PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrell Tombstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Taylor
vs
Tombstone

185 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrell Tombstone!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Taylor misses with a few strikes there.
Tombstone dodges the punch combination from Taylor.
Taylor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taylor tries to clinch but Tombstone is having none of it.
Taylor is looking to clinch but Tombstone is avoiding it.
Taylor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tombstone fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tombstone looks for a takedown but Taylor sprawls well.
Taylor lands a glancing blow to the side of Tombstone's head.
Horrible takedown by Tombstone or perhaps it was just good defense by Taylor which made him look bad.
Thomas Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrell Tombstone.
Taylor throws a right and a left that Tombstone avoids nicely.

Tombstone gets a takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Tombstone.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tombstone 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.
Tombstone tries to pass to full mount but Taylor defends it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tombstone connects with a nice short shot to Taylor's temple.
Taylor is trying to stand.
Tombstone tries to pass the half guard into mount. Taylor knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tombstone works his way into full mount!
Taylor is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Tombstone controlling from the full mount.
Tombstone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Tombstone working for a submission but Taylor is keeping him at bay.
Tombstone trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Taylor wants to control but Tombstone is having none of it.
Taylor is trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tombstone working for a guillotine from mount but Taylor is in no mood to give up.
Tombstone looking to finish with strikes here!

Tombstone looking to isolate an arm here. Taylor doesn't see it coming and as Tombstone extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Tombstone!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tyrell Tombstone!