PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Colby Taylor (ranked 330 p4p, 632 weight class) and Buzz Bullard (ranked 25 p4p, 49 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Taylor
vs
Bullard

170 cm
27
145
13 - 1 - 1

170 cm
27
143
11 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Colby Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Buzz Bullard!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bullard works the jab nicely.

Taylor clinches with his opponent.
Bullard swings wildly with an uppercut but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bullard lands with a right to the head.
A right hand to the body from Bullard.
Still in the clinch, Taylor scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Taylor fails to land.

Taylor jumps guard and drags Bullard to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bullard trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Taylor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bullard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bullard scoring with punches to the head and body.

Taylor working for a triangle but Bullard defends it easily.

Taylor escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bullard gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullard sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Taylor's guard.
Taylor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bullard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bullard's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bullard's back!
Bullard turns into Taylor and is now in his guard.
Bullard looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bullard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bullard postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Taylor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bullard is one step ahead there.

Taylor looking for a guillotine here but Bullard defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Taylor has his foot on Bullard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bullard works his way back into a safe position though.
Bullard sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Taylor's guard.
Taylor trying to control but Bullard postures up.
Taylor is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Bullard 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.

Taylor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Taylor looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Taylor manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bullard wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.

Taylor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Taylor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bullard trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Taylor is trying to control the position but Bullard postures up.

Taylor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bullard defends well.
Bullard working some strikes from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bullard working some strikes from top position.
Bullard not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bullard forces his way into half guard.
Taylor is refusing to be controlled, as Bullard sits in half guard.
Taylor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bullard is thwarting Taylor's attempts to control the position.
Bullard is looking to advance position but Taylor won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Buzz Bullard will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Taylor misses with a lunging right hand

and Bullard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Colby Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body punch from Taylor - that landed with a thud.
Taylor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bullard backwards.
Bullard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bullard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Taylor gets control of Bullard's arms and successfully pulls guard. Taylor will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Taylor looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Taylor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bullard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bullard with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bullard trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bullard postures up in Taylor's guard and throws a big left but Taylor blocks it.

Taylor has his feet on Bullard's thighs here. He's pushed Bullard off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Bullard screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Colby Taylor!
During a confident post fight interview, Colby Taylor thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.