PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beau Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ZyD XyD Xv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. ZyD XyD Xv is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Taylor
vs
XyD Xv

170 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

174 cm
25
178 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Beau Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, ZyD XyD Xv!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
XyD Xv throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
ZyD XyD Xv seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
XyD Xv throws a quick inside leg kick.
XyD Xv feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Taylor's calf.
XyD Xv connects with a leg kick. Taylor looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Taylor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from XyD Xv.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by XyD Xv. Beautiful body shot.
XyD Xv lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good leg kick by XyD Xv there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
XyD Xv feints and then cracks Taylor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Taylor down.
Nice body kick from XyD Xv.
XyD Xv lands a nice looking body kick.
XyD Xv buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
XyD Xv stuns Taylor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
XyD Xv lands with a thumping leg kick.
XyD Xv cracks the inside of Taylor's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
XyD Xv throws a nice inside leg kick.
Taylor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from XyD Xv.
Taylor walks forward, straight into a front kick from XyD Xv.
XyD Xv buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
XyD Xv throws a leg kick which misses Taylor's front leg but catches the back leg as Taylor tries to avoid it.
XyD Xv scores with a push kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for XyD Xv.
XyD Xv looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by XyD Xv.
XyD Xv connects with a solid leg kick.
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 chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before XyD Xv can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
XyD Xv moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Taylor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A good leg kick by XyD Xv.
Taylor tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Taylor is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Taylor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by XyD Xv. XyD Xv obviously looking to wear him down.
XyD Xv dodges the punch combination from Taylor.
A solid leg kick lands there for XyD Xv.
Taylor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
XyD Xv lands a jab to Taylor's midsection.
Taylor tries to score a power double leg takedown but XyD Xv sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Taylor somewhat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from XyD Xv, right into the meat.
Taylor takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Taylor sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
XyD Xv turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Taylor on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
XyD Xv moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
XyD Xv lands with a thumping leg kick.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but XyD Xv was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
XyD Xv dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Taylor. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. XyD Xv manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
XyD Xv lands a nice leg kick that just misses Taylor's sensitive parts.
XyD Xv scores with a leg kick.
XyD Xv scoring well with a low kick there.
XyD Xv lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A nice inside leg kick there by XyD Xv. That's going to slow Taylor down.
XyD Xv stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Beau Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A kick lands to the mid section there for XyD Xv.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
XyD Xv feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Taylor's calf.
That kick from XyD Xv tenderised Taylor's leg. Taylor is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
XyD Xv scores with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Taylor will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Taylor crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from XyD Xv - the referee stops the clock and Taylor gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says XyD Xv. Taylor manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Taylor crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from XyD Xv - the referee stops the clock and Taylor gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says XyD Xv. Taylor manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
XyD Xv scores with a head kick. Taylor tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
XyD Xv connects with an inside leg kick.
Crunch! XyD Xv slams his shin into Taylor's torso.
XyD Xv connects with a high kick.
XyD Xv throws a quick inside leg kick.
XyD Xv throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
XyD Xv fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
XyD Xv throws a nice outside leg kick.
Taylor closes the distance and clinches up with XyD Xv, looking for a takedown. Taylor pushes XyD Xv against the cage but XyD Xv circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
XyD Xv connects with a solid leg kick.
XyD Xv cracks a nice hook into Taylor's ribs.
A slapping body kick lands there for XyD Xv.
A nice leg kick lands there from XyD Xv.
Beau Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
XyD Xv thumps Taylor with a low kick.
XyD Xv cracks the inside of Taylor's front leg.
A good leg kick by XyD Xv.
XyD Xv is looking to slow Taylor down with leg kicks.
XyD Xv connects with a solid leg kick.
Taylor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but XyD Xv avoids it really well and circles away.
Taylor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from XyD Xv.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
XyD Xv lands with a kick to the temple. Taylor shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
XyD Xv cracks the inside of Taylor's front leg.
XyD Xv throws a nice outside leg kick.
XyD Xv explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Taylor tries to clinch but XyD Xv is having none of it.
Taylor misses with a takedown
and XyD Xv counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Beau Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
XyD Xv scores with a hook to the body. Taylor takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A head kick by Taylor misses
and XyD Xv counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor walks forward, straight into a front kick from XyD Xv.
Taylor tries for a takedown but XyD Xv sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
XyD Xv is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Taylor rather than just go for the knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
XyD Xv with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Taylor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from XyD Xv.
A chopping leg kick lands by XyD Xv.
XyD Xv circles away from the clinch attempt.
XyD Xv thumps Taylor with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for XyD Xv.
XyD Xv thumps Taylor with a low kick.
XyD Xv lands with a good body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from XyD Xv - that will leave a mark!
Taylor shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That kick from XyD Xv tenderised Taylor's leg. Taylor is trying to keep his angry face on.
Taylor fails to land the takedown.
ZyD XyD Xv seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
XyD Xv lands a slapping body shot.
Taylor will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A good leg kick by XyD Xv.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown but XyD Xv shows good takedown defense.
XyD Xv has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Taylor shoots in but XyD Xv avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Good leg kick by XyD Xv there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Taylor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by XyD Xv.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from XyD Xv - that will leave a mark!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. XyD Xv does a little dance to reset his feet.
XyD Xv fakes the leg kick and cracks Taylor in the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

