PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taisto Tappura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos Santos has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Santos
vs
Tappura

191 cm
24
245 lbs
12 - 4 - 1

201 cm
21
255 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Resistance

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 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taisto Tappura!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tappura throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Dos Santos has been cut.
Santos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tappura.
Santos checks a leg kick.
Tappura thows a body shot but no joy.
Santos checks a low kick from Tappura.
Tappura drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Taisto Tappura has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos misses with a hook.
Tappura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tappura throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Tappura misses with a two punch combination.
Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Santos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tappura.
Santos throws a jab when Tappura was well out of range.
Tappura walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Santos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Decent striking displayed by Santos there.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tappura scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Santos misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tappura.
Tappura loads up on a big right hand but Santos slips the punch.
Santos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Santos slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tappura lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Tappura does no damage.
Tappura chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Santos misses with a looping right.
Tappura lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Santos backs up against the cage.
A left lands for Tappura.
Santos looks to throw the jab but Tappura is out of range.
Tappura throws a nice inside leg kick.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Tappura does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tappura can pounce on him.
Tappura lands a nice looking body shot.
Tappura lands a nice hook to Santos's body. Santos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Tappura works Santos's body with a nice hook.
Tappura cracks a nice hook into Santos's ribs.
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!
Tappura connects with the punch.
Tappura buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tappura has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Santos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tappura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tappura feints a jab promting Santos to slip. Tappura then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Santos slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tappura throws a sloppy head kick and Santos moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Santos misses the target.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tappura thows a body kick. Santos tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tappura lands a leg kick that knocks Santos off balance momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tappura lands with a good body shot.
Nice jab there from Tappura.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taisto Tappura dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Santos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tappura scores with a nice right hand.
Santos throws a hook but Tappura blocks it.
Santos moves forwards but Tappura connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Santos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Santos is rocked!
Tappura getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Oh Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tappura weaves into range and cracks Santos right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Santos goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Tappura is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Taisto Tappura!