PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russell Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacobs comes into the arena with WhiteRabbit-Percussion Gun blaring out of the sound system. Taylor has chosen New York - Empire state of mind as his entrance music. 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.

Jacobs
vs
Taylor

190 cm
25
259 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

198 cm
26
266 lbs
14 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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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 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Russell Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Jackson Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs throws a hook but Taylor blocks it.
Nice body punch from Jacobs.
Jacobs fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Taylor slips under a jab.
Jacobs throws out a powerful jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jacobs. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor avoids the body shot from Jacobs.
Taylor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jacobs.
A leg kick checked by Jacobs.
A swing and a miss from Jacobs.
Jacobs lands the left hand.
Jacobs misses with a double jab.
Jacobs ducks under a wild hook from Taylor.
A punch lands to the side of Jacobs 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacobs throws a right hand that misses
and Taylor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Russell Jacobs has been cut.
Jacobs changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor lands a nice looking body shot.
Taylor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jacobs stalks Taylor and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Taylor's face. Taylor staggers backwards, shaken.
Jacobs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taylor manages to avoid it.
Taylor misses with the combination.

Taylor moves into the clinch successfully.
Taylor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jacobs lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taylor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taylor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacobs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taylor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Taylor is pushing Jacobs up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Taylor blocks an uppercut.

Taylor has clasped his hands together around Jacobs's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jacobs gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jacobs is breathing heavily.
Taylor is pressing down on Jacobs's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jacobs is holding on for now.
Taylor scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Jacobs is defending against the submission attempts here by Taylor.
Jacobs won't allow Taylor to pass to mount.
Jacobs wants to improve his position but Taylor is controlling well.
Jacobs moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Taylor's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tayloris looking to pass into half guard but Jacobs pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Jacobs is in guard.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Jacobs from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Taylor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jacobs defends well.

Taylor looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Jacobs is defending well. Taylor quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Jacobs has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Taylor celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jackson Taylor!
A very excited looking Jackson Taylor made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.