PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Tap Or Snap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcell Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Swag Surfin. Tyler Tap Or Snap has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Tap Or Snap
vs
Washington

185 cm
25
211 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
26
205 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Crippler's Corner
Ganja's Warehouse (95% Laundering)

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyler Tap Or Snap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcell Washington!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tap Or Snap ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Washington darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Washington swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tap Or Snap thows a body shot but no joy.
Washington moves out of range as Tap Or Snap strikes.
Washington bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tap Or Snap's head.
Tap Or Snap looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tap Or Snap tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Washington swivels and escapes.
Tap Or Snap doesn't manage to clinch there - Washington circles away.
Marcell Washington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tap Or Snap.
Tap Or Snap swings for the body but Washington moves out of range.
Tap Or Snap misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Washington.
Tap Or Snap slips a straight right by Washington.
Tap Or Snap missing with a left hand there. Washington was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Washington throws a lazy right hand but Tap Or Snap sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tap Or Snap looks to land a left hand but Washington moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Washington.
Tap Or Snap throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tap Or Snap misses the jab.
Washington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tap Or Snap manages to avoid it.
Washington misses with a double jab
enabling Tap Or Snap to counter with a crisp jab.
Tap Or Snap shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Washington slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tap Or Snap looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Tap Or Snap. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tap Or Snap moves away from the strike by Washington.

Tap Or Snap gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tap Or Snap looking to stall.
Washington has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Washington is trying to break free.
Tap Or Snap stalling in the clinch but Washington improves position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tap Or Snap jumps into guard, dragging Washington to the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Washington would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Washington wants to stand and escape but instead Tap Or Snap has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Tap Or Snap thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Washington is looking to stand up but Tap Or Snap isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcell Washington dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Washington swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tap Or Snap counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Washington throws a shot from downtown. Tap Or Snap moves away and avoids it.
Tap Or Snap steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Washington.
Tap Or Snap throws an overhand right that lands on Washington's shoulder, as Washington tries to avoid the shot.
Tap Or Snap throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Washington counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tap Or Snap throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tap Or Snap looks to land a left hand but Washington moved out of range nicely.
Washington lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tap Or Snap thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tap Or Snap thows a left - swing and a miss!
Washington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tap Or Snap tries for a takedown but Washington circles away easily
and Washington counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tap Or Snap is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Washington uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tap Or Snap.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington keeps the fight on the outside.
Marcell Washington seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Washington misses.
Tap Or Snap throws a jab but it's blocked by Washington.
Tap Or Snap blocks a jab.
Washington throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tap Or Snap.
The fighters circling - Tap Or Snap throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tap Or Snap misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington throws a hook but Tap Or Snap blocks it.
A combination from Washington does no damage.
Washington throws a lazy right hand but Tap Or Snap sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Washington works over Tap Or Snap's head and body with a nice combination.
Washington misses with a few strikes there.
Washington lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Tap Or Snap misses.
Tap Or Snap throws a right and a left that both miss.
Washington tries to bum rush Tap Or Snap with a series of wild strikes but Tap Or Snap uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Washington scores with a jab to the head.
Tap Or Snap closes this distance looking for a takedown but Washington circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Tap Or Snap. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Washington's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Washington duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tap Or Snap throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcell Washington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Tap Or Snap throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tap Or Snap needs to keep his hands up - Washington had a free shot at his head there.
Washington with a hook.
Tap Or Snap lands a head shot.
Washington fails to land with a series of punches.
Marcell Washington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Washington takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Tap Or Snap misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tap Or Snap.
Tap Or Snap tries to clinch but Washington moves out of range.
Washington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tap Or Snap.
Tap Or Snap throws an overhand right that lands on Washington's shoulder, as Washington tries to avoid the shot.
Tap Or Snap is trying hard to land a takedown here. Washington sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tap Or Snap avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tap Or Snap misses with a hook
and Washington counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tap Or Snap on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tap Or Snap misses with a hook. Washington ducked under it nicely.
Washington stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Washington misses with a looping right.
Washington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tap Or Snap was well out of range. Poor timing from Washington.
Tap Or Snap looks to throw the jab but Washington is out of range.
Tap Or Snap defending well as Washington loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tap Or Snap steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Washington.
Washington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tap Or Snap throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tap Or Snap is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tap Or Snap slips under a jab.
Washington smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tap Or Snap uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Washington.
Washington lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tap Or Snap has his takedown stuffed
and Washington counters with a straight right hand.
Tap Or Snap walks into a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Washington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tap Or Snap sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Washington fails to land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcell Washington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Washington 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcell Washington!
After winning the bout, Marcell Washington thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.