PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry Loiseau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Loiseau
vs
Taylor

187 cm
29
185 lbs
19 - 12 - 0

184 cm
29
180 lbs
13 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
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 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Loiseau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Taylor !
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Loiseau.
Loiseau misses with a low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Taylor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A slow jab from Taylor misses its intended target.
Taylor shoots for a takedown but Loiseau saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Loiseau slips under a jab from Taylor .
A good leg kick by Loiseau.
Taylor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Loiseau walks into a left hand.
Taylor is trying hard to land a takedown here. Loiseau sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Loiseau tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loiseau moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Loiseau tries to work over Taylor 's front leg with a kick but Taylor checks it.
Taylor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Loiseau throws a head kick but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Taylor throws out a counter right but Loiseau avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loiseau throws a right hand that misses
and Taylor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Loiseau doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
Taylor throws a poor cross that misses
and Loiseau counters with a nice kick to the body.
Loiseau lands a jab.
David Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loiseau rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Taylor counter with a right hand.
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Loiseau takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Loiseau misses the jab.
Taylor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Loiseau to counter with a crisp jab.
Henry Loiseau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taylor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Loiseau tries to clinch up.
Loiseau lands a leg kick that knocks Taylor off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loiseau stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Loiseau wants it to stay on the feet.
Henry Loiseau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Taylor .
The crowd cheers as Taylor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Loiseau doesn't seem phased though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Loiseau sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Loiseau misses with a low kick.
Taylor swinging wildly here.
Loiseau is looking for a counter combo.
Taylor on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Loiseau looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taylor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Loiseau.
Taylor feints the counter takedown.
Loiseau misses the shot to the body.
Loiseau wants to clinch.
Loiseau slips under a jab.
Loiseau throwing a counter right hand but Taylor manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a lunging right hand
and Loiseau counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Taylor might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Taylor scores with a body shot.
Loiseau throws a low kick but it's checked well by Taylor .
Taylor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Loiseau scores with a jab to the jaw.
Loiseau slips under a jab.
It looked like Loiseau wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Taylor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Loiseau throws a leg kick but Taylor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Taylor takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Loiseau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taylor throws out the jab.
Taylor throws the left hand but Loiseau avoids the punch easily.
Loiseau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taylor .
Taylor with the counter takedown but Loiseau avoids it easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Loiseau. Taylor shrugs it off though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loiseau pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taylor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Loiseau jabs Taylor right on the nose. Taylor blinks but takes it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Loiseau.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loiseau.
Loiseau tried to score with a low kick but Taylor checks it.
Loiseau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Loiseau tried to counter with a leg kick but Taylor avoided it.

Loiseau gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Taylor to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Taylor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Taylor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Loiseau's head.
Taylor works over Loiseau with some ground and pound from guard.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Loiseau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Henry Loiseau will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Taylor avoids the head kick by Loiseau.
Taylor throws a looping overhand right but Loiseau ducks down to avoid it.
Loiseau tests Taylor 's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Taylor shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Loiseau is trying to keep Taylor in close.
Loiseau is looking to stand up but Taylor isn't so interested in that idea.
Taylor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loiseau is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Taylor scoring with punches to the head and body.
Taylor working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loiseau wants to sweep here but Taylor controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Loiseau keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
Loiseau controls Taylor momentarily but Taylor frees himself.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Loiseau slips a jab from Taylor .
Loiseau misses with a body shot.
Loiseau misses with a body shot.
Loiseau throws a shot from downtown. Taylor moves away and avoids it.
Loiseau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Loiseau on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Loiseau throws a looping overhand right but Taylor ducks down to avoid it.
Loiseau takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Loiseau tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Taylor shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Loiseau is trying to defend but Taylor finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Loiseau is staying active underneath Taylor , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Taylor lands with a punch from half guard.
Taylor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Loiseau's head.
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 Loiseau's temple.
Taylor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Loiseau slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Taylor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Loiseau works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Loiseau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is working Loiseau over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Loiseau is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Loiseau is pulling down on Taylor 's head to control his posture.
Taylor postures up and lands a big shot to Loiseau's brow.
Taylor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Taylor scores with a jab to the body.
Taylor looks to throw the jab but Loiseau is out of range.
Loiseau has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Loiseau there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice sprawl there from Loiseau as Taylor shoots in.
Taylor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Taylor there as he acknowledges the shot.
Taylor missing with a left hand there. Loiseau was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Taylor fails with a takedown attempt.
Loiseau throws a low kick but Taylor avoids it.
Loiseau tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Taylor feints the counter takedown.
Taylor lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Loiseau as he avoids it easily.
Henry Loiseau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Taylor .
Taylor blocks a head kick by Loiseau.
Taylor checks the leg kick.
Loiseau tries to clinch up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor avoids the head kick by Loiseau.
Taylor throws a right hand that misses
and Loiseau counters with an outside leg kick.
Taylor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Taylor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nice defenses there by Taylor .
Loiseau ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Loiseau tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Loiseau plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nice body punch from Loiseau.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Loiseau was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor .
A solid leg kick lands there for Loiseau.
Loiseau takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Taylor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.
Taylor blocks a head kick by Loiseau.
Taylor tries to score a power double leg takedown but Loiseau sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Taylor somewhat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loiseau tries to clinch there but Taylor circles away.
Taylor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Loiseau clinches with his opponent.
Taylor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Loiseau has him pressed against the cage.

Taylor lands a takedown into guard.
Taylor looking to sit in guard and control but Loiseau gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Taylor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Taylor has Loiseau pulled in close to control his posture.
Loiseau seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Loiseau wants to pass the guard but Taylor is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loiseau wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
Loiseau wanted to stand there but Taylor had control of the position.
Loiseau postures up in Taylor 's guard and throws a big left but Taylor blocks it.
Taylor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Loiseau's guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Taylor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor prevents Loiseau from getting back to his feet.
David Taylor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Taylor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Loiseau's head.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Loiseau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Loiseau not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Loiseau wants to get back to his feet but Taylor is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Loiseau scores with a punch to the head.
Taylor lands with a straight right. Loiseau didn't see that one coming.
Loiseau on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Taylor takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Loiseau walks into a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loiseau lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Loiseau throws a half hearted mid kick.
Taylor throws a right and a left that Loiseau avoids nicely.
Loiseau throws a leg kick but Taylor moved away.
Loiseau takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor darts in looking for a takedown but Loiseau gets double underhooks and turns Taylor into the cage.
Henry Loiseau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Taylor .
Taylor lands with a shot to the body.
Loiseau throws the left hand but Taylor avoids the punch easily.
Loiseau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Taylor ! But no joy.
Jab by Loiseau.
Loiseau thows a left - swing and a miss!
Loiseau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Henry Loiseau.
I think Loiseau has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Loiseau!
An out of breath Henry Loiseau thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.