PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Braxton Hernando (ranked 8204 p4p, 420 weight class) and Glen Taylor (ranked 2062 p4p, 188 weight class). Taylor is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by WCnoBEAT - Meu Mundo. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Hernando
vs
Taylor

175 cm
27
144 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

175 cm
29
155 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Braxton Hernando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Glen Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernando swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range.
Hernando connects with a crisp jab.
Taylor scores with a jab.
Hernando staying out of range there.
Braxton Hernando seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernando misses with a straight left.
Taylor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Taylor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hernando uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor slips a jab from Hernando.
Hernando takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Taylor misses.
Taylor throws a big shot that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hernando, right into the meat.
Taylor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taylor scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hernando throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Hernando gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hernando throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hernando misses with a punch on the inside.
Taylor throws a head punch that misses.
Hernando swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hernando's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor stalling.
A shot in the inside from Taylor.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hernando.
Taylor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Taylor is trying to break the clinch but Hernando is controlling him.
Hernando swings wildly with an uppercut but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor swings wildly with an uppercut but Hernando uses good head movement to avoid it.

Hernando breaks the clinch.
Hernando takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Taylor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hernando takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big left from Taylor misses.
Taylor scores with a punch to the head.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Hernando avoids them all with ease.
Taylor misses the jab.
That kick from Hernando tenderised Taylor's leg. Taylor is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor defending well as Hernando loads up on a big left hand.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hernando moves away.
Taylor misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernando throws a leg kick but Taylor checks it.
Taylor sizes up Hernando with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hernando scores with a jab to the jaw.
Taylor misses with an uppercut. Hernando saw that one coming.
Taylor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hernando connects with the punch.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hernando.
Hernando keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taylor.
Nice defenses there by Hernando.
Taylor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hernando.
Hernando's corner calls for a 1-2. Hernando obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Taylor throws a jab when Hernando was well out of range.
Taylor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hernando.
Taylor misses with a body shot.
Taylor misses with a looping left.
Hernando tries to close the distance and clinch but Taylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taylor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hernando.
Taylor throws a right and a left that both miss.
As Taylor backs away, Hernando returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Taylor throws a looping overhand right but Hernando ducks down to avoid it.
Taylor loads up on a big right hand but Hernando slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor loads up on a big right hand but Hernando slips the punch.
Hernando throwing a counter right hand but Taylor manages to avoid it.
Taylor takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hernando is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taylor.
Hernando ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Hernando misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Taylor misses.
Taylor walks into a straight right hand from Hernando.
Hernando takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hernando misses with a wild combination.
Taylor throws a body punch but Hernando moves out of range.
Hernando displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taylor throws out the jab.
A big left from Hernando misses.
Taylor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hernando.
Taylor shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hernando slips under a jab.
A punch combination from Taylor misses.
Decent striking displayed by Hernando there.
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!
Hernando misses with a looping right.
A big right from Taylor misses.
Taylor staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor checks a low kick from Hernando.
Hernando stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hernando connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hernando is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taylor.
A nice side step and Taylor releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Taylor scores with a nice right hand.
Taylor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Taylor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Taylor swinging wildly here.

Hernando pushes Taylor up against the cage in a clinch.
Taylor is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hernando fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hernando gets through Taylor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taylor.
Taylor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hernando lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hernando blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taylor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Glen Taylor will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Taylor misses the jab.
Hernando lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Taylor throws a right hand that Hernando ducks under and follows up with a left that Hernando also avoids with ease.
Hernando steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hernando cracks Taylor with a good jab.
A jab lands there for Hernando.
Taylor darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Taylor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hernando clobbers Taylor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Hernando does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Hernando.
Taylor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hernando to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hernando moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hernando uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor misses with a wild combination.
Taylor swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hernando.
Hernando tries to land a leg kick but Taylor saw it coming and moves away.
Taylor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Taylor throws a looping overhand right but Hernando ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Hernando is just out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Hernando misses its target.
Taylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hernando lands a nice leg kick that just misses Taylor's sensitive parts.

Hernando instigates a clinch.
Hernando lands a left hand that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.

Taylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Glen Taylor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Taylor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hernando keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hernando is looking to counter punch.
Taylor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hernando sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taylor swings for the body but Hernando moves out of range.
Hernando with a jab.
Hernando avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big left from Hernando misses.
Hernando thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hernando has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Taylor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hernando moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Glen Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taylor misses with a body punch
and Hernando counters with a stiff right hand.
Hernando bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Taylor's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hernando misses with a looping right.
Hernando connects with a single shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor moves away from the strike by Hernando.
Taylor tries to counter with a clinch but Hernando shakes him off and moves away.
Taylor checks the leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Taylor. Those never looked like landing.
Taylor connects with a right hand. Hernando shakes it off.
Hernando throws a hook but Taylor blocks it.
Hernando misses with a wild body shot.
Hernando is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
Taylor misses with a series of wild punches.
Hernando takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Taylor takes one on the button.
Hernando keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taylor.
Taylor moves away from the strike by Hernando.
Hernando throws a jab but it's blocked by Taylor.
Hernando misses the shot to the body.
Hernando lands a jab to the nose.
Taylor's corner calls for a 1-2. Taylor obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hernando fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernando throws out a loose jab but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor misses with a wild combination.
Taylor misses with a straight right.

Hernando has managed to clinch.
Hernando working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Taylor has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hernando.
Hernando fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Braxton Hernando has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Taylor stops a takedown attempt from Hernando.
Taylor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Taylor misses with a punch to the body.
Hernando misses with the head strike.
Taylor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Taylor.
Hernando trying to land knees to the body.
Hernando misses with a punch on the inside.
Taylor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taylor misses with some punches.
Taylor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Taylor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hernando backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Taylor.
Hernando softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Taylor misses with a body punch.
Taylor lands a hook that snaps the head of Hernando backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Hernando fails to land.

Taylor manages to break the clinch.
Hernando slips a jab from Taylor.
Hernando swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taylor cracks Hernando with a good jab.
Taylor moves out of range as Hernando strikes.
Taylor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Taylor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Taylor there as he acknowledges the shot.
Taylor lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hernando thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taylor swings for the body but Hernando moves out of range.
Hernando's corner calls for a 1-2. Hernando obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Taylor lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hernando backs up against the cage.
Taylor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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 Braxton Hernando will probably get the nod.
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!

Hernando swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range.
Hernando lands a head shot.
Taylor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hernando connects with an inside leg kick.
Hernando misses with a looping left.
Hernando loads up on a big right hand but Taylor slips the punch.
Taylor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Taylor misses with a series of wild punches.
Hernando waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taylor.
A combination from Taylor does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor moves out of range as Hernando strikes.
Hernando moves out of range of the strikes.
Hernando throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hernando dodges the punch combination from Taylor.
Taylor lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor slips under a jab from Hernando.
Hernando uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Hernando was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hernando rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Taylor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hernando missing with a left hand there. Taylor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hernando. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Taylor.
Taylor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Hernando is rocked!
Taylor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oh Hernando is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hernando jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hernando missing with a left hand there. Taylor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hernando seems to have got his legs back now.
Hernando bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Taylor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hernando lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor throws a hook but Hernando blocks it.
Hernando pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Hernando does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor cracks Hernando with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hernando scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Taylor throws a jab but it's blocked by Hernando.
Hernando avoids the body shot from Taylor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor slips a jab from Hernando.
Taylor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big left from Hernando misses.
Hernando scores with a hook.
Hernando swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor throws a jab when Hernando was well out of range.
Hernando is looking to counter punch.
Hernando throws a looping overhand right but Taylor ducks down to avoid it.
Taylor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taylor lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hernando manages to avoid it.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hernando moves away.
Taylor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hernando.
Taylor fails to land with a series of punches.
Hernando was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Taylor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hernando throws a jab when Taylor was well out of range.
Taylor moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hernando tests Taylor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hernando buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hernando throws a hook but Taylor avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernando throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Taylor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Taylor misses with a looping right.
Hernando swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hernando defending well as Taylor loads up on a big left hand.
Hernando uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taylor.
A little feinted left hand from Hernando on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Hernando misses the target.
Taylor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hernando.
Hernando goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Taylor scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hernando tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Hernando.
Taylor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taylor tests Hernando's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hernando scores with a nice head shot.
Taylor missing with a left hand there. Hernando was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hernando 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!
Hernando swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
Taylor jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernando throws a shot from downtown. Taylor moves away and avoids it.
Hernando keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taylor.
Hernando is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taylor.
Hernando misses with a lunging right hand
and Taylor counters with a two punch combo.
Taylor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hernando moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hernando avoids the body shot from Taylor.
Taylor throws a nice looking combination but Hernando bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hernando swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Taylor misses with a few strikes there.
Taylor takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice uppercut lands for Hernando. That snapped Taylor's head back.
Taylor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hernando swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hernando throws a poor cross that misses
and Taylor counters with a two punch combo.
Taylor moves away from the strike by Hernando.
Nice shot by Hernando.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hernando throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taylor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hernando throws out the jab.
Hernando's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hernando duly obliges.
Hernando throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hernando connects with an inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Braxton Hernando.
I think Hernando has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Braxton Hernando!
Glen Taylor spoke after the fight, saying 'Good fight bro, congrats.'.