PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Ovenglove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ovenglove comes to the cage accompanied by Tarantula. The key to victory for Marcus Ovenglove has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Ovenglove
vs
Taylor

190 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 9 - 0

188 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Ovenglove!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Taylor !
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Taylor with that takedown attempt.
Ovenglove fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Taylor shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ovenglove eats them both and turns towards Taylor to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Taylor closes the distance and clinches up with Ovenglove, looking for a takedown. Taylor pushes Ovenglove against the cage but Ovenglove circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Taylor misses with a double jab.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Ovenglove avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Taylor .
Ovenglove shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Taylor but Taylor pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Taylor misses the jab.
Taylor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Taylor misses with a combination

and Ovenglove counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ovenglove.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ovenglove postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Taylor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Taylor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ovenglove is fighting to break Taylor 's control of his arms but Taylor is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ovenglove trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Taylor manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ovenglove blocking the ground and pound attempt from Taylor .
Taylor working over Ovenglove with some ground and pound. Ovenglove looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
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 Ovenglove's temple.
Taylor is looking to take a break and control but Ovenglove is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Taylor is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Ovenglove looking for submissions off his back.
Ovenglove is breathing heavily.
Taylor not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Ovenglove looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Taylor is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ovenglove manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Ovenglove is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Taylor is aware though and is defending well.
Ovenglove keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
Taylor throwing strikes from guard but Ovenglove blocks nicely.
Taylor throwing strikes but missing.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Ovenglove keeps moving.
Taylor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Taylor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Ovenglove is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Taylor 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 throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Ovenglove is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Taylor defends well.
Taylor passes Ovenglove's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Taylor is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ovenglove blocking the ground and pound attempt from Taylor .
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ovenglove tries to get to full guard but Taylor has control of the leg.

Taylor is working for a kimura but Ovenglove is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Taylor dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ovenglove closes this distance looking for a takedown but Taylor circles away.
Taylor misses with a hook

so Ovenglove counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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.

Ovenglove is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Taylor pulls his head out easily.
Nice strikes from Taylor there.
Ovenglove is staying active underneath Taylor , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ovenglove is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Taylor in particular looking to stall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Taylor is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovenglove keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ovenglove is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Taylor moves nicely into side control.
Check out the look on Taylor 's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Taylor is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ovenglove is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ovenglove is not content to let Taylor control the position.
Ovenglove tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Taylor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ovenglove keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ovenglove takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Taylor is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ovenglove knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Taylor is trying to get an arm triangle but Ovenglove is defending well.
Taylor throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Taylor is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ovenglove is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ovenglove sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ovenglove is not content to let Taylor control the position.
Taylor prevents Ovenglove from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is nestled in close to Ovenglove, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ovenglove slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ovenglove is on top in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ovenglove accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ovenglove throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Taylor looking for a sweep. Not yet Taylor , not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ovenglove scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ovenglove working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ovenglove working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Taylor wants to sweep but no luck.
Taylor has control of Ovenglove's left arm, preventing Ovenglove from doing any damage.
Ovenglove postures up and lands a big shot to Taylor 's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor trying to control the position.
Taylor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Taylor keeping full guard, as Ovenglove tries to pass.
Taylor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ovenglove makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ovenglove has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ovenglove advances position into side control!
Jay Taylor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ovenglove throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
You can see the frustration on Taylor 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Taylor is looking for a sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ovenglove working the head with strikes.
Taylor sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Taylor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ovenglove.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jay Taylor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Ovenglove with a lazy takedown attempt

and Taylor counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ovenglove!
Ovenglove really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Taylor working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Taylor trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Taylor jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ovenglove manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Taylor working the head and body with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Taylor tries for a kimura but Ovenglove is defending well.
Taylor trying to control the position but Ovenglove is working away.
Ovenglove tries to bench press Taylor off him but Taylor keeps the position.
Ovenglove wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor scoring with punches and elbows.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taylor lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ovenglove down.
Taylor working the ground and pound from side control.
Ovenglove trying to remain calm as Taylor controls from the top position.
Check out the look on Taylor 's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Taylor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ovenglove keeps working.
Ovenglove tries to buck Taylor off but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Ovenglove is trying to improve his position.
Taylor wants to control but Ovenglove is keeping him busy.
Ovenglove is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ovenglove on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ovenglove is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ovenglove manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Taylor is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Taylor scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Taylor seems to be looking for submissions.

Taylor is working for a kimura but Ovenglove is defending it quite comfortably.
Ovenglove is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Taylor wants to work for an arm triangle but Ovenglove is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ovenglove makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ovenglove.
Marcus Ovenglove has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Ovenglove looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Ovenglove is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Ovenglove throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Taylor chips away with some ground and pound.
Jay Taylor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Taylor controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor 's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Ovenglove keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Taylor got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ovenglove has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Taylor has managed to get both his arms back between Ovenglove's legs - danger averted.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jay Taylor wasn't active enough on the ground.
Taylor throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Taylor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Taylor has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30

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