PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Gaarlandt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Li-Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gaarlandt
vs
Li-Taylor

184 cm
23
234 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

192 cm
23
250 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Urban Fighter
KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Gaarlandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roy Li-Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaarlandt tests Li-Taylor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gaarlandt seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Li-Taylor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gaarlandt can pounce on him.
Gaarlandt misses with an uppercut. Li-Taylor saw that one coming.
Li-Taylor scores with a nice body kick.
Li-Taylor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gaarlandt. Gaarlandt obviously looking to wear him down.
Li-Taylor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gaarlandt. That did some damage!

Li-Taylor takes the fight into the clinch.
Li-Taylor landing knees to the head.
Gaarlandt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Li-Taylor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gaarlandt backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Li-Taylor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Li-Taylor crunches a lovely knee into Gaarlandt's ribcage.
Still in the clinch, Li-Taylor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knees to the body from Li-Taylor.
Gaarlandt is breathing heavily.
Li-Taylor scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li-Taylor landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Li-Taylor lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Li-Taylor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gaarlandt backwards.
Li-Taylor lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Ricardo Gaarlandt has been cut.
We've been informed that Li-Taylor has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gaarlandt tries to break the clinch but Li-Taylor is controlling the position.
Gaarlandt is trying to push Li-Taylor away but Li-Taylor has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Li-Taylor throws an elbow that misses.
Knees to the body from Li-Taylor.
Li-Taylor lands a damaging elbow.
Li-Taylor lands an elbow just above Gaarlandt 's eye.
A knee to the head by Li-Taylor.
Li-Taylor connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gaarlandt's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li-Taylor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Li-Taylor on the inside.
Gaarlandt working hard to break the clinch.
Gaarlandt is looking to break free of the clinch but Li-Taylor has double underhooks.
Li-Taylor digs a right hand into Gaarlandt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gaarlandt's gas tank.
Li-Taylor lands a hook that snaps the head of Gaarlandt backwards.
Gaarlandt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gaarlandt has had enough of the clinch but Li-Taylor keeps him there for the moment.
Gaarlandt tries to break free but Li-Taylor pushes him back against the cage.
Gaarlandt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Li-Taylor lands an elbow that stopped Gaarlandt in his tracks for a moment.
Li-Taylor using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Li-Taylor prevents Gaarlandt from breaking the clinch.
Gaarlandt takes an elbow to the forehead.
Li-Taylor pushes Gaarlandt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Li-Taylor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Li-Taylor pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Li-Taylor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gaarlandt is looking to break free of the clinch but Li-Taylor has double underhooks.
Li-Taylor lands a nice elbow.
Gaarlandt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Li-Taylor struggles to land a body shot inside as Gaarlandt controls his hands.
Gaarlandt wants to get back to striking at distance but Li-Taylor won't allow it.
Li-Taylor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Li-Taylor drops Gaarlandt with a big knee straight up the middle! Gaarlandt is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Gaarlandt is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Li-Taylor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oh Gaarlandt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Li-Taylor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gaarlandt seems to have got his legs back now.
A short body shot lands from Li-Taylor as the two fighters clinch.
Gaarlandt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gaarlandt avoids the elbow strike from Li-Taylor, against the cage.
Gaarlandt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Li-Taylor lands with a right to the head.
Li-Taylor trying to land knees to the body.
Li-Taylor lands an elbow just above Gaarlandt 's eye.
Gaarlandt wants to break free but Li-Taylor has control.
Gaarlandt takes a knee to the side of the body.
Still in the clinch, Li-Taylor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Li-Taylor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gaarlandt blocks it with crossed arms.
Li-Taylor lands an elbow that stopped Gaarlandt in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Li-Taylor.
A right hook to the body lands for Li-Taylor.
Li-Taylor scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li-Taylor is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li-Taylor lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Li-Taylor.
Gaarlandt avoiding damage as Li-Taylor throws knees to the body.
Li-Taylor landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Li-Taylor landing knees to the head.
Li-Taylor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Li-Taylor lands a nice uppercut.
Li-Taylor misses with an elbow over the top.
Li-Taylor lands with a light punch inside.
Li-Taylor pushes Gaarlandt against the cage. Li-Taylor is working some dirty boxing. Li-Taylor pushes off with a quick right hook! Gaarlandt goes down! Gaarlandt tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Li-Taylor moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Li-Taylor!
After the big win, Roy Li-Taylor made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Urban Fighter and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.