PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Austin Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Gould (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Taylor
vs
Gould

170 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Austin Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George Gould!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taylor shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Gould counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Taylor!
Gould scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gould lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Taylor hang on?
Gould cracks Taylor with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gould dominating with strikes here.
Taylor is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gould landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gould lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gould lands a nice shot to the head.
Gould lands a heavy elbow.
Gould working the ground and pound effectively.
Gould landing punches.
Taylor taking shots to the head.
Taylor is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gould working the ground and pound effectively.
Gould fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gould with the ground and pound from mount.
Gould lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Taylor hang on?
Taylor is in a horrible position here. Gould smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gould looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gould raining down shots from the mount!
Gould scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Taylor?
Gould lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gould cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gould working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor gets back to half guard.
Taylor wants to improve his position but Gould is controlling well.
Taylor slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gould distracts Taylor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gould really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Taylor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gould is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gould throws a big elbow that misses.
Gould loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Taylor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gould stops Taylor from standing up.
Gould throwing strikes but missing.
Gould scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gould throws a big right hand that misses.
Taylor trying to keep a closed guard but Gould is proving a slippery customer.
Gould with a nice head shot there.
Taylor will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Gould lands a couple of digs.
Gould with a nice head shot there.
Gould postures up and lands a big shot to Taylor's brow.
Taylor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gould missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Taylor is trying to control the position but Gould postures up.
Gould stopping the sweep attempt from Taylor.
Gould throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Taylor is on top in guard.

Gould is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Taylor is aware though and is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gould has a closed guard, preventing Taylor from standing up.
Taylor is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Gould dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Taylor lands a nice looking body shot.
Taylor fails with the takedown

and Gould counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Taylor looking for submissions off his back.
George Gould has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gould slips a nice elbow through Taylor's hands, connecting with Taylor's forehead.
Gould with the ground and pound but Taylor uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Taylor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gould scoring with some ground and pound.
Gould throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Taylor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gould distracts Taylor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gould loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gould accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Taylor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gould.
Gould scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gould has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Taylor throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Gould postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gould stands up over Taylor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gould working some strikes from top position.
Gould landing some decent shots from guard.
Gould cracks Taylor with a solid left hand.
Gould cracks Taylor with a solid left hand.
Taylor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gould throws a strike but Taylor rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor wants to stand but Gould has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gould looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Gould is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Taylor is aware though and is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gould keeping full guard, as Taylor tries to pass.

Gould is looking for a triangle here but Taylor uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Gould is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Taylor tries to stand but can't do so whilst Gould controls his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor wants to control but Gould is keeping him busy.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Austin Taylor just wasn't active enough.
Taylor tries to clinch up but Gould circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gould slaps away a takedown attempt from Taylor, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Gould showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Taylor shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gould defends it nicely.

Gould gets a takedown into half guard.
Gould throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Taylor to regain full guard.
Gould lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Taylor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gould postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gould trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Taylor manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor is looking to stand up but Gould won't let him.

Taylor postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gould is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Taylor, into his guard.
Gould stopping the sweep attempt from Taylor.
Gould throwing strikes from guard but Taylor blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gould with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gould working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Taylor's head.
Gould throws a big right hand that misses.
Gould throws an elbow that misses. Taylor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gould's guard. Nice move by Taylor!
Gould keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
Taylor looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Taylor drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gould manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Taylor has Gould in his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gould trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Taylor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gould postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Taylor is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gould is controlling him.
Gould makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Taylor controls Gould momentarily but Gould frees himself.
Gould is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gould postures up in Taylor's guard and throws a big left but Taylor blocks it.
Gould content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gould throws a big right hand that misses.
Gould stands up over Taylor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gould missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gould throws an elbow that misses. Taylor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gould's guard. Nice move by Taylor!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Gould has his foot on Taylor's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Taylor works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taylor wants to stand and escape but instead Gould has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Gould comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gould winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Gould!