PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julius Strom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor has chosen Bodies as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Strom
vs
Taylor

180 cm
19
188 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

181 cm
20
198 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julius Strom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sid Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strom tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.
Strom gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Taylor.
Taylor cracks the inside of Strom's front leg.

Taylor drives through and clinches with Strom against the cage.
Taylor crunches a lovely knee into Strom's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Strom is breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Taylor.

Taylor has Strom pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Taylor pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Strom tumbling to the mat - Taylor dives into Strom's guard.
Strom utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strom keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
Taylor preventing the sweep.
Taylor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Taylor is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor advances position into side control!
Taylor is putting a hurting on Strom here, landing some big shots from side control.
The ground and pound from Taylor seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Taylor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Strom dodges the ground and pound from Taylor.
Taylor looks up at the clock and then as Strom takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Taylor smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Taylor working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Taylor tries for a kimura but Strom is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor working the ground and pound from side control.

Taylor tries for a kimura but Strom is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strom defending against the ground and pound.
Taylor landing strikes.

Taylor in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Strom is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sid Taylor!