PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moosh LooLoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hank Taylor has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Taylor
vs
LooLoo

205 cm
22
250 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

204 cm
27
278 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Taylor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Moosh LooLoo!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Taylor forces LooLoo back against the cage and clinches.
Taylor has LooLoo pushed against the cage.

Taylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moosh LooLoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
LooLoo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Taylor if he has to take too many more of those.
LooLoo swings widly with a right hand
and Taylor counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor throws a low kick but LooLoo avoids it.
LooLoo looks to land a right hand but Taylor moved out of range.
Taylor throws a nice looking combination but LooLoo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taylor looks to land a left hand but LooLoo moved out of range nicely.
LooLoo blocks a head kick by Taylor.
Taylor throws a series of punches but LooLoo avoids them all with ease.
LooLoo tries a head kick but it misses.
Taylor scores with a one two! LooLoo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Taylor dodges the punch combination from LooLoo.
LooLoo misses with a body shot.
Taylor lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Moosh LooLoo has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
LooLoo misses with a hook. Taylor ducked under it nicely.
A lazy left from LooLoo finds it's target.
Taylor sizes up LooLoo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Taylor misses with a few strikes there.
Taylor fails to land with a series of punches.
Taylor slips a straight right by LooLoo.
A left and a right from Taylor both land. Nice combination.
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 doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
LooLoo throws a sloppy head kick and Taylor moves out of range easily.
A lazy left from Taylor finds it's target.
Taylor throws a head kick but LooLoo moves out of range.
Taylor throws a leg kick but LooLoo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Taylor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
LooLoo throws a body punch but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but LooLoo circles away quickly and effectively.
Taylor fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but LooLoo is out of range.
Jab, jab by LooLoo - just one landing.

It looks like Hank Taylor has been cut.
Taylor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
LooLoo lands with a straight right. Taylor didn't see that one coming.
No joy there for Taylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taylor tries to clinch there but LooLoo circles away.
LooLoo tries to land a leg kick but Taylor saw it coming and moves away.
Taylor misses with the combination.
Taylor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but LooLoo manages to avoid it.
Taylor checks a leg kick.
LooLoo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Taylor's calf.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by LooLoo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
LooLoo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Taylor's sensitive parts.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but LooLoo moves away.
LooLoo lands a really nice looking cross but Taylor seems unphased.
Taylor wants to clinch.
LooLoo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from LooLoo.
LooLoo motions for Taylor to come forward. LooLoo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
LooLoo cracks Taylor with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Taylor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
LooLoo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taylor.
LooLoo throws a series of punches but Taylor moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Taylor as he connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Taylor does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
LooLoo misses with a kick to the body.
LooLoo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taylor circles away quickly and effectively.
LooLoo throws a hook but Taylor avoids it easily.
Taylor misses with a two punch combination.
Taylor throws a right and a left that LooLoo avoids nicely.
LooLoo slips under a jab from Taylor.
No joy there for LooLoo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
LooLoo just misses with a punch to the body.
Taylor fails to land with a series of punches.
LooLoo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

LooLoo breaks from the clinch.
LooLoo takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hank Taylor dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

