PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert De Noteboom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Noteboom comes into the arena with Erika - I Don't Know blaring out of the sound system. David Taylor struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. 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.

De Noteboom
vs
Taylor

178 cm
37
182 lbs
36 - 20 - 1

184 cm
32
188 lbs
22 - 10 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Fast

Spartan Nutrition
Underworld Clothing

Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert De Noteboom!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Taylor !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Noteboom moves away.
De Noteboom moves away from the strike by Taylor .
Taylor doesn't manage to clinch there - De Noteboom circles away.
De Noteboom appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Taylor looks to land a left hand but De Noteboom moved out of range nicely.
David Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Noteboom avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Noteboom feinted with a counter takedown.
De Noteboom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taylor throws out the jab.
Taylor closes this distance looking for a takedown but De Noteboom circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Taylor .
De Noteboom appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Taylor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and De Noteboom counters with a nice double leg into guard.
De Noteboom lands a couple of elbows.
De Noteboom in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De Noteboom lands a couple of digs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Noteboom throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Noteboom loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Noteboom landing some decent shots from guard.
De Noteboom is working Taylor over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
De Noteboom has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Taylor pulls De Noteboom in close to his closed guard and prevents De Noteboom from doing any damage or advancing position.
De Noteboom throws a big right hand that misses.
De Noteboom throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Taylor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De Noteboom landing with the ground and pound.
De Noteboom tries to free his leg and advance position but Taylor is retaining full guard.
De Noteboom working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Taylor controls De Noteboom momentarily but De Noteboom frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells De Noteboom's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
De Noteboom throws a big elbow that misses.
Taylor has momentary wrist control but De Noteboom slips an elbow through the middle.
De Noteboom wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
Taylor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Taylor keeping full guard, as De Noteboom tries to pass.
De Noteboom throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Taylor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De Noteboom works over Taylor with some ground and pound from guard.
Taylor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in De Noteboom's guard.

De Noteboom looking for a sweep. Not yet De Noteboom, not yet.
Taylor landing with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom is pulling down on Taylor 's head to control his posture.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but De Noteboom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Taylor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but De Noteboom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Noteboom 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 four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Taylor with a flurry of punches that miss.
Taylor preventing the sweep.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Taylor with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Taylor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Taylor sitting in guard here, content to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch but De Noteboom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Noteboom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Noteboom slips under a jab from Taylor .
De Noteboom tries to counter with a takedown but Taylor is quick to defend against it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Noteboom manages to avoid it.
De Noteboom half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Taylor misses with a right hand

and De Noteboom counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert De Noteboom 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.

Taylor lands an overhand right.
David Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Noteboom walks into a jab.

Taylor closes the distance and pushes De Noteboom back into the cage.

De Noteboom gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
De Noteboom throws a big elbow that misses.
De Noteboom trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Noteboom postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Noteboom chips away with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Noteboom loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells De Noteboom's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
De Noteboom prevents Taylor from getting back to his feet.
De Noteboom chips away with some ground and pound.
De Noteboom postures up in Taylor 's guard and throws a big left but Taylor blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Noteboom scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
De Noteboom postures up.
De Noteboom throws an elbow that misses. Taylor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in De Noteboom's guard. Nice move by Taylor !

Taylor wants to control from the top but De Noteboom keeps moving.
Taylor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Taylor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Noteboom is keeping the position for now.
Taylor trying to control but De Noteboom is working from the bottom.
Taylor looking to sit in guard and control but De Noteboom gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

De Noteboom loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
De Noteboom loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Taylor pulls De Noteboom in close to prevent any damage.
De Noteboom throws a big elbow that misses.
Taylor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Noteboom.
Taylor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Noteboom.
De Noteboom postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
De Noteboom postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
De Noteboom lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Taylor looking to control.
De Noteboom controls from within his opponent's guard.
De Noteboom preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Taylor looking for a sweep. Not yet Taylor , not yet.
De Noteboom working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Noteboom cracks Taylor with a solid left hand.
De Noteboom postures up in Taylor 's guard and throws a big left but Taylor blocks it.
De Noteboom throws a big right hand that misses.
De Noteboom trying to move into half guard but instead Taylor has managed to sweep!

Taylor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Robert De Noteboom overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De Noteboom looking for a sweep. Not yet De Noteboom, not yet.
De Noteboom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taylor can do to turn this around?
Taylor is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Taylor throwing strikes but missing.
Taylor landing some decent shots from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom wants to sweep here but Taylor controlling him for the moment.
Taylor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Noteboom swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Taylor scoring with some ground and pound.
Taylor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De Noteboom working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taylor .
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taylor stopping the sweep attempt from De Noteboom.
Taylor throwing strikes but missing.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but De Noteboom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert De Noteboom dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Good standup being displayed there by Taylor as he connects with a hook.
Taylor misses with an uppercut

and De Noteboom counters with a single leg into guard. Taylor didn't expect that.
De Noteboom missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De Noteboom postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Taylor wants to sweep but no luck.
De Noteboom throwing strikes from guard but Taylor blocks nicely.
Taylor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Noteboom makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
De Noteboom is looking to work some ground and pound but Taylor has wrist control.
De Noteboom is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Taylor looking to control.
De Noteboom keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Taylor 's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Noteboom throws a big elbow that misses.
De Noteboom stops Taylor from standing up.
De Noteboom throws a big right hand that misses.
De Noteboom throws a big elbow that misses.
De Noteboom is looking to work some ground and pound but Taylor has wrist control.
De Noteboom cracks Taylor with a solid left hand.

Taylor is rocked!
De Noteboom loads up on a big left hand. Taylor felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - De Noteboom looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Taylor can't hide his disappointment, as De Noteboom celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert De Noteboom!
Robert De Noteboom retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Robert De Noteboom thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.