PBP Commentary

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

Li-Taylor
vs
Pops

192 cm
20
265 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
285 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roy Li-Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Pops!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li-Taylor takes one to the chin there.
Pops throws a lazy uppercut

and Li-Taylor holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pops doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Li-Taylor being controlled against the cage.
Li-Taylor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Li-Taylor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Jason Pops has been cut.
Our sources have told us that Li-Taylor has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Li-Taylor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Li-Taylor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pops.
Li-Taylor with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li-Taylor putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pops in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Li-Taylor misses with a knee to the head.
Li-Taylor throws a head punch that misses.
Li-Taylor leaning against his opponent.
Li-Taylor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pops backwards.
Pops lands a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Li-Taylor throws a head punch that misses.
Nice elbow from Li-Taylor.
Li-Taylor slowing the pace effectively.
Pops has a couple of punches blocked by Li-Taylor.
Li-Taylor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pops tries to stall but Li-Taylor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Li-Taylor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pops blocks it with crossed arms.
Li-Taylor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Li-Taylor looking to throw knees to the head but Pops is blocking nicely.
Li-Taylor misses with a punch on the inside.
Pops tries to work over Li-Taylor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pops lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li-Taylor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Li-Taylor blocks a body shot from Pops.
Pops lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Li-Taylor.
Pops misses with a punch to the body.

Pops pulls guard successfully.

Pops is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Li-Taylor has his hands clasped together but Pops extends and breaks Li-Taylor's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Pops.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jason Pops!