PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Distacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Distacio comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Art of War kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Harry Distacio enters the cage!

Taylor
vs
Distacio

185 cm
23
202 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

186 cm
24
202 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Taylor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Distacio!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Distacio tries a head kick but it misses.
Distacio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Taylor.
Taylor lands with a straight right. Distacio didn't see that one coming.

It looks like Harry Distacio has been cut.
Shane Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Distacio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Distacio.
Taylor takes a swing at Distacio's ribcage but misses.
Taylor misses with a double jab
and Distacio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Distacio throws a solid leg kick but Taylor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Distacio.
Distacio shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Taylor counters with a nice body shot.
Taylor digs a good body shot into Distacio's ribs.
Distacio tries a head kick but it misses.
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Distacio manages to avoid it.
Taylor throws a sloppy body shot
and Distacio makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Taylor thows a body shot but no joy.
Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Distacio misses with a shot to the body
and Taylor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Taylor.
Taylor thows a body shot but no joy.
Distacio has a takedown stuffed.
Taylor misses with a hook to the body

and Distacio counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor looking for a sweep. Not yet Taylor, not yet.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Distacio from controlling successfully.
Distacio postures up in Taylor's guard and throws a big left but Taylor blocks it.
Distacio won't allow Taylor to sweep him here.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Distacio from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Distacio is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Harry Distacio was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
Taylor throws a predictable looking body shot
and Distacio counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Taylor thinking.
A slow jab from Taylor misses its intended target.
Taylor is looking to wear down Distacio with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Taylor swings away with a body shot that misses

and Distacio counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Distacio lands strikes from half guard.
Distacio wants to advance to full mount but Taylor doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Distacio wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
Taylor can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Distacio controls the pace.
Taylor on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Taylor tries to get out of the position.
Distacio tries to free his leg and advance position but Taylor is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Distacio throwing strikes from guard but Taylor blocks nicely.
Distacio slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Distacio trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Harry Distacio was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Distacio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taylor.
Distacio lands a jab to Taylor's midsection.
Distacio shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Taylor as he avoids it easily.
Shane Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Distacio.
Taylor misses with a hook
and Distacio counters with a head kick. That will keep Taylor thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Taylor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Distacio moves out of range of the strikes.
Taylor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a lunging right hand
and Distacio counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Distacio paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Distacio throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Taylor tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Distacio is in Taylor's guard.
Distacio showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Taylor looking for a sweep. Not yet Taylor, not yet.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Distacio from controlling successfully.
Taylor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Distacio postures up in Taylor's guard and throws a big left but Taylor blocks it.
Distacio trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Distacio landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Distacio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Distacio's cut.
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.

Distacio scores with a head kick. Taylor tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Taylor swings for the body but Distacio moves out of range.
Taylor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Distacios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Distacio throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Taylor throws a sloppy body shot
and Distacio counters with a solid body kick.
Taylor misses with a hook
and Distacio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Distacio throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Taylor's waist but Taylor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Distacio off to one side.
Taylor throws a predictable looking body shot
and Distacio counters with a head kick.

Taylor is rocked!
Taylor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oh Taylor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Distacio sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Taylor's defenses. It connects perfectly with Taylor's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harry Distacio!
Harry Distacio is the new light heavyweight champion!