PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seth Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Taylor
vs
Ryan

199 cm
25
199 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Seth Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Don Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ryan.
Ryan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taylor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ryan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ryan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ryan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ryan misses with the combination.
Ryan throws a combination that misses

and Taylor counters with a single leg into guard. Ryan didn't expect that.
Taylor sitting in guard here, content to control.
Taylor is looking to work some ground and pound but Ryan has wrist control.
Ryan keeping full guard, as Taylor tries to pass.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Taylor stands up from Ryan's guard - Taylor perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Ryan misses.

Taylor shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Taylor was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ryan looks gassed!

Taylor is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Ryan is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Ryan flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Taylor anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Ryan and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Taylor slips an arm under Ryan chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Taylor has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Taylor is squeezing on Ryan like an anaconda would it's prey. Ryan fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Seth Taylor!