PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Myles Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Taylor
vs
Hill

180 cm
19
160 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

177 cm
20
160 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Myles Taylor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Taylor Hill!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor shoots in for a takedown but Hill shows good takedown defense.
Taylor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor misses with the combination.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown but Hill shows good takedown defense.

Taylor looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hill controls Taylor momentarily but Taylor frees himself.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hill has Taylor pulled in close to control his posture.
Taylor scoring with punches to the head and body.
Taylor forces his way into half guard.
Taylor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Taylor works his way into side control.
Hill struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill is not content to let Taylor control the position.
Hill wants to control but Taylor postures up.
Hill taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hill dodges the ground and pound from Taylor.
Hill wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Hill is not content to let Taylor control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Taylor closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hill defending against the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor prevents Hill from escaping the position.
Taylor working the head and body with strikes.
Taylor lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hill down.
Hill wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Taylor working away.
Hill is looking to regain half guard here but Taylor keeps moving and retains side control.
Hill looks gassed!
Sloppy strikes there by Taylor.
Taylor is trying to move to mount but Hill reverses beautifully and ends up in Taylor's guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Taylor shoots in and drives through. Hill sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Myles Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor connects with the punch.

Hill looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Taylor looking for a sweep. Not yet Taylor, not yet.
Taylor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hill manages to get himself to full guard.
Taylor trying to control but Hill is working from the bottom.
Taylor lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hill is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Taylor is controlling him.
Taylor cracks Hill with a solid left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Hill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hill's guard.
Hill is in trouble now - Taylor has advanced to mount!
Taylor scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Taylor in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor landing shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Taylor cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Taylor is landing with some decent strikes but Hill is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taylor lands a nice shot to the head.
Taylor has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hill's face.
Hill wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Myles Taylor dominated that round.
That's time! Taylor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Taylor closes the distance and clinches.
Hill wants a takedown.
Taylor lands an uppercut.

Taylor manages to break the clinch.
Taylor swinging wilding here.
Taylor looks to land a combination but Hill avoids it well.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch but Hill swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taylor shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hill counters with a head kick. That will keep Taylor thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taylor falls off balance throwing a combination

so Hill counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Taylor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hill is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Hill would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Taylor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hill manages to get himself to full guard.
Taylor throws and elbow that misses. Hill uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Taylor's guard. Nice move by Hill!
Taylor lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hill!
Taylor working Hill over with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hill is looking to escape.
Hill flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Taylor lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hill wants to try and get back to his feet.
Taylor lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hill hang on?
Hill sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Taylor working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Taylor is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Taylor moves into full mount! Hill won't be happy about that!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor wants to control the pace but Hill is squirming around nicely.
Taylor prevents Hill from getting the reversal.
Taylor fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Myles Taylor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Taylor lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hill is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Taylor lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Taylor lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Taylor trying to control but Hill is having none of it.
Hill working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor unloading with bombs!
Taylor fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Taylor cracks Hill with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hill tries to hold on but Taylor pushes him away.
Taylor postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hill looks a forlorn figure.
Taylor pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Taylor with shots to the head and body - Hill looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taylor landing strikes from the mount.
Taylor tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Taylor in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Myles Taylor dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Taylor darts in trying to clinch
and Hill counters with a series of strikes. Taylor will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hill scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Hill scores with a takedown into Taylor's guard.
Hill trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Taylor trying to strike off his back.
Taylor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Taylor tries to strike from the bottom.
Taylor trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Hill from controlling successfully.
Hill won't allow Taylor to sweep him here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taylor manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hill is bucking up trying to escape but Taylor cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor with a couple of short strikes.
Taylor in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Taylor breaks from Hill's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Taylor tries to control but Hill wriggling away.
Taylor unloading with bombs!
Taylor lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Taylor lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hill is bucking up trying to escape but Taylor cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hill is in a horrible position here. Taylor smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hill tries to hold on but Taylor pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor looking to control but Hill is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hill tries to hold on but Taylor postures up.
Taylor lands a heavy elbow.
Taylor putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hill taking shots to the head.
Taylor controlling the position easily from mount.
Taylor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hill is looking to escape.
Taylor lands a big shot there that rocks Hill but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hill is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Hill is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Taylor scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hill?
Taylor lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Taylor lands a heavy elbow.
BOOM! Taylor connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Taylor Hill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taylor working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hill throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Taylor cracks Hill with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hill is trying to escape the mount.
Taylor unloading with bombs!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Taylor trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Taylor scoring with strikes but Hill is staying in there.
Taylor scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hill?
Taylor looking to control but Hill is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Taylor is really struggling to control Hill but he's trying to hold on to the position.
A nice elbow there by Taylor.
Myles Taylor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hill is looking to get to half guard.
Taylor looking to control and managing it successfully.
Taylor has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Myles Taylor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Taylor, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Roberts scores the fight for Myles Taylor!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Myles Taylor!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Myles Taylor!

Myles Taylor wins by unanimous decision!
Myles Taylor is the new welterweight champion!