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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Niko Brown (ranked 3316 p4p, 2684 weight class) and Dylon Taylor (ranked 444 p4p, 372 weight class). Niko Brown had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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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 Montreal, Niko Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dylon Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor shoots and misses
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
Taylor manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Brown on his heels. He'll look to pass Brown's guard now, I'm sure.
Taylor slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Taylor is trying to get an arm triangle but Brown is defending well.
Brown tries to bench press Taylor off him but Taylor keeps the position.
Taylor wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Brown, who protects the arm well.
Brown tries to improve position but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Brown sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor throws an elbow but Brown slips to the side and avoids it well.
Brown on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brown tries to get out of the position.
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Taylor is trying to get an arm triangle but Brown is defending well.
Brown avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Taylor.
Taylor trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Taylor is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Brown has escaped the position, nice work there.
Taylor wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Taylor has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor avoids the strikes from the bottom by Brown.
Brown is pushing Taylor's head away, looking to escape. Taylor manages to hold on to the position though.
Taylor wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Brown, who protects the arm well.
Brown tries to bench press Taylor off him but Taylor keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor trying to control from half guard but Brown is working away.
Brown gets back to full guard.
Taylor passes Brown's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Taylor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Taylor thows a huge punch but Brown dodges it nicely.
Taylor is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brown sees it coming and defends easily.
Taylor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
Taylor is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control but Taylor postures up.
Taylor throwing shots but Brown is blocking nicely.
Taylor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brown is defending against the submission attempts here by Taylor.
Taylor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dylon Taylor dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Brown slaps away a takedown attempt from Taylor, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Taylor will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Taylor closes the distance and clinches up with Brown, looking for a takedown. Taylor pushes Brown against the cage but Brown circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Niko Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylon Taylor.
Taylor changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brown tries to avoid it but Taylor manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brown to the ground. Brown escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Taylor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brown scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor gets a double leg takedown into Brown's guard.
Brown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brown tries to strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Brown looking to control but Taylor passes into half guard.
Brown is defending against the submission attempts here by Taylor.
Brown trying to control from the bottom.
Taylor trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Taylor is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brown sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Taylor is trying to control the action in half guard but Brown is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Taylor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brown won't allow Taylor to pass to mount.
Taylor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Taylor trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown wants to sweep but Taylor has passed to side control!
Taylor in side control, throwing shots but Brown defends.
Taylor avoids the strikes from the bottom by Brown.
Brown is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Brown is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Brown is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Canucks Combat Club, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Taylor is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Brown is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Taylor is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brown is looking for a sweep.
Taylor is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Brown has escaped the position, nice work there.
Taylor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Taylor working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Taylor fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brown knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Taylor is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Brown is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Taylor thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Taylor wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Brown, who protects the arm well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dylon Taylor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Brown instigates a clinch.
Taylor is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brown pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Brown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Taylor.
Taylor tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brown smiles and moves away.
Taylor with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Niko Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylon Taylor.
Taylor shoots in but Brown avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor shoots for a takedown but Brown saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brown feinted with a counter takedown.
Brown has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands a left hand.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Brown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brown working aggressively here.
Brown working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brown scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taylor's elbow.
Brown jumps guard and drags Taylor to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Brown trying to keep a closed guard but Taylor is proving a slippery customer.
Brown bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Taylor's guard.
Dylon Taylor has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Taylor holds on and takes a little breather.
Taylor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brown throwing strikes but missing.
Dylon Taylor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Taylor has momentary wrist control but Brown slips an elbow through the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor working a defensive guard here.
Taylor looking for a sweep. Not yet Taylor, not yet.
Brown postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Taylor is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Brown, into his guard.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Brown tries to buck Taylor off but Taylor is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Brown is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Taylor is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Brown will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Taylor trying to control the position but Brown is working away.
Brown is looking to regain half guard here but Taylor keeps moving and retains side control.
Taylor blocks the strikes from Brown.
Niko Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown sneaks back into half guard.
Taylor wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Niko Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Taylor has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylon Taylor!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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