PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Good (ranked 3411 p4p, 395 weight class) and Teddy Taylor (ranked 2990 p4p, 363 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Good
vs
Taylor

183 cm
26
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
179 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamal Good!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Teddy Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good misses with the combination.
Good throws a shot to the body.
Good dips to his left and cracks Taylor with an uppercut!
A cross from Good lands.
A jab from Good misses.
Good misses with a wild body shot.
Taylor throws out a counter right but Good avoids it with no problem.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Good lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Taylor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Taylor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Good.
Taylor tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Good lands a lovely overhand right.
A slow jab from Good misses its intended target.
Good throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've been told by Good's head coaches at The Forge that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Good misses with a looping left.
Taylor drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Good defends it well.
Taylor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Good counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Good darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Good is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Good lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Taylor tries to get to full guard but Good has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Good is working away from the top position though.
Taylor is trying to get back to full guard.
Taylor wants to control but Good is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor won't allow Good to pass to mount.
Taylor tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Good lands strikes from half guard.
Good controlling the action here.
Good sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Taylor defending well though.
Taylor slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Taylor pulls Good in close to prevent any damage.
Taylor controls Good momentarily but Good frees himself.
Taylor is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Taylor! But no joy.
Good fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taylor manages to avoid it.
Good throws the left hand but Taylor avoids the punch easily.
Jab, jab by Good - just one landing.

Taylor tries to keep at a distance but Good has taken the fight into the clinch.
Taylor tries for a takedown but Good manages to get underhooks.
Taylor can't find room to land a body shot as Good controls the action.

Good breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taylor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Good.
Taylor lands a leg kick that knocks Good off balance momentarily.

Taylor gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamal Good dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A jab from Good misses.
A big right from Good misses.
Good cracks Taylor with a right hand to the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Good lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Taylor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Taylor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Taylor tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Good throws a hook to the side of Taylor's head but Taylor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Good. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor wants to counter with a clinch but Good pushes him away.
Good works Taylor's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Good lands a right hook to the body.
We've been informed that Taylor has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Jamal Good is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And Taylor tries to counter it with a takedown but Good pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Good with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taylor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Taylor shoots in but no luck this time.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Taylor.
Good looks to land a left hand but Taylor moved out of range nicely.
Good throws a right hand that misses

and Taylor counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Taylor looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Good controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Taylor is trying to work for a kimura but Good is defending well.
Good looks like he's trying to stand up.
Good is staying active underneath Taylor, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Taylor is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Good sees it coming and defends easily.
Jamal Good overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Good's head.
Taylor trying to control from half guard but Good is working away.
Good pushes Taylor off looking to stand but Taylor dives back in and keeps control.
Taylor is looking to advance position but Good won't allow it.
Taylor seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Good does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Good on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Good tries to get out of the position.
Taylor throwing shots but Good is blocking nicely.
Taylor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Taylor wants to control but Good is keeping him busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Taylor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Good fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Taylor, pushing him back against the cage.
Taylor stalling in the clinch but Good improves position.
Taylor tries to pull guard but Good won't allow it.
Jamal Good has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teddy Taylor.

Good's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taylor can do to turn this around?
Taylor avoids the body shot from Good.
Good jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good misses with a hook.
And Taylor tries to counter it with a takedown but Good pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taylor blocks a jab.
Good swinging wildly here.
Taylor tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamal Good dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Good misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good stuffs the takedown attempt from Taylor. Taylor gets slowly back to his feet.
A combination from Good does no damage.
Taylor is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Good misses with a body shot.
Taylor takes one on the button.
Good is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taylor.
Taylor wants to counter with a clinch but Good pushes him away.
Nice cross by Good.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good misses with a hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Taylor checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Taylor is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Good tries to bum rush Taylor with a series of wild strikes but Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taylor dives in for a single leg takedown but Good sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good tries to score with a low kick but Taylor moves his leg out of the way.
Good is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taylor.
Taylor feints the counter takedown.
Taylor dodges the punch combination from Good.
Taylor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Good throws out the jab.
Taylor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Good circles away.
Jamal Good has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teddy Taylor.
Good lands a two punch combo.

Good has taken the fight to the clinch.
Taylor landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taylor with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good blocks the elbow strike.

Taylor manages to break the clinch.
Taylor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Taylor.
Good throws a leg kick

so Taylor counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Taylor trying to control but Good is working from the bottom.
Good wants to sweep here but Taylor controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Good pushes Taylor off and gets back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Taylor is defended easily by Good.
Taylor fails with the takedown.
Good jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good throws a hook but Taylor avoids it easily.
Taylor with the counter takedown but Good avoids it easily.

Taylor feints and as Good raises his hands in defense, Taylor changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Good has his feet on Taylor's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Good looks to land a combination. Taylor sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Teddy Taylor has been cut.
A combination from Good does no damage.
Good swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taylor throws a counter combo.
Taylor dives in and grabs Good's left leg, looking for a takedown. Good pushes down on Taylor's head and hops out.
No luck for Taylor with that takedown attempt.
Good cracks Taylor with a good jab.
Teddy Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jamal Good is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Good throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jamal Good showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Good has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamal Good!