PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nyrkilla Tapettava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Giraldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Greg Giraldo enters the cage!

Tapettava
vs
Giraldo

188 cm
20
162 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

170 cm
26
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nyrkilla Tapettava!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Greg Giraldo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giraldo catches Tapettava with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tapettava slips a straight right by Giraldo.
Giraldo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tapettava on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Giraldo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tapettava shoots in for a double leg but Giraldo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Giraldo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Giraldo scores with a four punch combination!
Giraldo looks to land a left hand but Tapettava moved out of range nicely.
Tapettava really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Giraldo lands a nice shot to the body.
Giraldo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A cross from Giraldo lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giraldo lands a slapping body shot.
Giraldo misses with a body shot.
Giraldo misses with a hook. Tapettava ducked under it nicely.

Tapettava gets a double leg takedown into Giraldo's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Giraldo keeping moving, preventing Tapettava from controlling successfully.
Giraldo wants to sweep here but Tapettava controlling him for the moment.
Tapettava not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tapettava working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tapettava scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tapettava content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tapettava with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tapettava is looking to work some ground and pound but Giraldo has wrist control.
Tapettava postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Giraldo can't keep his opponent in guard - Tapettava advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tapettava winds up and cracks Giraldo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tapettava throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tapettava lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tapettava missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tapettava landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tapettava throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tapettava lands a nice short elbow.
Tapettava has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tapettava working the head and body with strikes.
Giraldo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tapettava.
Tapettava missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tapettava scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tapettava not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tapettava connects with a nice short shot to Giraldo's temple.
Tapettava throwing shots but Giraldo is blocking nicely.
Tapettava seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tapettava not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tapettava working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Giraldo is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tapettava sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Giraldo defending well though.
Tapettava is nestled in close to Giraldo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Giraldo is still in real trouble! Can Tapettava finish him?
Tapettava landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giraldo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Giraldo is looking for a sweep. Tapettava is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Giraldo seems to have recovered his senses.
Tapettava lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

It looks like Greg Giraldo has been cut.
Tapettava creates some space for himself and unloads with a monster right hand! That one landed with a sickening thud - Giraldo is out cold and this one is all over! Tapettava climbs onto the cage to celebrate with his corner!! He's shouting something into the camera but he's still got his mouthpiece in so God knows what he's actually saying.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nyrkilla Tapettava!