PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dean Duggan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chief Tappenahomma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Duggan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger. Tappenahomma has chosen Tatanka as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Duggan
vs
Tappenahomma

181 cm
34
169 lbs
21 - 8 - 0

180 cm
30
181 lbs
22 - 7 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

King of Clothes
Hellbent

M.O. Fight Wear
Hellbent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dean Duggan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Chief Tappenahomma!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tappenahomma looks to score with a jab to the body but Duggan is just out of range.
Tappenahomma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot lands for Tappenahomma.
Duggan tests Tappenahomma's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tappenahomma throws an off balance right hand
and Tappenahomma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Duggan moves forwards but Tappenahomma connects with a nice, crisp jab.

It looks like Dean Duggan has been cut.
Tappenahomma tries to land a body kick
and Duggan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Duggan 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.
Tappenahomma takes a swing at Duggan's ribcage but misses.
Tappenahomma changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tappenahomma checks a leg kick.
Duggan tries a head kick but it misses.
Duggan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tappenahomma.
Duggan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tappenahomma is looking to chop away at Duggan's legs.
Duggan throws a head kick that half lands.
Duggan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tappenahomma jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tappenahomma throws an overhand right that lands on Duggan's shoulder, as Duggan tries to avoid the shot.
Duggan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tappenahomma swings for the body but Duggan moves out of range.
Tappenahomma takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Duggan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Duggan.
Duggan tries to close the distance and clinch but Tappenahomma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Duggan blocks the body kick.
Tappenahomma tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tappenahomma scores with a leg kick.
Nice cross by Duggan.
Duggan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Duggan misses with a wild body shot.
Duggan lands a jab to Tappenahomma's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tappenahomma lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Duggan throws a leg kick which misses Tappenahomma's front leg but catches the back leg as Tappenahomma tries to avoid it.
Duggan throws the left hand but Tappenahomma avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Duggan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Duggan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tappenahomma is looking to clinch.
Duggan throws a push kick but Tappenahomma slaps the foot to one side.
Duggan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tappenahomma chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Duggan looks to land a right hand but Tappenahomma moved out of range.
Tappenahomma throws the kick towards the body but Duggan avoids it.
Good standup being displayed there by Duggan as he connects with a hook.
Duggan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice body punch from Tappenahomma.
Duggan connects with the punch.
Tappenahomma throws a hook to the side of Duggan's head but Duggan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tappenahomma.
A left lands for Duggan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggan misses the shot to the body.
Duggan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Duggan misses with a kick to the body.
A cross from Duggan lands.
Tappenahomma takes one to the chin there.
Tappenahomma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duggan connects with a body shot that sends Tappenahomma's belly button to the back.
Tappenahomma wants to slow Duggan down by chopping away at his legs.
Duggan looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tappenahomma keeps the fight on the outside.
Duggan misses with a body kick.
Duggan throws a leg kick that misses.
Tappenahomma throws a low kick but it's checked well by Duggan.
Duggan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tappenahomma looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tappenahomma looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Duggan throws a looping overhand right but Tappenahomma ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tappenahomma gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tappenahomma lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Duggan backwards.
Tappenahomma throws an elbow but it misses.
Duggan avoids a wild elbow strike from Tappenahomma.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duggan avoids the elbow strike from Tappenahomma, against the cage.
Tappenahomma prevents a body shot from Duggan.
Tappenahomma throws an elbow but it misses.
Duggan lands a right hand.
Duggan throws a punch but it's blocked by Tappenahomma.
A shot in the inside from Duggan.
Duggan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tappenahomma misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Tappenahomma.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duggan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tappenahomma backwards.
A short right from Duggan on the inside.
Tappenahomma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Duggan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Duggan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dean Duggan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Duggan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma misses with a hook. Duggan ducked under it nicely.
Duggan scores with a head kick.
Tappenahomma tries to clinch but Duggan moves out of range.

Duggan has Tappenahomma up against the cage in a clinch.
Tappenahomma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Duggan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tappenahomma can turn it around.
Duggan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tappenahomma can do to turn this around?
Tappenahomma lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tappenahomma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Duggan avoids it.
Tappenahomma lands a right hand.
Tappenahomma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Duggan.
Duggan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tappenahomma lands a hook that snaps the head of Duggan backwards.
Duggan blocks a body shot from Tappenahomma.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tappenahomma keeps control of Duggan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good body shot from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma digs a right hand into Duggan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Duggan's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan managing to block the knees to the body from Tappenahomma.
Duggan tries to score a body lock takedown but Tappenahomma shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Duggan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tappenahomma backwards.
Tappenahomma has Duggan pressed against the cage, preventing Duggan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tappenahomma throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tappenahomma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Duggan.
Tappenahomma blocking some punches.
Duggan tries to work over Tappenahomma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duggan misses with some punches.
Duggan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tappenahomma throws a head punch that misses.
Duggan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tappenahomma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Duggan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duggan avoiding damage as Tappenahomma throws knees to the body.
Tappenahomma throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Duggan blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duggan throws a head punch that misses.
Tappenahomma lands with a right to the head.
Nice elbow from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma misses with a knee strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tappenahomma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duggan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tappenahomma has a couple of punches blocked by Duggan.
Duggan struggles to land a body shot inside as Tappenahomma controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Duggan.
Tappenahomma lands a left hand that snaps the head of Duggan backwards.
Duggan misses with some punches.
Duggan tries to throw a body punch but Tappenahomma avoids it by throwing Duggan back against the cage.
Tappenahomma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Duggan.
Tappenahomma misses with a punch on the inside.
Tappenahomma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Duggan is defending well for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma lands an elbow inside.

