PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Rogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor comes into the arena with Miseria Cantare - The Beginning blaring out of the sound system. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Taylor
vs
Rogan

188 cm
28
215 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

185 cm
22
212 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent 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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Rogan!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogan throws a sloppy head kick and Taylor moves out of range easily.
Rogan throws a series of punches but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taylor throws a big shot that misses.
Rogan throws a nice looking combination but Taylor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rogan fails to land with a series of punches.
Rogan misses with a body kick.
Taylor scores with the left hand. Rogan knows he should have avoided that one.
Taylor lands a jab to Rogan's midsection.
Taylor slips under a jab from Rogan.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
Taylor scores with a jab to the jaw.
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rogan misses with a head kick.
Rogan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Taylor's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rogan drops his hands momentarily and Taylor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Taylor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Taylor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rogan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rogan pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taylor connects with a body shot that sends Rogan's belly button to the back.
Taylor closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Joe Rogan has been cut.
A head kick misses from Rogan.
Taylor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rogan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Rogan misses.
Rogan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taylor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rogan manages to avoid it.
Taylor throws an off balance right hand
and Rogan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Rogan misses.
Taylor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rogan.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Rogan is just out of range.
Taylor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rogan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taylor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor fails to land with a series of punches.
Rogan misses with an uppercut. Taylor saw that one coming.
Rogan thuds a left hand into Taylor's body.
Taylor swings for the body but Rogan moves out of range.
Rogan misses the shot to the body.
Taylor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Joe Rogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rogan needs to keep his hands up - Taylor had a free shot at his head there.
Taylor lands a really nice looking cross but Rogan seems unphased.
Rogan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Taylor has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rogan throws a sloppy head kick and Taylor moves out of range easily.
Rogan throws a right hand that Taylor ducks under and follows up with a left that Taylor also avoids with ease.
Taylor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rogan.
Rogan misses with a series of wild punches.
Rogan looks gassed!
Taylor scores with a nice strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taylor manages to avoid it.
Rogan defending well as Taylor loads up on a big left hand.
Rogan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Taylor feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Rogan sprawling to the canvas! Rogan rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Taylor finish him?!

Rogan is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Taylor drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Rogan's head, knocking him out cold! Taylor is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jake Taylor!