PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sean Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Misirlou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Misirlou has chosen Most Precious Blood - Shark Ethic as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Taylor
vs
Misirlou

175 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
154 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Hell's Balls Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sean Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Misirlou!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Misirlou walks into a left hand.
Misirlou lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Misirlou uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taylor.
Taylor throws a big shot that misses.
Misirlou takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Taylor misses with a straight left.
Misirlou misses with the combination.
Misirlou misses with a low kick.

Misirlou closes the distance and clinches.
Misirlou prevents Taylor from breaking the clinch.
Taylor tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Taylor dodges an elbow strike from Misirlou.
Taylor is looking to break free of the clinch but Misirlou has double underhooks.
Taylor is trying to break the clinch but Misirlou has him pressed against the cage.
Misirlou lands an uppercut.

Taylor pulls guard.
Misirlou trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Misirlou stands up over Taylor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Taylor wants to sweep here but Misirlou controlling him for the moment.
Taylor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Misirlou.
Misirlou tries to free his leg and advance position but Taylor is retaining full guard.
Misirlou passes Taylor's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Misirlou lands a nice short elbow.
Misirlou looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Misirlou winds up and cracks Taylor with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Misirlou uses his free foot to push down on Taylor's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Taylor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Misirlou cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Misirlou is landing with some decent strikes but Taylor is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Taylor sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Misirlou missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Misirlou frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Misirlou landing strikes from the mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Misirlou cracks Taylor with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Misirlou prevents Taylor from getting the reversal.
Misirlou working Taylor over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is bucking up trying to escape but Misirlou cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Taylor is bucking up trying to escape but Misirlou cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Misirlou looking to finish Taylor with some ground and pound. This is bad for Taylor!
Misirlou with shots to the head and body - Taylor looks very uncomfortable down there.

Misirlou working for a submission but Taylor is keeping him at bay.
Misirlou in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Taylor is in a horrible position here. Misirlou smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Misirlou with a couple of short strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misirlou scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Taylor?
Taylor takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Taylor takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Misirlou unloading with bombs!
Misirlou with the ground and pound from mount.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Misirlou has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Taylor's face.
Taylor is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Misirlou wants to control the pace but Taylor is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Misirlou dominated that round.
That's time! Taylor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Taylor throws a hook but Misirlou blocks it.
Taylor slips a jab and a cross from Misirlou.
Misirlou throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Sean Taylor has been cut.
Misirlou fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Taylor on the side of the head.
Taylor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taylor fails with the takedown.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Misirlou is just out of range.
Misirlou throws a front kick aimed at Taylor's knee but Taylor avoids it well.
Sean Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taylor throws a combination that misses

and Misirlou counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Misirlou drops an elbow to the side of Taylor's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Misirlou there.
Misirlou missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Misirlou looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Misirlou lands with a punch from half guard.
Misirlou looks to land a strike but Taylor avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Misirlou trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Misirlou postures up in Taylor's guard and throws a big left but Taylor blocks it.
Mark Misirlou has got the better of the ground game so far.
Misirlou thows a big elbow that misses.
Misirlou is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Taylor had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Misirlou is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Taylor Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Misirlou's back instead.
Misirlou tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Misirlou has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Misirlou is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misirlou tries to lock up and control but Taylor gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Taylor wants to get back to his feet but Misirlou is holding on tight.
Misirlou has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Misirlou regains half guard.
Misirlou slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Taylor wanted to stand there but Misirlou had control of the position.
Taylor preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Misirlou is on top in guard.
Misirlou postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Misirlou landing some decent shots from guard.
Misirlou working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Misirlou works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Misirlou wants to control but Taylor is keeping him busy.
Misirlou not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Misirlou is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Misirlou showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sean Taylor's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Misirlou comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sean Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taylor looks to clinch
and Misirlou counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taylor scores with a nice strike.
Misirlou throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taylor.
Misirlou misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Misirlou lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Misirlou throws a leg kick but Taylor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Taylor. That snapped Misirlou's head back.
Misirlou throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Taylor on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor slips a jab and a cross from Misirlou.

Misirlou shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Misirlou was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Taylor wants to hold on but Misirlou pushes him away.
Taylor working to try and regain half guard.
Misirlou looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Misirlou is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Misirlou looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Misirlou with a couple of short strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Taylor is wriggling around trying to escape.
Misirlou with a couple of short strikes.
Misirlou has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Taylor's face.
Misirlou landing punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Misirlou breaks from Taylor's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Misirlou lands a big elbow.
Taylor keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Misirlou goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Taylor is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misirlou wants to sweep but no luck.
Taylor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Misirlou is keeping the position for now.
Taylor preventing the sweep.
Mark Misirlou is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
Misirlou throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Misirlou will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Misirlou throws a nice looking combination but Taylor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sean Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taylor has a takedown stuffed.
Misirlou digs a good body shot into Taylor's ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Misirlou comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Misirlou has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Misirlou!