PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Meldrick Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Claude Patrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Taylor
vs
Claude Patrick

178 cm
23
190 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

184 cm
23
197 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Meldrick Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jean Claude Patrick!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patrick tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor cracks a nice hook into Patrick's ribs.
Taylor throws a head kick but Patrick moves out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Taylor has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Taylor misses with a combination
and Patrick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Patrick misses the target.
Taylor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Patrick has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Patrick lands a glancing blow to the side of Taylor's head.
Taylor throws a sloppy head kick and Patrick moves out of range easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Taylor.
Taylor throws a nice inside leg kick.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Patrick is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Taylor misses the target.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Taylor misses the target.
Patrick misses with a few strikes there.
Patrick throws a big shot that misses.
Taylor scores with a jab to the body.
Patrick misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Patrick.
Taylor throws a looping overhand right but Patrick ducks down to avoid it.
Meldrick Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor misses with a series of wild punches.
Taylor missing with a left hand there. Patrick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Patrick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Patrick misses with a looping left.
Taylor slips a straight right by Patrick.
Taylor slips a straight right by Patrick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Patrick.
Taylor swings for the body but Patrick moves out of range.
Taylor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taylor throws the left hand but Patrick avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Taylor misses its intended target.
Taylor loads up on a big right hand but Patrick slips the punch.
Taylor swinging wildly here.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Patrick.
Taylor fails to land with a series of punches.
Patrick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Patrick misses with a straight left.
Taylor is looking to land body kicks.
Taylor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Patrick circles away quickly and effectively.
Taylor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Patrick circles away quickly and effectively.
Patrick misses with a wild combination.
Taylor swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Taylor looks to throw the jab but Patrick is out of range.
That kick from Taylor tenderised Patrick's leg. Patrick is trying to keep his angry face on.
Patrick misses the shot to the body.
Patrick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Patrick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor cracks Patrick with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Taylor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Taylor scores with a nice right hand.
Patrick getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Patrick misses with a hook.
Taylor scores with a jab to the head.
Taylor misses with a two punch combination.
A clash of legs there as Patrick blocks the low kick.
Patrick tries to bum rush Taylor with a series of wild strikes but Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taylor scores with a head kick. Patrick tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Taylor lands a high kick!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Patrick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Patrick throws a right and a left that Taylor avoids nicely.
A jab from Patrick misses.
Taylor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taylor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Patrick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Taylor misses.
Taylor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Patrick takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Patrick.
Decent striking displayed by Patrick there.
Taylor throws a sloppy head kick and Patrick moves out of range easily.
Patrick misses with a straight left.
Patrick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taylor keeps the fight on the outside.
Patrick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taylor dodges the punch combination from Patrick.
Patrick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taylor throws a jab but it's blocked by Patrick.
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taylor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Patrick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Patrick looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Patrick scores with a punch to the head.
Patrick slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor misses with a low kick as Patrick jumps back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patrick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taylor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taylor cracks a nice hook into Patrick's ribs.
Patrick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taylor circles away quickly and effectively.
Taylor connects with a single shot there.
Patrick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taylor.
Patrick misses the shot to the body.
Taylor wants to slow Patrick down by chopping away at his legs.
Taylor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taylor throws a one two combo.
Taylor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taylor throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor throws a nice looking combination but Patrick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Patrick misses with a wild body shot.
Patrick tests Taylor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A punch combination from Taylor misses.
Patrick lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Meldrick Taylor will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Sloppy strikes from Patrick. Those never looked like landing.
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Patrick staying out of range there.
Patrick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Patrick misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taylor connects with a looping right hand.
Patrick throws the left hand but Taylor avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Patrick does a little dance to reset his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Taylor.
Taylor has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Taylor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Patrick's calf.
Meldrick Taylor is winning the standup battle so far.

Patrick drives through and clinches with Taylor against the ropes.

Taylor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Patrick moves into the clinch.
Patrick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taylor's elbow.

Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taylor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Taylor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taylor defending well as Patrick loads up on a big left hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Patrick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Patrick blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Taylor.
Patrick throws a nice looking combination but Taylor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taylor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Patrick circles away quickly and effectively.
Patrick looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.

Patrick has managed to clinch.
Good body shot from Patrick.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Patrick.
Taylor is looking to break free of the clinch but Patrick has double underhooks.
Taylor is trying to break the clinch but Patrick has him pressed against the ropes.
Taylor is trying to break the clinch but Patrick is controlling him.
Taylor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Taylor is trying to break free.

Patrick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taylor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Taylor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Meldrick Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Patrick misses.
Patrick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Patrick takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Taylor fails to land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Patrick misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patrick lands an overhand right.
A left and a right from Patrick both land. Nice combination.

Taylor is rocked!
A big left from Patrick misses.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Patrick.
Patrick Rushes Taylor and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Taylor is up against the ropes and has nowhere to go. Patrick Piles on the pressure and Taylor crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Claude Patrick!
A victorious Jean Claude Patrick thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.