ZyD XyD Xv showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

XyD Xv feints and then cracks Taylor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Taylor down.
Nice sprawl there from XyD Xv as Taylor shoots in.
XyD Xv chopping away at his opponent's legs.
XyD Xv connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Taylor shoots for a takedown but XyD Xv saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for XyD Xv.
XyD Xv thumps Taylor with a low kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Taylor. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
XyD Xv moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
XyD Xv scores with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from XyD Xv, right into the meat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
XyD Xv throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
XyD Xv with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
XyD Xv connects with a high kick.
XyD Xv throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
XyD Xv lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Taylor closes the distance and clinches up with XyD Xv, looking for a takedown. Taylor pushes XyD Xv against the cage but XyD Xv circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Beau Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with XyD Xv but XyD Xv pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A solid body kick from XyD Xv.
XyD Xv lands a nice leg kick that just misses Taylor's sensitive parts.
XyD Xv lands a nice leg kick that just misses Taylor's sensitive parts.
ZyD XyD Xv is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
XyD Xv throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Taylor.
XyD Xv chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor doesn't manage to clinch there - XyD Xv circles away.
Taylor closes the distance and clinches up with XyD Xv, looking for a takedown. Taylor pushes XyD Xv against the cage but XyD Xv circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from XyD Xv.
XyD Xv feints and then cracks Taylor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Taylor down.
XyD Xv pushes Taylor away with a front kick.
XyD Xv throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Taylor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by XyD Xv. XyD Xv obviously looking to wear him down.
XyD Xv looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from XyD Xv.
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!
XyD Xv scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Taylor misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Taylor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
XyD Xv lands with a good body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from XyD Xv.
A good leg kick by XyD Xv.
An inside leg kick lands from XyD Xv.
Taylor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by XyD Xv. XyD Xv obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick by Taylor misses
and XyD Xv counters with a good low kick that Taylor was not able to check.
XyD Xv dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Taylor. That did some damage!
XyD Xv lands a nice looking body shot.
XyD Xv fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Taylor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Taylor darts in trying to clinch
and XyD Xv makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
XyD Xv throws a quick inside leg kick.
XyD Xv moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
XyD Xv scores with a leg kick.
XyD Xv swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Taylor might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Taylor fails with a takedown attempt.
Taylor misses with the body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor with a poor takedown
and XyD Xv counters with a solid body kick.
XyD Xv scoring well with a low kick there.
Beau Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
XyD Xv fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Taylor.

And that's the end of the fight!
ZyD XyD Xv comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well XyD Xv 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 26:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ZyD XyD Xv!