PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yeovil Tiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiger comes into the arena with Delilah by Tom Jones blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tiger
vs
Taylor

194 cm
22
211 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

189 cm
24
202 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

►Schwarzenegger Nutrition◄

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Yeovil Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dominic Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tiger circles away quickly and effectively.
Taylor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tiger fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tiger goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Taylor misses with a two punch combination.
Tiger goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Taylor misses with a series of wild punches.
Taylor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tiger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taylor.
Taylor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dominic Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Tiger drives through and clinches with Taylor against the cage.
Tiger wants a takedown but no success here.
Tiger drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yeovil Tiger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tiger tries for a takedown but Taylor manages to get underhooks.

Tiger successfully pulls guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger looking for a sweep. Not yet Tiger, not yet.
Taylor throwing strikes from guard but Tiger blocks nicely.
Tiger bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Taylor's guard.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Tiger from controlling successfully.
Taylor is looking to stand up but Tiger isn't so interested in that idea.
Tiger controlling from the top position.
Tiger advances to half guard.
Tiger is looking to take a break and control but Taylor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Tiger is working for a kimura but Taylor is defending it quite comfortably.
Tiger keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger prevents Taylor from standing back up.

Tiger is trying to work for a kimura but Taylor is defending well.
Tiger is breathing heavily.
Taylor is trying to escape back to his feet but Tiger uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Tiger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Taylor keeps working.
Taylor is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tiger working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Tiger thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Taylor throws Tiger to one side and escapes!
Taylor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tiger.
Taylor throws a nice looking combination but Tiger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tiger dodges the punch combination from Taylor.
Taylor misses with a jab, cross combination.

Tiger moves into the clinch.

Tiger wants the takedown. Taylor is fighting it off but Tiger persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Taylor's guard against the cage.
Tiger prevents Taylor from getting back to his feet.
Tiger wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Taylor uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Taylor swinging wilding here.
Taylor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Tiger has taken the fight to the clinch.

Taylor is fighting off a takedown attempt but Tiger 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.
Taylor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Taylor is looking to stand back up but Tiger counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Taylor.
Well, if Tiger is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yeovil Tiger dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A punch combination from Taylor misses.
Taylor throws a right and a left that Tiger avoids nicely.
Taylor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taylor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Taylor tries to bum rush Tiger with a series of wild strikes but Tiger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Tiger gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Taylor regains guard.

Tiger is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Taylor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tiger sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Taylor's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tiger is looking for a kimura here.
Tiger wants to take a breather but Taylor is having none of it.

Tiger has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Taylor defend it? Tiger steps over the head and cranks it - Taylor is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Tiger!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Yeovil Tiger!