PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ty Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Taylor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Williams
vs
Taylor

168 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

159 cm
21
146 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ty Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jason Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown. Taylor tries to sprawl out of it but Williams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Taylor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Williams takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Williams on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Taylor stuns Williams with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Williams is looking to clinch.
A big left from Taylor misses.
Taylor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taylor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Taylor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Taylor there.
Taylor keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
A nice combination there by Taylor.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Taylor connects with a body shot.
Taylor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Taylor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Williams is rocked!
Taylor sizes up Williams with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taylor cracks Williams on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Williams falls backwards against the cage. Taylor follows up with more strikes that drop Williams to his knees. Taylor keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Williams! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Taylor!
In his post fight interview, Jason Taylor started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.