PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bracks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Miseria Cantare - The Beginning. 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.

Bracks
vs
Taylor

187 cm
27
205 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

188 cm
34
215 lbs
22 - 13 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Bracks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bracks misses with a few strikes there.
Taylor clobbers Bracks with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Taylor throws a right hand that misses
and Bracks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bracks slips a jab and a cross from Taylor.
Taylor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big left from Taylor misses.
A jab from Taylor finds it's way through Bracks's defenses.
Bracks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taylor lands a glancing blow to the side of Bracks's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Taylor, as that shot connected.
Taylor looks to land a combination but Bracks avoids it well.
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bracks walks into a left hand.
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bracks manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Taylor misses.
Taylor blocks a head kick by Bracks.
Bracks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bracks walks into a straight right hand from Taylor.
Bracks takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bracks takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Bracks is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bracks walks straight into a right hand from Taylor - that's dropped him! Taylor jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Bracks from any more punishment! Bracks complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jake Taylor!