PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jax Briggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rob Taylor looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Briggs
vs
Taylor

195 cm
22
280 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

186 cm
20
235 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Green Spirit Supplements

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jax Briggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor moves out of range of the strikes.
Briggs has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Taylor fails to land the takedown.
Briggs misses the shot to the body.

Briggs shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Briggs was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Briggs lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Briggs content just to control the position here.
Taylor is looking to get to half guard.
Taylor looks gassed!
Taylor wants to hold on but Briggs pushes him away.
Briggs controlling his opponent.
Briggs raining down shots from the mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Taylor is rocked!
The referee warns Taylor that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Taylor is still on wobbly legs! Can Briggs finish him?
Briggs pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

It looks like Rob Taylor has been cut.
Briggs with good strikes from the mount here!
Briggs fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Briggs working Taylor over with strikes here.
Briggs scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Taylor?
Briggs is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Taylor can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Briggs knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Taylor on the ground.
Taylor tries to hold on but Briggs postures up.
Taylor might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Briggs kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Taylor can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briggs scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Taylor?
Briggs scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Taylor?
Briggs controlling from the full mount.
Taylor tries to hold on but Briggs pushes him away.
Briggs sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Briggs landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briggs controlling from mount.
Taylor is trying desperately to improve position.
Briggs lands a heavy elbow.
Briggs landing strikes, looking to finish!
Briggs controlling from mount.
Briggs lands a heavy elbow.
Briggs landing strikes, looking to finish!
Taylor is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briggs working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That has opened up Rob Taylor's cut even more.
Briggs content just to control the position here.
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 is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Briggs working Taylor over with strikes here.
Taylor tries to hold on but Briggs postures up.
Briggs with the ground and pound from mount.
Taylor should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Briggs with the ground and pound from mount.
Briggs cracks Taylor with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Briggs landing punches.

The cut above Rob Taylor's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Briggs scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Taylor?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Briggs lands a nice shot to the head.
Briggs lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jax Briggs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rob Taylor's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Briggs looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Taylor is fending him off so far but Briggs persists. Nope, Taylor circles away and we're back to standing.
Taylor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Briggs throws a hook but Taylor avoids it easily.
Briggs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taylor can do to turn this around?
A bone on bone clash there as Taylor blocks the leg kick.
Taylor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Briggs.
A big right from Briggs misses.
Briggs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taylor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rob Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Briggs throws out the jab.
Nice takedown defense from Taylor. No joy for Briggs on that attempt.
Briggs slow jab from Taylor misses its intended target.
Briggs throws a leg kick that misses.
Briggs misses with a looping right.
Briggs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Briggs misses with a takedown attempt - Taylor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jax Briggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Briggs shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Taylor but Taylor pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Taylor slips a jab from Briggs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown by Briggs or perhaps it was just good defense by Taylor which made him look bad.
Briggs throws a shot from downtown. Taylor moves away and avoids it.
Briggs throws a shot from downtown. Taylor moves away and avoids it.
Taylor dodges the punch combination from Briggs.
Briggs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taylor defending well as Briggs loads up on a big left hand.
Briggs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taylor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Taylor as Briggs shoots in.
Briggs throws a hook but Taylor blocks it.
Briggs loads up on a big right hand but Taylor slips the punch.
A combination from Briggs does no damage.
A punch combination from Briggs misses.
Briggs throws a looping overhand right but Taylor ducks down to avoid it.
Briggs throws a left and a right that both miss
and Briggs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Taylor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Briggs.
Taylor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Briggs.
Briggs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taylor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taylor slips a straight right by Briggs.
Briggs has a takedown stuffed.
Briggs fails with a takedown attempt.
Briggs attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Taylor blocks a jab.
Briggs throws a right and a left that Taylor avoids nicely.
Briggs throws a hook but Taylor avoids it easily.
Briggs closes this distance looking for a takedown but Taylor circles away.
Briggs misses with a looping right.
Briggs loads up on a big right hand but Taylor slips the punch.
Briggs looks to land a right hand but Taylor moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briggs misses with a straight left.
Briggs misses the jab.
Taylor slips under a jab from Briggs.
Briggs loads up on a big right hand but Taylor slips the punch.
Taylor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Briggs.
Briggs thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Briggs misses.
Briggs shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Taylor as he avoids it easily.
Taylor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Briggs.
Taylor dodges the punch combination from Briggs.
A head kick misses from Briggs.
Briggs misses with a few strikes there.
Taylor moves away from the strike by Briggs.
Briggs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Briggs does no damage.
Briggs slow jab from Taylor misses its intended target.
Taylor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Briggs throws a lazy right hand but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Briggs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Briggs misses with a hook.
A choreographed right hand from Briggs misses the target.
Briggs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Briggs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Briggs swinging wilding here.
Nice defenses there by Taylor.
Taylor slips a jab from Briggs.
Briggs looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Taylor is fending him off so far but Briggs persists. Nope, Taylor circles away and we're back to standing.
Briggs throws a jab but it's blocked by Taylor.
A big left from Briggs misses.
Briggs tries to bum rush Taylor with a series of wild strikes but Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Briggs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Briggs.
Taylor blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Taylor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rob Taylor's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Taylor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Briggs as he jumps to the side.
Briggs smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Taylor checks the leg kick.
Briggs throws a chopping leg kick but Taylor manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Taylor shoots in but Briggs avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Taylor shoots in and drives through. Briggs sprawls well.
Jax Briggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Taylor.
Taylor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Briggs can pounce on him.
Taylor checks the leg kick nicely there.

Briggs drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Briggs controlling the position.
Jax Briggs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Taylor is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Briggs off and has taken his back!
Briggs rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor wants to control but Briggs is keeping him busy.
Briggs is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Taylor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Briggs defending well though.
Briggs has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Taylor is working away from the top position though.
Briggs is staying active underneath Taylor, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Briggs wants to improve his position but Taylor is controlling well.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Taylor is looking to clinch but Briggs is avoiding it.

Taylor closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Briggs on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Briggs tries to get out of the position.
Taylor is looking to stall here but Briggs recovers full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briggs throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Taylor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Briggs pulls Taylor in close to prevent any damage.
Briggs throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Taylor wants to stand but Briggs is controlling his posture from full guard.
Briggs is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Taylor wants to stand but Briggs is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Taylor shoots and misses
enabling Briggs to counter with a crisp jab.
Taylor takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Taylor doesn't manage to clinch there - Briggs circles away.
Briggs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taylor falls off balance throwing a combination

and Briggs counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Taylor's guard now.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Briggs from controlling successfully.
Briggs content to stall in guard here.
Taylor controls Briggs momentarily but Briggs frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briggs looking to pass the guard.
Taylor is looking to stand up but Briggs isn't so interested in that idea.
Briggs won't allow Taylor to sweep him here.
Taylor wants to stand but Briggs is controlling the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Briggs takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Taylor with a poor takedown
and Briggs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Taylor tries to clinch up.
Briggs throws a series of punches but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor tries to clinch there but Briggs circles away.
Briggs lands with a cross.
Briggs swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
Taylor tries to clinch
and Briggs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jax Briggs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Briggs has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:27

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