PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Beaulieu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beaulieu has chosen Anonymus - Prosternez-vous as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Taylor
vs
Beaulieu

185 cm
25
202 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

182 cm
29
205 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pat Beaulieu!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beaulieu loads up on a big right hand but Taylor slips the punch.
Beaulieu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Beaulieu.
Beaulieu misses with a hook. Taylor ducked under it nicely.
Beaulieu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Taylor throws a hook but Beaulieu avoids it easily.
Beaulieu connects with a crisp jab.
Taylor tries to clinch but Beaulieu is having none of it.
Beaulieu slips a straight right by Taylor.
Beaulieu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Beaulieu.
Taylor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pat Beaulieu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Beaulieu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Taylor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Taylor there as he acknowledges the shot.
Taylor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Beaulieu.
Taylor swings for the body but Beaulieu moves out of range.
Beaulieu misses with a straight right.
Taylor misses with a hook.
Beaulieu takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Beaulieu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sloppy strikes from Taylor. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor throws a lazy right hand but Beaulieu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Beaulieu misses.
Beaulieu misses the jab.
Beaulieu throws a hook but Taylor avoids it easily.
Taylor misses with an uppercut.
Beaulieu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Taylor throws a body punch but Beaulieu moves out of range.
Taylor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Taylor throws a jab when Beaulieu was well out of range.
Taylor misses the body punch
and Beaulieu counters with a one-two to the body.
Beaulieu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Taylor walks into a jab.
The fighters circling - Taylor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taylor misses with a body shot.
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beaulieu manages to avoid it.
Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beaulieu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beaulieu misses with a hook. Taylor ducked under it nicely.
Taylor takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beaulieu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taylor.
Taylor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beaulieu.
Taylor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Beaulieu.
Taylor connects with a crisp jab.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beaulieu.
Taylor takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beaulieu moves away.
Taylor connects with a body shot.
Beaulieu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Taylor.
Beaulieu avoids the body shot from Taylor.
Taylor wants to clinch.
Jab from Beaulieu.
Taylor tries to clinch up but Beaulieu circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beaulieu is looking to score with low kicks.
Beaulieu throws a jab but it's blocked by Taylor.
Beaulieu avoids the body shot from Taylor.
Taylor throws a hook but Beaulieu avoids it easily.
Beaulieu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Beaulieu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taylor manages to avoid it.
Beaulieu throws a body kick that misses.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Beaulieu is just out of range.
Beaulieu throws the left hand but Taylor avoids the punch easily.
Beaulieu throws a leg kick but Taylor checks it.
Beaulieu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Taylor has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Taylor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beaulieu loads up on a big right hand but Taylor slips the punch.
Taylor throws a jab but it's blocked by Beaulieu.
A big left from Beaulieu misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beaulieu throws a front kick aimed at Taylor's knee but Taylor avoids it well.
Beaulieu just misses with a punch to the body.
Taylor lands a body shot.
Beaulieu lands a nice looking body shot.
Beaulieu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beaulieu keeps the fight on the outside.
Taylor throws a jab when Beaulieu was well out of range.
Taylor tests Beaulieu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Taylor on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Taylor moves into the clinch.
Taylor lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beaulieu looking to slow down the pace here.
Taylor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Taylor - that landed with a thud.
Taylor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beaulieu's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Shane Taylor 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.

A slow jab from Beaulieu misses its intended target.
Beaulieu swings widly with a right hand
and Taylor counters with a nice uppercut.
Taylor walks into a left hand.
A slow jab from Beaulieu misses its intended target.
Taylor misses with the combination.
Beaulieu throws a jab but it's blocked by Taylor.
Taylor misses with a wild body shot.
Nice body punch from Beaulieu.
Beaulieu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taylor.
Taylor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beaulieu throws out the jab.
Taylor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Taylor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Taylor's corner calls for a 1-2. Taylor obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Beaulieu drops his hands momentarily and Taylor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beaulieu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Taylors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The fighters circling - Beaulieu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beaulieu misses with a hook
and Taylor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taylor throws a right hand that misses
and Beaulieu counters with a left to the body.

Taylor closes the distance and pushes Beaulieu back into the cage.
Taylor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Taylor.
Taylor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Beaulieu or not.
Still in the clinch, Taylor scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Taylor.
Beaulieu is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beaulieu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taylor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Taylor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beaulieu backwards.
Taylor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beaulieu backwards.
Taylor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Beaulieu has a couple of punches blocked by Taylor.
Taylor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Beaulieu.
Taylor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Taylor lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Taylor.
A shot in the inside from Taylor.
Taylor lands with a light punch inside.
Taylor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taylor lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taylor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taylor can't find room to land a body shot as Beaulieu controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taylor.
Taylor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Taylor scores with a shoulder strike.

Beaulieu is rocked!
Beaulieu misses with a punch on the inside.
Shane Taylor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Beaulieu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Taylor.
Taylor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taylor lands with a left to the head.
Taylor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Taylor scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taylor.
Taylor scores with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands a right hand.
Beaulieu is still on wobbly legs! Can Taylor finish him?
A right hand to the body from Taylor.
A right hook to the body lands for Taylor.
Beaulieu seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice body punch from Taylor - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Taylor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right handed body shot lands from Taylor.
Taylor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Beaulieu.
Taylor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beaulieu can do to turn this around?
A short uppercut from Taylor.
Taylor presses Beaulieu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Taylor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Taylor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Taylor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beaulieu backwards.
A body shot lands from Taylor.
Taylor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Taylor lands a nice uppercut.
Beaulieu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beaulieu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor digs a right hand underneath Beaulieu's ribcage. Beaulieu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Taylor gets through Beaulieu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Taylor lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Taylor.
A right hand to the body from Taylor.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Taylor.
Taylor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A body shot lands from Taylor.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taylor.
Taylor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Beaulieu.
Nice body punch from Taylor - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Taylor.
A short body shot lands from Taylor as the two fighters clinch.
Taylor lands a body shot in the clinch.
Taylor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Taylor lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Taylor.
Taylor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Taylor digs a right hand underneath Beaulieu's ribcage. Beaulieu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Taylor lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Taylor dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Taylor misses with a straight left.
Taylor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice cross by Taylor.
Taylor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taylor lands with a nice body punch.
Taylor scores with a hook.
Shane Taylor is winning the standup battle so far.
Beaulieu walks into a left hand.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beaulieu.
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beaulieu manages to avoid it.
Taylor throws a monster overhand right that drops Beaulieu! Taylor follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Taylor!