PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tim Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Taylor
vs
Sobral

178 cm
25
196 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Felipe Sobral!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sobral clinches up with Taylor and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taylor.

Taylor breaks from the clinch.
Taylor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sobral in his tracks.
Taylor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Taylor misses with a two punch combination.
Taylor throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Sobral avoids them all with ease.
A lazy left from Taylor finds it's target.
Taylor cracks Sobral with an open hand slap.
Sobral on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sobral takes one to the chin there.
Taylor works over Sobral's head and body with a nice combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Sobral misses the target.
Sobral slips a straight right by Taylor.
Sobral tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Sobral walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tim Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor throws a right and a left that Sobral avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Sobral misses.
Taylor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sobral moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sobral shoots in but Taylor avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sobral tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.
Sobral dodges the punch combination from Taylor.
Sobral fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice uppercut there from Taylor.
Sobral blocks a jab.
Taylor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sobral has time to react.
Sobral walks into a left hand.
Some wild striking there from Taylor.
Taylor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sobral has time to react.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taylor throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Taylor scores with a jab. Sobral acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Sobral clinches up against the cage.
Taylor working hard to break the clinch.
Taylor wants to break free but Sobral has control.
Sobral fails to pull guard.
Tim Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felipe Sobral.
Taylor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sobral backwards.
Taylor is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Taylor is trying to force a seperation but Sobral has the dominant position.
Taylor leaning his opponent against the cage.

Taylor breaks from the clinch.
Sobral wants to clinch.
Taylor dips to his left and cracks Sobral with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws a one two combo.
Taylor scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Taylor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sobral. Sobral circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Taylor throws an overhand right that lands on Sobral's shoulder, as Sobral tries to avoid the shot.
Taylor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Taylor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sobral takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Sobral pushes Taylor up against the cage in a clinch.

Taylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sobral misses the jab.
Taylor fails to land with a series of punches.
Taylor throws a one two combo.
Sobral gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Taylor blocks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor throws a hook but Sobral blocks it.
Taylor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Taylor dips to his left and cracks Sobral with an uppercut!
Sobral uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taylor.
Sobral on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sobral tries to clinch there but Taylor circles away.
Sobral tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Taylor swivels and escapes.
Sobral needs to keep his hands up - Taylor had a free shot at his head there.
Sobral is trying desperately to land a takedown but Taylor is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Sobral.
Taylor swinging wildly here.
Sobral is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor throws a hook to the side of Sobral's head but Sobral sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sobral tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Taylor 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 throws a shot from downtown. Sobral moves away and avoids it.
Taylor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sobral circles away quickly and effectively.
Taylor keeps the fight on the outside.
Taylor cracks Sobral with a right hand to the side of the head.
Taylor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sobral slips under a jab.
Sobral slips a jab and a cross from Taylor.
Nice sprawl there from Taylor as Sobral shoots in.
Taylor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tim Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sobral uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor throws out a loose jab but Sobral uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tim Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sobral's hands.
Taylor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Taylor fails to land with a series of punches.
Taylor works Sobral's body with a nice hook.
Sobral takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tim Taylor is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor missing with a left hand there. Sobral was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sobral takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Taylor connects with a jab.
Sobral bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taylor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sobral tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taylor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sobral moves out of range as Taylor strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Taylor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A combination from Taylor does no damage.
A left and a right from Taylor both land. Nice combination.
Sobral slips a straight right by Taylor.
Taylor throws a series of strikes that have Sobral backpedaling.
Nice cross by Taylor.
Sobral tries to clinch there but Taylor circles away.
Sobral needs to keep his hands up - Taylor had a free shot at his head there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Taylor wants it to stay on the feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Taylor as he connects with a hook.
Taylor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sobral can do to turn this around?
Taylor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sobral tries to clinch up.
Taylor scores with a decent looking hook.
Taylor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taylor throws a shot to the body.
Taylor swinging wildly here.
Sobral tries to close the distance and clinch but Taylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sobral misses the body punch
and Taylor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Sobral.
Sobral has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Taylor throws a right and a left that Sobral avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws a nice looking combination but Sobral bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sobral drops his hands momentarily and Taylor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Taylor is working the combinations to good effect here.
Taylor throws a hook but Sobral blocks it.
Taylor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taylor misses with a straight left.
Sobral walks into a left hand.
Taylor lands a right hook to the body.

Sobral clinches with his opponent.

Taylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sobral moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
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A right-left combo lands from Taylor.
Taylor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taylor misses with a series of wild punches.
Taylor throws a right and a left that Sobral avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws a jab but it's blocked by Sobral.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Sobral avoids them all with ease.
Sobral takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Taylor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Sobral shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Sobral trying to work for an americana but Taylor has managed to regain full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sobral looking to sit in guard and control but Taylor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Taylor dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Jab by Taylor.
Taylor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Taylor scores with a sloppy right hand. Sobral should have avoided that one.
Sobral takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Taylor misses with a straight left.

Sobral drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sobral passes Taylor's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Taylor pushes Sobral off looking to stand but Sobral dives back in and keeps control.
Sobral wants to advance to full mount but Taylor doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Sobral stops Taylor from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sobral drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Taylor manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sobral has Taylor in his guard.
Sobral not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Taylor tries to stand but Sobral is controlling from the bottom.
Sobral bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Taylor's guard.
Sobral pushing down on Taylor's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sobral missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor pushes Sobral off looking to stand but Sobral dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sobral 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobral trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Taylor wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sobral.

Sobral is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Taylor has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Taylor!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sobral is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Taylor manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Taylor wants to stand but Sobral has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Taylor wants to stand and escape but instead Sobral has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Sobral tries to free his leg and advance position but Taylor is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sobral not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Taylor on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Taylor tries to get out of the position.

Sobral gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Taylor scores with a nice head shot.
Taylor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sobral stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Taylor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sobral drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Taylor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sobral.
Taylor slips a jab and a cross from Sobral.
Felipe Sobral has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taylor closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Taylor lands with an uppercut that bounces Sobral off the cage and back into rage.
Tim Taylor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Taylor misses with a wild combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Felipe Sobral.
I think Taylor has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Taylor!