PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chief Tappenahomma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chet Lamare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tappenahomma comes to the cage accompanied by Tatanka. Lamare comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Opeth kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Chief Tappenahomma has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tappenahomma
vs
Lamare

180 cm
27
181 lbs
15 - 5 - 2

175 cm
29
172 lbs
21 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent
Invictus

Zenith Nutrition (160q)
Sun-Tzu

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 15 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Chief Tappenahomma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chet Lamare!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamare on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tappenahomma throws the left hand but Lamare avoids the punch easily.
Lamare throws a low kick but Tappenahomma moves out of range easily.
Lamare tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tappenahomma is able to avoid easily.

Lamare forces Tappenahomma back against the cage and clinches.
Lamare avoiding damage as Tappenahomma throws knees to the body.
Tappenahomma works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tappenahomma dodges an elbow strike from Lamare.
Lamare using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tappenahomma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lamare tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lamare lands an elbow inside.

Lamare's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big left from Lamare misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Tappenahomma misses.
A low kick from Lamare misses
and Tappenahomma counters with a nice body kick.
Lamare moves out of range as Tappenahomma strikes.
Tappenahomma fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lamare looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tappenahomma. Lamare does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamare throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lamare scores with a head kick. Tappenahomma tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tappenahomma scores with a leg kick.
Tappenahomma connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lamare momentarily.
Tappenahomma connects with a body shot.
Tappenahomma's corner calls for a 1-2. Tappenahomma obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tappenahomma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A quick step to the side and Tappenahomma tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lamare throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tappenahomma counters with a nice uppercut.
Lamare scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamare chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tappenahomma misses the shot to the body.
Tappenahomma throws the left hand but Lamare avoids the punch easily.
Tappenahomma takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamare connects with a high kick.
Tappenahomma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lamare was well out of range. Poor timing from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma throws a body punch but Lamare moves out of range.
Lamare delivers a nice body kick.
Lamare throws a series of punches but Tappenahomma avoids them all with ease.
As Lamare looks to move away, Tappenahomma throws a big counter combo but Lamare just gets out of the way.
Lamare takes one to the side of the head.
Tappenahomma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lamare scoring well with a low kick there.
Tappenahomma punishes Lamare's body with a nice straight punch.
Chief Tappenahomma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lamare.
Lamare throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lamare throws a hook to the side of Tappenahomma's head but Tappenahomma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tappenahomma swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lamare checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
As Tappenahomma backs off Lamare throws a huge counter combo but Tappenahomma manages to avoid it all.
Tappenahomma is looking to wear down Lamare with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tappenahomma throws a body punch but Lamare moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lamare misses the body punch
and Tappenahomma counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lamare tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tappenahomma is able to avoid easily.
Tappenahomma takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lamare looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tappenahomma throws a hook but Lamare blocks it.
Tappenahomma sets himself, and Lamare steps forward looking for the clinch! Tappenahomma avoids it this time.
Lamare scoring well with a low kick there.
Tappenahomma takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tappenahomma tries to land a front kick but Lamare steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Tappenahomma moves into the clinch.
Tappenahomma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tappenahomma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tappenahomma lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tappenahomma pushes Lamare back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tappenahomma cracks Lamare with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma misses with an elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma trying to land knees to the body.
Tappenahomma digs a right hand underneath Lamare's ribcage. Lamare let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tappenahomma working Lamare over with knees to the body.
Tappenahomma avoiding damage as Lamare throws knees to the body.
Lamare has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tappenahomma seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lamare can turn it around.
Tappenahomma tries to land a knee to the head but Lamare blocks with his arms.
Lamare lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tappenahomma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lamare blocks an elbow strike from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma misses with a punch on the inside.
Tappenahomma struggles to land a body shot inside as Lamare controls his hands.
Lamare trying to land knees to the body.
Lamare trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lamare is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tappenahomma stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Tappenahomma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lamare lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chief Tappenahomma dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tappenahomma lands a nice shot to the body.
Lamare avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lamare pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tappenahomma is out of range and Lamare settles back down.
Lamare connects with a solid leg kick.
Tappenahomma misses with a body shot.
A cross from Tappenahomma lands.
Lamare walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tappenahomma checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Tappenahomma closes the distance and clinches.
Lamare trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamare throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Our sources have told us that Tappenahomma has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Lamare struggles to land a body shot inside as Tappenahomma controls his hands.
Lamare prevents a body shot from Tappenahomma.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tappenahomma.

