PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Austin Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jax Delgado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Austin Taylor has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Taylor
vs
Delgado

170 cm
26
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

181 cm
26
181 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Determined

Diamond Nutrition 160q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Austin Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jax Delgado!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor throws a series of punches but Delgado avoids them all with ease.
Taylor swinging wildly here.
Taylor throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sloppy strikes from Taylor. Those never looked like landing.
Nice body punch from Delgado.
Delgado misses with a body shot.
Taylor tries to bum rush Delgado with a series of wild strikes but Delgado uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Delgado stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Taylor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Taylor.
Delgado throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Taylor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Taylor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Taylor does no damage.
Delgado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Delgado.
Austin Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Delgado comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Delgado darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Taylor throws a sloppy head kick and Delgado moves out of range easily.
Taylor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Delgado is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Taylor rather than just go for the knockout.
Delgado takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Delgado is just out of range.
Taylor misses with a combination
and Delgado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Delgado throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Taylor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Taylor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Delgado rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taylor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Delgado slips a jab and a cross from Taylor.
Taylor misses with a wild combination.
Taylor misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Delgado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taylor moves away.
Delgado with a jab.
Delgado avoids a punch combination nicely.
Delgado lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Delgado.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Taylor lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Delgado has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Delgado and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Taylor avoids the body shot from Delgado.
Delgado lands a head shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Taylor lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Delgado has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Delgado and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Taylor throws a chopping leg kick but Delgado manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Taylor's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Delgado connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Taylor scrambles back to his feet.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Delgado moves out of range.
Delgado is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Taylor misses with a low kick.
Delgado slips a jab and a cross from Taylor.
Nice straight punches there by Delgado. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Delgado.
Delgado cracks Taylor with a good jab.
Taylor misses with a wild combination.
Taylor throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Delgado counter with a right hand.
Delgado jabs Taylor right on the nose. Taylor blinks but takes it well.
Taylor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Delgado.
Taylor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Delgado misses the shot to the body.
Delgado lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Delgado has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Delgado thuds a left hand into Taylor's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Delgado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delgado scores with a jab to the jaw.
A combination from Taylor does no damage.
Taylor takes a jab right on the kisser.
No joy there for Taylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A shot to the liver by Delgado. Beautiful body shot.
Delgado lands with a nice body punch.
Delgado punishes Taylor's body with a nice straight punch.
Sloppy strikes from Taylor. Those never looked like landing.
Taylor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Delgado counters with a stiff right hand.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
A shot to the liver by Delgado. Beautiful body shot.
Taylor throws a leg kick but Delgado sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Taylor lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Delgado has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Delgado and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Delgado is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Taylor had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Taylor misses with a low kick.
Delgado looks to land a combination but Taylor avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jax Delgado dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Taylor closes the distance and clinches up with Delgado, looking for a takedown. Taylor pushes Delgado against the cage but Delgado circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Taylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Austin Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taylor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Delgado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taylor tries to move into range but Delgado moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Delgado fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Delgado checks the leg kick.
Taylor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Delgado.
Delgado throws a right hand that Taylor ducks under and follows up with a left that Taylor also avoids with ease.
Taylor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Delgado wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Delgado misses with a body shot.
Delgado takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Taylor fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delgado misses with a body shot.
A head kick from Taylor lands but Delgado takes it in his stride.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Delgado moves away.
Taylor misses with a few strikes there.
Delgado scores with a shot to the body.
Delgado slips a jab and a cross from Taylor.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taylor throws a combination that misses
and Taylor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Taylor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Delgado looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Taylor lands with a nice combination. Delgado backs away looking to recover.
Taylor tries a low kick but Delgado avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Delgado.
Delgado scores with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delgado closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Taylor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Delgado.
The fighters circle momentarily. Delgado darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Delgado throws a right hand that Taylor ducks under and follows up with a left that Taylor also avoids with ease.
Taylor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Taylor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Delgado counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Taylor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Delgado counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Taylor fails to land with a series of punches.
Delgado misses with a body shot.
Jax Delgado seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Taylor fails to land with a series of punches.
Delgado lands a nice shot to the body.
Taylor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a two punch combination.
Taylor needs to keep his hands up - Delgado had a free shot at his head there.
Taylor throws a right and a left that Delgado avoids nicely.
Delgado misses with a wild combination.
Delgado avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taylor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taylor fails to land with a series of punches.
A cross from Delgado lands.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Delgado.
Delgado throws a one two combo.
Delgado lands a jab to the head.
Delgado tries to bum rush Taylor with a series of wild strikes but Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Taylor swinging wildly here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delgado jabs Taylor right on the nose. Taylor blinks but takes it well.
Taylor takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Taylor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taylor throws a combination that misses
and Delgado counters with a two punch combo.
Jax Delgado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab by Delgado.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Taylor might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Delgado lands a jab to Taylor's midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A combination from Taylor does no damage.
Taylor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Delgado connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jax Delgado showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Delgado misses with a double jab.
Taylor lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Delgado backs up against the cage.
A slow jab from Delgado misses its intended target.
Taylor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Taylor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Delgado throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taylor.
Delgado lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Taylor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Delgado throws a series of punches but Taylor avoids them all with ease.
Taylor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Delgado swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Taylor.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taylor swinging wildly here.
Delgado dodges the punch combination from Taylor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delgado just misses with a punch to the body.
Delgado scores with a body shot.
Delgado moves out of range as Taylor throws a body kick.
Delgado scores with a crisp jab that stopped Taylor in his tracks.
Some wild striking there from Taylor.
A left lands for Delgado.
Delgado feints a jab promting Taylor to slip. Delgado then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Taylor slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Taylor looks to land a combination. Delgado sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Taylor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Delgado moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delgado stalks Taylor and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Taylor's face. Taylor staggers backwards, shaken.
Taylor defending well as Delgado loads up on a big left hand.
Delgado misses with the combination.
Delgado scores with a hook to the body. Taylor takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Danga de danga de dang - Delgado scores with a four punch combination!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Delgado lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Delgado throws a body punch but Taylor moves out of range.
Delgado keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Taylor.
Taylor misses with a leg kick.
Delgado dodges the punch combination from Taylor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Taylor.
Delgado fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Taylor tried to score with a low kick but Delgado checks it.
Delgado throws a nice looking combination but Taylor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taylor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taylor misses with a double jab
and Delgado counters with a nice body shot.
Taylor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Delgado counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big right from Taylor misses.
Taylor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taylor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Taylor throws a low kick but Delgado avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor misses with the combination.
Delgado thows a body shot but no joy.
Taylor swinging wildly here.
Delgado lands a nice hook to Taylor's body. Taylor takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice shot lands for Delgado.
Left hook, right uppercut from Delgado.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Delgado counters with a straight right hand.
Taylor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Austin Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delgado lands a glancing blow to the side of Taylor's head.
A punch combination from Taylor misses.
Taylor throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jax Delgado comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Delgado has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jax Delgado!