Dean Duggan's cut is getting worse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggan goes for a takedown attempt but Tappenahomma pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duggan. Tappenahomma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tappenahomma showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Duggan.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Duggan.
The fighters circling - Duggan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tappenahomma fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tappenahomma fails to land with a series of punches.
Tappenahomma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tappenahomma misses with a lunging right hand
and Duggan counters with a thumping low kick.
Tappenahomma throws a series of punches but Duggan moves out of range.
Duggan throws an overhand right that lands on Tappenahomma's shoulder, as Tappenahomma tries to avoid the shot.
Tappenahomma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duggan.
Duggan throws a shot from downtown. Tappenahomma moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duggan ducks under a wild hook from Tappenahomma.
Duggan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tappenahomma chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Duggan misses with a straight right.
Duggan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tappenahomma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Duggan.
Tappenahomma swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Duggan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tappenahomma misses with a hook. Duggan ducked under it nicely.
Tappenahomma jabs Duggan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Tappenahomma. That snapped Duggan's head back.
Duggan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tappenahomma.
Duggan is looking to counter punch.
Tappenahomma throws a series of punches but Duggan moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma lands a nice shot to the body.
Dean Duggan is winning the standup battle so far.
Duggan misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chief Tappenahomma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dean Duggan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Duggan scores with a one two! Tappenahomma had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tappenahomma stuns Duggan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tappenahomma thows a leg kick but Duggan checks it
and Duggan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Tappenahomma walks into a left hand.
A leg kick checked by Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma tries to land a body kick
and Duggan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Duggan 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 Tappenahomma has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tappenahomma and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tappenahomma.
A big right from Tappenahomma misses.
Tappenahomma turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tappenahomma feints and then cracks Duggan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Duggan down.
Tappenahomma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duggan throws a lazy right hand but Tappenahomma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duggan throws the left hand but Tappenahomma avoids the punch easily.
Tappenahomma paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Duggan rushes Tappenahomma and presses him up against the cage.

Duggan breaks from the clinch.
Tappenahomma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tappenahomma throws a good cross that connects.
Duggan keeps the fight on the outside.
A quick step to the side and Duggan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duggan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tappenahomma blocks a head kick by Duggan.
Tappenahomma throws a head kick that misses
and Duggan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tappenahomma's knee momentarily.
Tappenahomma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duggan.
Good leg kick by Tappenahomma there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Duggan throws a big shot that misses.
Duggan throws a leg kick
enabling Tappenahomma to counter with a crisp jab.
Tappenahomma cracks the inside of Duggan's front leg.
Duggan ducks under a wild hook from Tappenahomma.
Duggan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Duggan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tappenahomma doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duggan swings for the body but Tappenahomma moves out of range.
Duggan misses with a straight right.
Duggan motions for Tappenahomma to come forward. Duggan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tappenahomma throws a hook to the side of Duggan's head but Duggan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duggan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Duggan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice jab there from Duggan.

Tappenahomma moves into range and clinches up with Duggan.

Duggan has hold of one of Tappenahomma's legs. Tappenahomma is fighting the takedown attempt but Duggan gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Duggan trying to control the position from guard on top but Tappenahomma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tappenahomma looking for a sweep. Not yet Tappenahomma, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggan wants to control from the top but Tappenahomma keeps moving.
Tappenahomma wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Duggan is now in half guard.
Duggan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Duggan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Tappenahomma is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Duggan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Duggan's back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma controls the action.
Duggan surviving as best he can, preventing damage.
Duggan looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Tappenahomma controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Dean Duggan did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Dean Duggan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Duggan misses with a head kick.
Duggan scores with a punch to the head.
Tappenahomma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tappenahomma just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duggan. Tappenahomma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duggan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tappenahomma paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A clash of legs there as Tappenahomma blocks the low kick.
Tappenahomma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Duggan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Duggan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tappenahomma misses with a body shot.
Duggan misses with a left hand

and Tappenahomma counters by moving into the clinch.
Tappenahomma lands a damaging elbow.
Tappenahomma blocks a body shot from Duggan.
Duggan misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tappenahomma blocks an uppercut.
Duggan avoiding damage as Tappenahomma throws knees to the body.
Duggan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tappenahomma softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Duggan prevents a body shot from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma blocking some punches.
Duggan misses with the head strike.
Duggan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duggan.
Duggan avoids a wild elbow strike from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tappenahomma has a couple of punches blocked by Duggan.
Duggan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duggan wants to break free but Tappenahomma has control.
Duggan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tappenahomma scores with a hook to the body.
Duggan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tappenahomma pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tappenahomma lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tappenahomma blocking some punches.
Tappenahomma lands a nice elbow.
Duggan working aggressively here.
Duggan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tappenahomma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Tappenahomma.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duggan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duggan is working for takedown but Tappenahomma is calmly controlling the position for now.
Duggan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tappenahomma scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chief Tappenahomma seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Duggan fails to land.
Tappenahomma lands a hook to the side of the head.

Dean Duggan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tappenahomma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Duggan avoids it.
Tappenahomma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Duggan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggan throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Duggan - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tappenahomma.
Nice body punch from Tappenahomma.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tappenahomma.
Duggan blocks an elbow strike from Tappenahomma.
Tappenahomma tries to work over Duggan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tappenahomma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tappenahomma.
Duggan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Duggan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tappenahomma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tappenahomma lands an elbow inside.

Jeez, Dean Duggan's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Tappenahomma lands a knee to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dean Duggan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chief Tappenahomma!
A very excited looking Chief Tappenahomma rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.