PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anund Jakob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Morning Light - Concorde Dawn. The crowd seem to be enjoying Jakob's choice of entrance music: Blå Brigader. Jackson Taylor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Taylor
vs
Jakob

198 cm
19
252 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

191 cm
19
289 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Win Nutritional - proof of quality

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 Los Angeles, Jackson Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anund Jakob!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor throws a chopping leg kick but Jakob manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Taylor looks to land a body kick but Jakob moved away.
Jakob missing with a left hand there. Taylor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jakob feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Taylor's calf.
Taylor tried to score with a low kick but Jakob checks it.
Jakob takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

It looks like Anund Jakob has been cut.
Jakob tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Horrible takedown by Taylor or perhaps it was just good defense by Jakob which made him look bad.
Taylor shoots for a double leg takedown but Jakob sprawls well. He's pushed Taylor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jakob as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor swinging wilding here.
Jakob slips a jab and a cross from Taylor.
Jakob staying out of range there.
Taylor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jakob is fending him off so far but Taylor persists. Nope, Jakob circles away and we're back to standing.
A jab from Jakob misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakob avoids the body shot from Taylor.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
Jakob scores with a hook.
Jackson Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jakob doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
Horrible takedown by Taylor or perhaps it was just good defense by Jakob which made him look bad.
Taylor throws a hook but Jakob avoids it easily.
Taylor misses with a few strikes there.
Taylor throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jakob scores with a body shot.

Jakob decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Taylor has one foot on Jakob's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jakob throws a lazy right hand but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Jakob has closed the distance and engaged Taylor in a clinch.
Taylor tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jakob is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Taylor gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Taylor tries to break free but Jakob pushes him back against the cage.
Jakob lands a left hand that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Taylor is trying to break the clinch but Jakob is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch on the inside from Jakob fails to land.
Jakob blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Taylor.
Jakob working aggressively here.
Taylor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Taylor blocks a body shot from Jakob.
Stalling in the clinch from Taylor.
Taylor lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jakob tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taylor's elbow.
Jakob is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Taylor looking to slow down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakob throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taylor.
Jakob goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Taylor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jakob tries to work over Taylor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taylor blocks an uppercut.
The referee calls for Jakob to work.
A short right from Taylor.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Taylor looking to slow down the pace here.
Jakob misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taylor looking to stall.
Taylor misses with some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jakob takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Taylor is trying to maintain a safe position but Jakob gets an underhook and turns Taylor into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Taylor has Jakob pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jackson Taylor.
Taylor slips under a jab from Jakob.
Jakob misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jakob!
Jakob avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Taylor throws a big shot that misses.
Jakob misses with the combination.
Taylor misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jakob counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jakob checks a leg kick.
No luck for Jakob with that takedown attempt.
Taylor misses with a takedown attempt
and Jakob counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
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.

That was a close round but I would say that Jackson Taylor will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anund Jakob's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jakob shoots in but Taylor avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jakob swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jakob moves out of range of the body kick from Taylor.
Taylor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Taylor throws a hook but Jakob blocks it.
Taylor digs a good hook to Jakob's body.

Taylor closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor is looking to take a break and control but Jakob is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jakob taking a bit of punishment here - Taylor scoring with strikes.
Taylor lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jakob down.
Jakob is trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakob managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Taylor.
Jakob wants to control but Taylor postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Taylor landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jakob can do anything to dispel that myth.
Taylor working the head with strikes.
Jakob is not content to let Taylor control the position.
Taylor has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jakob tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Taylor wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jakob is breathing heavily.
You can see the frustration on Jakob's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Taylor tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jakob tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Taylor landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor scoring with punches from side control.

That has opened up Anund Jakob's cut even more.
Taylor wants to control but Jakob is keeping him busy.
Taylor lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jakob down.

The cut above Anund Jakob's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Taylor sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jakob is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Taylor working the head with strikes.

Anund Jakob's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Anund Jakob's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jackson Taylor!