PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Honey Badger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Taurus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Badger
vs
Taurus

173 cm
25
150 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

172 cm
26
148 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Honey Badger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miguel Taurus!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taurus changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Badger tries to avoid it but Taurus manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Badger to the ground. Badger escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Badger lands a big head kick that sends Taurus tumbling to the mat! Badger takes a step backwards and waves Taurus back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Taurus is rocked!

It looks like Miguel Taurus has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taurus lands a leg kick that knocks Badger off balance momentarily.
Taurus is still on wobbly legs! Can Badger finish him?
Taurus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Badger.
Badger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good exchange - Badger coming out on top.
Taurus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Taurus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Taurus there as he acknowledges the shot.
Taurus throws a chopping leg kick but Badger manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Taurus has a takedown stuffed.
A punch lands to the side of Taurus 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Miguel Taurus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Badger slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Taurus is looking to clinch but Badger is avoiding it.
A left lands for Badger.
Taurus throws a leg kick
and Badger counters with a nice body shot.
Taurus moves out of range as Badger strikes.
Badger checks the leg kick nicely there.
Taurus throws a body punch but Badger moves out of range.
Taurus misses with a takedown attempt - Badger sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Honey Badger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Taurus.
Taurus scores with a leg kick.
Taurus seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Badger checks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Taurus.
Taurus is trying desperately to land a takedown but Badger is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Taurus.
A nice inside leg kick there by Taurus. That's going to slow Badger down.
Badger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Badger throws a combination. Taurus tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Taurus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Taurus looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Badger is fending him off so far but Taurus persists. Nope, Badger circles away and we're back to standing.
Taurus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Badger.
Taurus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Badger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Badger misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Badger misses the target.
Taurus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Badger is looking to chop away at Taurus's legs.
Badger thumps Taurus with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taurus throws a low kick but Badger avoids it.
Badger swinging wildly here.
Taurus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taurus throws a series of punches but Badger avoids them all with ease.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Taurus.
Badger thuds a left hand into Taurus's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Taurus.
Badger connects with a nice looking jab.
Taurus misses with a low kick as Badger jumps back.
Taurus moves in looking to clinch but Badger pushes him off.
Badger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Taurus.
Taurus throws a solid leg kick but Badger takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Taurus.
Badger lunges at Taurus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Taurus's hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taurus is looking to clinch.
Taurus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Taurus defending well as Badger loads up on a big left hand.
Badger lands a jab to the head.
Badger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Taurus can pounce on him.
Taurus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Taurus, right into the meat.
Taurus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Taurus throws a leg kick that misses.
Badger throws a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Badger.
Badger throws a lazy right hand but Taurus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Badger misses its intended target.
Badger keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Badger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Badger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badger tries to land a front kick but Taurus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Taurus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Badger is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Taurus.
Badger just misses with a punch to the body.
Taurus shoots in but Badger avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That kick from Taurus tenderised Badger's leg. Badger is trying to keep his angry face on.
A slow jab from Badger misses its intended target.
Badger looks to score with a jab to the body but Taurus is just out of range.
Badger throws out a loose jab but Taurus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taurus is looking to chop away at Badger's legs.
Taurus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Badger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taurus.
Taurus tries to clinch up but Badger circles away and keeps his distance.
Badger misses with a low kick.
Honey Badger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Badger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Honey Badger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Taurus's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Badger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taurus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taurus ducks under a wild hook from Badger.
Badger misses with a straight right.
Taurus throws a leg kick
and Badger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Badger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Taurus can pounce on him.
Taurus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Badger sprawls well. Badger wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Taurus gets slowly back to his feet.
Badger tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Taurus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Badger's calf.
Taurus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Badger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taurus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taurus moves out of range of the strikes.
Taurus swinging wildly here.
Taurus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Badger.
Taurus wants to land a leg kick but Badger is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Taurus.
Badger lands a nice looking body shot.
Badger scores with a sloppy right hand. Taurus should have avoided that one.
Badger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Badger lands a nice hook to Taurus's body. Taurus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Badger.
A shot to the liver by Badger. Beautiful body shot.
Badger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Badger bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Taurus's head.
Taurus tries to clinch up.
Taurus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Taurus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taurus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Taurus tries to clinch but Badger is having none of it.
Taurus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taurus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Badger.
Badger lands a really nice looking cross but Taurus seems unphased.
Badger connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A low kick from Taurus is predictable there
and Badger counters with a nice body shot.
Badger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Taurus. Taurus obviously looking to wear him down.
Taurus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Badger has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Badger misses with a hook. Taurus ducked under it nicely.
Taurus shoots in and drives through. Badger sprawls well.
Badger moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Badger scores with a four punch combination!
Badger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taurus.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Taurus.
A left lands for Badger.
Some bone on bone action there as Badger checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Taurus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taurus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Taurus throws a low kick but Badger avoids it.
Badger is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Badger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Taurus. Taurus obviously looking to wear him down.
Taurus throws a leg kick which misses Badger's front leg but catches the back leg as Badger tries to avoid it.
Taurus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Taurus tries to clinch up but Badger circles away and keeps his distance.
Badger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taurus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Taurus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Badger has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Taurus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Taurus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Badger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taurus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taurus blocks the body kick.
Badger swings for the body but Taurus moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taurus thumps Badger with a low kick.
Taurus tries to clinch but Badger moves out of range.
Taurus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Taurus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Badger looks to score with a jab to the body but Taurus is just out of range.
Taurus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taurus misses with a low kick.
Taurus fails to land the takedown.
Honey Badger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Taurus.
Taurus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Badger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Taurus.
Badger slaps away a takedown attempt from Taurus, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taurus thumps Badger with a low kick.
Badger misses with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Taurus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Miguel Taurus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Miguel Taurus's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Taurus scoring well with a low kick there.
Badger scores with a punch to the head.
Taurus moves out of range of the strikes.
Badger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Badger ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Taurus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taurus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Badger just misses with a punch to the body.

