PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zolt Hengan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meldrick Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zolt Hengan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hengan
vs
Taylor

190 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

178 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Blood Bank ($10)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zolt Hengan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Meldrick Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor lands a right hook to the body.
Hengan takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Taylor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hengan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Taylor getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hengan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hengan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Taylor finds it's way round the side to connect with Hengan's head.
Hengan thuds his right hand into Taylor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Taylor scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Zolt Hengan has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hengan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hengan walks into a jab.
Hengan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hengan throws a head kick that misses.
Taylor throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Hengan is rocked!
A combination from Taylor does no damage.
Oh Hengan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hengan swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range.
Hengan seems to have got his legs back now.
Hengan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Taylor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hengan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hengan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Taylor slips a jab and a cross from Hengan.
Hengan misses with a double jab.
Taylor dodges the punch combination from Hengan.
Hengan is breathing heavily.
Hengan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Hengan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor blocks a jab.
Hengan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hengan.
Meldrick Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danga de danga de dang - Taylor scores with a four punch combination!
Hengan throws a series of punches but Taylor avoids them all with ease.
Taylor cracks Hengan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Taylor lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Hengan falls backwards - clearly groggy! Taylor dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Meldrick Taylor!