PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sid Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Faure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Taylor
vs
Faure

181 cm
31
201 lbs
21 - 17 - 0

192 cm
30
198 lbs
15 - 20 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sid Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Travis Faure!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Faure dives in and scores a takedown into Taylor's guard.
Taylor wants to sweep but no luck.
Taylor manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Taylor postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Faure looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Faure is wriggling around trying to escape.
BOOM! Taylor connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Faure avoids a series of strikes thrown by Taylor.
Taylor with good strikes from the mount here!
Faure really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor unloading with bombs!
Taylor throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Taylor trying to control but Faure is having none of it.
Taylor cracks Faure with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Faure keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor dominating with strikes here.
Taylor looking to control but Faure is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Faure suckers Taylor into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Faure is now in Taylor's guard!
Taylor trying to keep a closed guard but Faure is proving a slippery customer.
Faure throwing strikes but missing.
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!
Faure throws a big elbow that misses.
Faure scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Faure trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faure missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Faure stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Taylor has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Faure manages to get his head free but now Taylor has transitioned to an armbar! Faure grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Taylor! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sid Taylor!
Our winner, Sid Taylor, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.