PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mac Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and None Yah Damn Buissness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damn Buissness has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Taylor
vs
Yah Damn Buissness

225 cm
24
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mac Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, None Yah Damn Buissness!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Damn Buissness instigates a clinch.

Damn Buissness breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - Taylor scores with a four punch combination!
Taylor throws a series of strikes that have Damn Buissness backpedaling.
Taylor misses with a series of wild punches.
Taylor throws a low kick but it's checked well by Damn Buissness.

Damn Buissness gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Taylor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Taylor is trying to break the clinch but Damn Buissness has him pressed against the cage.

Damn Buissness breaks the clinch.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Damn Buissness tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taylor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Damn Buissness tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Damn Buissness looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Damn Buissness looks gassed!
Nice jab there from Taylor.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses.
Damn Buissness doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
Taylor lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Damn Buissness tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Taylor.
Taylor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taylor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taylor lands with a nice combination. Damn Buissness backs away looking to recover.
None Yah Damn Buissness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor connects with a jab.
Taylor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Taylor lands a body shot.
Taylor works over Damn Buissness's head and body with a nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damn Buissness with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Taylor to score with a decent uppercut.
Damn Buissness closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Taylor works over Damn Buissness's head and body with a nice combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Taylor works over Damn Buissness's head and body with a nice combination.
Taylor's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Taylor duly obliges.
Taylor is working the combinations to good effect here.
Damn Buissness slips a jab and a cross from Taylor.
Taylor jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Damn Buissness takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Damn Buissness doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
A left and a right from Taylor both land. Nice combination.
Taylor throws a head kick but Damn Buissness moves out of range.
Taylor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Damn Buissness avoids the head kick by Taylor.
Damn Buissness takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Taylor digs a good body shot into Damn Buissness's ribs.
Taylor connects with a leg kick. Damn Buissness looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Taylor digs a good body shot into Damn Buissness's ribs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Taylor, right into the meat.
Taylor feints a jab promting Damn Buissness to slip. Taylor then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Damn Buissness slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor lands with a shot to the body.
Taylor's jab looks to have found its range, popping Damn Buissness under the eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands a two punch combo.
Taylor scores with a leg kick.
No joy there for Taylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses.
Damn Buissness blocks a head kick by Taylor.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Taylor!
Damn Buissness takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Taylor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Damn Buissness needs to keep his hands up - Taylor had a free shot at his head there.
Taylor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Taylor throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Taylor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Taylor scores with a one two! Damn Buissness had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Taylor closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Damn Buissness has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Taylor scores with a jab.
Taylor scores with a jab.
Taylor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Taylor is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Taylor works over Damn Buissness's head and body with a nice combination.
Damn Buissness takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Damn Buissness has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Left hook, right uppercut from Taylor.
Taylor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Damn Buissness's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Taylor works Damn Buissness's body with a nice hook.
Damn Buissness takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Damn Buissness walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Taylor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Taylor.
Taylor fails to land with a series of punches.
Taylor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Damn Buissness wants to clinch.
Taylor swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Damn Buissness takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Taylor pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Damn Buissness back to the cage. Taylor follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Taylor throws a one two combo.
Taylor throws a series of strikes that have Damn Buissness backpedaling.
Danga de danga de dang - Taylor scores with a four punch combination!
Damn Buissness tries to clinch up.
A nice combination there by Taylor.
Taylor shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Damn Buissness eats them both and turns towards Taylor to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A right-left combo lands from Taylor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Damn Buissness has time to react.
Taylor cracks Damn Buissness with an open hand slap.
Taylor throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
An inside leg kick from Taylor misses.
Damn Buissness takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Danga de danga de dang - Taylor scores with a four punch combination!
Taylor scores with a three punch combo!
Taylor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Taylor looks to land a combination. Damn Buissness sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Taylor shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Damn Buissness eats them both and turns towards Taylor to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Taylor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab from Taylor.
Taylor jabs at Damn Buissness's body.
Damn Buissness tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taylor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taylor throws a series of strikes that have Damn Buissness backpedaling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Taylor lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor lands with a nice body punch.
Taylor lands with a nice combination. Damn Buissness backs away looking to recover.
Taylor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mac Taylor dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Taylor lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Taylor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taylor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Taylor's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Taylor duly obliges.
Taylor scores with a three punch combo!
Taylor looks to land a combination. Damn Buissness sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A slapping leg kick lands for Taylor.
Damn Buissness has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mac Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taylor throws a head kick but Damn Buissness moves out of range.

