PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mason Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximillion Butler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butler has chosen Comeback Kid as his entrance music. Mason Taylor could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Maximillion Butler's chin.

Taylor
vs
Butler

173 cm
20
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
19
158 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mason Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maximillion Butler!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butler misses with a few strikes there.
Taylor tries to clinch up but Butler circles away and keeps his distance.

Taylor darts in and clinches Butler up against the cage.
Taylor tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Butler just stands there and leans against the cage.
Taylor managing to block the knees to the body from Butler.
Butler missing with knees to the body.

Taylor manages to pull guard.
Butler won't allow Taylor to sweep him here.
Taylor trying to control the position here.
Taylor's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Taylor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Taylor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Butler's guard.
Butler being controlled here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mason Taylor has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Butler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Butler misses with a body shot.

Taylor drives through with a takedown into guard.
Taylor sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Taylor content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Butler is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Taylor defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Taylor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Taylor is stalling in the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to free his leg and advance position but Butler is retaining full guard.
Taylor is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Butler escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Taylor gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Taylor drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Taylor jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Butler is working an open guard so Taylor takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor fails with a takedown attempt.

Taylor shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Taylor showed some decent athleticism there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor controlling the action here.
Butler is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Taylor's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Taylor's back!
Butler is trying to stick to Taylor's back but Taylor is turning into Butler. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Butler's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Taylor.
Taylor stands and throws Butler's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Taylor is looking to take a break and control but Butler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Butler manages to work his way to half guard, despite Taylor's best efforts.
Butler won't allow Taylor to pass to mount.
Taylor trying to control the pace.
Butler is staying active underneath Taylor, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor stalling.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mason Taylor.
Taylor shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Butler defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mason Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Butler tries to bum rush Taylor with a series of wild strikes but Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Butler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Butler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taylor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Taylor bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
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.

Taylor thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Butler is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mason Taylor dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Taylor moves in looking to clinch but Butler pushes him off.

Taylor shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Taylor was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Taylor in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Butler slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Butler kicks off Taylor and gets to his feet.

Taylor shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Butler napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Butler tries to bench press Taylor off him but Taylor keeps the position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mason Taylor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Butler is looking to regain half guard here but Taylor keeps moving and retains side control.
Butler is letting Taylor control him for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Mason Taylor just wasn't active enough.

Taylor scores a takedown into full mount!
Taylor lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Butler is desperately trying to improve his position but Taylor has a good base and remains in mount.
Taylor controlling from mount.
Butler is looking to improve his position but Taylor isn't that keen on the idea.
Taylor controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butler can't escape the position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Taylor controlling the position easily from mount.

Mason Taylor has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Butler gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Taylor to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Taylor sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Butler is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Taylor pulls his head out easily.

Taylor is working for a kimura but Butler is defending it quite comfortably.
Taylor stalling.

Butler actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor slows the pace down in half guard.
Taylor has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Butler regains half guard.

Butler is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Taylor pulls his head out easily.
Butler is breathing heavily.
Taylor controlling the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mason Taylor dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Taylor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Taylor shoots for a double leg takedown but Butler sprawls well. He's pushed Taylor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Taylor pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Butler back to the cage. Taylor follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Butler misses with a hook.
Taylor tries to clinch but Butler moves out of range.
Butler on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Butler misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Butler misses.
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.

Taylor closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Butler did well to prevent Taylor getting side control.
Taylor not doing much here.

Taylor is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Butler is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Butler.
Butler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Taylor engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Butler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Butler is keeping the position for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mason Taylor wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Butler misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor misses with the combination.
Taylor wants to clinch
and Butler counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Taylor closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Butler quickly recovers to half guard.

Butler looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Taylor content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Butler is trying to get back to full guard.

Taylor is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Butler doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Taylor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Butler!
Mason Taylor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Butler is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butler tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Taylor controlling from the full mount.
Butler is desperately trying to improve his position but Taylor has a good base and remains in mount.
Taylor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Butler can do to turn this around?
Taylor content just to control the position here.
Taylor seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Butler for as long as he can get away with.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

We're going to have a standup here because Mason Taylor wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt.

Taylor decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Taylor stands up out of the half guard.
Butler keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor wants to clinch up but Butler keeps it at a distance.
Butler swings away with a leg kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Butler tries to avoid it but Taylor manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Butler to the ground. Butler escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mason Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Butler avoids them all with ease.
Maximillion Butler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A combination from Butler does no damage.
Mason Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Butler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Taylor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Taylor has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight for Mason Taylor!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Mason Taylor!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Mason Taylor!

Mason Taylor wins by unanimous decision!