PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Legion Solus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Legion Solus has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Solus
vs
Taylor

182 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
20
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Legion Solus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Taylor darts in and clinches Solus up against the cage.
Taylor has Solus pressed against the cage.
Taylor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Solus has him pressed against the cage.
Taylor lands a body shot.
Solus pushes off an throws an elbow but Taylor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Taylor has Solus pressed against the cage.
Solus wants to stall.
Solus is breathing heavily.
Solus creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Taylor stops a takedown attempt from Solus.
Solus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Taylor is keeping busy.
Taylor is trying to break the clinch but Solus has him pressed against the cage.

Taylor is trying to trip Solus. He has hold of a leg but Solus is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Taylor persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Taylor tries to free his leg and advance position but Solus is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Taylor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Taylor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Taylor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Taylor 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 works over Solus with some ground and pound from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Taylor throwing strikes but missing.
Taylor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Solus keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
Taylor thows a big elbow that misses.
Solus has a closed guard, preventing Taylor from standing up.
Taylor thows a big elbow that misses.

Taylor thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Taylor wants to stand but Solus has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Solus looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Taylor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Taylor sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Solus's guard.
Solus has hold of Taylor's hands but Taylor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Solus is looking to control Taylor's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Solus avoid being mounted?
Taylor trying to pass the guard but Solus defending well.
Solus moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Taylor looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solus keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.

Solus looking for a guillotine here but Taylor defends easily.
Taylor throws a big right hand that misses.

Solus looking for a triangle here. Taylor is fighting it but it looks tight! Solus pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Taylor is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Legion Solus!