PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julian Gniewek (ranked 1297 p4p, 130 weight class) and Glen Taylor (ranked 2461 p4p, 232 weight class). Julian Gniewek has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gniewek
vs
Taylor

181 cm
25
155 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

175 cm
26
162 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class 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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Julian Gniewek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Glen Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor misses with an uppercut.
Gniewek takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Taylor throws a right hand that misses
and Gniewek counters with a good, hard body kick but Taylor shrugs it off.
Taylor misses with a hook. Gniewek ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheers as Gniewek lands an impressive looking overhand right. Taylor doesn't seem phased though.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gniewek.
Taylor wants to counter with a clinch but Gniewek pushes him away.
Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gniewek.
Gniewek tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor digs a good body shot into Gniewek's ribs.
Taylor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gniewek.
Gniewek scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Taylor doesn't seem bothered though.
Gniewek seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Gniewek thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taylor tries to counter with a clinch but Gniewek shakes him off and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gniewek closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Taylor is rocked!

Gniewek rushes Taylor and presses him up against the cage.
Taylor is still on wobbly legs! Can Gniewek finish him?
Taylor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor seems to have recovered his senses.
Gniewek looking to throw knees to the head but Taylor is blocking nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Taylor.
Taylor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gniewek backwards.
Gniewek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taylor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gniewek taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Taylor effectively controlling the action here.
Gniewek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taylor misses with some punches.
Gniewek with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taylor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gniewek.
A head punch on the inside from Taylor fails to land.
Taylor working aggressively here.
Taylor tries to throw a body punch but Gniewek avoids it by throwing Taylor back against the cage.
Taylor has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gniewek seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Taylor can turn it around.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gniewek takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Taylor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gniewek jumps guard but Taylor stands there with Gniewek around his waist. Gniewek gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gniewek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gniewek working aggressively here.
Gniewek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taylor avoids it.
Taylor throws a head punch that misses.
Gniewek blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taylor.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but Taylor blocks it.

Taylor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taylor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gniewek.

Gniewek has closed the distance and engaged Taylor in a clinch.
Taylor tries to throw a body punch but Gniewek avoids it by throwing Taylor back against the cage.
Gniewek is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Taylor is keeping busy.
Taylor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taylor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gniewek has Taylor pressed against the cage.
Gniewek tries to pull guard but Taylor won't allow it.
Gniewek looking to throw knees to the head but Taylor is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to throw a body punch but Gniewek avoids it by throwing Taylor back against the cage.
Gniewek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gniewek jumps guard but Taylor turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julian Gniewek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor tries to work over Gniewek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gniewek lands a hook that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Gniewek unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Taylor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taylor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gnieweks head.
Taylor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gnieweks head.
Gniewek blocks an uppercut.
Gniewek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taylor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gniewek has him pressed against the cage.
Gniewek is trying to stall.
Taylor lands with a light punch inside.
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 Julian Gniewek will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gniewek has managed to clinch.
The referee calls for Gniewek to work.
Gniewek fails to pull guard.
Gniewek looking to throw knees to the head but Taylor is blocking nicely.
Taylor lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gniewek's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Taylor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gniewek takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gniewek looking to throw knees to the head but Taylor is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gniewek tries to land a knee to the head but Taylor blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taylor.
Gniewek prevents a body shot from Taylor.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gniewek misses with a double jab.
Gniewek is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
Taylor is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gniewek.
Taylor misses with a wild body shot.
Julian Gniewek is winning the standup battle so far.
Gniewek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Gniewek misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Gniewek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taylor misses with a left hand
and Gniewek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gniewek misses the jab.
Taylor slips a straight right by Gniewek.
A jab from Taylor does it's job there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taylor moves out of range of the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Taylor. Those never looked like landing.
Gniewek throws a jab when Taylor was well out of range.
Taylor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gniewek on the side of the head.
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!
Gniewek goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Taylor scores with a nice right hand.
Taylor throws a jab but it's blocked by Gniewek.
Gniewek tries to close the distance and clinch but Taylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taylor fails to land with a series of punches.
Taylor takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gniewek. Gniewek obviously looking to wear him down.
Gniewek misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Taylor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gniewek tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.
Gniewek lands with a straight right. Taylor didn't see that one coming.
A big left from Taylor misses.
Taylor bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gniewek's head backwards.
Taylor misses with an uppercut.
Gniewek throws a quick counter kick to the body but Taylor avoids it.
Taylor thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Gniewek misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gniewek throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Taylor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab lands there for Gniewek.
Gniewek throws an overhand right that lands on Taylor's shoulder, as Taylor tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Gniewek does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Gniewek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gniewek throws a hook to the side of Taylor's head but Taylor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gniewek slips under a jab.
Gniewek paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gniewek takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Julian Gniewek will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gniewek gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Taylor lands a nice uppercut.
Gniewek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taylor throws a punch but it's blocked by Gniewek.
Taylor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gnieweks head.
Gniewek using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taylor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gniewek blocks a body shot from Taylor.
Taylor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gniewek using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taylor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gniewek tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Taylor smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor throws out a loose jab but Gniewek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gniewek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gniewek throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor misses with an uppercut.
Taylor misses with a lunging right hand
and Gniewek counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taylor swings widly with a right hand
enabling Gniewek to counter with a crisp jab.
Taylor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gniewek tries to clinch up.
Taylor misses with a few strikes there.
Nice defenses there by Gniewek.
Taylor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gniewek doesn't seem bothered though.
Gniewek 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 is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gniewek throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Glen Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gniewek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taylor.
Gniewek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taylor steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gniewek.
Gniewek scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor misses with an uppercut
and Gniewek counters with a nice uppercut.
Gniewek drops Taylor with a straight right hand, right on the button! Gniewek follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julian Gniewek!
During a confident post fight interview, Julian Gniewek thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Glen Taylor stepped up to the mic, saying 'Fuck all you bitches!'.