PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Striker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor comes to the cage accompanied by Miseria Cantare - The Beginning. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Taylor
vs
Striker

188 cm
24
215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
26
211 lbs
0 - 2 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Striker!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Striker lands with a nice body punch.
Striker fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Striker misses.
Taylor cracks Striker with a good jab.
Striker avoids the body shot from Taylor.
Taylor jabs at Striker's body.
Striker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Taylor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Taylor lands a jab-cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor digs a good hook to Striker's body.
Striker looks gassed!
Striker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Striker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jab from Taylor.
Striker needs to keep his hands up - Taylor had a free shot at his head there.
Striker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Taylor misses with a double jab.
Taylor scores with a hook.
Sam Striker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Striker takes one on the button.
Striker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Taylor lands with a hook. Striker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Striker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Taylor comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Striker stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Taylor is on him like rabid pit bull! Striker slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Taylor!