PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Winkel (ranked 5860 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Taylor (ranked 4953 p4p, 0 weight class). Winkel kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Migos - Fight Night . The crowd seem to be enjoying Taylor's choice of entrance music: Slipknot - Before I Forget. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Winkel
vs
Taylor

184 cm
22
135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

150 cm
25
132 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great low kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Trevor Winkel !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Corey Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winkel closes the distance but Taylor moves to the side

and Taylor counters with a single leg into guard. Winkel didn't expect that.
Taylor throws a big elbow that misses.
Taylor works over Winkel with some ground and pound from guard.
Taylor lands a couple of digs.
Taylor stops Winkel from standing up.
Winkel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Taylor on the ground.
Taylor with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Taylor content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Taylor makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Taylor scoring with some ground and pound.
Winkel wants to get back to his feet but Taylor is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Winkel 's head.
Taylor should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Taylor lands a couple of digs.
Taylor scoring with some ground and pound.
Taylor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Taylor scoring with some ground and pound.
Taylor lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor stands up over Winkel , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winkel is looking to stand up but Taylor isn't so interested in that idea.
Taylor with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Taylor is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Taylor keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Winkel 's head.
Winkel is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Taylor is controlling him.
Winkel seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Winkel will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Winkel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taylor changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Trevor Winkel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Winkel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Taylor counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Taylor.
Winkel is breathing heavily.
Taylor lands a couple of digs.
Taylor working some strikes from top position.
Taylor working some strikes from top position.
Taylor postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Taylor connects with a couple of short punches.
Taylor is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winkel has momentary wrist control but Taylor slips an elbow through the middle.
Taylor postures up and lands a big shot to Winkel 's brow.
Taylor with a nice head shot there.
Taylor content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Taylor connects with a couple of short punches.
Winkel wants to get back to his feet but Taylor is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Taylor stands up over Winkel , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Taylor postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Winkel 's head.
Taylor chips away with some ground and pound.
Taylor with a nice head shot there.
Taylor postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Taylor postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Taylor stands up over Winkel , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Taylor keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Winkel 's head.
Taylor landing with the ground and pound.
Taylor lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor with a nice head shot there.
Taylor is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Taylor chips away with some ground and pound.
Taylor with a nice head shot there.
Taylor is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Taylor makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Taylor is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Taylor scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Taylor content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Taylor landing some decent shots from guard.
Taylor postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Taylor chips away with some ground and pound.
Taylor is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Taylor working some strikes from top position.
Taylor is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Winkel 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 connects with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor with a nice head shot there.
Winkel has momentary wrist control but Taylor slips an elbow through the middle.
Taylor postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Taylor distracts Winkel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Taylor chips away with some ground and pound.
Winkel has momentary wrist control but Taylor slips an elbow through the middle.
Taylor is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Taylor scoring with punches to the head and body.
Taylor works over Winkel with some ground and pound from guard.
Taylor cracks Winkel with a solid left hand.
Taylor lands a couple of elbows.
Taylor landing some decent shots from guard.
Taylor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taylor landing some decent shots from guard.
Taylor is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corey Taylor dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Taylor moves away from the strike by Winkel .
Taylor is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Winkel thows a leg kick but Taylor checks it

and Taylor counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Taylor scoring with some ground and pound.
Taylor chips away with some ground and pound.
Taylor stands up over Winkel , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Winkel has momentary wrist control but Taylor slips an elbow through the middle.
Taylor keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Winkel 's head.
Taylor scoring with punches to the head and body.
Taylor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Winkel has momentary wrist control but Taylor slips an elbow through the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor with a nice head shot there.
Taylor prevents Winkel from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taylor working some strikes from top position.
Corey Taylor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Winkel wants to stand up but Taylor is controlling him.
Taylor content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Taylor postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Taylor postures up and lands a big shot to Winkel 's brow.
Taylor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Taylor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Taylor scoring with punches to the head and body.
Winkel wants to stand and escape but Taylor is having none of it.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Winkel wants to clinch but Taylor slips to the side

