PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richie Weiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle Taylor looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Weiss
vs
Taylor

183 cm
24
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Likes musicals

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 Rio de Janeiro, Richie Weiss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kyle Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Taylor closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Weiss to the mat! Weiss manages to get full guard.
Weiss looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Taylor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Taylor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Weiss wants to get back to his feet but Taylor is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Weiss trying to control the position.
Taylor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Taylor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Taylor must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Weiss working for a triangle but Taylor defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weiss manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Weiss thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Taylor can do anything to dispel that myth.
Taylor wants to hold on but Weiss pushes him away.
Weiss throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor blocking the ground and pound.
Taylor wants to hold on but Weiss pushes him away.
Taylor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Weiss. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Taylor is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Taylor tries to hold on but Weiss pushes him away.
Taylor is trying desperately to improve position.
Weiss scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Taylor is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weiss looking to finish Taylor with some ground and pound. This is bad for Taylor!
Weiss looking to control but Taylor is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Weiss misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Weiss throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Taylor because Weiss loaded up on that one.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weiss throws some wild stikes that Taylor manages to avoid easily.
Weiss throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Taylor because Weiss loaded up on that one.
Weiss throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Taylor is trying desperately to improve position.
Weiss trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weiss lands a nice shot to the head.
Taylor in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Taylor tries to hold on but Weiss postures up.
Taylor is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weiss with good strikes from the mount here!
Taylor is looking to improve his position but Weiss isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richie Weiss dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Taylor darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Taylor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Taylor is trying to control the action in half guard but Weiss is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Weiss trying to control but Taylor postures up.

Taylor is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Taylor is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Weiss doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Taylor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weiss tries to kick Taylor off but Taylor keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Taylor is trying to control. Weiss wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Weiss trying to hold on to Taylor's head to control him but Taylor postures up.
Weiss has his hands clasped together around Taylor's back. He's all about the action.
Weiss has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weiss manages to get to full guard.
Weiss keeping full guard, as Taylor tries to pass.
Weiss manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to reverse the position but Weiss maintains control.
Richie Weiss overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Weiss throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Weiss lands a couple of good shots and Taylor has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Even with his hooks in, Weiss manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Weiss misses with punches from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is in bad spot here.
Weiss is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Taylor. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Taylor staying busy and making it hard for Weiss to control.
Taylor has hold of Weiss's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.
Weiss scores with punches to the body.
Weiss misses with a punch to the head.
Weiss thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
You can see the frustration on Taylor's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Taylor avoids the strikes from Weiss.
Taylor is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richie Weiss dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Taylor misses with a two punch combination.
Weiss tries to clinch up.
Taylor wants to clinch.
Taylor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Taylor gets a double leg takedown into Weiss's guard.
Taylor throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Weiss working for a triangle but Taylor defends it easily.
Taylor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Weiss can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Taylor controls the pace.
Weiss keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
Taylor's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kyle Taylor.
A slow jab from Taylor misses its intended target.

Taylor scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Taylor controlling the pace.
The fighters are battling for position here. Weiss manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Taylor throws a strike but Weiss rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Taylor wants to sweep here but Weiss controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is looking to sweep but instead, Weiss has passed into half guard.
Taylor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Taylor tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Weiss seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Taylor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
It looks like Weiss is going to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weiss trying to control from half guard but Taylor is working away.
Weiss sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Taylor defending well though.
Weiss thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Taylor's head.
Taylor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Weiss.
Weiss trying to control from half guard but Taylor is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taylor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Weiss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Taylor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Weiss has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richie Weiss!