PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dashka Tagtov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MF Doom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tagtov
vs
Doom

175 cm
25
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Heavy handed

KAISER

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dashka Tagtov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, MF Doom!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doom jabs at Tagtov's body.
Tagtov fails with a takedown attempt.
Doom lands with a good body shot.
Dashka Tagtov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tagtov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Doom but Doom pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tagtov shoots in for a takedown but Doom shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dashka Tagtov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doom keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Doom lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tagtov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tagtov controls the position.

Tagtov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Doom, who protects the arm well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tagtov content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Tagtov landing strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Doom can do anything to dispel that myth.

Tagtov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tagtov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Doom is not content to let Tagtov control the position.
Tagtov scoring with punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tagtov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Doom looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
An elbow from Tagtov crashes against the mat.
Tagtov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tagtov is looking to take a break and control but Doom is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Tagtov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Doom knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tagtov throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Tagtov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Doom is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Tagtov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tagtov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tagtov trying to control the position but Doom is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tagtov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Doom, who protects the arm well.

Tagtov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Doom has escaped the position, nice work there.
Doom really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tagtov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tagtov tries to score with some ground and pound. Doom controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tagtov creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Doom sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Tagtov looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Tagtov remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dashka Tagtov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tagtov shoots in for a takedown but Doom shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Doom throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tagtov on the side of the head.

It looks like Dashka Tagtov has been cut.

Tagtov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Doom napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tagtov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doom can do to turn this around?
Tagtov is working Doom over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tagtov in side control lands a decent elbow.

Tagtov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Tagtov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Doom has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tagtov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Doom some visible discomfort.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Tagtov misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Tagtov tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Tagtov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Doom is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tagtov trying to control the position but Doom is working away.
Tagtov throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Doom is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tagtov connects with a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Tagtov seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Doom struggling a bit here.
Tagtov wants to control but Doom is keeping him busy.
Tagtov in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tagtov lands a nice forearm strike.
Tagtov trying to control the position but Doom is working away.
Tagtov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Doom is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tagtov in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The ground and pound from Tagtov seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Doom dodges the ground and pound from Tagtov.
Tagtov is putting a hurting on Doom here, landing some big shots from side control.
Tagtov working the ground and pound but Doom is defending the strikes.
Tagtov misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Tagtov working the ground and pound.
Tagtov trying to control the action but Doom is working from the bottom.
Tagtov misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doom is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tagtov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Doom counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheers as Doom lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tagtov doesn't seem phased though.
Tagtov shoots in looking for a takedown but Doom manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tagtov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dashka Tagtov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tagtov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Doom.
Doom connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tagtov momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doom lands a jab to Tagtov's midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Doom with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Doom wants to clinch up but Tagtov keeps it at a distance.
Doom scores with a shot to the body.
Doom scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dashka Tagtov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dashka Tagtov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Doom connects with a body shot.
Doom works Tagtov's body with a nice hook.
Doom digs a good hook to Tagtov's body.
Tagtov has his takedown stuffed
and Doom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tagtov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Doom as he jumps to the side.
Doom wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tagtov dives in and grabs Doom's left leg, looking for a takedown. Doom pushes down on Tagtov's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dashka Tagtov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tagtov walks into a stiff left hand from Doom.
Doom is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tagtov rather than just go for the knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Doom drops Tagtov with a huge uppercut! Tagtov drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Doom is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). MF Doom!
A very excited looking MF Doom 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.