LooLoo scores with a kick to the body.
LooLoo with a jab.
LooLoo looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
LooLoo blocks a jab.
Taylor lands a really nice looking cross but LooLoo seems unphased.
Taylor lands with a hook. LooLoo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
LooLoo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Taylor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor avoids the body shot from LooLoo.
LooLoo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
LooLoo cracks a nice hook into Taylor's ribs.
LooLoo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
LooLoo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taylor moves away.
LooLoo is breathing heavily.
A head kick from Taylor lands but LooLoo takes it in his stride.
LooLoo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
LooLoo tries to clinch up.
Taylor throws a series of punches but LooLoo avoids them all with ease.
Taylor throws a combination that misses
and LooLoo counters with a nice body shot.
Taylor misses with a body kick.
Taylor needs to keep his hands up - LooLoo had a free shot at his head there.
LooLoo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Taylor counter with a right hand.
Taylor wants to clinch.
Taylor throws a series of punches but LooLoo moves out of range.
Hank Taylor is winning the standup battle so far.
Taylor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Taylor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor avoids a kick to the body.
LooLoo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
LooLoo lands a nice shot to the body.
Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from LooLoo.
LooLoo throws a nice inside leg kick.
LooLoo throws an overhand right that lands on Taylor's shoulder, as Taylor tries to avoid the shot.
LooLoo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Taylor takes a kick to the side of the head.
Taylor wants to clinch up but LooLoo keeps it at a distance.
Taylor throws a right and a left that LooLoo avoids nicely.
Taylor misses with a double jab
enabling LooLoo to counter with a crisp jab.
Taylor finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
LooLoo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Taylor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
LooLoo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Taylor backs up against the cage.
Taylor throws out a powerful jab.
Taylor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and LooLoo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
LooLoo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
LooLoo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
LooLoo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taylor.
Taylor lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Taylor throws a lazy head kick
and LooLoo counters with a nice uppercut.
LooLoo slips under a jab.
LooLoo throws a looping overhand right but Taylor ducks down to avoid it.
Taylor is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
LooLoo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Taylor.
Hank Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taylor jabs at LooLoo's body.
LooLoo throws a leg kick but Taylor sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
LooLoo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
LooLoo slips a jab and a cross from Taylor.
LooLoo tries a head kick but it misses.
LooLoo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taylor.
LooLoo just misses with a punch to the body.
LooLoo clobbers Taylor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
LooLoo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Taylor slips a straight right by LooLoo.
LooLoo lands a jab to the nose.
Taylor tries to clinch but LooLoo moves out of range.
LooLoo looks to land a combination but Taylor avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
LooLoo throws a head kick but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor throws a right and a left that LooLoo avoids nicely.
LooLoo misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hank Taylor dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Taylor lands a jab.
Nice defenses there by LooLoo.
LooLoo connects with a nice looking jab.
Taylor throws a right and a left that LooLoo avoids nicely.
LooLoo motions for Taylor to come forward. LooLoo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
LooLoo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
LooLoo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taylor tries to bum rush LooLoo with a series of wild strikes but LooLoo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taylor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Taylor misses with a low kick.
Taylor swings for the body but LooLoo moves out of range.
LooLoo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taylor.
Nice uppercut there from LooLoo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
LooLoo connects with the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor takes a head kick and keeps coming.
LooLoo thuds his shin into the meat of Taylor's side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
LooLoo misses with a straight left.
LooLoo throws a body punch but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor feints a jab promting LooLoo to slip. Taylor then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. LooLoo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
LooLoo throws a head kick but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor takes a kick to the side of the head.
LooLoo throws a head kick that misses.
Taylor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by LooLoo.
LooLoo misses with a head kick.
LooLoo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taylor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
LooLoo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
LooLoo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taylor lands a head shot.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but LooLoo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Taylor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Taylor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
LooLoo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
LooLoo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Taylor tries to bum rush LooLoo with a series of wild strikes but LooLoo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
LooLoo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
LooLoo lands with a slapping head kick.
A combination from Taylor does no damage.
Taylor throws a leg kick but LooLoo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Taylor looks to land a combination but LooLoo avoids it well.
Taylor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from LooLoo.
LooLoo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
LooLoo scores with a head kick. Taylor tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
No joy there for LooLoo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taylor misses with an attempted mid kick.
LooLoo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
LooLoo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from LooLoo misses.

Taylor instigates a clinch.
LooLoo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
LooLoo tries to land a knee to the head but Taylor blocks with his arms.
LooLoo misses with a punch to the body.

