PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Good Bad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taisto Tapper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bad
vs
Tapper

195 cm
26
267 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

199 cm
20
260 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Good Bad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taisto Tapper!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Tapper.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tapper darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bad throws a hook but Tapper avoids it easily.
Tapper digs a good body shot into Bad's ribs.
Bad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tapper lands a right hook to the body.
Tapper connects with a nice looking jab.
Tapper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bad manages to avoid it.
Tapper misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bad counters with a series of strikes. Tapper will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tapper is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bad rather than just go for the knockout.
Tapper just misses with a punch to the body.
Tapper throws a body punch but Bad moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tapper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tapper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bad manages to avoid it.
Tapper scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Taisto Tapper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bad is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tapper cracks a nice hook into Bad's ribs.
Bad seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bad walks into a straight right hand from Tapper.
Tapper misses with a wild combination.
Bad on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tapper fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tapper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tapper looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tapper scores with a hook to the body. Bad takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bad takes a swing at Tapper's ribcage but misses.
Tapper has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tapper jabs Bad to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bad lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tapper listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tapper lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bad scores with a decent looking hook.
Bad takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tapper thuds a left hand into Bad's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tapper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bad.
Bad takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bad throws a right hand that misses
and Tapper counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bad thinking.
Tapper digs a good hook to Bad's body.
Tapper cracks a nice hook into Bad's ribs.
Tapper looks to score with a jab to the body but Bad is just out of range.

Bad 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.

Bad is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Tapper has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Bad is looking to defend but Tapper has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Bad! Tapper pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Bad taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Taisto Tapper!
A relieved looking Taisto Tapper thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.