PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Quaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mufasa Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mufasa Taylor has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Douglas Quaid's chin.

Quaid
vs
Taylor

181 cm
25
199 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

190 cm
22
193 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========#

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Douglas Quaid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mufasa Taylor!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Quaid changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Taylor looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Taylor tries to buck Quaid off but Quaid is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quaid controlling from side mount.
Quaid wants to stand but Taylor has his arm trapped.
Taylor tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Quaid wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Taylor is not content to let Quaid control the position.
Taylor is trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaid trying to control the position but Taylor is working away.
Quaid lands a few punches from side control.
Taylor is looking for a sweep.
Quaid wants to stand but Taylor is controlling his arm.
Taylor is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Quaid is thwarting Taylor's attempts to control the position.
Quaid looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Taylor with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Taylor is controlling Quaid's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Taylor trying to control but Quaid postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Quaid is staying active.
Taylor is trying to get back to full guard.

Taylor looking for submissions off his back.
Quaid trying to mount his opponent but Taylor defends it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Taylor gets full guard.
Quaid throws a big right hand that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quaid trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Taylor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Quaid cracks Taylor with a solid left hand.
Taylor wants to sweep here but Quaid controlling him for the moment.
Quaid trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Taylor lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Quaid!

Taylor with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quaid is trying to escape the mount.
Taylor working Quaid over with strikes here.
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!
Taylor lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Quaid hang on?

It looks like Douglas Quaid has been cut.
Taylor lands a big shot there that rocks Quaid but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quaid tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Taylor controlling from mount.
Taylor avoids the attempt from Quaid to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mufasa Taylor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Douglas Quaid's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Quaid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taylor.
Mufasa Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quaid tries to clinch up.

Taylor rushes Quaid and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Taylor is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Taylor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taylor landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quaid takes a knee right on the jaw!
Taylor scores with a knee to the head.

Douglas Quaid's cut is getting worse.
Taylor scores with a knee to the head.

Quaid is rocked!
Taylor unloads an enormous knee to the head! That's knocked Quaid out cold! Holy cow, it was almost as if it lifted Quaid off his feet!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Mufasa Taylor!
Mufasa Taylor tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.