PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ike Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Crickerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Taylor
vs
Crickerson

200 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Inexperienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ike Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leo Crickerson!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor lands a nice looking body kick.
Crickerson fails with the takedown.
Taylor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Leo Crickerson has been cut.
Taylor lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Taylor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Crickerson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taylor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Crickerson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Crickerson's hands.
Taylor throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Taylor lands a big head kick that sends Crickerson tumbling to the mat! Taylor takes a step backwards and waves Crickerson back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Crickerson is rocked!

That has opened up Leo Crickerson's cut even more.
Taylor lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Crickerson is looking to close the distance but Taylor sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Crickerson crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Crickerson is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Ike Taylor!