PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lou Nahtic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Taphorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nahtic comes to the cage accompanied by Sleeping My Day Away. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Nahtic
vs
Taphorn

180 cm
35
140 lbs
15 - 20 - 0

170 cm
38
138 lbs
30 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lou Nahtic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Taphorn!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nahtic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Taphorn lands with a right to the head.
Taphorn misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've been informed that Taphorn has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Taphorn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nahtic is trying to break the clinch but Taphorn is controlling him.

Nahtic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nahtic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nahtic lands a glancing blow to the side of Taphorn's head.
Nice body punch from Taphorn.

Nahtic has closed the distance and engaged Taphorn in a clinch.
Nahtic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Taphorn misses with a punch to the body.
Nahtic wants to stall.
Taphorn tries to pull guard but Nahtic forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Nahtic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nahtic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Taphorn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nahtic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Taphorn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taphorn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nahtic to score with a decent uppercut.
Lou Nahtic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nahtic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taphorn.
Nahtic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Taphorn is out of range and Nahtic settles back down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Taphorn.

Taphorn feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Taphorn throws a big right hand that misses.
Taphorn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nahtic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taphorn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nahtic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Taphorn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nahtic managing to control the position.
Taphorn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Taphorn controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Taphorn trying to control the position from guard on top but Nahtic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn is looking to work some ground and pound but Nahtic has wrist control.
Taphorn sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nahtic's guard.
Taphorn trying to advance position but Nahtic counters by regaining guard.
Taphorn stopping the sweep attempt from Nahtic.
Taphorn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Taphorn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taphorn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Taphorn passes Nahtic's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Taphorn thows a huge punch but Nahtic dodges it nicely.
Nahtic has hold of Taphorn's hands but Taphorn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Taphorn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Taphorn prevents Nahtic from improving his position.
Taphorn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn working over Nahtic with some ground and pound. Nahtic looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nahtic trying to control here.
Taphorn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nahtic's head.

Taphorn is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nahtic doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Taphorn.
Nahtic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Taphorn.
Taphorn is trying to control. Nahtic wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nahtic taking some punishment here, with Taphorn in his half guard.
Nahtic has hold of Taphorn's hands but Taphorn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nahtic trying to hold on to Taphorn's head to control him but Taphorn postures up.
Taphorn looks to land a strike but Nahtic avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Taphorn wants to control from the top but Nahtic keeps moving.
Nahtic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Taphorn trying to control but Nahtic is working from the bottom.
Taphorn landing some decent shots from guard.
Taphorn throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Taphorn dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Taphorn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Taphorn just misses with a punch to the body.
Taphorn moves out of range as Nahtic strikes.

Taphorn instigates a clinch.
Nahtic working hard to break the clinch.
Nahtic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taphorn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nahtic blocking some punches.
Taphorn misses with a body punch.
Taphorn lands a shot to the body.
Taphorn has Nahtic pushed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nahtic blocking some punches.
Taphorn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taphorn jumps guard but Nahtic stands there with Taphorn around his waist. Taphorn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taphorn can't find room to land a body shot as Nahtic controls the action.
Nice body punch from Taphorn - that landed with a thud.
Nahtic controlling the action here for a moment.
Nahtic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nahtic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taphorn has him pressed against the cage.

Taphorn pulls guard effortlessly.

Taphorn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nahtic defends it easily.
Nahtic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taphorn is keeping the position for now.

Taphorn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Taphorn has his foot on Nahtic's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nahtic works his way back into a safe position though.
Taphorn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Taphorn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nahtic's guard.

Nahtic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nahtic pulls Taphorn in close to his closed guard and prevents Taphorn from doing any damage or advancing position.
Taphorn throws an elbow that misses. Nahtic uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Taphorn's guard. Nice move by Nahtic!

Nahtic lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nahtic postures up in Taphorn's guard and throws a big left but Taphorn blocks it.

Nahtic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Taphorn has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nahtic has managed to get both his arms back between Taphorn's legs - danger averted.
Taphorn has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Nahtic passes Taphorn's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Taphorn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Taphorn is trying to maintain the position but Nahtic is very close to passing his half guard.
Still in half guard, Nahtic seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nahtic trying to control the action but Taphorn is working from the bottom.
Nahtic slows the pace down in half guard.

Taphorn actively working from the bottom here.

Taphorn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nahtic pulls his head out easily.
Taphorn is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Taphorn regains full guard. Nicely done.
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.
That's time! Nahtic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nahtic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nahtic is looking to counter with head kicks.

Taphorn instigates a clinch.
Nahtic prevents a body shot from Taphorn.

Taphorn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taphorn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Taphorn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Taphorn throws a big shot that misses.
Nahtic throws out a loose jab but Taphorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nahtic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taphorn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Taphorn lands a head shot.
Nahtic throws a leg kick but Taphorn checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taphorn misses the shot to the body.
Taphorn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Taphorn throws a body punch but Nahtic moves out of range.
Nahtic tries to counter by clinching up but Taphorn breaks away and moves out of range.
Nahtic throws a hook but Taphorn avoids it easily.
Taphorn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nahtic.
Lou Nahtic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nahtic has managed to clinch.
Taphorn misses with a body punch.
Nahtic wants to break free but Taphorn has control.

Taphorn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taphorn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nahtic lands with a cross.
Taphorn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nahtic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Taphorn rushes Nahtic and presses him up against the cage.
Nahtic can't find room to land a body shot as Taphorn controls the action.
Nahtic is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Taphorn misses with the head strike.
Nahtic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Taphorn tries a body shot but Nahtic blocks it.
Taphorn wants a takedown.
Taphorn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nahtic has Taphorn pressed against the cage.
Peter Taphorn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nahtic working hard to break the clinch.
Nahtic taking a breather.
Taphorn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nahtic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nahtic slowing the pace effectively.
Good body shot from Taphorn.
Nahtic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nahtic scores with a nice hook to the head.

Taphorn gets control of Nahtic's arms and successfully pulls guard. Taphorn will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
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!
Nahtic won't allow Taphorn to sweep him here.

Taphorn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Taphorn keeping moving, preventing Nahtic from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Taphorn is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Taphorn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Taphorn lands strikes from half guard.
Nahtic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Taphorn.
Taphorn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nahtic defending well though.
Taphorn lands with a punch from half guard.

Taphorn looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Taphorn looks to land a strike but Nahtic avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn stands up over Nahtic, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lou Nahtic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nahtic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taphorn.
Taphorn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Taphorn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nahtic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Taphorn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Taphorn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Taphorn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Taphorn sitting in guard here, content to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Taphorn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Taphorn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Taphorn!
A very excited looking Peter Taphorn 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.