PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Wayne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Wayne
vs
Taylor

168 cm
20
145 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

179 cm
27
155 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Wayne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Wayne.
Wayne moves into range and connects with a jab.
Taylor closes the distance and clinches up with Wayne, looking for a takedown. Taylor pushes Wayne against the cage but Wayne circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Taylor with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wayne counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Taylor throws a right and a left that Wayne avoids nicely.
Taylor moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wayne scores with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wayne.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wayne.
Wayne connects with a solid leg kick.
Taylor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Wayne feints and as Taylor raises his hands in defense, Wayne changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wayne trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wayne makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne works over Taylor with some ground and pound from guard.
Wayne pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taylor is keeping the position for now.

Taylor had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wayne defends it easily.
Wayne is pushing down on Taylor's leg trying to pass to half guard. Taylor is fighting to maintain full guard but Wayne has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wayne trying to pass the guard but Taylor defending well.
Wayne is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Taylor tries to get to full guard but Wayne has control of the leg.
Wayne working over Taylor with some ground and pound. Taylor looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Wayne is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Taylor is just riding it out for now. Wayne eventually gives up the hold.
Taylor is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wayne scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Taylor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Taylor makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Taylor.
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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Taylor looking for a guillotine here but Wayne defends easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wayne stands up over Taylor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wayne scoring with some ground and pound.

Taylor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Taylor looks gassed!
Wayne works over Taylor with some ground and pound from guard.
Wayne working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wayne connects with a couple of short punches.
Wayne wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
Wayne passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne lands a nice forearm strike.
Wayne scoring with punches from side control.
Wayne 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 is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Wayne scoring with punches from side control.
Wayne is staying tight to Taylor's torso, preventing him from escaping.

Wayne has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Taylor is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Wayne yanks on the arm and Taylor is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Wayne.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Wayne!
John Wayne retains his featherweight title!
John Wayne really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that RAW Nutrition Recovery *159 : 60$ * logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.