PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Taylor (ranked 25509 p4p, 2629 weight class) and Zakaria Burch (ranked 118 p4p, 87 weight class). Zakaria Burch has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with James Taylor's chin.

Taylor
vs
Burch

200 cm
26
245
0 - 6 - 0

225 cm
26
300
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zakaria Burch!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Burch.
Taylor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Taylor looks to throw the jab but Burch is out of range.
Taylor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Taylor punishes Burch's body with a nice straight punch.
Taylor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burch throws out the jab.
Burch looks to land a left hand but Taylor moved out of range nicely.
Taylor misses with a lunging right hand
letting Burch counter with a right hand.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burch moves away.
A jab from Burch finds it's way through Taylor's defenses.
Burch takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Taylor lands with a shot to the body.
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!
Burch lands with a straight right. Taylor didn't see that one coming.
Burch misses with a body shot.
We've been informed that Burch has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Burch takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Taylor takes a swing at Burch's ribcage but misses.
Taylor scores with a sloppy right hand. Burch should have avoided that one.
Burch throws an off balance right hand
enabling Taylor to counter with a crisp jab.
Taylor cracks Burch with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Burch doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Burch looks winded!
Taylor throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Taylor there as he acknowledges the shot.
A big right from Burch misses.
Jab, jab by Taylor - just one landing.
Burch misses with a straight right.

Taylor lands a big uppercut and Burch crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Burch looks OK. Taylor waves Burch back to his feet!

Burch is rocked!
Taylor takes a swing at Burch's ribcage but misses.
Burch is still on wobbly legs! Can Taylor finish him?
Taylor pounces like a tiger and cracks Burch with a vicious hook! Burch is down but not out! Taylor follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). James Taylor!