PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Wyzewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor's entrance music is So SPeCIAL. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Taylor
vs
Wyzewski

185 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
196 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 The Island, Ricardo Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Markus Wyzewski!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Taylor closes the distance and clinches.

Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wyzewski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wyzewski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Taylor under the eye.
Wyzewski misses with a double jab.
Wyzewski scores with a sloppy right hand. Taylor should have avoided that one.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Taylor prevents Wyzewski from breaking the clinch.
Wyzewski gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Taylor.

Taylor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Taylor rushes Wyzewski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Taylor is trying to pull guard but Wyzewski turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Taylor pushes Wyzewski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyzewski can't break the clinch.
Taylor leaning his opponent against the cage.

Taylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wyzewski counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wyzewski.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Wyzewski is just out of range.
Wyzewski misses with a double jab.
Taylor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Taylor is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wyzewski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Wyzewski coming out on top.
Wyzewski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taylor is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wyzewski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Wyzewski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taylor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taylor wants to clinch
and Wyzewski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taylor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wyzewski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wyzewski misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wyzewski loads up on a big right hand but Taylor slips the punch.
A combination from Wyzewski does no damage.
Wyzewski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Taylor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wyzewski.
Taylor misses with a kick to the body
and Wyzewski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wyzewski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taylor takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wyzewski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Taylor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wyzewski misses with a wild combination.
Wyzewski has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Taylor is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Taylor has his takedown stuffed
enabling Wyzewski to counter with a crisp jab.
Wyzewski throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wyzewski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wyzewski missing with a left hand there. Taylor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wyzewski takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wyzewski lands with a right hand.
Wyzewski throws a lazy right hand but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taylor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wyzewski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Taylor's hands.
Taylor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Wyzewski. That snapped Taylor's head back.

Taylor is rocked!
Wyzewski drops Taylor with a big left hand! Taylor is injured, injured bad! Wyzewski jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Markus Wyzewski!
Markus Wyzewski decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.