PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dave Whitewas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Whitewas
vs
Taylor

168 cm
22
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
144 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Fighter suplements

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Whitewas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor is looking to clinch but Whitewas is avoiding it.

Taylor gets caught flat footed, as Whitewas shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Taylor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Whitewas is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Whitewas stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Whitewas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Whitewas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Taylor as he avoids it easily.
Taylor tries to clinch up but Whitewas circles away and keeps his distance.
Whitewas fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Whitewas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whitewas swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.

Whitewas changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Taylor looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Taylor is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Whitewas's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Taylor actively working from the bottom here.
Taylor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitewas is pressing down on Taylor's thigh, looking to free his foot. Taylor is holding on for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Taylor is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Whitewas pulls his head out easily.
Taylor tries to roll over but Whitewas keeps him under control.
Taylor looks gassed!
Taylor has a hand on Whitewas's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Whitewas takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Whitewas thowing shots but they're missing.
Poor strikes thrown by Whitewas there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Taylor in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Taylor wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Whitewas.
Whitewas working Taylor over with strikes here.
Taylor working to try and regain half guard.
Taylor is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Whitewas is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Taylor can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Taylor sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Taylor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Whitewas is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Taylor gets back to full guard.

Whitewas is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Whitewas postures up in Taylor's guard and throws a big left but Taylor blocks it.
Whitewas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Whitewas is looking to stand up but Taylor won't let him.

Taylor working for submissions but it's allowed Whitewas to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitewas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Taylor defending well though.
Whitewas moves into full mount! Taylor won't be happy about that!
Whitewas fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Taylor wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Whitewas.
Taylor is working to get back to half guard.
Whitewas punching from mount but Taylor doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Taylor regains half guard.
Taylor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Whitewas is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Taylor moves into full guard.
Whitewas slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Taylor gets full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Taylor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Whitewas's guard.
Taylor advances to half guard.

Taylor is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Taylor is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Whitewas is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

Taylor is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Whitewas is surviving well by controlling Taylor's body position as best he can.

Taylor working for a submission but Whitewas is keeping him at bay.
Whitewas regains half guard.
Taylor uses his free foot to push down on Whitewas's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Whitewas.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Taylor is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Whitewas has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Taylor has hold of Whitewas's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Whitewas manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
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 has hold of Whitewas's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Whitewas manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Whitewas working to try and regain half guard.
Whitewas is working hard here to advance position.

Taylor has hold of Whitewas's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Whitewas manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Whitewas wants to hold on but Taylor pushes him away.
Whitewas is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Taylor jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Whitewas manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Taylor lands a really nice looking cross but Whitewas seems unphased.
Whitewas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Whitewas moves into the clinch.
Taylor has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Whitewas is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Whitewas breaks the clinch.

Whitewas scores a takedown into full mount!
Whitewas throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Taylor because Whitewas loaded up on that one.
Taylor wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.

Taylor fending off the submission attempt from Whitewas.
Taylor turns into Whitewas and is now in his guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Whitewas is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Taylor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Whitewas is looking for a triangle but Taylor pushes his legs off easily.
Taylor slips nicely into half guard.
Taylor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Taylor is looking for a kimura here.
Whitewas wants to improve his position but Taylor is controlling well.

Taylor is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Whitewas flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Taylor prevents Whitewas from improving his position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Taylor darts in trying to clinch

and Whitewas counters with a nice double leg into side control. Taylor won't be happy with that.
Taylor is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Whitewas's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Taylor gets full guard.

Taylor looking for a guillotine here but Whitewas defends easily.
Whitewas is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Taylor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Taylor is thwarting Whitewas's attempts to control the position.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Taylor wants to pass the guard but Whitewas is defending well.

Taylor wants to work for an arm triangle but Whitewas is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Whitewas wants to improve his position but Taylor is controlling well.
Whitewas trying to control from the bottom.
Whitewas tries to roll over but Taylor keeps him under control.

Taylor wants to work for an arm triangle but Whitewas is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Whitewas darts in and clinches Taylor up against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whitewas prevents Taylor from breaking the clinch.
Whitewas is working for takedown but Taylor is calmly controlling the position for now.
Whitewas is pressed up against the ropes. Taylor has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Whitewas down to the mat. Whitewas avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Taylor misses with a takedown attempt - Whitewas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Whitewas closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Whitewas has his takedown stuffed

and Taylor counters with a shoot takedown. Whitewas fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tim Taylor will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Whitewas closes the distance and clinches.
Taylor wants to get back to striking at distance but Whitewas won't allow it.

Taylor breaks the clinch.

Taylor tries to keep at a distance but Whitewas has taken the fight into the clinch.

Whitewas jumps into guard, dragging Taylor to the mat.
Whitewas will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Whitewas is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Taylor is controlling him.
Taylor advances to half guard.

Taylor is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Taylor seems to be looking for submissions.

Taylor wants to work for an arm triangle but Whitewas is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Taylor is looking for a kimura but Whitewas is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Taylor to get the leverage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Taylor is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Whitewas doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Taylor.

Whitewas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Taylor is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Whitewas has managed to free his arm - good work.
Whitewas wants to control but Taylor is keeping busy.

Taylor seems to be working for a kimura but Whitewas defends the submission attempt.

Taylor is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Whitewas trying to control here.
Whitewas wants to improve his position but Taylor is controlling well.
Taylor blocks the strikes from Whitewas.
Whitewas trying to control from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Whitewas fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Taylor sprawls well initially but Whitewas persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitewas missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Whitewas works his way into side control.
Whitewas postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Taylor avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Whitewas.
Whitewas lands a decent elbow from side control.
Taylor tries to buck Whitewas off but Whitewas is having none of it.
Sloppy strikes there by Whitewas.
Taylor defending against the ground and pound.

Whitewas thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Whitewas trying to control the action but Taylor is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Taylor tries to clinch

so Whitewas counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Whitewas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Whitewas lands a couple of elbows.

Whitewas drops back looking for a leg! Taylor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Taylor manages to kick Whitewas off! Whitewas jumps back into Taylor's guard.
Taylor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Whitewas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitewas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Whitewas trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Whitewas controlling from the top position.
Dave Whitewas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Whitewas passes Taylor's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Whitewas wants to control but Taylor is keeping him busy.
Taylor is trying to get back to full guard.
Whitewas controlling the action here.
Whitewas landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitewas works his way into side control.

Whitewas stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Whitewas closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Whitewas lands in his opponent's guard.
Whitewas is looking to stand up but Taylor won't let him.
Whitewas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Taylor looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Whitewas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Taylor swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Taylor is looking for a triangle but Whitewas pushes his legs off easily.
Taylor tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Taylor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Whitewas is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Taylor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Whitewas manages to get himself to full guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Whitewas wants to sweep but no luck.
Taylor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Whitewas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Whitewas is pulling down on Taylor's head. It's preventing any offense from Taylor, at least for the moment.
Taylor won't allow Whitewas to sweep him here.

Whitewas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Taylor wants to pass the guard but Whitewas is keeping the position.

Whitewas has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Taylor can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Taylor stands and throws Whitewas's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Taylor has hold of Whitewas's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Whitewas tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Taylor cranks the arm and Whitewas screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Whitewas, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Tim Taylor!