PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between nike erikty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Taylor is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

erikty
vs
Taylor

225 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
300 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, nike erikty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
erikty has a takedown stuffed.
Good work by Taylor as he checks the leg kick.

Taylor shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Taylor was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Taylor lands a heavy elbow.
Taylor prevents erikty from getting the reversal.
Taylor dominating with strikes here.
erikty sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
erikty trying to control but Taylor postures up.
Taylor thows a huge punch but erikty dodges it nicely.
Taylor looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
erikty is looking to control Taylor's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can erikty avoid being mounted?
erikty is looking to escape.
erikty trying to control from the bottom.
Taylor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
erikty is trying to maintain the position but Taylor is very close to passing his half guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
erikty is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
erikty shoots and misses

and Taylor counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in erikty's guard now.
erikty is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Taylor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as erikty works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
erikty will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
erikty has momentary wrist control but Taylor slips an elbow through the middle.
Taylor throws a strike but erikty rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Taylor looking to hit a scissor sweep but erikty is one step ahead there.

erikty drops back looking for a leg! Taylor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Taylor manages to kick erikty off! erikty jumps back into Taylor's guard.
Taylor is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
erikty advances to half guard.
Taylor is looking for a sweep. erikty is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
erikty is trying to control the action in half guard but Taylor is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
erikty is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Taylor is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Taylor is looking for a sweep. erikty is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Taylor is staying active underneath erikty, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Taylor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with erikty. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
erikty misses with a takedown

and Taylor counters with a shoot takedown. erikty fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for nike erikty. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
erikty is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
erikty wants to stand up but Taylor is controlling the position.
Taylor flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
erikty wants to control but Taylor is keeping him busy.
Taylor tries to get to full guard but erikty has control of the leg.
erikty wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
erikty trying to control from half guard but Taylor is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Taylor dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but erikty is just out of range.
erikty misses with a takedown attempt

so Taylor counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
James Taylor has got the better of the ground game so far.

erikty has his feet on Taylor's thighs here. He's pushed Taylor off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Taylor screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). nike erikty!