PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glen Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Graham comes to the cage accompanied by Three Little Birds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Graham
vs
Taylor

179 cm
26
164 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

175 cm
20
162 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Graham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Glen Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graham throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taylor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Graham takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Taylor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Graham circles away quickly and effectively.
Graham throws a head kick but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor scores with a three punch combo!
Taylor throws a shot to the body.
Taylor tries to score a power double leg takedown but Graham sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Taylor somewhat.
Graham takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd cheers as Taylor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Graham doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Taylor.
Graham on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Graham misses with a body kick.
Taylor throws out a counter right but Graham avoids it with no problem.
Graham walks into a jab.
Graham drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Graham is rocked!
A big right from Graham misses.

Graham tries to keep at a distance but Taylor has taken the fight into the clinch.
Graham letting Taylor take a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Taylor wants a takedown.
Taylor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Graham is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Taylor is struggling to control the position.
Taylor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Taylor lands with a light punch inside.
Taylor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taylor.
Taylor lands with a short shot to the head.
Graham has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Graham takes a shot to the head.
Graham has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Taylor avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Graham letting Taylor take a breather here.
Taylor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Graham with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Taylor on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graham misses with the head strike.
Taylor is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Taylor has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Graham seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Taylor can turn it around.
A short right from Taylor on the inside.
Taylor dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Graham is trying to drag Taylor to the mat but Taylor just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Taylor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Graham is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Taylor gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Graham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taylor.
Taylor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Taylor holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Graham with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Graham up against the cage.
Taylor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taylor has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Graham is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Taylor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Taylor tries to pull guard but Graham holds him up against the cage and eventually Taylor drops back down to his feet.
Graham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Taylor.
Taylor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Taylor.
Taylor is stalling here.
Taylor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Taylor is struggling to control the position.
Taylor stalling the fight.
A short uppercut from Taylor.
Taylor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grahams head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands with a right to the head.
Taylor pressing his opponent against the cage.

Taylor decides to pull guard.
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!
Graham with a flurry of punches that miss.
Taylor wants to sweep here but Graham controlling him for the moment.
Taylor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Graham manages to get himself to full guard.

Graham looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Taylor slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Taylor stopping the sweep attempt from Graham.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Glen Taylor dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Taylor lands a jab to the head.
Graham looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Graham tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.

Taylor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Glen Taylor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Graham has Taylor pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Taylor manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Taylor gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Taylor scoring with punches to the head and body.
Graham bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Taylor's guard.

Taylor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Taylor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Taylor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Taylor pulls Graham in close to his closed guard and prevents Graham from doing any damage or advancing position.
Taylor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Taylor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor is pulling down on Graham's head. It's preventing any offense from Graham, at least for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Graham accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Taylor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Graham is aware though and is defending well.
Taylor controlling the position.
Graham chips away with some ground and pound.
Taylor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Graham.
Taylor controlling the position.
Graham stands up over Taylor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Taylor uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Taylor dips to his left and cracks Graham with an uppercut!
Graham looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Graham thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taylor scores with a nice strike.
Taylor lunges at Graham with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Graham's hand.
Taylor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Graham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taylor lands with a straight right. Graham didn't see that one coming.
Graham looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Taylor misses with a wild combination.
Graham closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

It looks like Anthony Graham has been cut.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Graham.

Taylor clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor digs a right hand underneath Graham's ribcage. Graham let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Taylor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Graham backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taylor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taylor scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taylor.
Taylor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Taylor holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Taylor.
Taylor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Graham crunches a lovely knee into Taylor's ribcage.
Taylor lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graham tries to land knees in the clinch but Taylor avoids the damage to the body.
Graham working Taylor over with knees to the body.
A short left from Graham.

Taylor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Graham scores with a head kick.
Taylor moves out of range as Graham throws a body kick.
Taylor lands a nice hook to Graham's body. Graham takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham misses with a kick to the body.
Graham walks into a stiff left hand from Taylor.
Taylor blocks a head kick by Graham.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Graham walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice cross by Taylor.
Graham takes one to the side of the head.
Graham gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oh Graham is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Taylor drops Graham with a big left hand! Graham is injured, injured bad! Taylor jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Glen Taylor!
An intense looking Glen Taylor took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'It's TIME, GAME TIME BITCHES!'.
Anthony Graham was interviewed post fight and said 'BOMBACLAUGHT!!!'.