PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernard Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bernard Patterson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Taylor
vs
Patterson

180 cm
21
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
22
181 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeffrey Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bernard Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patterson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
No luck for Patterson with that takedown attempt.

Patterson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Taylor quickly recovers to half guard.
Taylor is trying to stand back up but Patterson is controlling him

Patterson wants to work for an arm triangle but Taylor is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Taylor is trying to stand back up but Patterson is controlling him
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Patterson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Patterson tries to pass to full mount but Taylor defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Patterson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Patterson is stalling here. Taylor is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Patterson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Taylor has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Taylor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Patterson keeps working.

Taylor is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Patterson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Taylor lands a decent elbow from side control.
Taylor working away.
Taylor takes a little break here. Patterson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Patterson tries to buck Taylor off but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor working away.
Taylor trying to control the action but Patterson is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Taylor cracks Patterson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Taylor is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Patterson is not content to let Taylor control the position.
Patterson is looking to regain half guard here but Taylor keeps moving and retains side control.
Taylor in side control lands a decent elbow.
Patterson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Patterson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Taylor cracks Patterson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Patterson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Patterson is trying to control Taylor's posture but Taylor avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patterson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Taylor landing a few strikes.
Patterson being controlled for a moment.
Taylor working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Taylor trying to control the action but Patterson is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeffrey Taylor dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Taylor stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Taylor wants it to stay on the feet.
Taylor tries to counter with a takedown but Patterson is quick to defend against it.

Taylor shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Taylor was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Patterson is looking to regain half guard here but Taylor keeps moving and retains side control.
Taylor working the head with strikes.
Taylor landing strikes.
Patterson is looking for a sweep.
Taylor working the head with strikes.
Patterson is looking to regain half guard here but Taylor keeps moving and retains side control.
Taylor wants to control but Patterson is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patterson is looking to regain half guard here but Taylor keeps moving and retains side control.
Patterson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Taylor connects with a decent elbow.
Taylor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Patterson can do to turn this around?

Taylor thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Patterson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Taylor's best efforts.
Taylor keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Patterson is holding on to half guard well.
Taylor tries to pass to full mount but Patterson defends it.

Patterson looking for submissions off his back.
Jeffrey Taylor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Patterson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Taylor scores with a couple of nice shots.
Taylor seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Taylor is looking to advance position but Patterson won't allow it.
Taylor is nestled in close to Patterson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson won't allow Taylor to pass to mount.
Patterson is controlling Taylor's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Patterson is in trouble now - Taylor has advanced to mount!
Patterson is trying desperately to improve position.
Taylor avoids the attempt from Patterson to control.
Patterson is looking to get to half guard.
Taylor lands with some strikes.
Taylor lands a heavy elbow.
Taylor scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Patterson?
Taylor controlling his opponent.
Patterson tries to lock up and control but Taylor gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor landing shots from mount.
BOOM! Taylor connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Patterson wants to control but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor is landing with some decent strikes but Patterson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Patterson is trying desperately to improve position.
Patterson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Taylor is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Patterson working to try and regain half guard.
Patterson wants to hold on but Taylor pushes him away.
Patterson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Taylor looking to control and managing it successfully.
Taylor lands a heavy elbow.

Patterson is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson is working to get back to half guard.
Taylor looking to finish Patterson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Patterson!
Patterson is still in real trouble! Can Taylor finish him?
Taylor controlling the position easily from mount.
Taylor fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Taylor loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Patterson scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Taylor land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Taylor stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeffrey Taylor!
Jeffrey Taylor seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.