PBP Commentary

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

Gracie
vs
Taylor

175 cm
35
178 lbs
31 - 11 - 1

187 cm
35
186 lbs
24 - 17 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

KAISER

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 31 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Ricardo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Jordan Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Taylor has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy.
Gracie dives in for a single leg takedown but Taylor sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Taylor misses with a body shot.
Gracie 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.
A low kick from Taylor is predictable there

and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Taylor wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Taylor has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gracie working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Taylor's head.
Gracie trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gracie working the head and body with strikes.
Taylor wants to control but Gracie postures up.
Taylor gets back to half guard.
Taylor is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Taylor is doing well to control the position and prevent Gracie from advancing to side control.
Taylor tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gracie thows a huge punch but Taylor dodges it nicely.
Taylor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gracie.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Taylor is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gracie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gracie working the head and body with strikes.
Gracie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Taylor keeping hold of Gracie's head, controlling as best he can.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Taylor is pressing down on Gracie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
Taylor wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Gracie is now in half guard.
Taylor is looking to improve his position.

Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Taylor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gracie.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Taylor throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Good leg kick by Gracie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Taylor as he checks the leg kick.
Taylor attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jordan Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Taylor moves out of range as Gracie throws a body kick.
Gracie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Taylor lands a jab to the head.
Jordan Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gracie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taylor misses with a body shot
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taylor misses with a body shot.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Taylor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Taylor lands with a nice body punch.
No joy there for Taylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gracie connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gracie, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Gracie dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Taylor throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gracie throws the kick towards the body but Taylor avoids it.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Taylor moves into range and connects with a jab.
An inside leg kick from Gracie misses.
Taylor looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away.
Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.
A quick step to the side and Gracie tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
Gracie walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Taylor checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Taylor only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taylor moves away.
Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Taylor has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Taylor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Taylor misses with the combination.
Gracie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gracie there as he acknowledges the shot.
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!
Gracie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gracie scores with a spinning back kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Taylor.
Taylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Taylor swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Taylor takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gracie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Taylor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gracie rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice straight punches there by Gracie. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gracie.
Nice shot by Taylor.
Taylor misses with a body shot.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Taylor sprawls well. Taylor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie lands a head kick!
Gracie looks for the body kick but Taylor saw that one coming.
Taylor is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gracie with a body shot.
Taylor has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Gracie dives in and scores a takedown into Taylor's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Taylor is looking for a triangle but Gracie pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Taylor is keeping the position.
Taylor is looking to sweep but instead, Gracie has passed into half guard.
Taylor keeping hold of Gracie's head, controlling as best he can.
Gracie frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Taylor can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gracie lands a big shot there that rocks Taylor but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Taylor is rocked!
Gracie lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Taylor is still in real trouble! Can Gracie finish him?
Gracie drops a big elbow. That's hurt Taylor! More shots from Gracie and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Gracie!
An intense looking Ricardo Gracie took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'My body may be failing but my heart is still willing!'.