PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chan Tapanakara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buford Tannen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tannen's choice of entrance music: 1885 Theme. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Tapanakara
vs
Tannen

180 cm
25
223 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

190 cm
22
215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Great low kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Drops Nutri
Drops Nutri

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chan Tapanakara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buford Tannen!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tapanakara ducks under a wild hook from Tannen.
Tannen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tapanakara moves away.
Tannen stuns Tapanakara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tapanakara moves away from the strike by Tannen.
Tannen misses the shot to the body.
Tapanakara slips under a jab.
Tannen cracks Tapanakara with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice defenses there by Tapanakara.
Tapanakara shoots in but no luck this time.
Tannen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tannen swings for the body but Tapanakara moves out of range.
Tannen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tannen throws out a loose jab but Tapanakara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tapanakara closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tannen circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tapanakara.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chan Tapanakara. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tapanakara shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tapanakara showed some decent athleticism there.

Tapanakara is working for a submission of some sort.
Tannen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tannen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tannen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tannen is not content to let Tapanakara control the position.
Tapanakara throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tannen has hold of Tapanakara's hands but Tapanakara slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tapanakara seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tapanakara is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Tapanakara throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tannen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tapanakara is looking to work some ground and pound but Tannen has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tannen pulls Tapanakara in close to his closed guard and prevents Tapanakara from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tannen keeping moving, preventing Tapanakara from controlling successfully.
Tannen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tapanakara is one step ahead there.
Tannen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tannen looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Tapanakara puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tapanakara trying to control from Tannen's half guard. Tannen has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Tapanakara stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tannen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tapanakara trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tannen looking for a sweep. Not yet Tannen, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tapanakara postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tapanakara throwing strikes but missing.
Tannen controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Buford Tannen will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tannen throws a right and a left that Tapanakara avoids nicely.
Tannen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tannen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tannen tests Tapanakara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tannen scores with a nice strike.
Tannen scores with a punch to the head.
Tannen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tapanakara moves away.
Tannen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tannen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tapanakara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tannen throws out the jab.
Tannen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tapanakara looks to land a right hand but Tannen moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tannen misses with a hook.
Tannen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tannen throws a right hand that Tapanakara ducks under and follows up with a left that Tapanakara also avoids with ease.
Buford Tannen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tannen digs a good hook to Tapanakara's body.

Tapanakara throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tannen was covering up waiting for the punch and Tapanakara finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tapanakara throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tannen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tannen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tannen keeping moving, preventing Tapanakara from controlling successfully.
Tapanakara is really struggling to control Tannen but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Tannen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Tapanakara drops back, looking for a kneebar! Tannen looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Tannen looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Tannen!
Tannen moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tapanakara struggling a bit here.
Tannen trying to control the action but Tapanakara is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Tapanakara's face as Tannen controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tannen wants to control but Tapanakara is keeping him busy.
Tapanakara is looking to reverse the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tannen throws a hook but Tapanakara avoids it easily.
Tapanakara shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tannen as he jumps to the side.
Tannen stalks Tapanakara and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tapanakara's face. Tapanakara staggers backwards, shaken.
Tapanakara ducks under a wild hook from Tannen.
Tapanakara takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fighters circling - Tannen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tannen misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buford Tannen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Tapanakara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tannen.
Tannen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tapanakara slips under a jab from Tannen.
Tapanakara tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tannen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tapanakara somewhat.
Tannen throws a right hand that Tapanakara ducks under and follows up with a left that Tapanakara also avoids with ease.
Tannen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tapanakara manages to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Tannen. No joy for Tapanakara on that attempt.
Buford Tannen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tannen just misses with a punch to the body.
Tapanakara ducks under a wild hook from Tannen.
A right-left combo lands from Tannen.
Tannen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tapanakara moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tannen misses the jab.
Tannen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tannen misses with a double jab.
Tapanakara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tannen lands with an overhand left.
Tapanakara takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tannen swings for the body but Tapanakara moves out of range.
Tannen throws the left hand but Tapanakara avoids the punch easily.
Tannen misses with a wild body shot.
Tannen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tapanakara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tannen misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tannen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tapanakara manages to avoid it.
Tannen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tannen throws a shot from downtown. Tapanakara moves away and avoids it.
Tannen throws a right hand that Tapanakara ducks under and follows up with a left that Tapanakara also avoids with ease.
Tapanakara shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tannen as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chan Tapanakara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tannen just misses with a punch to the body.
Tapanakara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tannen.
Tannen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tapanakara.
Tapanakara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Buford Tannen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tannen throws a right hand that Tapanakara ducks under and follows up with a left that Tapanakara also avoids with ease.
Tannen throws a jab when Tapanakara was well out of range.
Tannen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tapanakara moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tapanakara on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tannen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tapanakara manages to avoid it.
Tapanakara shoots in but no luck this time.
Tannen looks to land a combination but Tapanakara avoids it well.
Tannen throws a hook but Tapanakara avoids it easily.
Tapanakara avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chan Tapanakara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tannen looks to land a left hand but Tapanakara moved out of range nicely.
Tannen throws a nice looking combination but Tapanakara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tannen misses with a looping right.
Tapanakara fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tapanakara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tannen misses with a straight left.
Tapanakara staying out of range there.
Tapanakara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tannen scores with a punch to the head.
Tannen misses with a looping left.
A jab from Tannen finds it's way through Tapanakara's defenses.
Buford Tannen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tapanakara takes one on the button.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tapanakara takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Some wild striking there from Tannen.
Tapanakara takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buford Tannen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tannen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buford Tannen!