PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christiano Smokeleaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taisto Tappura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smokeleaf's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Clawfinger Biggest & the Best. This should be a great matchup!

Smokeleaf
vs
Tappura

200 cm
23
242 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

201 cm
23
255 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christiano Smokeleaf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taisto Tappura!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tappura misses with a body kick.
Tappura thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Smokeleaf if he has to take too many more of those.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tappura. That's going to slow Smokeleaf down.
Tappura throws out a leg kick but Smokeleaf moves out of range and Tappura only half commits.
Tappura throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Smokeleaf misses with a straight left.
Tappura turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tappura wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smokeleaf on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tappura thumps Smokeleaf with a low kick.
Smokeleaf misses the jab.
Smokeleaf shoots for a takedown but Tappura saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tappura scores with a leg kick.
Christiano Smokeleaf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smokeleaf scores with a hook to the body. Tappura takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tappura avoids the body shot from Smokeleaf.
Tappura stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tappura tries to work over Smokeleaf's front leg with a kick but Smokeleaf checks it.
Smokeleaf misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tappura displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smokeleaf throws out the jab.
Smokeleaf will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tappura moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tappura jabs Smokeleaf to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smokeleaf.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christiano Smokeleaf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smokeleaf is breathing heavily.
Nice shot by Tappura.
Smokeleaf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tappura was well out of range. Poor timing from Smokeleaf.
Tappura throws a series of punches but Smokeleaf avoids them all with ease.
Tappura displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf misses with a body shot.
Smokeleaf throws a jab but it's blocked by Tappura.
Smokeleaf on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smokeleaf on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Smokeleaf will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smokeleaf is looking to wear down Tappura with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Tappura finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Smokeleaf. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Decent striking displayed by Tappura there.
Smokeleaf takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Smokeleaf takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tappura chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tappura connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smokeleaf. Smokeleaf circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tappura lands a body shot.
Nice body kick there by Tappura.
Taisto Tappura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tappura fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smokeleaf has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tappura turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tappura throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tappura throws a leg kick which misses Smokeleaf's front leg but catches the back leg as Smokeleaf tries to avoid it.
Tappura misses with a two punch combination.
Smokeleaf has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tappura finds it's way round the side to connect with Smokeleaf's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tappura lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Christiano Smokeleaf has been cut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tappura. That's going to slow Smokeleaf down.
Smokeleaf stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tappura.
Tappura scores with a hook.
Tappura connects with a body shot that sends Smokeleaf's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tappura.
Tappura wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smokeleaf takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body punch from Tappura.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tappura.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tappura. Smokeleaf shrugs it off though.
Tappura throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tappura lands a nice looking body shot.
Tappura misses with a body kick.
Nice body punch from Tappura.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tappura looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tappura scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tappura.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tappura.
Tappura throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smokeleaf takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smokeleaf takes a kick to the side of the head.

Smokeleaf is rocked!
A solid leg kick lands there for Tappura.
Tappura connects with a solid leg kick.
Tappura moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smokeleaf is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tappura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left lands for Tappura.
Tappura with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tappura tries to clinch but Smokeleaf is having none of it.
Tappura uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smokeleaf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taisto Tappura dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Christiano Smokeleaf's cut.
That's time! Smokeleaf's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A nice leg kick lands there from Tappura.
Smokeleaf thows a body shot but no joy.
Smokeleaf displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tappura throws out the jab.
Tappura is looking to slow Smokeleaf down with leg kicks.
Tappura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smokeleaf moves away.
Smokeleaf throws a body punch but Tappura moves out of range.
Smokeleaf scores with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tappura.
Taisto Tappura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tappura swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smokeleaf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smokeleaf steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tappura. That one must have hurt.
Smokeleaf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tappura fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smokeleaf tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tappura manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smokeleaf misses with a wild body shot.
Tappura lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oh Smokeleaf is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smokeleaf will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tappura is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Smokeleaf hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Taisto Tappura!
A relieved looking Taisto Tappura thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.