PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adolf Ellenberger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellenberger has chosen Soldier as his entrance music. David Taylor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Taylor
vs
Ellenberger

184 cm
28
180 lbs
13 - 5 - 1

188 cm
28
177 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Taylor !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adolf Ellenberger!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ellenberger tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.

Taylor drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ellenberger is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ellenberger is looking to stand up but Taylor isn't so interested in that idea.
Taylor has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Taylor tries to free his leg and advance position but Ellenberger is retaining full guard.
Taylor is working Ellenberger over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Taylor is looking to work some ground and pound but Ellenberger has wrist control.
Ellenberger bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Taylor 's guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellenberger trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ellenberger being controlled here momentarily.
Ellenberger trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor is trying to control. Ellenberger wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Ellenberger looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Taylor throwing shots but Ellenberger is blocking nicely.
Taylor is trying to control. Ellenberger wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ellenberger is trying to get back to full guard.
Ellenberger is looking to control Taylor 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ellenberger avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellenberger moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ellenberger is looking to sweep but instead, Taylor has passed into half guard.
Ellenberger tries to roll over but Taylor keeps him under control.
Ellenberger is trying to maintain the position but Taylor is very close to passing his half guard.
Ellenberger wants to get back to full guard.
Taylor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ellenberger wants to get back to full guard but Taylor has passed into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellenberger is looking to regain half guard here but Taylor keeps moving and retains side control.
Taylor working away.
Ellenberger is looking to regain half guard here but Taylor keeps moving and retains side control.
Ellenberger regains half guard.
Taylor lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ellenberger trying to hold on to Taylor 's head to control him but Taylor postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ellenberger is looking for a sweep. Taylor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Ellenberger looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ellenberger tries to get to full guard but Taylor has control of the leg.
Taylor working Ellenberger over with strikes.
Ellenberger regains full guard. Nicely done.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Taylor got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ellenberger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Taylor has managed to get both his arms back between Ellenberger's legs - danger averted.
Ellenberger trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Taylor dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ellenberger feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Taylor s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Taylor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ellenberger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taylor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Taylor closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ellenberger quickly recovers to half guard.
Ellenberger wants to get back to full guard.
Taylor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Taylor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ellenberger is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ellenberger defending well though.
Taylor working the head and body with strikes.
Taylor is nestled in close to Ellenberger, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellenberger is trying to stand up here but Taylor is controlling him well.
Ellenberger tries to roll over but Taylor keeps him under control.
Taylor scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Taylor working over Ellenberger with some ground and pound. Ellenberger looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ellenberger is staying active underneath Taylor , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Taylor connects with a nice short shot to Ellenberger's temple.
Ellenberger wants to improve his position but Taylor is controlling well.
Ellenberger has hold of Taylor 's hands but Taylor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ellenberger trying to control but Taylor postures up.
Still in half guard, Taylor seems content to control.
David Taylor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ellenberger looking for submissions off his back.
Taylor lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Taylor lands with a punch from half guard.
Ellenberger is looking to improve his position.
Taylor wants to take a breather but Ellenberger is having none of it.
Ellenberger is looking to improve his position.
Ground and pound from Taylor .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor slips a nice elbow through Ellenberger's hands, connecting with Ellenberger's forehead.
Ground and pound from Taylor .
Ellenberger is looking to control Taylor 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ellenberger avoid being mounted?
Taylor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ellenberger is not content to let Taylor control the position.
Taylor throwing shots but Ellenberger is blocking nicely.

Ellenberger looking for submissions off his back.
Taylor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ellenberger can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor content to control rather than advance.
Taylor trying to control from half guard but Ellenberger is working away.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ellenberger tries to kick Taylor off but Taylor keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ellenberger tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Taylor feints and as Ellenberger raises his hands in defense, Taylor changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Taylor stopping the sweep attempt from Ellenberger.

Taylor is sitting in close to Ellenberger's body. Ellenberger has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Taylor is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Taylor is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Ellenberger.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Adolf Ellenberger!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Adolf Ellenberger made sure he mentioned Fury Nutrition Inc., along with how happy he was to win his fight.