PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Li-Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Sun Tzu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sun Tzu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Death Rides a Horse kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Li-Taylor
vs
Sun Tzu

192 cm
21
265 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

190 cm
20
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

VICIOUS

Union Fight Gear
Hellbent

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roy Li-Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Sun Tzu!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sun Tzu throws a leg kick but Li-Taylor moved away.
Li-Taylor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sun Tzu.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sun Tzu.
Li-Taylor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sun Tzu throws a right hand that Li-Taylor ducks under and follows up with a left that Li-Taylor also avoids with ease.
Sun Tzu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sun Tzu lands a leg kick that knocks Li-Taylor off balance momentarily.
Li-Taylor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sun Tzu.
Sun Tzu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick by Sun Tzu misses

and Li-Taylor counters by clinching up.
Li-Taylor slowing the pace effectively.
A short right from Li-Taylor on the inside.

It looks like Bruce Sun Tzu has been cut.
Li-Taylor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Li-Taylor throws an elbow but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li-Taylor will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sun Tzu up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sun Tzu dodges an elbow strike from Li-Taylor.
Li-Taylor misses with an elbow strike.
Li-Taylor misses with some punches.
Li-Taylor is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Li-Taylor has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Li-Taylor controlling the action here for a moment.
Li-Taylor tries a knee to the head but Sun Tzu blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Li-Taylor.
Sun Tzu blocks a body shot from Li-Taylor.
Sun Tzu is trying to break free.
Li-Taylor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sun Tzu backwards.
Li-Taylor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sun Tzu blocks a body shot from Li-Taylor.
A short left from Li-Taylor.
Li-Taylor lands with a light punch inside.

That has opened up Bruce Sun Tzu's cut even more.

Li-Taylor drops Sun Tzu onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Sun Tzu is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Sun Tzu is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are playing wrist control here with Sun Tzu pressed against the cage. Li-Taylor frees himself up and cracks Li-Taylor with an uppercut straight from the bowels of hell! Sun Tzu crumples to the floor, out cold! Li-Taylor jumps on to the cage and takes in the roar of the crowd! That was nasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roy Li-Taylor!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Roy Li-Taylor waved his t-shirt featuring VICIOUS's logo in front of the cameras.