PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Poppins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poppins comes to the cage accompanied by Mama Said Knock You Out. Dominic Taylor has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Poppins
vs
Taylor

193 cm
24
218 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

189 cm
24
202 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Poppins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Dominic Taylor!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Poppins.
Taylor lands with a nice combination. Poppins backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Harry Poppins has been cut.
Taylor throws a right and a left that both miss.

Poppins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Poppins is working Taylor over against the cage.
Knees to the body from Poppins.
Poppins landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Taylor looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees in the clinch landing for Poppins.
Poppins cracks Taylor with a nice body shot.
Poppins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Poppins scores a nice knee to the body.
Poppins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Taylor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Poppins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Taylor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Poppins putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Taylor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Poppins scores a nice knee to the body.
Poppins lands a knee to the body.
Taylor takes a knee to the side of the body.
Poppins crunches a lovely knee into Taylor's ribcage.
Poppins unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Poppins connects with a nasty looking knee right to Taylor's face.
Poppins using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Poppins using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Poppins using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poppins putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Taylor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Poppins lands a knee to the body.
Taylor takes a knee to the side of the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Poppins.
Taylor goes for a takedown attempt but Poppins pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Poppins is looking to clinch.
Poppins tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.
Poppins slips a jab and a cross from Taylor.
Poppins wants to clinch up but Taylor keeps it at a distance.

Poppins moves into the clinch.
Poppins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Poppins lands a body shot.
Poppins unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Poppins lands a good knee to the midsection. Taylor won't want to take too many of those.
Poppins is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Poppins unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Poppins scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Poppins obliges.
Poppins scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Poppins.
Poppins landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Taylor takes a knee to the side of the body.
Taylor changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Poppins fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Taylor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Poppins clinches with his opponent.
Knees to the body from Poppins.
Poppins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Taylor or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poppins scores with a knee to the head.
Poppins stops a takedown attempt from Taylor.
Harry Poppins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominic Taylor.
Taylor goes for a takedown in the clinch but Poppins prevents it.
Taylor takes a knee right on the jaw!
Poppins pushes Taylor back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Poppins gets underhooks to prevent Taylor's takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Poppins gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Poppins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Taylor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Poppins is working Taylor over against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Poppins obliges.
Poppins crunches a lovely knee into Taylor's ribcage.
Poppins lands a nice knee to the body.
Poppins landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Poppins.
Poppins unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Poppins obliges.
Poppins lands a body shot in the clinch.
Taylor avoiding damage as Poppins throws knees to the body.
Taylor has Poppins pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Poppins manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Taylor drops down looking for an ankle pick but Poppins pulls his leg out and moves away.
Poppins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Poppins has managed to clinch.
Taylor drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Poppins gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Poppins working Taylor over with knees to the body.
Poppins lands a nice knee to the body.
Poppins working Taylor over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Poppins.
Taylor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Poppins stops a takedown attempt from Taylor.
Knees in the clinch landing for Poppins.
Poppins stops a takedown attempt from Taylor.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poppins unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Taylor tries for a takedown. No joy.
Poppins landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Poppins putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Taylor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Taylor changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Poppins fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Poppins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Poppins's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Poppins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Taylor.
Poppins doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
Poppins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Poppins.
Taylor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Poppins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taylor moves in looking to clinch but Poppins pushes him off.
Taylor misses with a wild combination.

Poppins rushes Taylor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Taylor takes a knee right on the jaw!
Poppins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Taylor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Harry Poppins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Poppins landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Taylor has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Poppins avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Poppins crunches a lovely knee into Taylor's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Poppins.
Taylor takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Poppins with a knee to the head.
Taylor drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harry Poppins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominic Taylor.
Poppins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Taylor.
Poppins landing knees to the body.
Taylor wants to break free but Poppins has control.
Poppins lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Poppins.
Knees to the body from Poppins.
Poppins trying to land knees to the body.
Taylor looking for a takedown.
Poppins unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Poppins gets underhooks to prevent Taylor's takedown attempt.
Taylor goes for a takedown attempt but Poppins pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Taylor misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Poppins rushes Taylor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Poppins working Taylor over with knees to the body.
Poppins is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Poppins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taylor wants a takedown but no success here.
Poppins scores a nice knee to the body.
Taylor changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Poppins fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Harry Poppins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poppins wants to clinch.
Poppins has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Poppins fails with an attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Taylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Poppins closes the distance and clinches.
Poppins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Taylor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Taylor tries for a takedown but Poppins manages to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poppins utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Taylor changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Poppins fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Taylor throws a right and a left that both miss.

