PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruarc Bowell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jesse Taylor could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ruarc Bowell's chin.

Taylor
vs
Bowell

180 cm
25
170 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

175 cm
25
169 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ruarc Bowell!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Taylor scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bowell taking a bit of punishment here - Taylor scoring with strikes.
Taylor sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bowell is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Taylor lands a few punches from side control.
Taylor cracks Bowell with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bowell struggling a bit here.
Bowell manages to get back to half guard.
Bowell wants to improve his position but Taylor is controlling well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Taylor seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bowell does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Bowell is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Taylor pulls his head out easily.
Taylor is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor is keen to just control but Bowell is a slippery customer.
Taylor is thwarting Bowell's attempts to control the position.
Bowell moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bowell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taylor.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Taylor got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bowell has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Taylor has managed to get both his arms back between Bowell's legs - danger averted.
Taylor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Taylor lands a couple of digs.
Taylor won't allow Bowell to sweep him here.
Bowell keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
Taylor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Taylor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Bowell is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Taylor is aware though and is defending well.

Bowell working for a triangle but Taylor defends it easily.
Bowell looks gassed!
Taylor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bowell keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Taylor is working Bowell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Taylor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Taylor postures up.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Bowell keeps moving.
Bowell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Taylor throwing strikes but missing.

Bowell throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Taylor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Taylor with a nice head shot there.

Bowell is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Taylor is aware though and is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands a couple of elbows.
Taylor is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Taylor trying to control but Bowell is working from the bottom.
Taylor makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Bowell working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Taylor doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Taylor manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bowell looking to control.
Taylor trying to control but Bowell is working from the bottom.
Taylor stays in close to Bowell's body and controls the position.

Bowell throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Taylor cracks Bowell with a solid left hand.
Bowell wants to sweep here but Taylor controlling him for the moment.
Taylor is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Taylor content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Taylor scoring with some ground and pound.
Taylor keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bowell's head.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Bowell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Taylor landing with the ground and pound.
Taylor is in close to Bowell's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bowell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Taylor slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Taylor working the ground and pound.
Bowell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Taylor cracks Bowell with a big right hand but Bowell just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bowell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Taylor wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Taylor working the body and head with strikes.
Taylor working the head and body with strikes.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Taylor grinds an elbow into Bowell's temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor trying to control the position but Bowell is working away.
Taylor throws an elbow but Bowell slips to the side and avoids it well.
Taylor is chipping away with strikes.
Taylor looks up at the clock and then as Bowell takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Taylor smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bowell gets back to half guard.
Taylor working Bowell over with strikes.
Taylor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Taylor lands a nice short elbow.

Bowell looking for submissions off his back.
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.
Taylor is trying to control the action in half guard but Bowell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bowell on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Taylor winds up and cracks Bowell with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
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 wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bowell keeps working.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Taylor connects with a nice short shot to Bowell's temple.
Taylor passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bowell is looking to improve his position but Taylor isn't that keen on the idea.
Taylor postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bowell looks a forlorn figure.
Taylor cracks Bowell with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Bowell is rocked!
Taylor scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bowell?
Bowell is still in real trouble! Can Taylor finish him?

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Taylor looking to control but Bowell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Bowell covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Taylor!