PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Mackenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor comes to the cage accompanied by Miseria Cantare - The Beginning. Jake Taylor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Taylor
vs
Mackenzie

188 cm
26
215 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

200 cm
28
205 lbs
7 - 3 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Taylor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nathan Mackenzie!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mackenzie misses with a body shot.
Mackenzie looks to throw the jab but Taylor is out of range.
Mackenzie ducks under a wild hook from Taylor.
Mackenzie takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mackenzie throws an overhand right that lands on Taylor's shoulder, as Taylor tries to avoid the shot.
Mackenzie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

It looks like Nathan Mackenzie has been cut.
Mackenzie throws an overhand right that lands on Taylor's shoulder, as Taylor tries to avoid the shot.
Mackenzie misses with a straight right.
Mackenzie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Taylor moves out of range as Mackenzie strikes.
Mackenzie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taylor misses with an uppercut. Mackenzie saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mackenzie lands a jab.
Taylor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mackenzie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Taylor swings for the body but Mackenzie moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackenzie thows a body shot but no joy.
Taylor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taylor looks to land a combination but Mackenzie avoids it well.
Mackenzie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taylor.
Taylor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mackenzie takes one to the chin there.

Mackenzie is rocked!
Some wild striking there from Taylor.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Mackenzie moves out of range.
Mackenzie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taylor.
Taylor walks into a straight right hand from Mackenzie.
Taylor misses with a two punch combination.
Mackenzie slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mackenzie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mackenzie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taylor.
A cross from Mackenzie lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Taylor.
Mackenzie is still on wobbly legs! Can Taylor finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor misses with a straight left.
A combination from Mackenzie does no damage.
Mackenzie seems to have recovered his senses.
Mackenzie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Mackenzie.
Mackenzie with a nice cross.
Mackenzie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taylor scores with a shot to the body.
Taylor closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Taylor digs a good hook to Mackenzie's body.
Mackenzie looks gassed!
Mackenzie moves out of range as Taylor strikes.
Taylor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mackenzie.
Taylor lands with a good body shot.
Taylor catches Mackenzie with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Mackenzie forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jake Taylor!
Jake Taylor retains his light heavyweight title!