Poppins darts in and clinches Taylor up against the cage.
Poppins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Poppins.
Poppins scores a nice knee to the body.
Poppins lands an elbow inside that Taylor shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Poppins.
Poppins lands a body punch in the clinch.
Poppins landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Poppins lands a left hand.
Poppins working Taylor over with knees to the body.
Poppins lands an elbow inside that Taylor shrugs off.
Poppins lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor goes for a takedown in the clinch but Poppins prevents it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Poppins obliges.
Knees to the body from Poppins.
Poppins scores a nice knee to the body.
Taylor drops down looking for an ankle pick but Poppins pulls his leg out and moves away.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dominic Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taylor misses with a double jab.

Poppins clinches.
Poppins working Taylor over with knees to the body.
Poppins using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Poppins tries to land knees in the clinch but Taylor avoids the damage to the body.
Taylor takes a knee to the side of the body.
Taylor avoiding damage as Poppins throws knees to the body.
Taylor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Taylor changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Poppins fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Poppins dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harry Poppins's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Poppins drives through and clinches with Taylor against the cage.
Taylor takes a knee to the side of the body.
Taylor wants a takedown but no success here.
Poppins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taylor can do to turn this around?
Knees to the body from Poppins.
Knees to the body from Poppins.
Poppins landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Poppins putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Taylor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Poppins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Poppins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Taylor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Poppins working Taylor over with knees to the body.
Poppins lands a nice knee to the body.
Poppins lands an elbow inside that Taylor shrugs off.
Poppins landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Poppins prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taylor takes a knee to the side of the body.
Poppins scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poppins landing knees to the body.
Poppins has Taylor pressed against the cage, preventing Taylor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knees to the body from Poppins.
Poppins trying to land knees to the body.
Poppins working aggressively here.
Taylor drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harry Poppins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominic Taylor.
Poppins using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Taylor wants a takedown.
Poppins utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Poppins scores a nice knee to the body.
Poppins crunches a lovely knee into Taylor's ribcage.
Taylor goes for a takedown attempt but Poppins pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Poppins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taylor swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Poppins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taylor misses with a series of wild punches.

Poppins moves into the clinch.
Poppins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Taylor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Poppins is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Poppins.
Poppins tries to land knees in the clinch but Taylor avoids the damage to the body.
Taylor is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Taylor goes for a takedown in the clinch but Poppins prevents it.
Poppins works on Taylor's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Poppins - that landed with a thud.
Poppins landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Taylor tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Poppins smiles and moves away.
Dominic Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poppins tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Poppins tries to close the distance and clinch but Taylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Poppins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knees to the body from Poppins.
Poppins lands a body shot in the clinch.
Poppins lands an elbow inside.
Poppins lands a body shot.
Poppins landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Taylor tries to score a body lock takedown but Poppins shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Poppins landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Poppins lands a good knee to the midsection. Taylor won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Poppins.
Poppins lands a shot to the body.
Poppins lands a body shot.
Taylor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Taylor can't break the clinch.
Taylor can't get the takedown.
Poppins scores a nice knee to the body.
Harry Poppins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poppins lands a good knee to the midsection. Taylor won't want to take too many of those.
Poppins is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Poppins.
Taylor is working for takedown but Poppins is calmly controlling the position for now.
Taylor takes a knee to the side of the body.
Taylor looking for a takedown.
Poppins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Poppins digs a right hand into Taylor's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Taylor's gas tank.
Taylor is working for takedown but Poppins is calmly controlling the position for now.
Poppins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Taylor's defenses.
Poppins lands a good knee to the midsection. Taylor won't want to take too many of those.
Taylor tries to work over Poppins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Poppins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Poppins, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:26
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Poppins!