PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Mustafa Guseinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernhard Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Guseinov
vs
Taylor

225 cm
29
178 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

188 cm
27
187 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class boxer
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mustafa Guseinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernhard Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Taylor misses.

Taylor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Guseinov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Guseinov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Guseinov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Guseinov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Guseinov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Taylor.
Guseinov has had enough of the clinch but Taylor keeps him there for the moment.
Guseinov working hard to break the clinch.

Guseinov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice leg kick lands there from Guseinov.
Taylor throws a jab when Guseinov was well out of range.
Guseinov jabs Taylor right on the nose. Taylor blinks but takes it well.
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guseinov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taylor.

Taylor pushes Guseinov up against the ropes in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guseinov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Taylor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Guseinov's defenses.

It looks like Mustafa Guseinov has been cut.
Guseinov working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor blocking some punches.
Taylor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Taylor struggles to land a body shot inside as Guseinov controls his hands.
Taylor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Guseinov misses with the head strike.
Guseinov tries to work over Taylor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taylor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Taylor tries a body shot but Guseinov blocks it.
Taylor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guseinov throws a head punch that misses.
Taylor misses with a body punch.
Taylor misses with a punch to the body.
Guseinov is looking to break free of the clinch but Taylor has double underhooks.
Taylor tries a body shot but Guseinov blocks it.
Taylor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Guseinov wants to stall.
Guseinov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taylor has him pressed against the ropes.
Taylor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guseinov is trying to break the clinch but Taylor is controlling him.
Taylor misses with a body punch.
Taylor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Guseinov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taylor struggles to land a body shot inside as Guseinov controls his hands.
Guseinov avoids a wild elbow strike from Taylor.
Guseinov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Guseinov fails to land.
Guseinov blocks a body shot from Taylor.
Taylor lands a nice uppercut.
Taylor trying to stall but Guseinov improves his position.
Taylor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor pushes Guseinov back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Taylor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guseinov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guseinov.
Taylor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

Guseinov manages to break the clinch.
Guseinov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guseinov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bernhard Taylor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mustafa Guseinov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Taylor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Guseinov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That kick from Guseinov tenderised Taylor's leg. Taylor is trying to keep his angry face on.
Taylor blocks a head kick by Guseinov.
Good shot there by Guseinov.
Guseinov lands a head kick!

Guseinov gets tackled into the ropes by Taylor. Taylor maintains the clinch.
Taylor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guseinov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Guseinov.
Taylor lands an elbow just above Guseinov 's eye.
Guseinov tries to work over Taylor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Guseinov breaks from the clinch.
Guseinov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice uppercut lands for Guseinov. That snapped Taylor's head back.
Guseinov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Taylor lands a right and a left and another right! Guseinov goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bernhard Taylor!
Bernhard Taylor made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Greg Bice, you weren't good enough to fight with The Thunder Squad, your run was sweet, but Thunder taught me how to beat you!'.