PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Phil Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Lord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Taylor
vs
Lord

195 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Lord!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Taylor gets a takedown into half guard.
Taylor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Taylor trying to pass the guard but Lord defending well.
Taylor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lord keeps working.

Taylor stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Lord to get to his feet.
No luck for Taylor with that takedown attempt.
Lord unleashes a big counter combination but Taylor bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lord pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Taylor back to the cage. Lord follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lord throws a right hand that Taylor ducks under and follows up with a left that Taylor also avoids with ease.
Taylor throws a quick counter head kick but Lord was just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lord!
Lord lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taylor circles away quickly and effectively.
Lord keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Taylor closes the distance and clinches up with Lord, looking for a takedown. Taylor pushes Lord against the cage but Lord circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lord stuffs the takedown attempt from Taylor. Taylor gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice combination there by Lord.
Lord throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Taylor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lord works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor misses with a takedown attempt
and Lord connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord lands with a nice body punch.
Lord throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Taylor counters with a single leg into guard. Lord didn't expect that.
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 is breathing heavily.

Lord has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Taylor off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Taylor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lord swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Taylor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lord scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Taylor has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Taylor takes one on the button.
Lord takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Phil Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lord ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lord connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lord scores with a jab.
Lord looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lord dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lord scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Taylor is rocked!
Taylor shoots for a takedown but Lord saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lord misses with the combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Taylor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord scores with a punch to the head.
Lord lands with an overhand left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lord dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taylor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lord counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
Lord swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lord lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lord is working the combinations to good effect here.
Lord digs a good hook to Taylor's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lord misses with a double jab.
Lord dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Lord dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A left and a right from Lord both land. Nice combination.
Lord stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lord wants it to stay on the feet.
Lord lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lord looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Lord looks to move away, Taylor throws a big counter combo bu Lord just gets out of the way.
Taylor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taylor is looking to clinch but Lord is avoiding it.
Lord thuds a left hand into Taylor's body.
Taylor throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lord.

Taylor shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lord manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Taylor stops Lord from standing up.
Taylor controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Taylor gets to his feet. Lord looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lord as he avoids it easily.
Taylor fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lord as he jumps to the side.
Lord is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Taylor with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Taylor back to the cage. Lord follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lord's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lord duly obliges.
Nice uppercut lands for Lord. That snapped Taylor's head back.
Lord digs a good hook to Taylor's body.
Lord fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lord looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
John Lord seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lord with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lord pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Taylor back to the cage. Lord follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Taylor takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lord.
Lord jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lord looks to land a combination. Taylor sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Oh Taylor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lord scores with a shot to the body.
Lord scores with a one two! Taylor had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lord misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lord misses with a double jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lord throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taylor.
Taylor seems to have got his legs back now.
Taylor has a takedown stuffed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord misses with a two punch combination.
Lord just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromTaylor.
John Lord is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taylor dodges the punch combination from Lord.

Taylor changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lord looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lord explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Taylor is looking to clinch but Lord is avoiding it.
Nice sprawl there from Lord as Taylor shoots in.
Lord lands the left hand.
Lord moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Lord showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Lord keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lord throws out a counter right but Taylor avoids it with no problem.
Lord lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lord swinging wildly here.
Phil Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lord fails to land with a series of punches.
Taylor thinks about countering with a body kick.
Lord swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
Lord throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lord takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taylor throws a big counter combination but Lord scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Taylor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taylor goes for a double leg but Lord avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lord continues to drive forward.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Lord is just out of range.
Lord lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lord lunges at Taylor with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Taylor's hand.
Lord throws a series of strikes that have Taylor backpedaling.

Taylor shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lord is trying to defend but Taylor finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lord has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lord is concentrating on defense, preventing Taylor from advancing position.
Lord wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Taylor trying to control the action but Lord is working from the bottom.
Taylor stops Lord from getting back to his feet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Taylor shoots in and drives through. Lord sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord sizes up Taylor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Taylor moves in looking to clinch but Lord pushes him off.
Taylor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lord counters with a series of strikes. Taylor will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lord lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taylor circles away quickly and effectively.
Lord throws a right and a left that Taylor avoids nicely.
John Lord is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Taylor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taylor has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lord finds it's way round the side to connect with Taylor's head.
Lord lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lord lands a nice hook to Taylor's body. Taylor takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Taylor is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord throws a series of strikes that have Taylor backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor throws a series of punches but Lord moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Taylor.
Lord scores with a nice right hand.
Lord swinging wildly here.
Taylor is looking to wear down Lord with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Taylor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lord.
Taylor throws a big counter combination but Lord scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lord tries to bum rush Taylor with a series of wild strikes but Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Phil Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lord moves out of range of the body kick from Taylor.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Lord comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lord winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight for John Lord!
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for John Lord!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for John Lord!

John Lord wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, John Lord thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.