PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Lunius Lalelius (ranked 4371 p4p, 4360 weight class) and Swift Taylor (ranked 576 p4p, 570 weight class). Taylor has chosen Bad Blood as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lalelius
vs
Taylor

192 cm
18
215
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
214
0 - 0 - 0

Good kicks
Inexperienced

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lunius Lalelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Swift Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor throws a hook but Lalelius blocks it.
Taylor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lalelius seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Taylor bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lalelius's head backwards.
Lalelius moves out of range as Taylor strikes.
Lalelius on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses.
Taylor throws a sloppy head kick and Lalelius moves out of range easily.
Lalelius avoids the head kick by Taylor.
Lalelius tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Taylor manages to circle out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lalelius moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taylor misses with a head kick.
Swift Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor throws a leg kick but Lalelius checks it.
Taylor connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lalelius is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Taylor.
Lalelius blocks a head kick by Taylor.
Lalelius is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Taylor.
Taylor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lalelius seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lalelius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taylor.
Lalelius seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Taylor looks to land a left hand but Lalelius moved out of range nicely.
Swift Taylor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Taylor misses with a head kick.
Taylor misses the jab.
As Taylor tries to get set, Lalelius tries to push him back and clinch up but Taylor manages to avoid the attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Lalelius 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Taylor misses with a jab to the body

and Lalelius counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lalelius - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taylor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Taylor works over Lalelius's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice shot by Taylor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor misses with a series of wild punches.
As Taylor tries to get set, Lalelius tries to push him back and clinch up but Taylor manages to avoid the attempt.
Lunius Lalelius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taylor throws a sloppy head kick and Lalelius moves out of range easily.
Lalelius is looking to counter the offense by Taylor and move into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Swift Taylor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Taylor has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Swift Taylor!
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Swift Taylor!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Swift Taylor!

Swift Taylor wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Swift Taylor made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.