PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dragon Warfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Taphorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Warfist
vs
Taphorn

198 cm
24
216 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

170 cm
24
177 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Dragon Warfist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Taphorn!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Taphorn misses.
Taphorn tries to clinch but Warfist is having none of it.
Taphorn misses with a straight left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Warfist.
Taphorn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Warfist but Warfist pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A bone on bone clash there as Warfist blocks the leg kick.
We've been told by Warfist's head coaches at Humboldt Park Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Warfist tries a head kick but it misses.

Taphorn moves into the clinch.
Warfist tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taphorn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Warfist has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taphorn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Warfist is defending well for now.
Warfist is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Warfist lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Warfist scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Taphorn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Warfist's face.

It looks like Dragon Warfist has been cut.
Taphorn is trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taphorn digs a right hand into Warfist's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Warfist's gas tank.
Taphorn looking to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Taphorn takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Warfist scores with a shot to the side of Taphorn's head.
Warfist doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taphorn has a couple of punches blocked by Warfist.
Warfist trying to stall but Taphorn improves his position.
Warfist presses Taphorn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Taphorn looking to slow down the pace here.
Warfist presses Taphorn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warfist lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Warfist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Warfist pushes Taphorn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taphorn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Taphorn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn misses with a punch to the body.
Warfist lands a nice uppercut.
Warfist tries to work over Taphorn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Warfist stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Taphorn tries to land knees in the clinch but Warfist avoids the damage to the body.
Taphorn looking to stall.
Taphorn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Warfist is defending well for now.
A right handed body shot lands from Taphorn.
Warfist scores with a nice hook to the head.
Warfist misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taphorn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Warfist.
A hook to the body from Warfist.
Warfist digs a right hand into Taphorn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Taphorn's gas tank.
Warfist on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Warfist scores with a nice short uppercut.
Warfist working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Taphorn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warfist working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Warfist prevents a takedown attempt there.
A shot in the inside from Warfist.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Taphorn takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Warfist managing to block the knees to the body from Taphorn.
Taphorn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Warfist tries a body shot but Taphorn blocks it.
Taphorn blocking some punches.
Warfist lands an uppercut.
Warfist tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taphorn's elbow.
Taphorn misses with a punch to the body.
Warfist can't find room to land a body shot as Taphorn controls the action.
Warfist blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Warfist tries to work over Taphorn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Taphorn has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Warfist seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Taphorn can turn it around.
Taphorn missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Warfist takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Taphorn crunches a lovely knee into Warfist's ribcage.
Warfist cracks Taphorn with a nice body shot.
Warfist is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Taphorn can't find room to land a body shot as Warfist controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Taphorn.
Warfist lands a right hand that snaps the head of Taphorn backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taphorn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taphorn misses with a knee strike.
Warfist lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Warfist blocks an elbow strike from Taphorn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dragon Warfist dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dragon Warfist's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Taphorn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Warfist counters with a right hand to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Warfist misses the target.
Taphorn motions for Warfist to come forward. Taphorn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Taphorn pivots, looking for a leg kick but Warfist is out of range and Taphorn settles back down.
Taphorn takes a swing at Warfist's ribcage but misses.
Taphorn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Taphorn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Taphorn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Warfist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Warfist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taphorn.
A good leg kick by Warfist.
Warfist stuffs the takedown.
Warfist stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Warfist wants it to stay on the feet.
Dragon Warfist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Taphorn.
Warfist scores with a decent looking hook.

It looks like Peter Taphorn has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taphorn lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warfist cracks Taphorn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Taphorn misses with a looping left.
Peter Taphorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warfist takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Warfist slips a jab from Taphorn.

Warfist has Taphorn up against the cage in a clinch.
Taphorn lands a left hand.
Warfist lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Taphorn can't find room to land a body shot as Warfist controls the action.
Warfist works on Taphorn's body with a couple of short punches.
Warfist lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Taphorn.
Taphorn is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taphorn wants to stall.
Warfist misses with a punch to the body.
Warfist will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Taphorn up against the cage.
Warfist lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warfist blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Warfist makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Warfist dodges an elbow strike from Taphorn.
Taphorn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taphorn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Warfist is defending well for now.
Warfist tries a body shot but Taphorn blocks it.
Taphorn pushes off an throws an elbow but Warfist leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Warfist lands a shoulder strike.
Taphorn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Warfist throws a punch but it's blocked by Taphorn.
Nice body punch from Warfist - that landed with a thud.
Taphorn tries to land knees in the clinch but Warfist avoids the damage to the body.
Taphorn prevents a body shot from Warfist.
Taphorn takes a shot to the head.
Taphorn looking to throw knees to the head but Warfist is blocking nicely.
Warfist is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Warfist tries a body shot but Taphorn blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warfist tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Taphorn has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Warfist regains guard immediately.
Taphorn stopping the sweep attempt from Warfist.
Warfist avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Warfist avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Taphorn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Warfist swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Warfist preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warfist is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Taphorn landing some decent shots from guard.
Warfist knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Taphorn on the ground.
Taphorn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Warfist on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Warfist tries to get out of the position.
Taphorn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taphorn wants to control from the top but Warfist keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dragon Warfist dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Warfist scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Taphorn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Warfist avoids it really well and circles away.
Warfist listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Warfist throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Taphorn.
Taphorn lands a right hook to the body.
A slow jab from Taphorn misses its intended target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taphorn throws a leg kick
enabling Warfist to counter with a crisp jab.
Taphorn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Warfist pivots, looking for a leg kick but Taphorn is out of range and Warfist settles back down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Warfist, right into the meat.
Taphorn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Taphorn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Warfist.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warfist explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Taphorn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Taphorn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taphorn on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Warfist fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice shot by Warfist.
Taphorn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Warfist.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warfist connects with an inside leg kick.
Warfist throws a quick inside leg kick.
Taphorn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A chopping leg kick lands by Warfist.
Warfist lands a high kick!

Taphorn closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Taphorn fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Peter Taphorn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warfist can't do much from the bottom here.
Warfist is looking to regain half guard here but Taphorn keeps moving and retains side control.
Taphorn in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Taphorn working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Taphorn tries to score with some ground and pound. Warfist controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dragon Warfist is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Warfist is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Taphorn misses with the ground and pound.
Taphorn advances to mount.
Warfist is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Taphorn has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Warfist's face.
Taphorn misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Warfist blocking the ground and pound.
Taphorn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Taphorn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Taphorn working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Warfist takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taphorn thowing shots but they're missing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dragon Warfist showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Warfist, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dragon Warfist!
An out of breath Dragon Warfist thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Peter Taphorn spoke after the fight, saying 'Duphus thinks he is so fucking cool because he talked to Johny Hendricks. Hendricks sent him that shirt so he would wrap it over his ugly gollum like face with his greasy mountain dew stained teeth.'.