PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Auu Rite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mufasa Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Rite
vs
Taylor

184 cm
25
202 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

190 cm
21
193 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Determined

Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========#

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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Auu Rite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mufasa Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rite dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Taylor. That did some damage!
Rite misses with a body kick.
A head kick by Rite misses
and Taylor counters with a big head kick but Rite shrugs it off.
Taylor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rite pinned against the cage. Rite gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Auu Rite seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rite throws a head kick but Taylor moves out of range.
Rite tries a low kick but Taylor avoids it.
Taylor blocks the body kick.
Taylor blocks the body kick.
Rite avoids the head kick by Taylor.
Rite dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Taylor. That did some damage!
Taylor checks a low kick from Rite.
Rite lands with a good body shot.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rite is looking to chop away at Taylor's legs.
Taylor checks a leg kick nicely.
Rite throws a leg kick

and Taylor counters with a shoot takedown. Rite fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Taylor preventing the sweep.
Taylor pushes down on Rite's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rite keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Taylor passes the guard and advances to mount!
A nice elbow there by Taylor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Taylor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Taylor pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Taylor with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Taylor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rite is looking to escape.
Taylor unloads with some shots from mount but Rite bucks and avoids them well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Taylor punching from mount but Rite doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Taylor thowing shots but they're missing.
Rite is bucking up trying to escape but Taylor cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rite is just holding on here. Taylor manages to take his back.
Taylor controlling well, preventing Rite from escaping the position.
Taylor lands strikes to the head.
Taylor struggling to keep hold of the position.
Taylor is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Taylor misses with punches from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Taylor is cranking Rite's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Rite! He's tightened the choke and Rite is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mufasa Taylor!
After the big win, Mufasa Taylor made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.