PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ho Lulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lulu
vs
Taylor

215 cm
33
275 lbs
13 - 14 - 0

172 cm
23
231 lbs
5 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ho Lulu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor shoots for a takedown but Lulu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Lulu clinches with his opponent.
Taylor blocks an elbow strike from Lulu.
Taylor blocks an elbow strike.
Lulu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lulu misses with an elbow strike.
Taylor lands with a light punch inside.
Taylor is trying to break the clinch but Lulu has him pressed against the cage.
Lulu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Jason Taylor has been cut.
Taylor's coach down at Soul Supremacy - UK was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Taylor's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lulu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lulu throws an elbow but misses.
I was talking to Lulu's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lulu pushes off an throws an elbow but Taylor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lulu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Taylor turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Taylor manages to end up in side control.
Taylor looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lulu is avoiding damage well.
Taylor landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor lands some shots froms side control.

Taylor tries for a kimura but Lulu is defending well.
Taylor in side control, throwing shots but Lulu defends.
Taylor working the head and body with strikes.
Lulu is trying to control Taylor's posture but Taylor avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Taylor tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lulu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Taylor on the ground.
Taylor in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Lulu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lulu tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lulu is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Taylor is controlling him well.
Taylor lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Taylor is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lulu is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Taylor has hold of Lulu's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Lulu tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Taylor cranks the arm and Lulu screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Lulu, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jason Taylor!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jason Taylor thanked Bloodlust Horde Fightwear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).