PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Doomsday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Taphorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Doomsday
vs
Taphorn

193 cm
23
211 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

170 cm
24
179 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

TWGC Champion
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
Conquer

Conquer
Reaper Combatwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Doomsday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Taphorn!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taphorn lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Decent striking displayed by Taphorn there.
Doomsday stuffs the takedown.
Taphorn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Doomsday looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Taphorn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Doomsday scores with a body shot.
Doomsday moves out of range as Taphorn strikes.
Taphorn slips under a jab from Doomsday.
Doomsday throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doomsday slips under a jab.
Taphorn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Taphorn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Doomsday swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taphorn avoids the body shot from Doomsday.
Taphorn swings for the body but Doomsday moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doomsday misses with a looping left.
Taphorn connects with a solid leg kick.
Taphorn digs a good body shot into Doomsday's ribs.
Luke Doomsday is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doomsday stuffs the takedown attempt from Taphorn. Taphorn gets slowly back to his feet.
Doomsday misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Doomsday throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doomsday tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taphorn was well out of range. Poor timing from Doomsday.
Taphorn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Doomsday tries to avoid it but Taphorn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Doomsday to the ground. Doomsday escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Luke Doomsday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Taphorn.
Doomsday throws a body punch but Taphorn moves out of range.
Doomsday stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Taphorn.
Taphorn misses with a hook.
Doomsday swings for the body but Taphorn moves out of range.
Taphorn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn swings for the body but Doomsday moves out of range.

Taphorn scores with a takedown into Doomsday's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Taphorn passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taphorn wants to pass to mount but Doomsday is defending the position.
Taphorn moves into full mount! Doomsday won't be happy about that!
You get the feeling that Doomsday really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Doomsday gets back to half guard.
Doomsday is trying to maintain the position but Taphorn is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday is staying active underneath Taphorn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Doomsday tries to roll over but Taphorn keeps him under control.
Taphorn slips a nice elbow through Doomsday's hands, connecting with Doomsday's forehead.
Taphorn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Doomsday wants to control but Taphorn is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Taphorn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Doomsday is trying to control but can't.
Taphorn tries to pass the half guard into mount. Doomsday knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn is keen to just control but Doomsday is a slippery customer.
Taphorn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Doomsday trying to control from the bottom.
Taphorn passes to side control.
Doomsday knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Taphorn on the ground.

Taphorn tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taphorn in side control, throwing shots but Doomsday defends.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Taphorn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Doomsday lands a right hook to the body.
Doomsday blocks a jab.
Doomsday is looking to wear down Taphorn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Doomsday ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taphorn moves away.
Taphorn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Doomsday's waist but Doomsday gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Taphorn off to one side.
Taphorn moves out of range as Doomsday strikes.
Doomsday scores with a body shot.
Taphorn avoids the body shot from Doomsday.
Taphorn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Doomsday swivels and escapes.
Taphorn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Doomsday is out of range.
Doomsday feints a jab promting Taphorn to slip. Doomsday then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Taphorn slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Peter Taphorn has been cut.
Doomsday scores with a jab. Taphorn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Doomsday blocks the body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doomsday lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Taphorn at a distance.
Doomsday lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taphorn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doomsday.
Doomsday throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taphorn.
Doomsday swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taphorn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doomsday was well out of range. Poor timing from Taphorn.
Taphorn slips under a jab from Doomsday.
Taphorn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Doomsday doesn't seem bothered though.
Taphorn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doomsday misses with a looping left.
Taphorn avoids the body shot from Doomsday.
Doomsday takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Luke Doomsday is winning the standup battle so far.
Doomsday throws an off balance right hand

and Taphorn counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Taphorn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doomsday keeping moving, preventing Taphorn from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn passes Doomsday's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Doomsday wants to improve his position but Taphorn is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doomsday is refusing to be controlled, as Taphorn sits in half guard.
Doomsday is looking for a sweep. Taphorn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Doomsday is looking to control Taphorn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Doomsday avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn moves nicely into side control.
Taphorn trying to control the action but Doomsday is working from the bottom.
Taphorn scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Doomsday to see if he's OK.
Taphorn lands a decent elbow from side control.
Taphorn lands an elbow.
Doomsday is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday dodges the ground and pound from Taphorn.

Taphorn tries for a kimura but Doomsday is defending well.

Taphorn is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Doomsday knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doomsday is looking for a sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taphorn working the head with strikes.
Taphorn taking a break here but Doomsday is having none of it and regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Taphorn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Peter Taphorn's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Taphorn throws the left hand but Doomsday avoids the punch easily.
Doomsday looks to land a right hand but Taphorn moved out of range.
Taphorn clobbers Doomsday with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Doomsday misses with a wild body shot.
Doomsday looks to land a left hand but Taphorn moved out of range nicely.
Taphorn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Doomsday is out of range.
Taphorn jabs Doomsday to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Taphorn misses with a body shot.
Doomsday misses with an uppercut.
Doomsday lands with a right hand.
Doomsday defending well as Taphorn loads up on a big left hand.
A jab lands there for Taphorn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taphorn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Doomsday connects with a single shot there.
Doomsday misses the shot to the body.
Taphorn darts in looking for a takedown but Doomsday gets double underhooks and turns Taphorn into the cage.
Doomsday is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A bit of stalling here from Taphorn.

Doomsday manages to break the clinch.
Doomsday misses with a lunging right hand

and Taphorn decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Doomsday's guard.
Doomsday is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doomsday keeping moving, preventing Taphorn from controlling successfully.
Luke Doomsday has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Taphorn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Taphorn stopping the sweep attempt from Doomsday.
Taphorn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Doomsday holds on and takes a little breather.
Taphorn throws a strike but Doomsday rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn working a defensive guard here.
Doomsday throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Taphorn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Taphorn is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Doomsday content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Taphorn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Doomsday gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Taphorn looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Doomsday passes into side control.
Peter Taphorn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn sneaks back into half guard.
Doomsday wants to control but Taphorn is keeping him busy.
Taphorn controlling the position well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taphorn is staying active underneath Doomsday, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Taphorn is positioning himself well to prevent Doomsday advancing to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taphorn wants to control but Doomsday is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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. Doomsday connects with a nice short shot to Taphorn's temple.
Doomsday misses with a head shot. Taphorn uses the momentum to regain guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Taphorn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Taphorn 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Taphorn!
Peter Taphorn took some time post fight to say the following; 'My koala fucking team captain had no faith in me, called me a sacrificial lamb. Now I'm 4-0 in the ITFL. Fuck you Stu, you dingo licking poseur.'.