PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Braan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Taylor's choice of entrance music: . Tim Taylor has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Braan
vs
Taylor

191 cm
24
221 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

194 cm
23
215 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arnold Braan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tim Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor scores with a punch to the head.
Taylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taylor with a hook.
Taylor throws a combination. Braan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Taylor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A big right from Braan misses.
Taylor slips a jab and a cross from Braan.
Taylor looks to land a right hand but Braan moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Taylor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Braan ducks under a wild hook from Taylor.
Braan cracks Taylor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Taylor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taylor lands with an overhand left.

It looks like Arnold Braan has been cut.
Taylor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor takes a swing at Braan's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Braan.
Braan throws a series of punches but Taylor moves out of range.
Braan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taylor throws out the jab.
Taylor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Taylor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Braan throws a right and a left that Taylor avoids nicely.
Taylor misses with a few strikes there.
Taylor lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Taylor misses with a jab to the body
and Braan counters with a three punch combo that has Taylor backing up. Taylor nods at Braan to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor looks to throw the jab but Braan is out of range.
Braan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Braan walks into a straight right hand from Taylor.
Braan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Braan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Braan dodges the punch combination from Taylor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor throws a big shot that misses.
Braan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Taylor misses with an uppercut. Braan saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a looping right.
Donk. Taylor catches Braan right on the button with a cross.
Taylor thuds his right hand into Braan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tim Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor scores with a hook.
Taylor throws a hook but Braan blocks it.
Taylor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taylor throws a shot from downtown. Braan moves away and avoids it.
Braan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taylor circles away quickly and effectively.
Taylor pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Braan back to the ropes. Taylor follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Taylor misses with a straight right.
Taylor pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Braan back to the ropes. Taylor follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braan manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Braan takes one on the button.
Taylor slips a jab and a cross from Braan.
Braan tries to bum rush Taylor with a series of wild strikes but Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taylor punishes Braan's body with a nice straight punch.
Taylor staying out of range there.
Braan throws a right and a left that Taylor avoids nicely.
Taylor thows a left - swing and a miss!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor connects with a jab.
Braan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taylor.
A slow jab from Taylor misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Taylor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arnold Braan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Taylor misses with the combination.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taylor cracks Braan with a good jab.
Braan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tim Taylor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Braan throws a right and a left that Taylor avoids nicely.
Taylor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A left and a right from Taylor both land. Nice combination.
Sloppy strikes from Braan. Those never looked like landing.
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taylor throws a combination that misses
and Braan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taylor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braan avoids the body shot from Taylor.
Braan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Braan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taylor.
Braan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taylor misses with an uppercut. Braan saw that one coming.
Taylor cracks a nice hook into Braan's ribs.
Taylor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Taylor finds it's way through Braan's defenses.
A big right from Taylor misses.
Taylor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taylor tries to land a leg kick but Braan saw it coming and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braan manages to avoid it.
Braan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Arnold Braan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Taylor.
Braan ducks under a wild hook from Taylor.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
Taylor misses with a few strikes there.
Taylor throws a lazy uppercut
and Braan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Taylor sizes up Braan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch combination from Braan misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a right hand
and Braan counters with a straight right hand.
Taylor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Braan on the side of the head.
Braan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Taylor counters with a series of strikes. Braan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Braan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Taylor throws a predictable looking body shot
and Braan counters with a straight right hand.
Braan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Braan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Taylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Braan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Braan looks to land a combination but Taylor avoids it well.
Braan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor swings widly with a right hand
and Taylor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Braan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Braan might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taylor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taylor looks to land a left hand but Braan moved out of range nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Taylor scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Taylor throws a jab but it's blocked by Braan.
Taylor misses with a hook. Braan ducked under it nicely.
Jab by Taylor.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Braan moves forwards but Taylor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Taylor throws a low kick but Braan moves out of range easily.
Taylor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Taylor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Braan.
Taylor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Braan. Braan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Taylor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Braan throws a nice looking combination but Taylor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Braan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taylor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Braan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Taylor counters with a low kick, right behind Braan 's knee.
Braan with a hook.
Braan throws a combination that misses
and Taylor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Taylor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A combination from Taylor does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taylor lands a really nice looking cross but Braan seems unphased.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braan defending well as Taylor loads up on a big left hand.
Braan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Braan tries to bum rush Taylor with a series of wild strikes but Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taylor scores with a hook.
Braan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Braan.
Braan blocks a low kick nicely.
Taylor throws a nice head kick!
Braan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sloppy strikes from Taylor. Those never looked like landing.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Braan moves out of range.
Taylor looks to land a right hand but Braan moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taylor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Braan avoids the body shot from Taylor.
Taylor's jab looks to have found its range, popping Braan under the eye.
Nice body kick there by Taylor.
Braan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taylor.
Braan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor misses with a double jab.
Braan misses with a wild combination.
The fighters circling - Taylor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Taylor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws a hook but Braan avoids it easily.
Taylor throws a lazy uppercut
and Braan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Braan slips a straight right by Taylor.
Taylor slips a jab and a cross from Braan.
Braan walks into a stiff left hand from Taylor.
Braan slips a straight right by Taylor.
Taylor pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Taylor lands with a good body shot.
Taylor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Taylor misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Taylor misses the target.
Braan throws a right hand that Taylor ducks under and follows up with a left that Taylor also avoids with ease.
Braan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor misses with a head kick.
Taylor misses with a looping left.
Taylor throws a nice looking combination but Braan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taylor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taylor misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Braan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taylor circles away quickly and effectively.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Taylor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Taylor 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30

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