PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jerome Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Rhodes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor comes to the ring accompanied by Number #1 . Max Rhodes acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Taylor
vs
Rhodes

180 cm
26
235 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

222 cm
19
286 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Basic striking
Good chin

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Arcticus University: London

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 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jerome Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Rhodes!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhodes connects with a looping right hand.
Taylor on the wrong end of a nice jab.

It looks like Jerome Taylor has been cut.

Taylor forces Rhodes back against the ropes and clinches.

Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rhodes throws a low kick, looking for Taylor's leg but Taylor calmly moves out of range.
Taylor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Taylor moves forwards but Rhodes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Taylor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rhodes is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A slow jab from Taylor misses its intended target.
Taylor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rhodes throws a nice inside leg kick.

Taylor has Rhodes up against the ropes in a clinch.
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 tries a body shot but Rhodes blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Taylor as Rhodes tries to tie him up.
A short right from Rhodes.
A right hand to the body from Rhodes.
A hook to the body from Rhodes.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Rhodes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Rhodes blocking some punches.

Rhodes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taylor could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Taylor is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Rhodes doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Taylor crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Taylor's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Max Rhodes!
Max Rhodes decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
The defeated Jerome Taylor had this to say: 'I wasn't at my best tonight. I will be better next time.'.