PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marty Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Taylor
vs
Brown

200 cm
25
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
228 lbs
1 - 2 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyler Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Marty Brown!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Taylor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brown.
Brown fails with the takedown
and Taylor counters with a nice body shot.

Taylor moves into range and clinches up with Brown.
Taylor gets underhooks to prevent Brown's takedown attempt.
Taylor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Taylor tries to land a knee to the head but Brown blocks with his arms.
Taylor struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Marty Brown has been cut.
Taylor tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Taylor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Taylor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taylor throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brown in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brown is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Knees to the body from Taylor.
Brown looks winded!
Brown is trying to pull guard but Taylor has him pressed against the cage.
Tyler Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marty Brown.
Taylor misses with a knee to the head.
Brown takes a knee right on the jaw!
Taylor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Taylor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Taylor tries to land a knee to the head but Brown blocks with his arms.
Taylor lands a knee to the head.
Taylor tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Brown tries for a takedown but Taylor manages to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Taylor.
Taylor changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brown fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Taylor forces Brown back against the cage and clinches.
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 with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taylor tries to land a knee to the head but Brown blocks with his arms.
Taylor misses with a knee to the head.

Brown pulls Taylor into guard.

Brown looking for a guillotine here but Taylor defends easily.
Brown bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Taylor's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor wants to get back to his feet but Brown is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brown passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Taylor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brown on the ground.
Brown passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Taylor!
Taylor is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Taylor tries to buck Brown off but Brown takes his back!
Taylor is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brown biding his time, controlling Taylor.
Taylor is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Brown rushes Taylor and presses him up against the cage.
Brown wants a takedown.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brown tries to pull guard but Taylor won't allow it.
Taylor with a knee to the head.
Taylor looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
Taylor putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brown in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brown has Taylor pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Taylor manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tyler Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marty Brown.
Taylor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taylor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Taylor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brown has Taylor pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Taylor manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Brown is breathing heavily.

Brown manages to pull guard.
Taylor is looking to stand up but Brown won't let him.
Brown is adopting a defensive guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Taylor will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Taylor wants to stand but Brown is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brown shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tyler Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brown darts in looking for a takedown but Taylor gets double underhooks and turns Brown into the cage.
Brown looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brown tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown feints the counter takedown.

Taylor clinches with his opponent.
Taylor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Tyler Taylor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brown is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Taylor gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taylor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a leg kick that knocks Taylor off balance momentarily.

Taylor clinches with his opponent.
Taylor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taylor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Taylor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Taylor connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brown's face.
Brown wants a takedown but no success here.

Taylor is fighting off a takedown attempt but Brown is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Taylor to the mat. Taylor regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown won't allow Taylor to get back to his feet.
Brown controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Taylor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marty Brown's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Brown throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Taylor's waist but Taylor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brown off to one side.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
Taylor tries to clinch up.
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Taylor pinned against the cage. Taylor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tyler Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marty Brown.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.

Taylor moves into the clinch.
Taylor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taylor goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brown prevents it.
Brown is trying to stall.
Brown jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Taylor walks away with a smile on his face. Brown gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Taylor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown lands with a slapping head kick.
Brown throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Taylor's waist but Taylor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brown off to one side.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Taylor forces Brown back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor landing knees to the head.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Taylor lands a knee to the head.
Taylor tries to land a knee to the head but Brown blocks with his arms.
Taylor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taylor tries for a takedown but Brown manages to get underhooks.
Taylor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Taylor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Taylor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taylor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Brown manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor wants to stand but Brown has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Taylor has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Brown throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown has his takedown stuffed

and Taylor counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Taylor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
Taylor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taylor keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brown's efforts to push away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taylor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marty Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyler Taylor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Taylor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Taylor!