PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Muchello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor has chosen Pantera - Mouth For War as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Muchello
vs
Taylor

181 cm
22
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesus Muchello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phil Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muchello has his takedown stuffed
and Taylor counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Muchello is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
Taylor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Taylor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taylor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Muchello wants to clinch but Taylor slips to the side
and Taylor makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Taylor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Muchello is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Muchello tries to clinch
and Taylor counters with a big head kick but Muchello shrugs it off.
Muchello wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muchello fails with the takedown
and Taylor counters with a head kick. That will keep Muchello thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muchello.
Muchello fails with the takedown
and Taylor counters with a low kick, right behind Muchello 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Muchello. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Muchello attempts a counter takedown but Taylor avoids it well and moves away.
Muchello fails in his attempt to clinch.
Muchello shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Taylor but Taylor pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Muchello shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Taylor makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Muchello really felt that one!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muchello tries for a takedown but Taylor circles away easily
and Taylor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Muchello gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Taylor counters with a nice leg kick.
Muchello defending well as Taylor loads up on a big left hand.
Muchello lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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!
Muchello misses with a kick to the body
and Taylor counters with a head kick. That will keep Muchello thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Muchello fails with the takedown
and Taylor counters with a body kick that stops Muchello in his tracks momentarily.
Muchello is breathing heavily.
Taylor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Muchello takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Muchello takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A leg kick checked by Taylor.

Muchello pushes Taylor up against the cage in a clinch.
Muchello fails to pull guard.
Taylor throws a punch but it's blocked by Muchello.
Taylor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muchello is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Taylor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muchello tries to score a body lock takedown but Taylor shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Taylor misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Taylor.
Taylor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor misses with a punch on the inside.
Muchello blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muchello tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Taylor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A frustrated look appears on Muchello's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Muchello blocks a body shot from Taylor.
The referee is keeping an eye on Taylor - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muchello.

Muchello jumps guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor trying to stand up but can't free himself from Muchello's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor postures up.
Muchello has a closed guard, preventing Taylor from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Taylor dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Taylor throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Muchello takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That kick from Taylor tenderised Muchello's leg. Muchello is trying to keep his angry face on.
Muchello shoots for a takedown but Taylor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Muchello misses with a shot to the body
and Taylor counters with an inside leg kick.
Muchello takes a kick to the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Muchello misses
and Taylor counters with a solid body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muchello fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jesus Muchello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muchello gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Taylor counters with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Muchello. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Muchello drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Taylor follows Muchello to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Taylor!