PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paden Taber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph O Briar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Briar comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Boys of the Old Brigade kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Taber
vs
O Briar

180 cm
22
162 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

176 cm
23
168 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Rivers Edge Nutrition(Disciples of Pain)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paden Taber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ralph O Briar!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taber misses with a right hand
and O Briar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Taber connects with a nice looking jab.
Taber misses the body punch
and O Briar counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice shot by Taber.
O Briar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Taber can pounce on him.
Taber digs a good hook to O Briar's body.

O Briar closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - O Briar lands in his opponent's guard.
Taber pulls O Briar in to control the position.
O Briar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Taber trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Taber pushes O Briar off and gets back to his feet.
Taber slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
O Briar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Taber misses with a hook to the body
and O Briar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
O Briar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Taber.
Taber swings and misses with a shot to the body

and O Briar moves into the clinch.
Good body shot from O Briar.

Taber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Briar walks into a stiff left hand from Taber.
Taber scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. O Briar doesn't seem bothered though.
Taber stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Taber wants it to stay on the feet.
Taber connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Taber fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt O Briar.
Taber scores with a shot to the body.
O Briar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Taber.
Taber is looking to wear down O Briar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
O Briar steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Taber. That one must have hurt.
O Briar tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
O Briar avoids the body shot from Taber.
Paden Taber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Briar moves out of range of the body kick.
Taber scores with a leg kick.
Taber throws a leg kick which misses O Briar's front leg but catches the back leg as O Briar tries to avoid it.
Taber scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. O Briar doesn't seem bothered though.
Taber connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between O Briar's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Briar misses with a looping left.
O Briar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Taber at a distance.
O Briar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Taber defends it nicely.
Paden Taber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralph O Briar.
Taber pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taber uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Taber connects with a looping right hand.
Nice defenses there by O Briar.
Taber lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
O Briar avoids the head kick by Taber.
Taber scoring well with a low kick there.
Taber looks to score with a jab to the body but O Briar is just out of range.
O Briar misses with an uppercut. Taber saw that one coming.
Taber throws a body punch but O Briar moves out of range.
O Briar takes one to the chin there.
O Briar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
An inside leg kick lands from Taber.
Taber is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
O Briar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Taber misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Briar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Taber can pounce on him.
O Briar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Taber.
Taber misses with a body shot
and O Briar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O Briar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taber looks to score with a jab to the body but O Briar is just out of range.
Paden Taber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taber throws a head kick that half lands.
O Briar looks to land a left hand but Taber moved out of range nicely.
O Briar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Taber on the wrong end of a nice jab.
O Briar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taber.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Taber, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Taber there.
Taber lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paden Taber dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Taber throws a jab when O Briar was well out of range.
Paden Taber is winning the standup battle so far.
Taber throws a leg kick

and O Briar counters with a single leg into guard. Taber didn't expect that.
Taber controlling the position.
Taber trying to control the position.
Taber preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Taber wants to stand but O Briar is controlling the position.
Taber is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Paden Taber.
O Briar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Taber. Taber obviously looking to wear him down.
O Briar shoots in for a double leg but Taber sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Taber circles away from the clinch attempt
and Taber counters with a three punch combo that has O Briar backing up. O Briar nods at Taber to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taber throws a nice inside leg kick.
Taber's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Taber duly obliges.
Taber scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
O Briar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Taber works over O Briar's head and body with a nice combination.
O Briar dips to his left and cracks Taber with an uppercut!
O Briar misses with a leg kick
and Taber counters with a series of strikes. O Briar will be more careful next time no doubt.
O Briar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taber sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Briar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
O Briar checks a low kick from Taber.
Taber listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Taber throws a lazy head kick
and O Briar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Taber falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling O Briar to counter with a crisp jab.
Taber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Briar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Taber misses with a wild body shot.
O Briar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Taber misses with a kick to the body
and O Briar counters with a nice body shot.
Taber swings for the body but O Briar moves out of range.
O Briar moves out of range of the body kick from Taber.
O Briar throws a head kick that misses
and Taber counters with a thumping low kick.
Taber throws a predictable looking body shot
and O Briar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Briar misses with a hook
and Taber counters with a nice kick to the body.
Taber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taber misses with a right hand
and O Briar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Taber connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Taber misses with a body kick.
Taber scores with a sloppy right hand. O Briar should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taber scores with a hook to the body. O Briar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A nice leg kick lands there from Taber.
O Briar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Taber. Taber obviously looking to wear him down.
O Briar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taber throws a left and a right that both miss