Taurus darts in and clinches Badger up against the cage.
Badger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Badger tries to land a knee to the head but Taurus blocks with his arms.
Taurus working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Badger.
Taurus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Taurus tries a knee to the head but Badger blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Taurus fails to land.
Taurus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Badger lands with a left to the head.
Taurus misses with a knee strike.
A nice left hand lands by Badger.

Badger breaks from the clinch.
Taurus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Badger circles away quickly and effectively.
Taurus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Badger.
Badger avoids the head kick by Taurus.
Good work by Taurus as he checks the leg kick.
Taurus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taurus looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Badger bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Taurus's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Taurus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Taurus tries a low kick but Badger avoids it.
Badger lands with an overhand left.
Badger scores with a body shot.
Taurus moves out of range of the strikes.
Badger feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tauruss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taurus lands a head kick!
Badger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A leg kick checked by Badger.
Badger throws a hook but Taurus blocks it.
A head kick misses from Taurus.
Taurus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Badger.
Badger throws a lazy right hand but Taurus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Badger takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Taurus throws a leg kick but Badger checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badger displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Taurus.
Taurus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Badger looks for the body kick but Taurus saw that one coming.
Badger works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Badger digs a good body shot into Taurus's ribs.
Badger's jab looks to have found its range, popping Taurus under the eye.
Taurus closes the distance and clinches up with Badger, looking for a takedown. Taurus pushes Badger against the cage but Badger circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Honey Badger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Taurus.
Taurus misses with a low kick.
Badger checks a leg kick.
Badger scores with a jab. Taurus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Taurus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Taurus lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Badger has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Badger and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Taurus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Badger's hands.
The fighters circle momentarily. Badger darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Taurus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badger throws the left hand but Taurus avoids the punch easily.
Badger lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Badger connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Taurus! He's out on his feet! Badger rushes in and drops Taurus with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Honey Badger!
Honey Badger spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.