PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bernhard Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolando Souto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Souto's choice of entrance music: Jorge Quintero - 300 violin orchestra. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Rolando Souto enters the cage!

Taylor
vs
Souto

188 cm
24
187 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

184 cm
33
185 lbs
16 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Powerful

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernhard Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rolando Souto!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taylor misses the jab.
Souto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Taylor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Souto wants to clinch
and Taylor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Taylor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Taylor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Souto.
Souto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Taylor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Souto wants to clinch.
Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor leaves Souto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Souto.
Taylor misses with a body shot.
Souto shoots in looking for a takedown. Taylor tries to sprawl out of it but Souto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Taylor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bernhard Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rolando Souto.
Taylor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Souto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor misses the jab.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Souto was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
Jab by Taylor.
Souto walks into a stiff left hand from Taylor.
Souto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Souto closes the distance and clinches up with Taylor, looking for a takedown. Souto pushes Taylor against the cage but Taylor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Souto shoots for a double leg takedown but Taylor sprawls well. He's pushed Souto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An inside leg kick from Taylor misses.
Bernhard Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Souto moves away from the strike by Taylor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor scores with a hook.
A big left from Taylor misses.
Taylor connects with a right hand. Souto shakes it off.
Souto shoots in looking for a takedown but Taylor manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Souto's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Souto rushes Taylor and presses him up against the cage.
Taylor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Souto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Souto landing knees to the head.
Souto with a knee to the head.
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 tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Souto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taylor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Souto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taylor blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Souto or not.
Souto looks winded!
Taylor lands a right hand.
Taylor misses with a body punch.
Taylor pressing his opponent against the cage.
Taylor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Taylor pushes Souto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taylor digs a right hand underneath Souto's ribcage. Souto let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Souto tries a knee to the head but Taylor blocks it.
Taylor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Souto looking to throw knees to the head but Taylor is blocking nicely.
Taylor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Taylor manages to break the clinch.
Taylor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Taylor's jab looks to have found its range, popping Souto under the eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bernhard Taylor dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Taylor looks to throw the jab but Souto is out of range.
Souto shoots in looking for a takedown but Taylor manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Souto's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Souto shoots in for a double leg but Taylor sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Souto is trying desperately to land a takedown but Taylor is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Souto.
Souto drops his hands momentarily and Taylor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Souto darts in trying to clinch
and Taylor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Taylor drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Souto right on the button. Souto goes down! Taylor follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Taylor gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bernhard Taylor!
Bernhard Taylor very nearly forgot to thank Brute amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.