PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jayk Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tif Telka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Taylor
vs
Telka

168 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jayk Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tif Telka!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Telka bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Taylor is trying to control Telka's posture but Telka avoids it.
Taylor prevents Telka from moving into mount.
Taylor is not content to let Telka control the position.
Taylor gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Telka is stalling here. Taylor is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Telka seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Taylor has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Telka gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Telka really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Telka tries to buck Taylor off but he can't manage it.
Telka working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Telka is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Taylor looking to control but Telka is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Telka is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

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.
Telka tries to hold on but Taylor pushes him away.
Telka squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

Taylor working for a guillotine from mount but Telka is in no mood to give up.

Telka has left one of his arms exposed and Taylor doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Telka screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jayk Taylor!