PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sil Maya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor has chosen EYE OF THE TIGER as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Maya
vs
Taylor

170 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
151 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sil Maya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maya avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!

Maya looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Taylor!
Maya controlling from mount.
Maya blocks Taylor's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Taylor is squirming around, avoiding Maya's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maya can't control as he wanted to and Taylor manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Maya missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Maya wants to control but Taylor is keeping him busy.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Taylor is looking to clinch but Maya is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maya drives through with a takedown into guard.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Maya from controlling successfully.
Maya stands and throws Taylor's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Maya takes a little break here. Taylor wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Taylor is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Maya's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Maya content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Maya is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Taylor defends it well.
Taylor is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to kick Maya off but Maya keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Taylor tries to get to full guard but Maya has control of the leg.
Taylor trying to control but Maya postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Maya in particular looking to stall.
Taylor is staying active underneath Maya, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taylor tries to clinch but Maya moves out of range.

Maya closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Taylor is looking for a sweep. Maya is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Maya is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Taylor looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is refusing to be controlled, as Maya sits in half guard.
Maya prevents Taylor from standing back up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Maya in particular looking to stall.
Maya is looking to advance position but Taylor won't allow it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Taylor misses with a wild combination.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maya moves away.

Maya gets the takedown into side control.

Maya thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Taylor is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Maya's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to kick Maya off but Maya keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Maya is looking to take a break and control but Taylor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Maya controlling the pace.
Taylor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Taylor wants to improve his position but Maya is controlling well.
Maya has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Taylor bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Maya has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Taylor can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Maya throws his legs up looking for a submission but Taylor uses it to pass to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sil Maya dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Maya circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taylor looks to land a body kick but Maya moved away.

Taylor has Maya up against the cage in a clinch.
Taylor wants a takedown.
Maya tries to pull guard but Taylor holds him up against the cage and eventually Maya drops back down to his feet.
Taylor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Taylor gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Maya.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Taylor trying to land knees to the body.
Maya wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sil Maya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maya prevents Taylor from breaking the clinch.
Maya jumps guard but Taylor stands there with Maya around his waist. Maya gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Taylor tries to break the clinch but Maya is controlling the position.
Maya can't get the takedown.

Taylor wants the takedown. Maya is fighting it off but Taylor persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Maya's guard against the cage.
Maya trying to control the position.
Taylor landing some decent shots from guard.

Taylor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Maya keeps moving.
Taylor trying to stand up but can't free himself from Maya's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor won't allow Maya to sweep him here.
Maya is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Taylor tries to clinch up.
Taylor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Maya counters with a takedown into side control.

Maya thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Taylor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Taylor is not content to let Maya control the position.
Maya advances nicely into full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is squirming around, avoiding Maya's attempts to control the action.
Maya wants to control but Taylor has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Maya is controlling the pace.
Taylor looks like he's trying to stand up.
Well, if Maya is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Taylor is controlling Maya's trapped leg to prevent Maya from advancing to side control.
Maya controlling the action here.
Taylor is trying to stand up here but Maya is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Taylor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Maya wants to lay and pray for a moment but Taylor keeps working.

Maya seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Taylor is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sil Maya!