Damn Buissness moves into range and clinches up with Taylor.
Damn Buissness prevents Taylor from breaking the clinch.
Taylor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Damn Buissness breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taylor lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Taylor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Damn Buissness on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Taylor lands with a cross.
Taylor connects with a single shot there.
Taylor throws a series of strikes that have Damn Buissness backpedaling.
Damn Buissness is breathing heavily.
A right-left combo lands from Taylor.
Taylor scores with a three punch combo!
Damn Buissness blocks a head kick by Taylor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mac Taylor is winning the standup battle so far.
A right-left combo lands from Taylor.
Taylor lands with a nice combination. Damn Buissness backs away looking to recover.
Taylor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Taylor scores with a three punch combo!
Damn Buissness takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Taylor cracks Damn Buissness with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Taylor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Taylor's jab looks to have found its range, popping Damn Buissness under the eye.
Taylor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Damn Buissness takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Left hook, right uppercut from Taylor.
Danga de danga de dang - Taylor scores with a four punch combination!
Taylor throws a combination. Damn Buissness tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Taylor lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Damn Buissness backs up against the cage.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses.
Taylor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A left and a right from Taylor both land. Nice combination.
Taylor scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands a jab-cross combination.
Damn Buissness on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Taylor throws a combination. Damn Buissness tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Taylor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Taylor.
Taylor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Taylor.
Taylor works Damn Buissness's body with a nice hook.
Taylor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Taylor scores with a nice strike.
Taylor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A right-left combo lands from Taylor.
Taylor lands with a nice combination. Damn Buissness backs away looking to recover.
Taylor walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Damn Buissness checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Damn Buissness tries to close the distance and clinch but Taylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taylor lands a glancing blow to the side of Damn Buissness's head.
Taylor fails to land with a series of punches.
Taylor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Taylor scores with a one two! Damn Buissness had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Taylor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damn Buissness takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Taylor scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Taylor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Damn Buissness momentarily.
Taylor shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Damn Buissness eats them both and turns towards Taylor to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Taylor lands a head kick. Damn Buissness smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Taylor lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Taylor lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Taylor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Damn Buissness in his tracks.
Taylor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Taylor throws a head kick but Damn Buissness moves out of range.
Taylor lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Damn Buissness backs up against the cage.
Danga de danga de dang - Taylor scores with a four punch combination!
Taylor throws a combination. Damn Buissness tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Taylor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Taylor lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Taylor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Damn Buissness on the side of the head.
Taylor throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Taylor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Taylor scores with a three punch combo!
Taylor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Damn Buissness can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor connects with a crisp jab.
Taylor scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Taylor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Taylor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Taylor scores with a shot to the body.
Damn Buissness blocks a head kick by Taylor.
Taylor lands a head kick. Damn Buissness smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Taylor connects with a body shot.
Taylor closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Taylor feints a jab promting Damn Buissness to slip. Taylor then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Damn Buissness slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Taylor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Damn Buissness on the side of the head.
Taylor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Taylor misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damn Buissness wants to clinch.
Taylor lands a nice hook to Damn Buissness's body. Damn Buissness takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Damn Buissness looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mac Taylor dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nice straight punches there by Taylor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Taylor.
A head kick misses from Taylor.
Taylor keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Damn Buissness looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A left and a right from Taylor both land. Nice combination.
Taylor looks to land a combination. Damn Buissness sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Taylor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Taylor lands a head kick!
Damn Buissness wants to clinch.
Damn Buissness tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor lands a slapping body shot.
Taylor lands the left hand.
Taylor misses with a series of wild punches.
Taylor scores with a one two! Damn Buissness had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Taylor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Damn Buissness takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Taylor throws a combination. Damn Buissness tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Taylor scores with a three punch combo!
Taylor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Damn Buissness on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Taylor lands with a shot to the body.
Taylor closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Taylor throws a combination. Damn Buissness tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Damn Buissness needs to keep his hands up - Taylor had a free shot at his head there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Taylor. That's going to slow Damn Buissness down.
Taylor lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Taylor lands a right hook to the body.
Taylor throws a right and a left that Damn Buissness avoids nicely.
Taylor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Taylor lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Taylor lands with a shot to the body.
Taylor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Taylor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Taylor lands a jab.
A right-left combo lands from Taylor.
None Yah Damn Buissness has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Taylor pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Damn Buissness back to the cage. Taylor follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Taylor lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Damn Buissness backs up against the cage.
Damn Buissness blocks the body kick.
Damn Buissness tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor works over Damn Buissness's head and body with a nice combination.
Taylor throws a one two combo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Damn Buissness is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Taylor.
Taylor lands a jab-cross combination.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Damn Buissness moves out of range.
Taylor pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Damn Buissness back to the cage. Taylor follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Taylor dips to his left and cracks Damn Buissness with an uppercut!
Taylor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Damn Buissness is looking to clinch.
Damn Buissness tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taylor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Damn Buissness takes one to the chin there.
Taylor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Taylor lands a body shot.
Damn Buissness moves in looking to clinch but Taylor pushes him off.
Nice shot by Taylor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damn Buissness tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Taylor.
Taylor goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
An inside leg kick from Taylor misses.
Taylor closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Taylor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taylor stalks Damn Buissness and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Damn Buissness's face. Damn Buissness staggers backwards, shaken.
Taylor throws a combination. Damn Buissness tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Taylor stalks Damn Buissness and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Damn Buissness's face. Damn Buissness staggers backwards, shaken.
Damn Buissness tries to clinch there but Taylor circles away.
Taylor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Taylor.
Taylor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Taylor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Taylor's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Taylor duly obliges.
Taylor throws a series of strikes that have Damn Buissness backpedaling.
Nice jab there from Taylor.
Taylor is looking to score with low kicks.
Taylor connects with a single shot there.
Taylor feints a jab promting Damn Buissness to slip. Taylor then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Damn Buissness slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Taylor lands a body shot.
Damn Buissness takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Taylor throws a head kick that half lands.
Taylor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Damn Buissness throws a combination that misses
letting Taylor counter with a right hand.
A left and a right from Taylor both land. Nice combination.
Damn Buissness blocks a head kick by Taylor.
Taylor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Taylor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A left and a right from Taylor both land. Nice combination.
Taylor scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Damn Buissness misses with a double jab
and Taylor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damn Buissness on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Damn Buissness walks into a stiff left hand from Taylor.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Taylor lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Damn Buissness backs up against the cage.
Taylor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mac Taylor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Taylor, 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:25
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mac Taylor!