PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Jay Franlkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franlkin has chosen ACDC- For Those About To Rock as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Taylor
vs
Jay Franlkin

184 cm
28
180 lbs
12 - 5 - 1

185 cm
25
180 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Taylor !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Jay Franlkin!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor connects with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Taylor .
Taylor throws a body shot but no joy.
David Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor scores with a nice right hand.
A jab from Franlkin misses.

Taylor moves into range and clinches up with Franlkin.
A short left from Taylor .
Taylor has Franlkin pressed against the cage, preventing Franlkin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Franlkin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Franlkin throws a jab but it's blocked by Taylor .
Taylor moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Taylor misses.
Taylor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Taylor moves out of range as Franlkin strikes.
Taylor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Taylor with that takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Franlkin as Taylor shoots in.
Taylor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Franlkin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Franlkin misses with a shot to the body

and Taylor counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Taylor .
Taylor prevents Franlkin from getting back to his feet.

Franlkin is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Franlkin breaks from the clinch.
Taylor lands with an overhand left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab lands there for Taylor .
Taylor misses with a straight right.
Franlkin cracks Taylor with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Taylor staying out of range there.
Franlkin misses with a straight left.
Franlkin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Franlkin throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Taylor counters with a shoot takedown. Franlkin fights it but they end up in guard.

Franlkin pushes Taylor off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Franlkin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franlkin avoids the body shot from Taylor .
Franlkin throws a hook but Taylor avoids it easily.
Taylor loads up on a big right hand but Franlkin slips the punch.
Franlkin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Franlkin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Franlkin sizes up Taylor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Taylor closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Taylor lands in his opponent's guard.
Taylor prevents Franlkin from getting back to his feet.
Taylor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Taylor prevents Franlkin from getting back to his feet.
Taylor stands up over Franlkin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franlkin wants to stand and escape but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor postures up in Franlkin's guard and throws a big left but Franlkin blocks it.
Franlkin is looking to stand up but Taylor isn't so interested in that idea.
Franlkin is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Taylor keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Franlkin's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor trying to control but Franlkin is working from the bottom.
Taylor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Taylor distracts Franlkin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Franlkin wants to get back to his feet but Taylor is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Taylor dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sloppy strikes from Franlkin. Those never looked like landing.
Franlkin misses with a hook. Taylor ducked under it nicely.
Taylor loads up on a big right hand but Franlkin slips the punch.
Taylor bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Franlkin's head backwards.
Franlkin misses the shot to the body.
Franlkin misses with a hook.
Franlkin moves out of range as Taylor strikes.
Taylor scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franlkin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Franlkin throws a series of punches but Taylor avoids them all with ease.
Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.
Taylor lands a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Taylor .
Taylor lands with a right hand.
Franlkin misses with an uppercut. Taylor saw that one coming.
Franlkin misses with a hook.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Franlkin.
Taylor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Franlkin avoids it really well and circles away.
Taylor loads up on a big right hand but Franlkin slips the punch.
Franlkin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taylor .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor moves out of range of the strikes.
Taylor cracks Franlkin with a good jab.
Taylor misses with a looping left.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Franlkin as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Taylor . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franlkin throws a big shot that misses.
Taylor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Taylor fails with a takedown attempt.
Taylor sizes up Franlkin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Richard Jay Franlkin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Franlkin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Franlkin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franlkin misses with a lunging right hand

and Taylor counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Franlkin!
Franlkin is trying to get back to his feet.
Taylor landing strikes.
Franlkin bucks up and tries to throw Taylor off but instead Taylor has got his back!
Franlkin covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Franlkin is trying to stand back up.
Taylor cracks Franlkin with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Franlkin from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Franlkin is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor landing with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor throws a series of strikes and Franlkin wriggles onto his back, so he's now mounted. He's in real trouble here.
Franlkin is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
A nice elbow there by Taylor .
Taylor with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Taylor dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Franlkin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Taylor throws a hook but Franlkin avoids it easily.
Taylor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taylor shoots in looking for a takedown but Franlkin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Taylor 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Taylor fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Franlkin sprawls well initially but Taylor persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Franlkin has one foot on Taylor 's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Franlkin throws an overhand right that lands on Taylor 's shoulder, as Taylor tries to avoid the shot.
Taylor jabs Franlkin right on the nose. Franlkin blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Franlkin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taylor will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Franlkin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taylor .
Franlkin slips a jab from Taylor .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Franlkin.
Franlkin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taylor throws out the jab.
Taylor goes for a double leg but Franlkin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Franlkin continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Taylor . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Franlkin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Taylor goes for a takedown attempt but Franlkin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Franlkin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Taylor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Franlkin scrambles back to his feet.
Taylor tests Franlkin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Taylor takes a swing at Franlkin's ribcage but misses.
Richard Jay Franlkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franlkin looks to land a left hand but Taylor moved out of range nicely.
Nice cross by Franlkin.
Taylor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Franlkin.
Franlkin blocks a jab.
Taylor loads up on a big right hand but Franlkin slips the punch.
Taylor moves out of range of the strikes.
Franlkin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Franlkin misses the jab.
Taylor takes a swing at Franlkin's ribcage but misses.
Franlkin takes a swing at Taylor 's ribcage but misses.
Taylor fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor swings for the body but Franlkin moves out of range.
Franlkin ducks under a wild hook from Taylor .
Taylor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Franlkin misses with a hook

and Taylor decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Franlkin's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Taylor 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Franlkin wants to stand but Taylor is controlling the position.
Taylor works over Franlkin with some ground and pound from guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Taylor 's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Franlkin wants to get back to his feet but Taylor is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Taylor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Franlkin wriggles free and stands up.
Taylor lands a nice hook to Franlkin's body. Franlkin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Franlkin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franlkin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Franlkin misses with an uppercut

and Taylor counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
David Taylor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Franlkin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Taylor tries to free his leg and advance position but Franlkin is retaining full guard.

Franlkin is looking for a triangle here but Taylor uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Taylor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Franlkin keeps working.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Taylor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Taylor , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Taylor !
A very excited looking David Taylor made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.