PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Che Guevara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tailor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guevara comes to the cage accompanied by Soulfly - Mulambo. Che Guevara has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Guevara
vs
Tailor

175 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

185 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Che Guevara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Tailor!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guevara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Guevara goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Guevara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Guevara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tailor misses with a body shot.
Tailor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guevara misses with a hook.
Tailor ducks under a wild hook from Guevara.
Guevara tries to land a front kick but Tailor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tailor moves out of range as Guevara throws a body kick.
Guevara slips a jab from Tailor.
Tailor shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Guevara eats them both and turns towards Tailor to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Guevara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tailor manages to avoid it.
Che Guevara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Tailor tries to keep at a distance but Guevara has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tailor just leaning against Guevara, taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guevara has Tailor pushed against the cage.
Tailor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Guevara backwards.
Guevara is pushing Tailor up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tailor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Guevara.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tailor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tailor lands with a right to the head.
Tailor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tailor lands a nice shot to the body.
Tailor wants to stall.
Tailor swings wildly with an uppercut but Guevara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guevara manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Guevara's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Tailor fails to land.
Guevara is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tailor misses with a punch to the body.
Tailor misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guevara misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tailor lands a shot to the body.
Tailor stalling against the cage.
A short left from Tailor.
Tailor effectively controlling the action here.
Tailor has a couple of punches blocked by Guevara.
Guevara tries to throw a body punch but Tailor avoids it by throwing Guevara back against the cage.
Tailor struggles to land a body shot inside as Guevara controls his hands.
Tailor throws a head punch that misses.
Tailor misses with a body punch.
Tailor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tailor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guevara backwards.
Tailor has a couple of punches blocked by Guevara.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guevara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guevara blocking some punches.
Guevara is trying to stall.
Tailor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tailor misses with some punches.
Tailor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Tailor fails to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guevara slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Guevara looks for the body kick but Tailor saw that one coming.
Guevara looks to score with a jab to the body but Tailor is just out of range.
Guevara staying out of range there.
Guevara misses with a straight right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Guevara.
Guevara looks to land a body kick but Tailor moved away.
Guevara on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tailor avoids a kick to the body.
Guevara throws a big shot that misses.
Guevara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Guevara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Guevara looks for the body kick but Tailor saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guevara defending well as Tailor loads up on a big left hand.
Tailor cracks a nice hook into Guevara's ribs.
Tailor moves out of range of the body kick from Guevara.
Tailor blocks the body kick.
Guevara thows a body shot but no joy.
Tailor lands a jab.
Guevara looks for the body kick but Tailor saw that one coming.
Tailor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tailor with a hook.
Tailor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tailor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Guevara looks for the body kick but Tailor saw that one coming.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tailor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tailor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tailor throws a series of punches but Guevara moves out of range.
Guevara moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tailor loads up on a big right hand but Guevara slips the punch.
Guevara thows a body shot but no joy.
Guevara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tailor throws a series of punches but Guevara moves out of range.
Guevara misses with an uppercut. Tailor saw that one coming.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tailor closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tailor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Guevara throws a jab when Tailor was well out of range.
Tailor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guevara.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guevara thuds a left hand into Tailor's body.
Guevara looks to land a body kick but Tailor moved away.
Tailor is looking to clinch.
Tailor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guevara looks to throw the jab but Tailor is out of range.
Guevara looks to land a body kick but Tailor moved away.
Guevara throws a body kick that misses.
Guevara throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tailor connects with a single shot there.
Guevara looks to land a left hand but Tailor moved out of range nicely.
Guevara looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tailor getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guevara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tailor.
Tailor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tailor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guevara.
Guevara misses with a double jab.
Guevara just misses with a punch to the body.
Tailor blocks the body kick.
Guevara throws a big shot that misses.
Tailor looks to throw the jab but Guevara is out of range.
Guevara looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Guevara clinches up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guevara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guevara taking a breather.
Guevara is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mike Tailor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Tailor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Guevara looks for the body kick but Tailor saw that one coming.
Tailor moves away from the strike by Guevara.
Tailor loads up on a big right hand but Guevara slips the punch.
Guevara is looking to land body kicks.
Tailor thows a body shot but no joy.
Guevara looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Guevara throws a big shot that misses.
Guevara throws a push kick but Tailor slaps the foot to one side.
Guevara misses with a wild body shot.
Tailor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guevara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tailor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tailor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Guevara looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tailor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tailor avoids a kick to the body.
Guevara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tailor.
Guevara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tailor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from Tailor.
Guevara misses with a wild body shot.
Tailor takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Guevara thows a body shot but no joy.
Guevara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tailor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tailor moves away from the strike by Guevara.
Tailor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mike Tailor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Guevara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tailor manages to avoid it.
A jab from Guevara misses.
Tailor throws a hook but Guevara avoids it easily.

Tailor has Guevara up against the cage in a clinch.
Tailor is pushing Guevara up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Guevara looking to slow down the pace here.
Guevara leaning against his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tailor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guevara leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tailor working aggressively here.
Tailor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tailor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tailor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guevara stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Che Guevara.
Guevara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tailor.
Tailor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guevara.
Tailor just misses with a punch to the body.
Guevara is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Tailor's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Guevara throws a shot from downtown. Tailor moves away and avoids it.
Tailor misses with a body shot.
Guevara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Guevara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tailor, pushing him back against the cage.
Tailor throws a head punch that misses.
Guevara blocks an uppercut.
Guevara is trying to maintain a safe position but Tailor gets an underhook and turns Guevara into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tailor just leaning against Guevara, taking a breather.
Guevara looking to slow down the pace here.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Che Guevara.
Well Tailor has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Tailor!
In defeat, Che Guevara stepped up to the mic, saying 'Não há como se tornar um campeão sem perder!'.