PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taisto Tapper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ludovic Presle (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.

Tapper
vs
Presle

199 cm
24
260 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

185 cm
44
225 lbs
36 - 25 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taisto Tapper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ludovic Presle!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Presle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tapper moves out of range of the body kick from Presle.
Presle throws a hook but Tapper blocks it.
Tapper has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Presle. Tapper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Presle slips a jab and a cross from Tapper.
Tapper connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tapper scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

It looks like Ludovic Presle has been cut.
Tapper throws the kick towards the body but Presle avoids it.
Presle moves away from the strike by Tapper.
A lazy left from Presle finds it's target.
Tapper dips to his left and cracks Presle with an uppercut!
Tapper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tapper connects with a solid leg kick.
Presle fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Tapper was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Presle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tapper scores with a head kick.
A jab from Tapper does it's job there.
Presle throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tapper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Presle is rocked!
A head kick misses from Tapper.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Presle misses with a hook
and Tapper counters with a nice uppercut.
Presle is still on wobbly legs! Can Tapper finish him?
Tapper lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Presle seems to have recovered his senses.

Tapper closes the distance and clinches.
Presle is trying to break the clinch but Tapper has him pressed against the cage.

Tapper breaks the clinch.
Tapper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tapper slips a jab from Presle.
Tapper thuds his right hand into Presle's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tapper throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Presle on the side of the head.
Presle misses with a hook.
Presle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That has opened up Ludovic Presle's cut even more.
Tapper digs a good hook to Presle's body.
Presle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tapper misses with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Presle misses with a looping left.
Presle misses with a lunging right hand
and Tapper counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tapper tests Presle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Presle bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Tapper comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Presle falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Presle was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Taisto Tapper!
A very excited looking Taisto Tapper made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.