PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bernhard Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Stanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stanson has chosen Until The End as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Brian Stanson enters the cage!

Taylor
vs
Stanson

188 cm
26
187 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

174 cm
27
178 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.
Project Mayhem

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernhard Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brian Stanson!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor jabs Stanson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stanson shoots in for a double leg but Taylor sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Taylor throws a low kick but Stanson moves out of range easily.

Stanson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Stanson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Stanson is keen to just control but Taylor is a slippery customer.
Taylor is trying to maintain the position but Stanson is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stanson prevents Taylor from improving his position.
Taylor trying to control here.
Stanson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Taylor wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Stanson is working for a kimura but Taylor is defending it quite comfortably.
Taylor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stanson.
Stanson is trying to control the action in half guard but Taylor is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Stanson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Stanson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Taylor to regain full guard.
Stanson throwing strikes from guard but Taylor blocks nicely.
Stanson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanson trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Stanson stays in close to Taylor's body and controls the position.
Taylor is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stanson is controlling him.
Stanson throws an elbow that misses. Taylor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stanson's guard. Nice move by Taylor!
Stanson controls Taylor momentarily but Taylor frees himself.
Taylor engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Taylor will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stanson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stanson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Taylor can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Taylor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stanson is keeping the position for now.

Stanson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Taylor preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor postures up.
Taylor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stanson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Taylor controls from within his opponent's guard.
Taylor trying to stand up but can't free himself from Stanson's guard.
Taylor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stanson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Taylor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stanson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Taylor takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Stanson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Taylor rushes Stanson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Stanson.
Stanson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Taylor avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Stanson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Stanson throws a head punch that misses.
Stanson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Taylor or not.

Stanson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Taylor looks like he's trying to stand up.
Stanson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stanson passes the guard and advances to mount!
BOOM! Stanson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor wants to hold on but Stanson pushes him away.
Stanson controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanson landing shots from mount.
Stanson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Stanson working Taylor over with strikes here.
Stanson lands a heavy elbow.
Taylor keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Stanson landing strikes from the mount and Taylor is in trouble!
Stanson breaks from Taylor's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor is bucking up trying to escape but Stanson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Taylor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stanson lands a big elbow.
Stanson raining down shots from the mount!
Stanson with the ground and pound from mount.

Taylor is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Oh Taylor is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stanson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Stanson lands a big elbow - Taylor is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Taylor is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Brian Stanson!
After winning the bout, Brian Stanson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.