PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Taurus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Hamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ken Hamrock has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Taurus
vs
Hamrock

172 cm
20
142 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

165 cm
19
140 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miguel Taurus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ken Hamrock!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamrock avoids the head kick by Taurus.
Hamrock misses with a wild combination.
Taurus lands a head shot.
Taurus doesn't manage to clinch there - Hamrock circles away.
Taurus throws a head kick that Hamrock semi-blocks.
Hamrock takes a swing at Taurus's ribcage but misses.
Hamrock misses with a straight right.
Taurus delivers a nice body kick.
Taurus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hamrock.
Taurus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taurus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Taurus moves in looking to clinch but Hamrock pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurus darts in trying to clinch
and Hamrock makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hamrock avoids the head kick by Taurus.
Taurus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Taurus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hamrock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Taurus. That's going to slow Hamrock down.
Taurus misses with a hook.
Taurus misses with a wild combination.
Taurus throws a right and a left that Hamrock avoids nicely.
Taurus throws a right hand that Hamrock ducks under and follows up with a left that Hamrock also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taurus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hamrock.
Taurus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hamrock lands a nice hook to Taurus's body. Taurus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Taurus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hamrock misses with a hook.
Taurus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hamrock.
No joy there for Taurus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taurus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hamrock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taurus throws the kick towards the body but Hamrock avoids it.
Taurus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taurus throws the left hand but Hamrock avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamrock changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Taurus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taurus throws a right and a left that Hamrock avoids nicely.

Taurus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Taurus trying to control the position but instead, Hamrock has worked for underhooks and has pushed Taurus into the cage.
Hamrock dodges an elbow strike from Taurus.
Hamrock blocks an elbow strike.
Hamrock content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Taurus lands an elbow that stopped Hamrock in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Ken Hamrock has been cut.
Hamrock letting Taurus take a breather here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamrock dodges an elbow strike from Taurus.
Taurus pushes off an throws an elbow but Hamrock leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Taurus lands an elbow just above Hamrock 's eye.
Hamrock wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taurus has him pressed against the cage.
Hamrock misses with some punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Taurus just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hamrock's brow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hamrock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Taurus throws an elbow that misses.
Hamrock pushes Taurus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Taurus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ken Hamrock's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Taurus lands with a kick to the temple. Hamrock shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hamrock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taurus was well out of range. Poor timing from Hamrock.
Miguel Taurus is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hamrock. Taurus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taurus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Taurus wants to clinch but Hamrock slips to the side
and Hamrock counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Taurus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hamrock misses the body punch
and Taurus counters with an inside leg kick.
Taurus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Taurus pushes Hamrock away with a front kick.
Hamrock misses with a body shot.
Taurus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Taurus fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurus throws a front kick aimed at Hamrock's knee but Hamrock avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Hamrock misses the target.
Hamrock misses the shot to the body.
Taurus tries to clinch up.
Taurus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hamrock.
Miguel Taurus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hamrock keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hamrock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taurus was well out of range. Poor timing from Hamrock.
Hamrock takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hamrock throws a body punch but Taurus moves out of range.
Hamrock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taurus is looking to land body kicks.
Taurus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamrock lands a right hook to the body.
Taurus throws a nice head kick!
Taurus misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamrock throws a body punch but Taurus moves out of range.
Taurus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hamrock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hamrock throws out a loose jab but Taurus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hamrock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taurus was well out of range. Poor timing from Hamrock.
Good leg kick by Taurus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Taurus wants to clinch
letting Hamrock counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taurus tests Hamrock's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hamrock misses the shot to the body.
Taurus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hamrock takes a swing at Taurus's ribcage but misses.
Taurus explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Taurus is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hamrock takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A shot to the liver by Hamrock. Beautiful body shot.
Taurus misses with a series of wild punches.
Taurus closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hamrock counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamrock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taurus.
Taurus ducks under a wild hook from Hamrock.
Taurus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Taurus lands a lovely overhand right.
Taurus throws a chopping leg kick but Hamrock manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hamrock misses with a body punch
enabling Taurus to counter with a crisp jab.
Taurus scores with a head kick.

Hamrock is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taurus scores with a nice body kick.
Hamrock is still on wobbly legs! Can Taurus finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taurus drops Hamrock with a naaaaasty hook - Hamrock is in real trouble here! Taurus dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguel Taurus!
Miguel Taurus seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.