoids it.
Davis looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Davis!
Taylor in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Davis is working to get back to half guard.

Taylor has control of Davis's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Davis regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Taylor scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Taylor working the ground and pound effectively.
Davis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Taylor punishing his opponent with strikes.
Davis is wriggling around trying to escape.
Taylor throws some wild stikes that Davis manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Taylor dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Taylor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Taylor is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Davis's half guard.
Taylor is looking to take a break and control but Davis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Taylor seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Taylor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Davis defending well though.
Taylor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Davis is refusing to be controlled, as Taylor sits in half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Davis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Taylor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws a push kick but Taylor slaps the foot to one side.
Jesse Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis looks to land a combination. Taylor sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Davis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Davis!

Taylor scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jesse Taylor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Taylor throws a strike aimed at the side of Davis's head but Davis avoids it well.

Taylor is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Davis looks calm but he's in trouble here. Taylor gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Davis is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Taylor lets go of the hold and Davis can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jesse Taylor!