and O Briar counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Taber's guard now.
Taber controls O Briar momentarily but O Briar frees himself.
Taber seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Briar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
O Briar postures up in Taber's guard and throws a big left but Taber blocks it.
Taber controlling the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Paden Taber.
Taber needs to keep his hands up - O Briar had a free shot at his head there.
O Briar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Taber.
O Briar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
O Briar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taber looks to land a combination but O Briar avoids it well.
O Briar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Taber.
O Briar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Taber.
A solid leg kick lands there for Taber.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Briar takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
O Briar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Taber.
O Briar is breathing heavily.
Taber lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as O Briar backs up against the cage.
O Briar wants to clinch
and Taber counters with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taber staying out of range there.
Taber changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paden Taber dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Taber fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt O Briar.
O Briar throws a hook but Taber blocks it.
Taber connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between O Briar's hands.
A lazy body kick from Taber
and O Briar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
O Briar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taber was well out of range. Poor timing from O Briar.
O Briar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Taber finds it's way round the side to connect with O Briar's head.
No luck for O Briar with that takedown attempt.
Taber throws a hook but O Briar blocks it.
Taber lands a jab to the nose.
Taber throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent O Briar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Taber scores with a sloppy right hand. O Briar should have avoided that one.
Taber throws a sloppy head kick
and O Briar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Briar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Taber there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
O Briar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Taber feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to O Briar's calf.
O Briar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Horrible takedown by O Briar or perhaps it was just good defense by Taber which made him look bad.
Taber throws a looping overhand right but O Briar ducks down to avoid it.
Taber scores with a jab to the head.
Taber lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
O Briar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Taber connects with a body shot.
A left lands for Taber.
O Briar throws a combination that misses
and Taber counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
O Briar shoots in and drives through. Taber sprawls well.
Paden Taber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralph O Briar.
O Briar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Taber.
Taber dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O Briar. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taber lands with an overhand left.
Taber connects with a body shot that sends O Briar's belly button to the back.
Taber changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Taber dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Briar takes one to the chin there.
Taber fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt O Briar.
Taber moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Taber throws a nice outside leg kick.
Taber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taber scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Taber connects with a nice looking jab.
Paden Taber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Taber circles away from the clinch attempt
and Taber counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taber throws a nice outside leg kick.
Taber fakes the leg kick and cracks O Briar in the body.
Taber lands with a hook. O Briar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Taber keeps O Briar at a distance using the push kick.
Taber scoring well with a low kick there.
Taber thuds a left hand into O Briar's body.
Taber lands a nice leg kick that just misses O Briar's sensitive parts.
A left and a right from Taber both land. Nice combination.
O Briar moves forwards but Taber connects with a nice, crisp jab.
O Briar walks into a left hand.
Taber clobbers O Briar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Taber lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Taber feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to O Briar's calf.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taber connects with a right hand. O Briar shakes it off.
Taber looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Taber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Briar can do to turn this around?
Taber fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches O Briar on the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Taber.
O Briar misses with a jab to the body
and Taber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Taber lands with a hook. O Briar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Taber is looking to slow O Briar down with leg kicks.
Ralph O Briar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taber throws a head kick that misses.
O Briar throws a right hand that misses
and Taber counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps O Briar thinking.
Taber lands with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Taber.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taber thuds a left hand into O Briar's body.
Taber turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Taber sizes up O Briar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paden Taber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Taber, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paden Taber!