PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Megaphny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Megaphny
vs
Taylor

190 cm
26
275 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

205 cm
21
250 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kirk Megaphny!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Megaphny showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taylor.
Megaphny throws an off balance right hand
and Taylor counters with a series of strikes. Megaphny will be more careful next time no doubt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Megaphny darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Megaphny closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Megaphny blocks a body shot from Taylor.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Taylor.
Megaphny avoiding damage as Taylor throws knees to the body.
Taylor tries to stall but Megaphny uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Taylor stalls.
Megaphny misses with a punch to the body.
Megaphny lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Megaphny lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Taylor or not.
Megaphny tries to throw a body punch but Taylor avoids it by throwing Megaphny back against the cage.
Megaphny slowing the pace effectively.
A short left from Megaphny.
Megaphny landing knees to the body.
Megaphny working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Megaphny avoids the elbow strike from Taylor, against the cage.
Megaphny is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Taylor pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Megaphny tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Megaphny pushes Taylor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Megaphny goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Megaphny lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Megaphny working Taylor over with strikes.
Megaphny tries to pass the half guard into mount. Taylor knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Megaphny thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Taylor's head.
Megaphny lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Megaphny throwing shots but Taylor is blocking nicely.
Taylor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Megaphny.
Taylor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Megaphny.
Taylor wants to control the action here but instead Megaphny manages to pass to full mount!
Megaphny pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Taylor avoids a series of strikes thrown by Megaphny.
Taylor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Megaphny. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Megaphny trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The referee warns Taylor that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

It looks like Hank Taylor has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor tries to hold on but Megaphny postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is squirming around, avoiding Megaphny's attempts to control the action.
Taylor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Megaphny working Taylor over with strikes here.
Megaphny looking to control but Taylor is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Taylor can do anything to dispel that myth.
Megaphny punishing his opponent with strikes.

The cut above Hank Taylor's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Megaphny goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Taylor turns into him and now he's in Megaphny's guard.
Taylor must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Megaphny throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Taylor got a little sloppy there for a moment and Megaphny has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Taylor has managed to get both his arms back between Megaphny's legs - danger averted.
Taylor preventing the sweep.

Megaphny had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Taylor defends it easily.
Megaphny trying to keep a closed guard but Taylor is proving a slippery customer.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Megaphny keeps moving.

Megaphny is looking for a triangle but Taylor pushes his legs off easily.

Megaphny throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megaphny not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Megaphny has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Taylor controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Megaphny looking to hit a scissor sweep but Taylor is one step ahead there.

Megaphny has his foot on Taylor's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Taylor works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Megaphny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirk Megaphny dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hank Taylor's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Megaphny misses with a hook. Taylor ducked under it nicely.
Taylor misses with a combination
and Megaphny connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Megaphny drives through with a takedown into Taylor's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Megaphny postures up in Taylor's guard and throws a big left but Taylor blocks it.
Megaphny tries to free his leg and advance position but Taylor is retaining full guard.
Megaphny throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Megaphny trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Megaphny wants to pass the guard but Taylor is keeping the position.
Megaphny throwing strikes from guard but Taylor blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Megaphny wanted to stand there but Taylor had control of the position.
Megaphny working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Taylor controls Megaphny momentarily but Megaphny frees himself.
Megaphny is stalling in the full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Megaphny ducks under a wild hook from Taylor.
Sloppy strikes from Taylor. Those never looked like landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Megaphny.

Hank Taylor's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Hank Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megaphny turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Megaphny rushes Taylor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Taylor tries to throw a body punch but Megaphny avoids it by throwing Taylor back against the cage.
Taylor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Taylor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Megaphny misses with a punch to the body.
Megaphny's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Megaphny breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Megaphny.

Megaphny forces Taylor back against the cage and clinches.
Megaphny is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taylor can do to turn this around?
Taylor has had enough of the clinch but Megaphny keeps him there for the moment.

Megaphny pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Megaphny there.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hank Taylor's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kirk Megaphny!
Kirk Megaphny retains his heavyweight title!