PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zander Harland (ranked 5629 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glen Taylor (ranked 3369 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Harland might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to We Don't Know. Zander Harland could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Glen Taylor's chin.

Harland
vs
Taylor

165 cm
30
166 lbs
12 - 17 - 0

175 cm
25
162 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

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 12 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zander Harland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Glen Taylor!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harland tries to counter with a takedown but Taylor is quick to defend against it.
Taylor misses with a body shot.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
Taylor throws an overhand right that lands on Harland's shoulder, as Harland tries to avoid the shot.
Harland drops down looking for a counter takedown but Taylor sprawls and moves away.
Harland shoots in and drives through. Taylor sprawls well.
Taylor throws a lazy right hand but Harland sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taylor lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor leaves Harland with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Taylor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor throws a looping overhand right but Harland ducks down to avoid it.
Taylor has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Taylor throws a jab when Harland was well out of range.
Harland takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Harland closes the distance and clinches up with Taylor, looking for a takedown. Harland pushes Taylor against the cage but Taylor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zander Harland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor stuns Harland with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Glen Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor stuns Harland with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harland was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
Harland walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Taylor misses with a double jab

and Harland counters with a shoot takedown. Taylor fights it but they end up in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harland slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Harland throws an elbow that misses. Taylor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Harland's guard. Nice move by Taylor!

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harland seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Harland is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harland thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Taylor's head.
Harland with the ground and pound but Taylor uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Harland throws a big elbow that misses.
Taylor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harland is stalling in the full guard.
Harland looking to sit in guard and control but Taylor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

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.
Harland bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Taylor's guard.

Taylor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harland trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harland in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Taylor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've been hearing good reports from Harland's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Harland lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Taylor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harland throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Taylor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harland missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harland controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Glen Taylor dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Taylor scores with a sloppy right hand. Harland should have avoided that one.
Taylor takes a swing at Harland's ribcage but misses.
Taylor throws a looping overhand right but Harland ducks down to avoid it.
Harland defending well as Taylor loads up on a big left hand.
Taylor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harland manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice combination there by Taylor.
Taylor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harland changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Taylor tries to avoid it but Harland manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Taylor to the ground. Taylor escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harland takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Taylor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Taylor swinging wildly here.
Harland shoots in for a takedown but Taylor shows good takedown defense.
Taylor is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Taylor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
Harland looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Taylor is fending him off so far but Harland persists. Nope, Taylor circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zander Harland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harland changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harland shoots in but no luck this time.
Harland sets himself, and Taylor steps forward looking for the clinch! Harland avoids it this time.
Harland on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Taylor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Taylor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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!
Taylor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harland.
Harland shoots for a takedown but Taylor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Harland takes one on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws a lazy right hand but Harland sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harland half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Harland takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Harland tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Taylor lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Harland is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Harland shoots for a double leg takedown but Taylor sprawls well. He's pushed Harland's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Harland takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Harland dodges the punch combination from Taylor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a lunging right hand

and Harland counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harland trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harland is working Taylor over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Harland is looking to work some ground and pound but Taylor has wrist control.
Taylor has control of Harland's left arm, preventing Harland from doing any damage.
Harland trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harland working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harland missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harland with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harland missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harland loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Glen Taylor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Taylor enables Harland to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Taylor manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Harland lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Harland throwing strikes from guard but Taylor blocks nicely.
Harland throwing strikes from guard but Taylor blocks nicely.
Taylor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harland throws an elbow that misses. Taylor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Harland's guard. Nice move by Taylor!

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harland throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Taylor postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor controlling from the top position.
Taylor wants to stand but Harland has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Taylor trying to control but Harland is working from the bottom.
Taylor must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Harland is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Taylor slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Harland throwing strikes but missing.
Harland slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Harland in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harland throwing strikes but missing.
Harland wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harland working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harland is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harland's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Glen Taylor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harland working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Harland working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harland throws a strike but Taylor rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Harland looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Zander Harland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harland trying to keep a closed guard but Taylor is proving a slippery customer.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zander Harland showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Glen Taylor!
Post fight, Glen Taylor stared into the camera and said 'It's TIME, GAME TIME BITCHES!'.
Zander Harland was interviewed post fight and said 'Just don't know what happened. I had it. It was mine for the taking.'.