PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Li-Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Pops (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jason Pops was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Li-Taylor
vs
Pops

192 cm
22
265 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

175 cm
22
285 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)

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 9 - 3 - 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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Pops!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A thudding body kick lands there by Li-Taylor!
Li-Taylor slaps away a takedown attempt from Pops, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Li-Taylor seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pops shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Li-Taylor sprawls well. Li-Taylor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pops gets slowly back to his feet.
Pops uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Li-Taylor.

Li-Taylor has managed to clinch.
Li-Taylor scores with a shoulder strike.
Pops drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Li-Taylor gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Our sources have told us that Li-Taylor has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Roy Li-Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Pops.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Li-Taylor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li-Taylor prevents a body shot from Pops.
Li-Taylor lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pops blocking some punches.
Li-Taylor misses with a body punch.
Pops blocks an elbow strike from Li-Taylor.
Li-Taylor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pops is defending well for now.
Pops dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Li-Taylor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Come on Pops - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Li-Taylor lands an elbow that stopped Pops in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Jason Pops has been cut.
Li-Taylor misses with an elbow strike.
A short body shot lands from Pops as the two fighters clinch.
Pops looking to slow down the pace here.
Li-Taylor lands an elbow inside that Pops shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li-Taylor throws a punch but it's blocked by Pops.
Pops lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Li-Taylor.
Pops tries to pull guard but Li-Taylor holds him up against the cage and eventually Pops drops back down to his feet.
Li-Taylor lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That has opened up Jason Pops's cut even more.
A head punch on the inside from Pops fails to land.
Li-Taylor scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Li-Taylor.

The cut above Jason Pops's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li-Taylor misses with an elbow over the top.
Li-Taylor is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pops looks winded!
Li-Taylor lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Jason Pops's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Li-Taylor comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jason Pops's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Roy Li-Taylor!
Roy Li-Taylor managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, VICIOUS FIGHT GEAR, into his post fight interview.