PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Click Click Boom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaun Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor has chosen More Than You Are as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Click Boom
vs
Taylor

185 cm
25
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

182 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Click Click Boom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shaun Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Boom listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Boom ducks under a wild hook from Taylor.

Taylor gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Boom wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
Taylor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boom sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Boom is looking to work some ground and pound but Taylor has wrist control.
Boom with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boom throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Taylor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Taylor trying to keep a closed guard but Boom is proving a slippery customer.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Taylor walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Taylor misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Boom connects with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Boom drives through with a takedown into guard.
Taylor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boom is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Boom trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Taylor wants to sweep here but Boom controlling him for the moment.
Boom with a flurry of punches that miss.
Taylor wants to stand and escape but Boom is having none of it.
Boom stands up over Taylor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Boom trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor trying to control the position.
Boom scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taylor is keeping the position for now.
Taylor is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Boom is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor is trying to control the position but Boom postures up.
Boom thows a big elbow that misses.
Boom wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
Taylor controls Boom momentarily but Boom frees himself.
Taylor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Boom manages to get himself to full guard.
Taylor looks gassed!
Boom pulls Taylor in close to prevent any damage.
Boom keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Boom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor won't allow Boom to sweep him here.
Boom utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Taylor is looking to work some ground and pound but Boom has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Boom utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Taylor closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Boom lands a jab to the head.
Taylor moves forwards but Boom connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Taylor, as that shot connected.
Boom digs a good body shot into Taylor's ribs.
Taylor works over Boom's head and body with a nice combination.
Boom avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Boom drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Taylor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boom misses with the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boom wants to lay and pray for a moment but Taylor keeps working.
Boom working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Boom misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Boom with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Taylor to score with a decent uppercut.
Boom misses with the combination.
Taylor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taylor takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boom misses with a series of wild punches.
Taylor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Boom. Boom circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Boom jabs Taylor right on the nose. Taylor blinks but takes it well.
Click Click Boom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boom lands a nice shot to the body.
Taylor moves away from the strike by Boom.
Click Click Boom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boom slips a jab and a cross from Taylor.
Taylor lands with a right hand.
Boom looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Taylor is fending him off so far but Boom persists. Nope, Taylor circles away and we're back to standing.
Taylor misses with a few strikes there.
Taylor lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Boom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor stalks Boom and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Boom's face. Boom staggers backwards, shaken.
Taylor lands with a nice combination. Boom backs away looking to recover.
Taylor slaps away a takedown attempt from Boom, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Click Click Boom. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Boom drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taylor trying to control the position here.
Boom stopping the sweep attempt from Taylor.
Taylor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boom makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Boom has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Boom postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Taylor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Boom's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws a big right hand that misses.
Boom working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taylor.
Taylor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Taylor throwing strikes but missing.
Taylor is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Taylor thows a big elbow that misses.
Taylor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor pushing down on Boom's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Taylor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Taylor wants to take a breather but Boom is having none of it.
Boom blocking the ground and pound attempt from Taylor.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice body punch from Boom.
Taylor is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Boom feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boom accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boom preventing the sweep.
Boom postures up in Taylor's guard and throws a big left but Taylor blocks it.
Boom is stalling in the full guard.
Boom looking to sit in guard and control but Taylor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Boom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor works over Boom with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Boom uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Taylor has time to react.
A jab from Taylor finds it's way through Boom's defenses.
Taylor takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Taylor swinging wildly here.
Taylor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Taylor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boom tries for a takedown but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Taylor.
Horrible takedown by Boom or perhaps it was just good defense by Taylor which made him look bad.
Boom avoids a punch combination nicely.
A left and a right from Taylor both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Click Click Boom has been cut.
Taylor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taylor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Taylor throws a shot from downtown. Boom moves away and avoids it.
Nice sprawl there from Boom as Taylor shoots in.
Taylor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boom throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom tries for a takedown but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Click Click Boom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boom throws a right hand that Taylor ducks under and follows up with a left that Taylor also avoids with ease.
Taylor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Boom closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Taylor to the mat! Taylor manages to get full guard.
Boom loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boom in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Taylor controlling Boom's posture.
Taylor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Taylor seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Boom tries to free his leg and advance position but Taylor is retaining full guard.
Boom trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom prevents Taylor from getting back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Taylor scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice body punch from Boom.
The fighters circle momentarily. Boom darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Taylor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Boom.
Taylor shoots in but no luck this time.
Danga de danga de dang - Boom scores with a four punch combination!
Boom works over Taylor's head and body with a nice combination.
Taylor takes a jab right on the kisser.
Boom cracks Taylor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Boom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Boom looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Boom is looking to work some ground and pound but Taylor has wrist control.
Boom tries to free his leg and advance position but Taylor is retaining full guard.
Taylor is trying to keep Boom in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Boom working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Click Click Boom overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boom is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Boom prevents Taylor from getting back to his feet.
Boom throws a big right hand that misses.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Boom moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Boom tries for a takedown but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Boom avoids them all with ease.
Boom is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Boom connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Taylor misses with a double jab

so Boom counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Taylor is trying to control the position but Boom postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom throws a big right hand that misses.
Taylor trying to control the position.
Boom throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Taylor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boom postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boom throws a strike but Taylor rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Taylor throws a strike but Boom rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boom trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Click Click Boom showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boom has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Click Click Boom!