PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Titan Boma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boma is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Evan Jones - Domination. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Taylor
vs
Boma

172 cm
21
231 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

210 cm
26
295 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Titan Boma!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boma throws a nice looking combination but Taylor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taylor.
Taylor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boma rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taylor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taylor dives in and grabs Boma's left leg, looking for a takedown. Boma pushes down on Taylor's head and hops out.

Taylor darts in and clinches Boma up against the cage.
Taylor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boma lands a right hand.

Boma breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Boma misses.
Taylor tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Boma defends well and Taylor ends up having to push Boma into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taylor seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

Taylor closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Boma did well to prevent Taylor getting side control.
Boma is refusing to be controlled, as Taylor sits in half guard.
Boma wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Taylor is looking to take a break and control but Boma is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boma really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Taylor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Taylor is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Taylor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Boma's head.
Well, if Taylor is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor wants to control but Boma is keeping him busy.
Boma avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Taylor.

Taylor is looking for a kimura here.
Taylor is nestled in close to Boma, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Taylor lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Taylor is looking for a kimura here.
Taylor is stalling here. Boma is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Taylor seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Boma has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
We've been informed that Boma has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Taylor is trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Boma is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Taylor bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Taylor trying to control but Boma is working from the bottom.
Boma avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor trying to control but Boma is working from the bottom.
Taylor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Taylor dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Boma tries to clinch there but Taylor circles away.
Boma displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Taylor.

Taylor shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Taylor 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.
Taylor works over Boma with some ground and pound from guard.
Taylor throws a strike but Boma rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jason Taylor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Taylor throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Taylor isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Boma stacks Taylor on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Boma!
Taylor struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma wants to stand but Taylor has his arm trapped.

Boma decides to stand up, so the ref orders Taylor to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Taylor.
Boma tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor shoots in for a double leg but Boma sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor doesn't manage to clinch there - Boma circles away.
Boma doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Boma.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Taylor.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Boma.

Boma has closed the distance and engaged Taylor in a clinch.
Taylor drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boma tries to circle away but Taylor has him pinned against the cage.
Boma misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boma wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boma misses with a short punch on the inside.

Taylor breaks the clinch.
Taylor fails with the takedown.
Boma blocks a head kick by Taylor.
Taylor dives in and grabs Boma's left leg, looking for a takedown. Boma pushes down on Taylor's head and hops out.
Boma 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.
Some wild striking there from Boma.
Boma throws a series of punches but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Taylor throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nice takedown defense from Boma. No joy for Taylor on that attempt.
Taylor fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boma throws a series of strikes that have Taylor backpedaling.

It looks like Jason Taylor has been cut.
Taylor dodges the punch combination from Boma.
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!
Taylor fails with the takedown.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown but Boma shows good takedown defense.
Taylor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Boma circles away.
Taylor tries to clinch but Boma is having none of it.
Titan Boma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boma scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Taylor slips a jab and a cross from Boma.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boma stuffs the takedown.
Boma tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Boma sprawls well. Boma wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Taylor gets slowly back to his feet.

Boma moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Titan Boma will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jason Taylor's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Taylor shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Taylor is working for a kimura but Boma is defending it quite comfortably.
Taylor is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Taylor looking to control but Boma is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Taylor swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Boma is now in Taylor's guard. A big mistake from Taylor there, giving up the dominant position!
Boma wants to get up but he can't break Taylor's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Taylor striking off his back but it's not causing Boma any problems.

Taylor working for submissions but it's allowed Boma to get to half guard.

Taylor is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Boma pulls his head out easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor wants to get back to his feet.
Taylor is looking to control Boma's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Taylor avoid being mounted?

Taylor looking for submissions off his back.
Taylor is looking to control Boma's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Taylor avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boma prevents Taylor from improving his position.
Boma wants to get back to his feet.

Taylor actively working from the bottom here.
Taylor trying to control but Boma postures up.

Boma decides to stand and escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Boma as Taylor shoots in.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown but Boma shows good takedown defense.
Taylor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor fails with a takedown attempt.
Titan Boma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boma tries to close the distance and clinch but Taylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boma slaps away a takedown attempt from Taylor, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Boma lands with a nice combination. Taylor backs away looking to recover.

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 Jason Taylor.
I think Taylor has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a majority draw!