PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abe Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Ebbitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ebbitt is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ain't No Sunshine. Tommy Ebbitt has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Abe Taylor's chin.

Taylor
vs
Ebbitt

152 cm
21
177 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abe Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Ebbitt!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Taylor changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ebbitt looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ebbitt wants to get back to his feet but Taylor is dominant here and he's now got Ebbitt's back!
Ebbitt just trying to survive but Taylor is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Ebbitt covering up well under a series of strikes from Taylor.
Ebbitt is covering up but some of the strikes from Taylor are getting through and doing damage.
Ebbitt is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Ebbitt keeps trying to improve his position.
Ebbitt covers up after that shot from Taylor.
Ebbitt trying to get back to his feet but Taylor is in full control for now.
Taylor connects with a big shot to the side of Ebbitt's head.
Ebbitt can't escape the 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.
Ebbitt is trying to remain composed but Taylor is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Taylor controlling the positon.
Ebbitt trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Ebbitt is trying to stand back up.
Ebbitt avoids the strikes from Taylor.
Ebbitt is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Ebbitt is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ebbitt is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Ebbitt is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Taylor seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ebbitt for as long as he can get away with.
Taylor really is a fat lump.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Ebbitt is really stuck here.
Ebbitt is still trying to improve position.
Ebbitt is trying to get back to his feet but Taylor has full control of the position and if anything, Ebbitt has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Taylor gets his hands free as Ebbitt looks to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ebbitt is trying to get back to his feet but Taylor has full control of the position and if anything, Ebbitt has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Taylor is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Ebbitt trying to control the position but Taylor manages to sink in the hooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor keeps control of the position as Ebbitt tries to break free.
Ebbitt is trying to stand back up.
Taylor misses with punches from the back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taylor is hanging on to Ebbitt's back as he tries to escape.
Taylor is riding his opponent, not letting Ebbitt buck him off.
Taylor is not going to allow Ebbitt to sit and survive in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abe 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.

Ebbitt misses with a combination

and Taylor counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ebbitt manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Taylor manages to get himself to full guard.

Taylor keeping moving, preventing Ebbitt from controlling successfully.
Ebbitt looking to sit in guard and control but Taylor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Ebbitt wants to stand and escape but Taylor is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor stopping the sweep attempt from Ebbitt.
Taylor won't allow Ebbitt to get back to his feet.
Taylor engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor stands up over Ebbitt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Taylor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ebbitt can do to turn this around?
Taylor sitting in guard here, content to control.
Abe Taylor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ebbitt wants to get back to his feet but Taylor is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Taylor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Taylor might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ebbitt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Taylor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ebbitt's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Taylor keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ebbitt's head.
Taylor being controlled here momentarily.
Taylor postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Taylor postures up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Taylor avoids the body shot from Ebbitt.

Taylor closes the distance and clinches.
Taylor drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ebbitt gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Taylor drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ebbitt pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ebbitt throws a left and a right that both miss

and Taylor counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Ebbitt uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ebbitt throws a left and a right that both miss

and Taylor counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ebbitt looks like he's trying to stand up.
Taylor looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Taylor in particular looking to stall.
Ebbitt wants to get back to his feet.
Ebbitt tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Taylor manages to move to mount!
Ebbitt trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ebbitt is looking to get to half guard.
Taylor looking to control and managing it successfully.
Taylor 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.
Ebbitt wants to get back to his feet.
Taylor tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ebbitt tries to reverse the position but Taylor maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abe Taylor dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Ebbitt closes the distance and clinches.

Taylor gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ebbitt wants to control but Taylor is keeping busy.
Ebbitt wants to get back to his feet.
Taylor thows a huge punch but Ebbitt dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ebbitt wants to get back to full guard.
Taylor is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Ebbitt makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taylor wants to clinch up but Ebbitt keeps it at a distance.
Ebbitt closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tommy Ebbitt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ebbitt throws a combination. Taylor tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Abe Taylor has been cut.
Taylor avoids the head kick by Ebbitt.
Taylor goes for a double leg but Ebbitt avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ebbitt continues to drive forward.
Ebbitt is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Taylor is trying to pull guard but Ebbitt turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Ebbitt has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Taylor clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ebbitt is punishing Taylor with strikes - can he finish him?!
Ebbitt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Taylor.
Ebbitt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ebbitt trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Taylor manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Taylor cracks Ebbitt with a solid left hand.
Taylor distracts Ebbitt with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ebbitt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Taylor sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ebbitt is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ebbitt wants to stand but Taylor is controlling the position.
Ebbitt looking for a sweep. Not yet Ebbitt, not yet.
Taylor content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Taylor's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ebbitt looks to land a combination but Taylor avoids it well.
Tommy Ebbitt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ebbitt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ebbitt throws an overhand right that lands on Taylor's shoulder, as Taylor tries to avoid the shot.
Ebbitt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Taylor to counter with a crisp jab.
Abe Taylor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ebbitt falls off balance throwing a combination

and Taylor counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ebbitt won't be happy with that.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Ebbitt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Taylor 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abe Taylor!
In defeat, Tommy Ebbitt stepped up to the mic, saying 'i'll be back'.