PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Cabrillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that David Taylor was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Cabrillo
vs
Taylor

177 cm
30
186 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

184 cm
27
180 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Cabrillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Taylor !
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrillo cracks Taylor with a good jab.
Taylor lunges at Cabrillo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cabrillo's hand.
Cabrillo works over Taylor 's head and body with a nice combination.
Cabrillo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cabrillo throws a wild body kick that Taylor sees coming a mile off.
Cabrillo misses with an uppercut.
Cabrillo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Taylor is fending him off so far but Cabrillo persists. Nope, Taylor circles away and we're back to standing.
Taylor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Cabrillo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cabrillo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Taylor felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabrillo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Taylor is trying to control Cabrillo's posture but Cabrillo avoids it.
An elbow from Cabrillo crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cabrillo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Taylor avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cabrillo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrillo throws an elbow but Taylor slips to the side and avoids it well.
Taylor is looking to regain half guard here but Cabrillo keeps moving and retains side control.
Taylor struggling a bit here.
Taylor controls the position for a moment.
Taylor tries to bench press Cabrillo off him but Cabrillo keeps the position.
Taylor is trying to control Cabrillo's posture but Cabrillo avoids it.
Taylor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cabrillo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Taylor is avoiding damage well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Taylor wants to improve his position but Cabrillo is controlling well.
Taylor trying to hold on to Cabrillo's head to control him but Cabrillo postures up.
Cabrillo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Taylor is holding on to half guard well.
Taylor trying to hold on to Cabrillo's head to control him but Cabrillo postures up.
Taylor holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Taylor wants to get back to full guard.
Cabrillo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor wants to improve his position but Cabrillo is controlling well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cabrillo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Taylor defending well though.
We've been hearing that Cabrillo has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Cabrillo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Taylor 's head.
Taylor wants to improve his position but Cabrillo is controlling well.
Taylor trying to control from the bottom.
Taylor is controlling Cabrillo's trapped leg to prevent Cabrillo from advancing to side control.
Taylor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cabrillo.
Cabrillo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Taylor defending well though.
Cabrillo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Taylor slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cabrillo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cabrillo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cabrillo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Taylor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Taylor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cabrillo is trying to control but can't.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor winds up and cracks Cabrillo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cabrillo is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Taylor tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cabrillo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
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 Juan Cabrillo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A big left from Cabrillo misses.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cabrillo was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor .
Taylor throws a looping overhand right but Cabrillo ducks down to avoid it.
Juan Cabrillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cabrillo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Taylor 's waist but Taylor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cabrillo off to one side.
Cabrillo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cabrillo shoots in but no luck this time.
Taylor throws a lazy right hand but Cabrillo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Taylor fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cabrillo sprawls well initially but Taylor persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Cabrillo 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 missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cabrillo is refusing to be controlled, as Taylor sits in half guard.
Cabrillo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Taylor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor lands with a punch from half guard.
Taylor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cabrillo wants to control but Taylor is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cabrillo controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Cabrillo gets full guard.
Taylor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cabrillo is trying to control the position but Taylor postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Taylor throws a strike but Cabrillo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Taylor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cabrillo's guard.
David Taylor has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Taylor tries to free his leg and advance position but Cabrillo is retaining full guard.
Taylor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cabrillo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cabrillo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Taylor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Taylor showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cabrillo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Taylor is one step ahead there.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Cabrillo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cabrillo is adopting a defensive guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cabrillo, as that shot connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Taylor throws a body punch but Cabrillo moves out of range.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cabrillo as he jumps to the side.
Taylor lands the left hand.
Cabrillo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Taylor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cabrillo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taylor fails with the takedown.

Cabrillo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Taylor is trying to defend but Cabrillo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor is trying to maintain the position but Cabrillo is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Taylor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Cabrillo dives in and grabs Taylor 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Taylor pushes down on Cabrillo's head and hops out.
Taylor thows a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Cabrillo misses the target.
Cabrillo looks for a takedown but Taylor sprawls well.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cabrillo but Cabrillo pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Cabrillo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Taylor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cabrillo.
Cabrillo distracts Taylor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cabrillo tries to free his leg and advance position but Taylor is retaining full guard.
Taylor manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cabrillo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Taylor .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Taylor throwing strikes but Cabrillo uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Taylor not doing much here.
Cabrillo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Taylor .
Taylor throwing shots but Cabrillo is blocking nicely.
Taylor is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Cabrillo reverses the position - he's now on top in Taylor 's guard.
Taylor is trying to control the position but Cabrillo postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cabrillo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cabrillo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cabrillo stopping the sweep attempt from Taylor .
Cabrillo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cabrillo throws a big elbow that misses.
Taylor pulls Cabrillo in to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrillo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Taylor wants to sweep but no luck.
Taylor is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Taylor pulls Cabrillo in to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

OK we're going to have a standup here. David Taylor hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nice shot by Taylor .
The fighters circling - Taylor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cabrillo moves forwards but Taylor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Taylor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cabrillo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Taylor in his tracks.
Taylor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cabrillo but Cabrillo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A left lands for Taylor .
Taylor lands with a straight right. Cabrillo didn't see that one coming.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Cabrillo.
Nice defenses there by Cabrillo.
Cabrillo defending well as Taylor loads up on a big left hand.
Cabrillo jabs Taylor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cabrillo moves out of range of the strikes.
Cabrillo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cabrillo connects with a leg kick. Taylor looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cabrillo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Taylor sprawls well. Taylor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cabrillo gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Cabrillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cabrillo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Taylor sprawls well. Taylor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cabrillo gets slowly back to his feet.

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 Juan Cabrillo.
I think Cabrillo 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!