PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor's entrance music is 'The Ripper' by Chinchilla. A fine choice. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Taylor
vs
Montana

190 cm
20
200 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

188 cm
20
195 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Solid chin

Broken Halo Pride Nutrition
Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

Gilop®

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Diego Montana!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor misses with an attempted mid kick.
Taylor lands with a right hand.
Montana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taylor moves away.
Montana throws a body punch but Taylor moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Montana. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ryan Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Taylor drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Taylor preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor wants to stand but Montana has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Montana looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Taylor is looking to stand up but Montana won't let him.
Montana manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Taylor manages to get himself to full guard.
Montana is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Montana is controlling him.
Montana passes Taylor's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Montana keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Taylor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Montana.
Montana is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Taylor!
Montana working Taylor over with strikes here.

Montana is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Taylor has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Montana looking to control and managing it successfully.
It looks like Montana might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Montana looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montana controlling from the full mount.
Taylor is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

Montana goes for an armbar but Taylor turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Taylor.
Montana lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Taylor!
Taylor wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Montana landing shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Montana is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Taylor can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Montana tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Montana with shots to the head and body - Taylor looks very uncomfortable down there.
You get the feeling that Taylor really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montana looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Montana cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Montana working the ground and pound effectively.

Taylor is rocked!
BOOM! Montana connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Oh Taylor is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Montana won't let Taylor get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

Montana jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Taylor manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Montana wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Taylor, who protects the arm well.
Taylor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Montana on the ground.
Montana in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Taylor seems to have got his legs back now.
Taylor is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor wants to get back to his feet but Montana drags him back down.
Montana lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Montana dominated that round.
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.

Taylor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Montana moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sloppy strikes from Taylor. Those never looked like landing.
Taylor moves out of range as Montana throws a body kick.
Montana misses with an uppercut. Taylor saw that one coming.
Montana showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Montana jabs Taylor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Montana misses with a body shot.
Montana misses with an uppercut.
Ryan Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Montana drives through with a takedown into Taylor's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Taylor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Montana forces his way into half guard.
Taylor tries to kick Montana off but Montana keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana passes the guard and advances to mount!
Montana is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Taylor can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Montana controlling from the full mount.
Taylor tries to buck Montana off but he can't manage it.
Montana is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Taylor can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Montana is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montana looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Taylor is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Montana has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Montana lands a big elbow - Taylor is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Taylor is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Diego Montana!
Diego Montana seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.