PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angel BloodWing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor has chosen Miseria Cantare - The Beginning as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

BloodWing
vs
Taylor

190 cm
27
215 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

188 cm
33
215 lbs
22 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angel BloodWing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BloodWing moves away from the strike by Taylor.
Sloppy strikes from Taylor. Those never looked like landing.
Taylor misses with a two punch combination.
BloodWing tries to clinch
and Taylor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
BloodWing tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taylor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taylor keeps the fight on the outside.
Taylor keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
BloodWing shoots in looking for a takedown but Taylor manages to keep the fight standing, pushing BloodWing's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Taylor punishes BloodWing's body with a nice straight punch.

BloodWing shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than BloodWing was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Taylor prevents BloodWing from improving position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

BloodWing tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Taylor managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by BloodWing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from BloodWing crashes against the mat.
Taylor is trying to control BloodWing's posture but BloodWing avoids it.
BloodWing throws a strike aimed at the side of Taylor's head but Taylor avoids it well.
BloodWing 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.
Sloppy strikes there by BloodWing.
BloodWing trying to control the position but Taylor is working away.
BloodWing in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
BloodWing working the ground and pound.
BloodWing is putting a hurting on Taylor here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BloodWing throwing strikes but Taylor manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
BloodWing manages to get back to half guard.
BloodWing is staying active underneath Taylor, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Taylor is controlling the pace.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor wants to lay and pray for a moment but BloodWing keeps working.

BloodWing looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
BloodWing is looking for a sweep. Taylor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Taylor stands up and beckons BloodWing to join him on the feet.

BloodWing forces Taylor back against the cage and clinches.

Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands a jab.
BloodWing uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taylor.
Taylor swings and misses with a shot to the body

and BloodWing counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by BloodWing.
Taylor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Taylor can't break the clinch.
Taylor is trying to break the clinch but BloodWing has him pressed against the cage.

Taylor manages to break the clinch.
Taylor throws an overhand right that lands on BloodWing's shoulder, as BloodWing tries to avoid the shot.
BloodWing tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Taylor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
BloodWing moves in looking to clinch but Taylor pushes him off.
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taylor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down BloodWing rather than just go for the knockout.
Taylor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Angel BloodWing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
BloodWing slips a jab from Taylor.
Taylor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
BloodWing tries to clinch up.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Taylor misses the target.
Taylor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

BloodWing moves into the clinch.
Taylor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good body shot from BloodWing.
Taylor looks winded!
BloodWing lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Taylor takes a knee to the side of the body.
BloodWing scores with a shot to the side of Taylor's head.
BloodWing with an attempt at a knee that misses.
BloodWing landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
BloodWing lands a nice shot to the body.
BloodWing is trying to drag Taylor to the mat but Taylor just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angel BloodWing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
BloodWing lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
BloodWing has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Taylor avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Taylor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but BloodWing has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angel BloodWing dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

BloodWing shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than BloodWing was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Taylor wants to get back to his feet.
Taylor defending against the ground and pound.
BloodWing postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor can't do much from the bottom here.
BloodWing works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Taylor is working to avoid the ground and pound but BloodWing connects with a decent elbow.
BloodWing creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Taylor sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BloodWing looks up at the clock and then as Taylor takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, BloodWing smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BloodWing working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BloodWing working the ground and pound from side control.
BloodWing in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Check out the look on BloodWing's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
BloodWing looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Taylor is avoiding damage well.
BloodWing tries to move to mount but Taylor blocks the move with his legs.
Taylor is trying to get back to half guard.
Taylor stops BloodWing from passing to mount.
BloodWing working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
BloodWing working the body and head with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BloodWing creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Taylor sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
BloodWing lands a decent elbow from side control.
Taylor is trying to get back to his feet.
BloodWing tries to score with some ground and pound. Taylor controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
BloodWing advances to full mount.
BloodWing won't let Taylor get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
BloodWing looking to finish Taylor with some ground and pound. This is bad for Taylor!
BloodWing fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Taylor is bucking up trying to escape but BloodWing cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
BloodWing putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
BloodWing throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BloodWing lands a heavy elbow.

Taylor is rocked!
BloodWing postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Taylor badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of BloodWing around the waist but BloodWing pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! BloodWing is the winner by TKO! BloodWing jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angel BloodWing!
Angel BloodWing gave a mention to KAISER Nutrition (160!) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).