Taylor breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor keeps LooLoo at a distance using the push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor throws a series of punches but LooLoo moves out of range.
LooLoo looks for the body kick but Taylor saw that one coming.
Taylor misses with a series of wild punches.
Taylor on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A leg kick checked by Taylor.
Taylor on the wrong end of a nice jab.
No joy there for Taylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
LooLoo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
LooLoo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
LooLoo lands a jab-cross combination.
LooLoo misses with a head kick.
Taylor lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Moosh LooLoo just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Taylor tries to clinch up.
Taylor misses with a few strikes there.
Taylor connects with an inside leg kick.
LooLoo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Taylor.
Taylor throws a right and a left that LooLoo avoids nicely.
LooLoo throws a quick inside leg kick.
LooLoo throws a body punch but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor misses with a double jab.
Taylor misses with a kick to the body.
Taylor blocks a head kick by LooLoo.
The fight stays on the outside here - LooLoo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
LooLoo misses with a double jab.
LooLoo is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
LooLoo looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
LooLoo wants to clinch.
LooLoo throws out a loose jab but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor misses with a series of wild punches.
LooLoo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from LooLoo.
LooLoo scores with a kick to the midsection.
LooLoo throws a leg kick that misses.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Taylor here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
LooLoo jabs at Taylor's body.
Taylor tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for LooLoo.
LooLoo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
LooLoo misses with a head kick.
LooLoo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
LooLoo looks to land a right hand but Taylor moved out of range.
Taylor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but LooLoo circles away quickly and effectively.
Taylor dodges the punch combination from LooLoo.
LooLoo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Taylor if he has to take too many more of those.
LooLoo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Taylor misses with a wild combination.
LooLoo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taylor circles away quickly and effectively.
LooLoo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Taylor counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a jab, cross combination.
LooLoo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
LooLoo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taylor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Decent striking displayed by Taylor there.
Taylor misses with a combination

and LooLoo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by LooLoo.
Taylor lands with a short shot to the head.
LooLoo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
LooLoo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taylor blocks it with crossed arms.
Taylor can't find room to land a body shot as LooLoo controls the action.
Taylor blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor looking to stall.
Taylor stalling against the cage.

Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Taylor. That snapped LooLoo's head back.
LooLoo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Taylor looks to land a combination but LooLoo avoids it well.
Taylor misses with a low kick.
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 takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice combination there by LooLoo.
Taylor cracks LooLoo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Taylor is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Taylor misses with a jab, cross combination.
LooLoo just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Moosh LooLoo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Taylor avoids the head kick by LooLoo.
Taylor dips to his left and cracks LooLoo with an uppercut!
Taylor throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
LooLoo is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
Taylor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taylor throws the kick towards the body but LooLoo avoids it.
LooLoo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
LooLoo works Taylor's body with a nice hook.
LooLoo throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
LooLoo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taylor.
LooLoo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Taylor's head.
LooLoo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taylor.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
LooLoo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Taylor under the eye.
Nice shot by LooLoo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Taylor.
LooLoo dodges the punch combination from Taylor.
LooLoo looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
LooLoo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taylor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Taylor there as he acknowledges the shot.
LooLoo misses with a head kick.
LooLoo motions for Taylor to come forward. LooLoo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy body kick from LooLoo
and LooLoo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
LooLoo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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!
LooLoo throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor avoids the body shot from LooLoo.
LooLoo misses the shot to the body.
Taylor is looking to chop away at LooLoo's legs.
LooLoo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
LooLoo throws an off balance right hand
and Taylor counters with an inside leg kick.
LooLoo thows a body shot but no joy.
LooLoo misses with a few strikes there.
Taylor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taylor lands with a nice body punch.
Taylor misses with a series of wild punches.
Taylor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taylor looks to land a combination but LooLoo avoids it well.
LooLoo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by LooLoo.
Sloppy strikes from Taylor. Those never looked like landing.
Taylor moves out of range of the body kick.

LooLoo moves into the clinch.
Taylor slows down the pace here.
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.

LooLoo manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Taylor.
LooLoo lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
LooLoo throws a hook but Taylor avoids it easily.

Taylor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with LooLoo, pushing him back against the cage.
Taylor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
LooLoo is trying to break free.
Taylor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but LooLoo blocks it with crossed arms.
Taylor tries a knee to the head but LooLoo blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

LooLoo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
LooLoo misses with a wild combination.
LooLoo lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
LooLoo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Taylor. Those never looked like landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hank Taylor.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 48:47
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 48:48
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Hank Taylor!
Hank Taylor is the new heavyweight champion!