PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Banhoi Behro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Taylor
vs
Behro

197 cm
22
247 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

190 cm
18
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Banhoi Behro!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Behro shoots for a takedown but Taylor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Behro fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Taylor is out of range.
Taylor keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Behro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Taylor shoots in but no luck this time.
Behro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Taylor decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Behro's guard.
Paul Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Banhoi Behro.
Behro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Behro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Taylor is aware though and is defending well.
Behro wants to control the position but Taylor says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Taylor is controlling the pace.
Taylor slips a nice elbow through Behro's hands, connecting with Behro's forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Behro missing with punches from the bottom.
Behro is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Taylor scores with a couple of nice shots.
Behro manages to get to full guard.
Behro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Behro striking off his back but it's not causing Taylor any problems.
Behro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Behro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Behro looks gassed!
Taylor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Taylor is stalling in the full guard.
Taylor trying to control but Behro is working from the bottom.
Taylor slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to advance position but instead Behro slips a leg back in to half guard.
Taylor seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Taylor blocks the strikes from Behro.
Behro regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Behro is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Taylor showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Behro trying to keep a closed guard but Taylor is proving a slippery customer.
Behro is controlling Taylor's posture.
Behro is trying to keep Taylor in close.
Taylor trying to control but Behro is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Taylor dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A shot to de liver by Behro. Beautiful body shot.
Taylor fails with a takedown attempt.
Behro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown but Behro shows good takedown defense.
Behro tries for a takedown but Taylor circles away easily

and Taylor counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Behro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taylor looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor tries to stand but Behro is controlling from the bottom.
Behro controls Taylor momentarily but Taylor frees himself.
Behro has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Behro has his foot on Taylor's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Taylor works his way back into a safe position though.
Taylor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Behro is keeping the position for now.
Behro is trying to control the position but Taylor postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Taylor tries to clinch but Behro moves out of range.
Behro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Taylor counters with a nice double leg into side control. Behro won't be happy with that.

Taylor wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Behro, who protects the arm well.
Taylor trying to control the action but Behro is working from the bottom.
Taylor is really struggling to control Behro but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Behro is trying to control Taylor's posture but Taylor avoids it.

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!
Behro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Taylor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Behro gets back to half guard.
Behro wants to get back to his feet.
Paul Taylor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Taylor stalling.
Taylor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Taylor wants to free his trapped foot but Behro is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Behro is refusing to be controlled, as Taylor sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Taylor dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Behro doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
Behro shoots in but no luck this time.
Behro has a takedown stuffed.
Behro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Taylor is defended easily by Behro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Behro sprawls well. Behro wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Taylor gets slowly back to his feet.
Behro lands with a kick to the temple. Taylor shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Paul Taylor has been cut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Behro shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Taylor's guard.
Taylor is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Behro from controlling successfully.
Behro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Behro won't allow Taylor to sweep him here.
Taylor trying to keep a closed guard but Behro is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Taylor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Behro connects with a couple of short punches.

Behro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Taylor has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Behro has managed to get both his arms back between Taylor's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Behro closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Behro lands in his opponent's guard.
Taylor managing to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Behro from controlling successfully.
Behro showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Behro trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Taylor is controlling Behro's posture.
Behro wanted to stand there but Taylor had control of the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Behro trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Banhoi Behro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paul Taylor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Taylor pulls Behro in close to prevent any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Banhoi Behro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Taylor 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Taylor!