PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Prince Woodson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor has chosen Fly from the inside as his entrance music. Prince Woodson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Woodson
vs
Taylor

178 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

[CBK] The Smashwear Corporation

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Prince Woodson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robbie Taylor!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor checks a leg kick nicely.

Taylor looking to score a takedown here. Woodson is defending well but Taylor drives through and ends up in Woodson's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Taylor trying to control but Woodson is working from the bottom.
Woodson has Taylor pulled in close to control his posture.
Woodson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Taylor is looking to stand up but Woodson won't let him.
Woodson controls Taylor momentarily but Taylor frees himself.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Woodson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Taylor shoots in but Woodson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Taylor takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Woodson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Woodson just misses with a punch to the body.
Woodson looks to land a combination. Taylor sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Woodson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
No luck for Taylor with that takedown attempt.
Taylor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Taylor fails with a takedown attempt.
Prince Woodson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robbie Taylor.
Woodson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Taylor gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Woodson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Woodson trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Woodson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Woodson throws a strike but Taylor rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Woodson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Taylor looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Woodson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Woodson wants to sweep but no luck.
Woodson keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.

Robbie Taylor has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Woodson throws a body punch but Taylor moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Taylor darts in trying to clinch
letting Woodson counter with a right hand.
Woodson lands a jab to the head.
Taylor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Taylor shoots in but no luck this time.
Taylor avoids the body shot from Woodson.
Woodson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown but Woodson shows good takedown defense.
Taylor looks gassed!
Woodson throws a sloppy head kick and Taylor moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Woodson shoots in and bounces Taylor off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Taylor looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Prince Woodson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Woodson throws out a leg kick but Taylor moves out of range and Woodson only half commits.
Woodson throws a right hand that misses

and Taylor counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Woodson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Taylor manages to get himself to full guard.
Woodson advances position into side control!
Taylor is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Taylor is trying to control Woodson's posture but Woodson avoids it.
Taylor is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Woodson is controlling him well.

Taylor sneaks out the side door and pushes Woodson away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Woodson throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Woodson dips to his left and cracks Taylor with an uppercut!
Taylor is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Taylor shoots and misses
enabling Woodson to counter with a crisp jab.
Prince Woodson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Woodson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Woodson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Taylor is fending him off so far but Woodson persists. Nope, Taylor circles away and we're back to standing.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Woodson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Woodson thuds his right hand into Taylor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Taylor walks into a straight right hand from Woodson.
Woodson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Woodson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taylor will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Taylor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Woodson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Woodson finds it's way round the side to connect with Taylor's head.

Woodson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Taylor did well to prevent Woodson getting side control.
Taylor is refusing to be controlled, as Woodson sits in half guard.
Woodson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Taylor is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Woodson moves into full mount! Taylor won't be happy about that!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Woodson landing shots from mount.
Woodson lands a heavy elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodson avoids the attempt from Taylor to control.
Woodson landing shots from mount.
Woodson with a couple of short strikes.
Taylor takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Woodson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Woodson has control of Taylor's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Taylor regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Woodson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Woodson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Taylor is looking to escape.
Woodson landing shots from mount.
Woodson dominating with strikes here.
Taylor wants to control but Woodson is having none of it.
Woodson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor is looking to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Prince Woodson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Woodson lands a high kick!
A jab from Woodson does it's job there.

Taylor gets a takedown into half guard.
Woodson is looking to control Taylor's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Woodson avoid being mounted?
Taylor with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Prince Woodson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Woodson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Taylor's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Taylor's back!
Taylor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor breaks Woodson's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Woodson has his hands on Taylor's head, controlling the position.
Woodson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Taylor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Woodson is keeping the position for now.
Woodson is pulling down on Taylor's head. It's preventing any offense from Taylor, at least for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Prince Woodson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Woodson misses with a wild body shot.
Woodson tries for a takedown but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Taylor swings for the body but Woodson moves out of range.
Woodson scores with a sloppy right hand. Taylor should have avoided that one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Woodson.

Woodson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Taylor is trying to defend but Woodson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Woodson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Taylor defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Woodson slows the pace down in half guard.
Woodson wants to take a breather but Taylor is having none of it.
Woodson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Taylor regains full guard. Nicely done.
Woodson throwing strikes from guard but Taylor blocks nicely.
Woodson trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Taylor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Taylor working a defensive guard here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Woodson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taylor walks into a left hand.
A lazy left from Woodson finds it's target.
Robbie Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Prince Woodson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Taylor throws a right and a left that both miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Prince Woodson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Woodson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Prince Woodson!