PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nasir Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Drogo
vs
Taylor

183 cm
31
196 lbs
20 - 12 - 1

185 cm
30
195 lbs
16 - 17 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Nasir Drogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drogo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taylor throws a leg kick but Drogo sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Drogo gets caught napping as Taylor dives in and scores a takedown. Drogo manages to retain guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Drogo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Drogo keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
Drogo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Taylor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Drogo keeps moving.

Paul Taylor has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Taylor throws a leg kick that is checked
and Drogo counters with an inside leg kick.

Drogo gets a clinch.
Drogo lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo scores a nice knee to the body.
Drogo crunches a lovely knee into Taylor's ribcage.
Drogo blocking some punches.
Drogo blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Drogo.
Taylor tries to break the clinch but Drogo is controlling the position.
Drogo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Taylor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Drogo obliges.
Drogo blocking some punches.
Drogo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Drogo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Taylor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drogo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Paul Taylor has been cut.
Taylor swings wildly with an uppercut but Drogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor misses with the head strike.
Drogo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Taylor up against the cage.
Drogo is leaning against Taylor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Come on Drogo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch on the inside from Taylor fails to land.
Drogo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Taylor's efforts to push away.
Taylor stalling in the clinch but Drogo improves position.
Taylor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Taylor is looking to break free of the clinch but Drogo has double underhooks.
Taylor is looking to control Drogo's arms but Drogo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Taylor has his back to the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor misses with the head strike.
Taylor throws a head punch that misses.
Drogo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Drogo for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Drogo lands an elbow inside that Taylor shrugs off.
Taylor misses with some punches.
Taylor tries to circle away but Drogo has him pinned against the cage.
Drogo lands an elbow just above Taylor 's eye.
Good body shot from Drogo.
Drogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Taylor won't want to take too many of those.
Taylor avoiding damage.
Drogo blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Taylor won't want to take too many of those.
Taylor misses with the head strike.
Drogo just leaning against Taylor, taking a breather.
Taylor throws a punch but it's blocked by Drogo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drogo working Taylor over with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Drogo.
Drogo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drogo stalling against the cage.
Drogo lands an elbow inside.
Taylor is trying to break the clinch but Drogo is controlling him.
Taylor working aggressively here.
Drogo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor letting Drogo take a breather here.
Drogo blocks an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nasir Drogo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Taylor's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Taylor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Taylor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Drogo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Taylor under the eye.
Drogo misses with a hook.
Taylor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taylor fails with a takedown attempt.
Taylor ducks right into an uppercut from Drogo.
A low kick from Taylor misses
and Drogo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Taylor misses with a head kick.
Taylor throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Taylor.
Taylor looks for the body kick but Drogo saw that one coming.
Drogo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Taylor's head backwards.
Taylor wants to slow Drogo down by chopping away at his legs.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Drogo sprawls well. Drogo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Taylor gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick by Taylor misses
and Drogo counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor throws a head kick that misses
and Drogo counters with an inside leg kick.
Taylor is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo blocks a head kick by Taylor.

Drogo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Drogo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Drogo obliges.
Drogo scores a nice knee to the body.
Drogo lands an elbow just above Taylor 's eye.
Taylor being controlled against the cage.
Taylor takes a knee to the side of the body.
Taylor misses with a punch on the inside.
Drogo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taylor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees to the body from Drogo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Drogo landing knees to the head.
Nasir Drogo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Drogo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Drogo scores with a shot to the side of Taylor's head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Drogo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taylor throws an elbow but it misses.
Taylor takes an elbow to the forehead.
Taylor misses with some punches.
Taylor has a couple of punches blocked by Drogo.
Taylor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Drogo leaning against his opponent.
A right handed body shot lands from Drogo.
A left hand lands to the body for Drogo.
Taylor throws a head punch that misses.
Drogo lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Drogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Drogo.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Drogo.
Taylor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drogo has Taylor pressed against the cage.
Drogo lands a damaging elbow.
Taylor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taylor working aggressively here.
Drogo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Taylor tries to stall but Drogo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Drogo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Drogo stalling against the cage.
Taylor misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Drogo is struggling to control the position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Drogo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Taylor has a couple of punches blocked by Drogo.
Drogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drogo.
Drogo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Drogo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Drogo connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nasir Drogo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Taylor's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Drogo scores with a three punch combo!

Taylor is rocked!

Taylor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Taylor is still on wobbly legs! Can Drogo finish him?
Drogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Taylor won't want to take too many of those.
Drogo working the clinch nicely. Taylor is working for position but Drogo cracks him with a big knee to the head! Taylor crumples up against the cage and Drogo lands two more shots before the ref can save Taylor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Nasir Drogo!
Our winner, Nasir Drogo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.