PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor comes to the cage accompanied by . Machida has chosen For Whom The Bell Tolls as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tim Taylor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Taylor
vs
Machida

194 cm
27
215 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

185 cm
33
205 lbs
23 - 17 - 0

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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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tim Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoto Machida!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor fails to land with a series of punches.
Taylor avoids the head kick by Machida.
Taylor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Machida's head.
Taylor darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Taylor lands a jab to Machida's midsection.
Taylor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Taylor misses with a series of wild punches.
Taylor lands with a hook. Machida tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tim Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machida ducks under a wild hook from Taylor.
A left lands for Taylor.
Machida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taylor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor thuds a left hand into Machida's body.
Taylor connects with a body shot that sends Machida's belly button to the back.
Taylor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Taylor misses with a hook
and Machida counters with a stiff right hand.
Machida blocks the body kick.
Taylor scores with a hook to the body. Machida takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Taylor scores with a jab. Machida acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Taylor throws a right and a left that Machida avoids nicely.
Taylor scores with a punch to the head.
Taylor throws a lazy uppercut
and Machida makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Taylor with a nice cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Machida misses with a head kick.
Taylor is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Taylor swings for the body but Machida moves out of range.
Taylor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Machida stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.
Taylor throws a good cross that connects.
Taylor misses with a looping right.
Machida takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Taylor misses with an uppercut. Machida saw that one coming.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Machida is just out of range.
Machida throws a head kick but Taylor moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida needs to keep his hands up - Taylor had a free shot at his head there.
Taylor misses with a straight right.
Taylor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Taylor cracks a nice hook into Machida's ribs.
Taylor throws a sloppy head kick and Machida moves out of range easily.
Taylor throws a lazy uppercut
and Machida counters with a straight right hand.
Taylor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
No joy there for Taylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taylor is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Taylor connects with the punch.
Taylor throws a shot to the body.
Taylor cracks Machida with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor misses with an uppercut. Machida saw that one coming.
Machida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taylor lands with a shot to the body.
Taylor throws out a loose jab but Machida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor scores with a head kick. Machida tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Taylor throws a looping overhand right but Machida ducks down to avoid it.
Taylor looks to land a combination but Machida avoids it well.
Taylor throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Machida takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Machida lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Machida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lyoto Machida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taylor lands a head shot.
Machida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Taylor throws a body kick that misses
and Machida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Machida might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Taylor has got the better of the exchanges.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machida was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
Taylor keeps Machida at a distance using the push kick.
Taylor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Taylor cracks Machida with an open hand slap.
Machida takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Taylor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Machida counters with a head kick.
Tim Taylor is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Machida. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida avoids the head kick by Taylor.
Taylor throws a looping overhand right but Machida ducks down to avoid it.
Machida on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Taylor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Machida can do to turn this around?
Taylor scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Taylor.
Taylor thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Machida if he has to take too many more of those.
Taylor connects with a jab.
Machida throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taylor.
Machida avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taylor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Machida circles away quickly and effectively.
Taylor lands with a slapping 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 lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Machida blocks the body kick.
Nice body kick there by Taylor.
Machida checks a low kick from Taylor.
Taylor scores with a jab. Machida acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Machida staying out of range there.
Machida takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
Machida stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Taylor.
Taylor scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Taylor.
Machida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taylor.
Taylor connects with a single shot there.
Machida ducks under a wild hook from Taylor.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
Machida throws a leg kick
and Taylor counters with a straight right hand.
Machida throws out a loose jab but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Machida looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Taylor throws a leg kick which misses Machida's front leg but catches the back leg as Machida tries to avoid it.
Taylor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Machida on the side of the head.
Taylor misses with an uppercut. Machida saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lunges at Machida with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Machida's hand.

Machida is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machida was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
Machida is still on wobbly legs! Can Taylor finish him?
Machida takes one on the button.
Taylor misses with a hook.
Taylor misses with a hook
and Machida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taylor thows a body shot but no joy.
Machida seems to have recovered his senses.
Machida takes a jab right on the kisser.
Taylor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Machida counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Machida.
Taylor throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Taylor dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Machida avoids the body shot from Taylor.
Taylor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Machidas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jab by Taylor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Machida. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Machida thows a body shot but no joy.
Taylor moves out of range of the body kick.
A shot to the body from Taylor misses
and Machida counters with a left and a right that stings Taylor.
Taylor scores with a decent looking hook.
Taylor misses with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Taylor.
Taylor swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor lands an overhand right.
Taylor lands the left hand.
Taylor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Machida walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Machida throws a right hand that misses
and Taylor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Machida lands the left hand.
Taylor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Taylor lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Machida has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Machida and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The fighters circling - Taylor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Machida looks to throw a body kick
and Taylor counters with a body kick that stops Machida in his tracks momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Taylor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taylor lands a two punch combo.
Taylor cracks Machida with a right hand to the side of the head.
Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.
Taylor takes one to the chin there.
A shot to the liver by Taylor. Beautiful body shot.
Taylor checks a low kick from Machida.
Taylor blocks a head kick by Machida.
Machida takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Taylor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taylor thows a body shot but no joy.
Taylor lands with a hook. Machida tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands with a shot to the body.
Jab from Taylor.
Machida tries to work over Taylor's front leg with a kick but Taylor checks it.
Taylor throws a nice looking combination but Machida bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Machida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big left from Taylor misses.
Taylor blocks the body kick.
Machida takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Taylor keeps Machida at a distance using the push kick.
Machida swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor scores with a jab to the jaw.
Taylor lands a body shot.
Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.
Taylor takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking cross lands there for Taylor.
Taylor throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Taylor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Machida has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor dodges the punch combination from Machida.
Taylor connects with the punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tim 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight for Tim Taylor!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Tim Taylor!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Tim Taylor!

Tim Taylor wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Tim Taylor rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.