PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kobayashi Jin (ranked 633 p4p, 96 weight class) and Meldrick Taylor (ranked 1429 p4p, 196 weight class). Kobayashi Jin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Jin
vs
Taylor

182 cm
21
174 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
175 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kobayashi Jin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Meldrick Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jin misses with a jab to the body
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Kobayashi Jin has been cut.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Jin.
Taylor takes a swing at Jin's ribcage but misses.
Jin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taylor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jin connects with a looping right hand.
Jin avoids the head kick by Taylor.
A head kick by Taylor misses

and Jin moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taylor.
Jin tries a body shot but Taylor blocks it.
Jin misses with the head strike.
Taylor lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Jin on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor blocks a body shot from Jin.
A hook to the body from Jin.
Jin has a couple of punches blocked by Taylor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jin presses Taylor against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jin lands a right hand.
Jin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Jin.
Jin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Taylor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taylors head.
Taylor working aggressively here.
Jin throws a punch but it's blocked by Taylor.
Jin misses with some punches.
Jin working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jin.
Taylor tries to break free but Jin pushes him back against the cage.
Jin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Jin.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taylor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jin working aggressively here.
Jin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jin lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jin blocks a body shot from Taylor.
Taylor tries to break free but Jin pushes him back against the cage.

Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Taylor is fending him off so far but Jin persists. Nope, Taylor circles away and we're back to standing.
Jin throws out a loose jab but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jin was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
Jin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Taylor is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fighters circling - Jin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jin blocks a head kick by Taylor.
Jin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Taylor doesn't seem bothered though.
Taylor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Taylor throws a body shot but no joy.
Taylor drops his hands momentarily and Jin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jin tests Taylor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Taylor walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jin swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range.
Jin tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Jin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taylor throws out the jab.
Kobayashi Jin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Taylor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jin.
Jin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Taylor needs to keep his hands up - Jin had a free shot at his head there.
Nice cross by Jin.
Jin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jin misses with a body shot
and Taylor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
Jin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Taylor counters with a nice uppercut.
Jin throws a lazy uppercut
and Taylor counters with a nice body shot.
Jin cracks Taylor with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meldrick Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jin connects with a looping right hand.
Jin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jin connects with a body shot that sends Taylor's belly button to the back.
Nice cross by Taylor.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jin misses with an uppercut. Taylor saw that one coming.
Jin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kobayashi Jin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kobayashi Jin's cut.
That's time! Jin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jin lands the left hand.
Jin scores with a punch to the head.
Jin throws a lazy uppercut
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
Taylor swings for the body but Jin moves out of range.

Jin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Taylor!

Jin has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Taylor is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Jin yanks on the arm and Taylor is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Jin.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kobayashi Jin!
A relieved looking Kobayashi Jin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.