PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brigg Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brigg Taylor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kelly
vs
Taylor

185 cm
28
205 lbs
4 - 8 - 0

192 cm
20
218 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
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 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ron Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brigg Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Some wild striking there from Taylor.
Kelly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Taylor ducks right into an uppercut from Kelly.
Taylor takes a swing at Kelly's ribcage but misses.
Taylor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Taylor swings for the body but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taylor misses with a double jab.
Kelly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Taylor misses with a series of wild punches.

Taylor gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kelly to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kelly slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Kelly decides to stand back up. Kelly steps back and let's Taylor get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor tries to bum rush Kelly with a series of wild strikes but Kelly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taylor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kelly.
Kelly bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Taylor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taylor lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Taylor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kelly walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Taylor checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kelly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taylor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taylor shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kelly eats them both and turns towards Taylor to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Taylor misses with a double jab.
Taylor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kelly misses with a two punch combination.
Taylor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brigg Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly ducks right into an uppercut from Taylor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Taylor lands a right hook to the body.
Taylor throws a series of strikes that have Kelly backpedaling.
Taylor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Taylor lands with a right hand.
Nice body punch from Taylor.
Kelly connects with a leg kick. Taylor looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Taylor misses with an uppercut. Kelly saw that one coming.
Taylor misses with a series of wild punches.
Kelly slips a straight right by Taylor.
Kelly misses with a few strikes there.
Kelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kelly gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taylor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
Kelly lands with a nice body punch.
Kelly thows a body shot but no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Kelly. Those never looked like landing.
Taylor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Taylor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taylor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taylor blocks a head kick by Kelly.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelly lands a leg kick that knocks Taylor off balance momentarily.
Taylor closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor tests Kelly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kelly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taylor throws a right and a left that Kelly avoids nicely.
Taylor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kelly misses with a body shot.
Taylor scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Kelly is rocked!
It's a brutal combination of punches from Taylor! Kelly is backing up but he can't get away as Taylor lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Kelly and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Brigg Taylor!