PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phil Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Sigfridsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor's entrance music is Pantera - Mouth For War. A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Taylor
vs
Sigfridsson

186 cm
20
195 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
20
192 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Machiavelli Boutique
Urban Fighter

KAISER

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Phil Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benjamin Sigfridsson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor throws a front kick aimed at Sigfridsson's knee but Sigfridsson avoids it well.
Taylor tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sigfridsson is able to avoid easily.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sigfridsson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Taylor.
Taylor scores with a kick to the body.
Taylor bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sigfridsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taylor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sigfridsson jabs Taylor right on the nose. Taylor blinks but takes it well.

Sigfridsson moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taylor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Taylor.
Sigfridsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sigfridsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Taylor manages to break the clinch.
Sigfridsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Taylor counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor delivers a nice body kick.
Taylor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Sigfridsson misses.
Taylor misses with a head kick.
Taylor takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sigfridsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sigfridsson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Taylor looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sigfridsson misses with a left hand

and Taylor counters with a nice right hand that sends Sigfridsson toppling to the canvas! Sigfridsson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Taylor finish him?!

Sigfridsson is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Taylor finish him?
Taylor lands a leg kick that knocks Sigfridsson off balance momentarily.
Sigfridsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sigfridsson seems to have recovered his senses.
A head kick misses from Taylor.
Taylor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Taylor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Sigfridsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson checks a leg kick.
Taylor backing away here, and Sigfridsson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sigfridsson checks the leg kick.
Taylor throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sigfridsson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice defenses there by Taylor.

Taylor lands a big head kick that sends Sigfridsson tumbling to the mat! Taylor takes a step backwards and waves Sigfridsson back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Benjamin Sigfridsson has been cut.
Taylor moves out of range as Sigfridsson throws a body kick.
Taylor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sigfridsson wants to counter with a clinch but Taylor pushes him away.
Sigfridsson gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Phil Taylor!
During a confident post fight interview, Phil Taylor thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.