PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Denker (ranked 24643 p4p, 699 weight class) and Michael Taguet (ranked 7180 p4p, 583 weight class). 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!

Denker
vs
Taguet

185 cm
19
170 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

180 cm
19
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonathan Denker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Taguet!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Taguet closes the distance and pushes Denker back into the cage.
Taguet working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Taguet.
Taguet looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Taguet softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Taguet avoiding damage.
Taguet lands with a light punch inside.
Taguet scores with a hook to the body.
Taguet has Denker pushed against the cage.
Taguet pushes Denker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Denker is rocked!
Taguet has a couple of punches blocked by Denker.
Oh Denker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Denker managing to block the knees to the body from Taguet.
Denker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taguet.
Denker goes for a takedown attempt but Taguet pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Taguet throws a pinpoint strike between Denker's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Denker crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Taguet scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Taguet!