PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocko Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brigg Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocko Balboa has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Balboa
vs
Taylor

198 cm
26
215 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

192 cm
20
218 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocko Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brigg Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Balboa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Balboa looks to throw the jab but Taylor is out of range.
Balboa tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor misses with a few strikes there.
Balboa looks to land a combination but Taylor avoids it well.
Rocko Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor throws a one two combo.

It looks like Rocko Balboa has been cut.
Balboa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Balboa misses with a double jab.
Balboa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Balboa tries to close the distance and clinch but Taylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Taylor does no damage.
Taylor takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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 lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Balboa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Taylor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Balboa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taylor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Balboa doesn't seem bothered though.
Balboa tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.
Balboa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor throws a right hand that Balboa ducks under and follows up with a left that Balboa also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Balboa momentarily.
Balboa throws a series of punches but Taylor avoids them all with ease.
Taylor blocks a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Taylor as he connects with a hook.
Balboa throws a series of punches but Taylor avoids them all with ease.
Balboa looks to land a combination but Taylor avoids it well.
Taylor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Taylor throws a right hand that Balboa ducks under and follows up with a left that Balboa also avoids with ease.
Balboa wants to clinch up but Taylor keeps it at a distance.
Taylor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Balboa on the side of the head.

Balboa is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor throws a right hand that Balboa ducks under and follows up with a left that Balboa also avoids with ease.
Oh Balboa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Some wild striking there from Taylor.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Balboa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Taylor counters with a huge left! Balboa is in big trouble! He's backing up but Taylor isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Balboa from any more damage. A dominating finish by Taylor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brigg Taylor!