PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andy Hamilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Tayler (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.

Hamilton
vs
Tayler

179 cm
20
174 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andy Hamilton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Tayler!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamilton lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tayler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hamilton pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Hamilton has managed to clinch.
Tayler lands a shoulder strike.
Tayler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hamilton tries to land a knee to the head but Tayler blocks with his arms.
Hamilton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tayler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tayler lands an uppercut.
Tayler fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tayler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hamilton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tayler blocks it with crossed arms.
Hamilton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tayler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hamilton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tayler blocks it with crossed arms.
Hamilton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hamilton tries to circle away but Tayler has him pinned against the cage.

Tayler successfully pulls guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tayler pulls Hamilton in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hamilton gets to his feet - Tayler follows without any prompting.

Tayler has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hamilton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tayler.
The referee calls for Tayler to work.

Tayler manages to break the clinch.

Hamilton closes the distance and pushes Tayler back into the cage.
Tayler slows down the pace here.
Tayler lands a hook that snaps the head of Hamilton backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tayler blocks it with crossed arms.
Tayler keeps control of Hamilton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hamilton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tayler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tayler lands an elbow just above Hamilton 's eye.
Hamilton tries to break free but Tayler pushes him back against the cage.
Tayler misses with an elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hamilton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tayler blocks it with crossed arms.
Tayler connects with a knee to the head.
Hamilton looking to throw knees to the head but Tayler is blocking nicely.
Hamilton is breathing heavily.
A frustrated look appears on Hamilton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hamilton misses with a knee to the head.
Tayler creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hamilton's defenses.
Hamilton is trying to break the clinch but Tayler is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Tayler on the inside.

Tayler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hamilton has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Hamilton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tayler tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hamilton just stands there and leans against the cage.
Andy Hamilton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Tayler.

Tayler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tayler moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tayler lands a nice hook to Hamilton's body. Hamilton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Tayler closes the distance and clinches.
Hamilton wants to break free but Tayler has control.
A knee to the head by Hamilton.
Tayler with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tayler working Hamilton over with knees to the body.
Hamilton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tayler breaks from the clinch.

Tayler has managed to clinch.
Tayler lands a left hand.
Hamilton tries to land a knee to the head but Tayler blocks with his arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tayler.
Tayler is working Hamilton over against the cage.
Tayler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Tayler has picked Hamilton up - he's going for a ride! Tayler dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Tayler is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hamilton sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hamilton regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Tayler dominated that round.
That's time! Hamilton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hamilton closes the distance and pushes Tayler back into the cage.
Tayler lands an elbow inside.
Hamilton tries a knee to the head but Tayler blocks it.
Hamilton being controlled against the cage.
Hamilton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tayler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hamilton is trying to break the clinch but Tayler is controlling him.
Hamilton throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Tayler.
Nice body punch from Tayler - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hamilton looking to throw knees to the head but Tayler is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tayler landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tayler stalling the fight.
Jake Tayler seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hamilton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hamilton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hamilton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tayler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tayler lands a hook that snaps the head of Hamilton backwards.

Tayler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tayler shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hamilton but Hamilton pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Tayler has closed the distance and engaged Hamilton in a clinch.
Tayler lands a nice shot to the body.
Tayler connects with a knee to the head.
Tayler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hamilton tries to break the clinch but Tayler is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tayler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Hamilton tries to keep at a distance but Tayler has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tayler avoiding damage as Hamilton throws knees to the body.
Hamilton tries a knee to the head but Tayler blocks it.
Hamilton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tayler has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tayler takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tayler continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Hamilton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tayler is defending well for now.
Hamilton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tayler with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tayler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hamilton backwards.
Hamilton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tayler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Tayler jumps into guard, dragging Hamilton to the mat.
Tayler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tayler can do anything to dispel that myth.

Tayler kicks Hamilton off and gets to his feet.
Tayler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Tayler.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Tayler rushes Hamilton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hamilton misses with a knee strike.
Tayler lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Hamilton's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Tayler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tayler fails with an attempt to clinch.

Hamilton clinches.
Hamilton misses with a knee to the head.
Tayler managing to block the knees to the body from Hamilton.
Hamilton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tayler has him pressed against the cage.
Tayler lands an elbow that stopped Hamilton in his tracks for a moment.

Tayler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Hamilton has managed to clinch.
Tayler effectively controlling the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hamilton lands a nice knee to the body.
A short left from Tayler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Tayler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Hamilton lands a high kick!

Tayler drives through and clinches with Hamilton against the cage.
Tayler lands a body shot.
Tayler connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hamilton's face.
Tayler digs a right hand into Hamilton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hamilton's gas tank.
Tayler is pushing Hamilton up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tayler landing knees to the body.
Hamilton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tayler blocks it with crossed arms.
Tayler avoiding damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Tayler.
Hamilton tries to land a knee to the head but Tayler blocks with his arms.
Hamilton can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tayler lands an elbow just above Hamilton 's eye.
Tayler gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Tayler.

Tayler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Hamilton moves into the clinch successfully.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tayler.
Tayler lands an elbow inside.
Tayler connects with a knee to the head.
Hamilton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tayler.
Tayler scores with a shot to the side of Hamilton's head.
Tayler avoiding damage as Hamilton throws knees to the body.
Hamilton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tayler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tayler lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tayler is stalling here.
Hamilton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tayler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tayler scores with a knee to the head.

Tayler drags the fight down to the ground.

Hamilton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tayler pulls Hamilton in to control the position.
Andy Hamilton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tayler wants to sweep here but Hamilton controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tayler is looking to stand up but Hamilton isn't so interested in that idea.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hamilton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tayler pulls Hamilton in close to prevent any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Andy Hamilton has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hamilton throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hamilton rushes Tayler and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hamilton landing knees to the head.
Hamilton can't break the clinch.
Hamilton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tayler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tayler lands a nice elbow.
Tayler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hamilton tries to break free but Tayler pushes him back against the cage.
Hamilton tries a knee to the head but Tayler blocks it.
Tayler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hamilton backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tayler lands a good knee to the midsection. Hamilton won't want to take too many of those.
Tayler with a knee to the head.
Jake Tayler is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hamilton is trying to break free.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Tayler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tayler has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Tayler!