PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Biante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Biante has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Biante
vs
Taylor

192 cm
23
230 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

195 cm
21
225 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Biante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aiden Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Biante closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Biante is working Taylor over against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Taylor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Biante manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Biante is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Taylor looks winded!

Biante lands a takedown into guard.
Biante slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biante prevents Taylor from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Biante controls the pace.
Biante passes Taylor's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Biante slows the pace down in half guard.
Biante works his way into full mount!
A nice elbow there by Biante.
Biante takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Biante postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Taylor looks a forlorn figure.
Taylor squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Biante lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Taylor hang on?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Taylor can do anything to dispel that myth.
Biante controlling the position easily from mount.
Biante has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Biante looking to finish Taylor with some ground and pound. This is bad for Taylor!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Biante controlling the pace for now.
Biante has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Biante tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Biante putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Biante lands a couple of good shots and Taylor has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Taylor is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Biante.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biante continues to stall.

Taylor showing good submission defense here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Biante keeps control of the position easily here as Taylor tries to buck him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Biante dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Biante has closed the distance and engaged Taylor in a clinch.
Biante lands an elbow just above Taylor 's eye.
Biante wants a takedown.
Taylor tries to break the clinch but Biante is controlling the position.
Our sources have told us that Biante has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Taylor lands a left hand.
Biante is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Taylor is defending well.
Biante is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taylor can do to turn this around?
Biante trying to land knees to the body.

Biante wants the takedown. Taylor is fighting it off but Biante persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Taylor's guard against the cage.
Biante is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor wants to stand but Biante is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Biante slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Biante's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Taylor gets tackled into the cage by Biante. Biante maintains the clinch.
Biante pushes Taylor back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Taylor's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Biante 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.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Biante. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor takes a shot to the head.
Biante is looking to take this one to the mat.
Taylor prevents the takedown attempt.
Biante is looking for a takedown.

Taylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Biante gets a clinch.
Biante tries for a takedown but Taylor manages to get underhooks.
Taylor tries to pull guard but Biante won't allow it.
Biante can't get the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Biante using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taylor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Biante.
Biante tries a body shot but Taylor blocks it.
Biante goes for a takedown attempt but Taylor pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Biante loads up on a big right hand but Taylor slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biante lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Biante throws a lazy right hand but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Biante paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Biante scoring well with a low kick there.
Biante tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Biante closes the distance and clinches.
Taylor is pressed up against the cage. Biante has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Taylor down to the mat. Taylor avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Biante looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Despite the aggression on Taylor's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Biante moves into the clinch successfully.
A short left from Taylor.
Bruce Biante has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Taylor gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Bruce Biante has been cut.
Taylor is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Biante is defending well.
Biante wants a takedown.
Taylor fails to pull guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Biante throws an elbow but it misses.
Biante lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Biante has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Taylor is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Taylor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Biante backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Biante is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Taylor pulls him back up using the underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Taylor.
Taylor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Taylor lands with a right to the head.
Biante keeps control of Taylor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Biante wants to take the fight to the mat but Taylor manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Biante keeps control of Taylor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taylor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Biante backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taylor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Biante dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Biante's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Taylor shoots for a double leg takedown but Biante sprawls well. He's pushed Taylor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Taylor gets tackled into the cage by Biante. Biante maintains the clinch.
Taylor is trying to break free.
Taylor is trying to push Biante away but Biante has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice elbow from Biante.

Biante is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Taylor can't fight it off and eventually Biante manages to take the fight to the floor. Taylor looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Biante slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Biante continues to hold on tight.
Taylor wants to stand and escape but Biante is having none of it.
Biante slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Biante throws the left hand but Taylor avoids the punch easily.

Biante moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Taylor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biante pushes off an throws an elbow but Taylor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Taylor works on Biante's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Biante prevents a body shot from Taylor.

Biante has clasped his hands together around Taylor's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The referee asks Biante politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Biante prefers to stall for the moment though.
Biante prevents Taylor from escaping the position.
Biante moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Taylor is trying to get back to his feet.
Biante remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Taylor is working to avoid the ground and pound but Biante connects with a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biante slows the pace down.
Further stalling from Biante.
Biante advances to mount.
Bruce Biante is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Biante won't let Taylor get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Biante looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Aiden Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Biante looking to control and managing it successfully.
Biante won't let Taylor get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Biante looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Taylor wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Biante showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Biante has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Biante!
Our winner, Bruce Biante, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.