and Taylor counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Taylor stands up over Winkel , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Taylor works over Winkel with some ground and pound from guard.
Taylor scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Taylor with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Taylor cracks Winkel with a solid left hand.
Taylor is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Taylor connects with a couple of short punches.
Taylor is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Taylor is in close to Winkel 's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Taylor content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Taylor with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Taylor postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Taylor's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Taylor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Winkel 's head.
Taylor lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Taylor is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Taylor working some strikes from top position.
Taylor with a nice head shot there.
Taylor landing some decent shots from guard.
Taylor content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Taylor with a nice head shot there.
Taylor with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Taylor content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Taylor scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Taylor scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Taylor lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Taylor distracts Winkel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Taylor with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Taylor postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Taylor postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Taylor is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Taylor works over Winkel with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Taylor's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Taylor with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Taylor with a nice head shot there.
Taylor works over Winkel with some ground and pound from guard.
Taylor connects with a couple of short punches.
Taylor keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Winkel 's head.
Taylor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Taylor scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Taylor postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Taylor scoring with punches to the head and body.
Taylor distracts Winkel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Taylor is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Taylor landing some decent shots from guard.
Taylor connects with a couple of short punches.
Taylor keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Winkel 's head.
Taylor is in close to Winkel 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Taylor content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Taylor is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Taylor makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Taylor is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taylor postures up and lands a big shot to Winkel 's brow.
Taylor lands a couple of digs.
Taylor content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Taylor scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corey Taylor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Winkel throws a combination that misses

and Taylor counters with a shoot takedown. Winkel fights it but they end up in guard.
Taylor content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Taylor with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Taylor cracks Winkel with a solid left hand.
Taylor with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Taylor postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Taylor postures up and lands a big shot to Winkel 's brow.
Taylor scoring with punches to the head and body.
Taylor postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Taylor works over Winkel with some ground and pound from guard.
Taylor content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Taylor is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Taylor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Winkel 's head.
Taylor lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taylor landing some decent shots from guard.
Taylor passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor grinds an elbow into Winkel 's temple.
Taylor landing strikes.
Taylor creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Taylor cracks Winkel with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Taylor lands some shots froms side control.
Taylor grinds an elbow into Winkel 's temple.
Taylor in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Taylor working the ground and pound from side control.
Taylor in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Taylor working the ground and pound.
Taylor lands a decent elbow from side control.
Taylor is working Winkel over with some ground and pound from side control.
Winkel takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Taylor landing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winkel takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Taylor lands a nice forearm strike.
Taylor landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Winkel taking punishment in the form of punches.
Taylor working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Taylor working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Taylor is working Winkel over with some ground and pound from side control.
Taylor landing a few strikes.
Taylor landing a few strikes.
Taylor landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Taylor scores with a couple of short elbows.
Taylor working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Winkel takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Taylor in side control lands a decent elbow.
Taylor lands an elbow.
Taylor looks up at the clock and then as Winkel takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Taylor smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Winkel some visible discomfort.
Taylor lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Taylor in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Taylor is working Winkel over with some ground and pound from side control.
Taylor connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Winkel some visible discomfort.
Taylor looks up at the clock and then as Winkel takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Taylor smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Taylor lands an elbow.
Winkel is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Winkel takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Taylor lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Winkel down.
Winkel takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Check out the look on Taylor's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Winkel takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Taylor scoring with punches from side control.
Taylor in side control lands a decent elbow.
Taylor connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Winkel some visible discomfort.
Taylor working the body and head with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winkel takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Taylor connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Winkel some visible discomfort.
Taylor working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Taylor creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Taylor cracks Winkel with a big elbow.
Taylor lands some shots froms side control.
Taylor scoring with punches from side control.
Taylor creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Taylor working the head and body with strikes.
Taylor landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Taylor cracks Winkel with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Taylor scoring with punches from side control.
Winkel taking a bit of punishment here - Taylor scoring with strikes.
Taylor scores with punches from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor grinds an elbow into Winkel 's temple.
Trevor Winkel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taylor lands some shots froms side control.
Taylor working the head with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Corey Taylor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Taylor winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 25:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corey Taylor!
After winning the bout, Corey Taylor thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Trevor Winkel was interviewed post fight and said 'It's rigged.'.