PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Brewer (ranked 25333 p4p, 0 weight class) and AK Taylor (ranked 6423 p4p, 0 weight class). AK Taylor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Brewer
vs
Taylor

198 cm
18
193 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

199 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ezekiel Brewer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, AK Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Chris Dean and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brewer blocks a head kick by Taylor.

Brewer darts in and clinches Taylor up against the cage.
Taylor jumps guard but Brewer turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Brewer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Brewer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taylor throws a head kick but Brewer moves out of range.
Taylor plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Ezekiel Brewer has been cut.
Brewer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Taylor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Taylor darts in and clinches Brewer up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Taylor jumps guard.
Brewer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Taylor is pulling down on Brewer's head to control his posture.
Taylor tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor trying to keep a closed guard but Brewer is proving a slippery customer.
Brewer postures up in Taylor's guard and throws a big left but Taylor blocks it.
Taylor has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Brewer throwing strikes but missing.

Taylor has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brewer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Brewer wants to get up but he can't break Taylor's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Taylor misses with a body shot.
As Taylor looks to move away, Brewer throws a big counter combo but Taylor just gets out of the way.

Brewer closes the distance and clinches.
Taylor misses with a knee strike.
Brewer prevents a takedown attempt there.
Taylor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Taylor jumps guard but Brewer stands there with Taylor around his waist. Taylor gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ezekiel Brewer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AK Taylor.

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

Brewer closes the distance and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor managing to block the knees to the body from Brewer.

Taylor pulls guard.
Brewer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brewer won't allow Taylor to sweep him here.
Taylor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Taylor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brewer distracts Taylor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Brewer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Taylor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brewer.
Taylor looking to control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Taylor wants to sweep but no luck.
Taylor looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brewer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brewer working some strikes from top position.
Brewer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Taylor is trying to control the position but Brewer postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor looking for a sweep. Not yet Taylor, not yet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Brewer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Taylor looking to control.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Taylor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brewer pinned against the cage. Brewer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Brewer closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ezekiel Brewer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ezekiel Brewer's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brewer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taylor connects with a jab.

Taylor gets tackled into the cage by Brewer. Brewer maintains the clinch.
Brewer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taylor has him pressed against the cage.
Taylor lands a knee to the head.
Brewer trying to land knees to the body.

Taylor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brewer stuffs the takedown attempt from Taylor. Taylor gets slowly back to his feet.
Brewer is looking for a counter combo.
AK Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brewer doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
Taylor shoots in but Brewer avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor fails with the takedown
and Brewer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ezekiel Brewer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AK Taylor.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Brewer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brewer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Taylor.
A head kick misses from Taylor.
A head kick misses from Taylor.
Brewer shoots and misses
and Taylor counters with an outside leg kick.
Ezekiel Brewer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brewer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Taylor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brewer defends it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brewer gets a clinch.
Taylor jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brewer walks away with a smile on his face. Taylor gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Taylor wants to clinch.
Brewer fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brewer moves away.
No luck for Taylor with that takedown attempt.
Brewer throws a big counter combination but Taylor scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
AK Taylor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brewer tries to close the distance and clinch but Taylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Brewer.
Taylor feints the counter takedown.
Brewer tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.
Brewer shoots for a takedown but Taylor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Taylor with the counter takedown but Brewer avoids it easily.

Taylor drives through and clinches with Brewer against the cage.

Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor wants to clinch.
Brewer fails with the takedown
and Taylor counters with a two punch combo.

Brewer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Taylor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brewer lands with a right to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taylor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brewer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but AK Taylor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ezekiel Brewer's cut.
That's time! Brewer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Brewer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Taylor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Taylor closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Brewer's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brewer trying to keep a closed guard but Taylor is proving a slippery customer.
Brewer wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brewer is on top in guard.

Taylor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brewer is looking to work some ground and pound but Taylor has wrist control.
Brewer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Taylor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brewer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Taylor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brewer.
Brewer throws a big right hand that misses.
Brewer throwing strikes from guard but Taylor blocks nicely.
Brewer 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.
Brewer passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.

Brewer is working for a submission of some sort.
Taylor is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Ezekiel Brewer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

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.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brewer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Taylor gets a double leg takedown into Brewer's guard.
Taylor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws a big elbow that misses.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Brewer keeps moving.
Brewer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Taylor is one step ahead there.
Taylor must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Brewer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Taylor stands and steps away. Brewer gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
No luck for Taylor with that takedown attempt.
It looked like Brewer was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Brewer tries to clinch up
and Taylor counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Taylor closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Brewer's guard.
Taylor wanted to stand there but Brewer had control of the position.
Brewer wants to sweep but no luck.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
AK Taylor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Taylor has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... AK Taylor!