PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brett Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Back To School by Deftones. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Williams
vs
Taylor

188 cm
28
205 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

183 cm
28
217 lbs
13 - 7 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brett Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor thumps Williams with a low kick.
Taylor misses with a wild combination.
Williams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Taylor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Williams.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Williams misses with an attempted mid kick.
Taylor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Taylor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taylor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Williams.
Williams is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Williams is looking to clinch.

Williams clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor lands with a right to the head.
Taylor being controlled against the cage.
Taylor wants to break free but Williams has control.
Nice elbow from Williams.
Williams manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Williams misses with a knee strike.
Williams with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Williams putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Taylor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
Williams lands an elbow that stopped Taylor in his tracks for a moment.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
Williams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Taylor's face.
Williams lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Williams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Taylor is trying to break the clinch but Williams is controlling him.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Williams is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Taylor managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
Williams is stalling here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams prevents Taylor from breaking the clinch.
Williams comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Williams throws an elbow but it misses.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but Taylor blocks with his arms.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Taylor is blocking nicely.
Williams throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Williams misses with a knee strike.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Taylor is blocking nicely.
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Taylor is blocking nicely.
With the fighters up against the cage, Williams throws an elbow but misses.
Williams lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Williams lands a nice elbow.
Williams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Taylor's efforts to push away.
Williams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taylor blocks it with crossed arms.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Taylor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Williams creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Taylor's defenses.
Taylor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taylor plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Williams misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor scores with a one two! Williams had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Williams throws a leg kick which misses Taylor's front leg but catches the back leg as Taylor tries to avoid it.
Williams wants to clinch up but Taylor keeps it at a distance.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Williams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Taylor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Williams tries to clinch there but Taylor circles away.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Taylor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taylor scores with a hook to the body. Williams takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Taylor lands a leg kick that knocks Williams off balance momentarily.
Williams tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a half hearted mid kick.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Taylor misses with a head kick.
Williams throws a body kick that misses.
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taylor.
Williams throws a head kick that Taylor semi-blocks.
Williams misses with a body kick.
Williams lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Williams swings away with a body shot that misses
and Taylor counters with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams clinches but Taylor breaks the clinch
and Taylor counters with a head kick. That will keep Williams thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Williams wants to clinch but Taylor slips to the side
and Taylor counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brett Williams dominated that 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.

Taylor takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Williams throws a head kick that misses
and Taylor counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Williams takes the fight into the clinch.

Taylor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taylor blocks a head kick by Williams.
Taylor blocks a head kick by Williams.
Williams clinches but Taylor breaks the clinch
and Taylor counters with a three punch combo that has Williams backing up. Williams nods at Taylor to acknowledge the strikes.
Williams tries to clinch up
and Taylor counters with a left and a right that stings Williams.
Williams darts in trying to clinch
and Taylor counters with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Williams looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Taylor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Brett Williams has been cut.
Williams tries to clinch
and Taylor counters with a series of strikes. Williams will be more careful next time no doubt.
Williams tries to clinch
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
Williams wants to clinch but Taylor slips to the side
enabling Taylor to counter with a crisp jab.
Williams tries to clinch
and Taylor counters with a left and a right that stings Williams.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams tries to clinch but Taylor moves away
and Taylor counters with a left and a right that stings Williams.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams lands with a kick to the temple. Taylor shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taylor tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Taylor blocks a head kick by Williams.
Williams tries to clinch up
and Taylor counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Williams looks to clinch
and Taylor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Williams tries to clinch but Taylor moves away
and Taylor counters with a two punch combo.
Williams staying out of range there.
Williams tries to clinch
and Taylor counters with an inside leg kick.
Taylor lands a jab-cross combination.
Taylor blocks a head kick by Williams.
Williams throws a push kick but Taylor slaps the foot to one side.
Williams closes the distance but Taylor moves to the side
and Taylor counters with a good low kick that Williams was not able to check.
Williams tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Taylor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams looks to clinch
and Taylor counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor stalks Williams and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Williams's face. Williams staggers backwards, shaken.
Taylor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taylor lands a right hook to the body.

Williams clinches with his opponent.
Williams lands an elbow that stopped Taylor in his tracks for a moment.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Williams lands a knee to the head.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Taylor is defending well for now.
Williams misses with a knee to the head.
Taylor blocks an elbow strike.
Williams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Taylor's efforts to push away.
Taylor is trying to force a seperation but Williams has the dominant position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Williams throws an elbow but misses.
Williams lands an elbow inside.
Taylor tries to break free but Williams pushes him back against the cage.
Williams throws an elbow but it misses.
Williams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taylor blocks it with crossed arms.
Williams has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Taylor managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
Williams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taylor tries to break free but Williams pushes him back against the cage.
Taylor throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Knees to the body from Williams.
Taylor managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
Williams throws an elbow but it misses.

Taylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams darts in trying to clinch
and Taylor counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brett Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams throws a head kick but Taylor moves out of range.
Williams tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Taylor counters with a three punch combo that has Williams backing up. Williams nods at Taylor to acknowledge the strikes.
Taylor is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taylor swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Taylor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brett Williams's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Taylor blocks a leg kick.
Williams tries to clinch up
and Taylor counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Williams clinches but Taylor breaks the clinch
and Taylor counters with a nice low kick that buckles Williams's knee momentarily.
A nice combination there by Taylor.
Williams closes the distance looking to clinch
and Taylor counters with a leg kick.
Taylor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nathan Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor thuds a left hand into Williams's body.
Williams closes the distance but Taylor moves to the side
and Taylor counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams closes the distance looking to clinch
and Taylor counters with a head kick. That will keep Williams thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Williams looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Williams tries to clinch up
and Taylor counters with a nice body shot.
Williams is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Danga de danga de dang - Taylor scores with a four punch combination!
Taylor misses with a two punch combination.
Williams tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Taylor counters with a series of strikes. Williams will be more careful next time no doubt.

Brett Williams's cut is getting worse.
Williams clinches but Taylor breaks the clinch
and Taylor counters with a nice uppercut.
Williams looks to clinch
and Taylor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Taylor throws a low kick, looking for Williams's leg but Williams calmly moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams thows a body kick. Taylor tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taylor misses with the combination.
Taylor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Taylor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Williams darts in trying to clinch
and Taylor counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Williams tries to clinch up.

Williams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Williams lands an elbow that stopped Taylor in his tracks for a moment.
Williams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taylor blocks it with crossed arms.
Taylor is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taylor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams landing knees to the head.
Williams throws an elbow that misses.
Williams throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Williams throws an elbow that misses.
Williams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taylor can't break the clinch.

Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taylor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Williams closes the distance looking to clinch
and Taylor counters with a nice leg kick.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt
and Taylor counters with a leg kick.
Williams darts in trying to clinch
enabling Taylor to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries a head kick but it misses.
Taylor throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Taylor to counter with a crisp jab.
Taylor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nathan Taylor seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Williams rushes Taylor and presses him up against the cage.
Taylor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Taylor is trying to force a seperation but Williams has the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taylor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Williams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Williams.

Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams throws a wild body kick that Taylor sees coming a mile off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Taylor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Taylor has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Taylor!