Lamare pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lamare misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamare blocks a leg kick.
Lamare on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lamare.
Lamare lands a jab to Tappenahomma's midsection.
Tappenahomma scores with a decent looking hook.
Tappenahomma misses with a low kick.
Lamare lands a right hook to the body.
Tappenahomma throws a body shot but no joy.
Tappenahomma throws a quick inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lamare.
Tappenahomma is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lamare scoring well with a low kick there.
Tappenahomma slips a jab from Lamare.
Tappenahomma appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lamare buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tappenahomma misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma misses with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tappenahomma fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lamare lands a high kick!
Lamare just misses with a punch to the body.
Lamare throws a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Tappenahomma was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lamare.
Tappenahomma keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lamare - that will leave a mark!
Lamare checks the leg kick.
Lamare only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lamare fails to land with a series of punches.
Tappenahomma drops his hands momentarily and Lamare takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tappenahomma tried to score with a low kick but Lamare checks it.
Sloppy strikes from Lamare. Those never looked like landing.
A quick step to the side and Tappenahomma tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lamare misses with a few strikes there.
Tappenahomma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma misses with a wild body shot.
Lamare throws a sloppy head kick and Tappenahomma moves out of range easily.
Tappenahomma quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Tappenahomma misses with a body shot.
Lamare lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Chief Tappenahomma is winning the standup battle so far.
Lamare looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A leg kick checked by Tappenahomma.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tappenahomma gets tackled into the cage by Lamare. Lamare maintains the clinch.
Lamare has a couple of punches blocked by Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lamare.
A right handed body shot lands from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma scores with a shoulder strike.
Tappenahomma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lamare blocks a body shot from Tappenahomma.
Lamare is trying to force a seperation but Tappenahomma has the dominant position.
Chief Tappenahomma has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tappenahomma avoids a wild elbow strike from Lamare.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma lands a knee to the head.
Tappenahomma dodges an elbow strike from Lamare.
Lamare misses with a knee to the head.
Tappenahomma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tappenahomma has Lamare pressed against the cage, preventing Lamare from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lamare throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tappenahomma blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tappenahomma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tappenahomma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tappenahomma lands an elbow just above Lamare 's eye.
Tappenahomma unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lamare lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lamare missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lamare.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tappenahomma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Tappenahomma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tappenahomma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tappenahomma throws a counter high kick but Lamare was just alert enough to avoid it.
Tappenahomma thows a body kick. Lamare tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tappenahomma lands a nice looking body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Chief Tappenahomma will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Lamare steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tappenahomma. That one must have hurt.
Tappenahomma misses with a body shot.
Lamare tries to counter with a clinch but Tappenahomma shakes him off and moves away.
Tappenahomma throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tappenahomma jabs Lamare right on the nose. Lamare blinks but takes it well.
Tappenahomma tries to score with a low kick but Lamare moves his leg out of the way.
Lamare slips a straight right by Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A solid body kick from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lamare steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tappenahomma.
Some bone on bone action there as Tappenahomma checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tappenahomma is looking to counter punch.
Lamare has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tappenahomma.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Lamare.
Tappenahomma tried to counter with a leg kick but Lamare avoided it.
A punch combination from Lamare misses.
A little feinted left hand from Tappenahomma on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tappenahomma lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lamare will feel that in the morning.
Lamare takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lamare has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tappenahomma.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamare misses with a straight left.
Lamare connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tappenahomma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lamare was well out of range. Poor timing from Tappenahomma.
Lamare throws a combination that misses
and Tappenahomma counters with a right hand to the body.
Tappenahomma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lamare manages to avoid it.
Tappenahomma keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tappenahomma scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tappenahomma misses with a wild body shot.
Tappenahomma cracks Lamare with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lamare lands with a slapping head kick.
Tappenahomma lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lamare lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tappenahomma backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tappenahomma lands with a straight right. Lamare didn't see that one coming.

Lamare is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tappenahomma.
Lamare is still on wobbly legs! Can Tappenahomma finish him?
Nice body kick there by Tappenahomma.
A bone on bone clash there as Tappenahomma blocks the leg kick.
Lamare seems to have recovered his senses.
Tappenahomma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lamare can do to turn this around?
Lamare loads up on a big right hand but Tappenahomma slips the punch.
Tappenahomma looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tappenahomma tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chet Lamare has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tappenahomma throws a head kick but Lamare moves out of range.
Tappenahomma throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lamare stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lamare gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tappenahomma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tappenahomma swings for the body but Lamare moves out of range.
A lazy body kick from Lamare
and Tappenahomma counters with a stiff right hand.
Lamare throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma staying out of range there.
Lamare uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lamare looks for the body kick but Tappenahomma saw that one coming.
Tappenahomma cracks Lamare with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lamare dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tappenahomma. That did some damage!
Lamare misses with a double jab
and Tappenahomma counters with a stiff right hand.
Tappenahomma lands with an uppercut that bounces Lamare off the cage and back into range.
Lamare gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tappenahomma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tappenahomma throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tappenahomma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lamare tries to land a leg kick but Tappenahomma saw it coming and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chet Lamare is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lamare tries to clinch but Tappenahomma moves away
and Tappenahomma counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tappenahomma blocks the body kick.
Tappenahomma swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Lamare takes the fight into the clinch.
Tappenahomma lands an elbow inside that Lamare shrugs off.
Tappenahomma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Tappenahomma.
Lamare pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tappenahomma lands a damaging elbow.

Tappenahomma drops Lamare onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Lamare is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lamare creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tappenahomma creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Lamare's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Lamare drops to his knees and Tappenahomma pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chief Tappenahomma!
Our winner, Chief Tappenahomma, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Chet Lamare had this to say: 'I'm not sure where to go from here? Do I keep fighting?'.