PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nazz Lee (ranked 2828 p4p, 302 weight class) and Keijo Tapaus (ranked 2284 p4p, 268 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Lee
vs
Tapaus

185 cm
28
187 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

182 cm
29
190 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nazz Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Keijo Tapaus!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee takes one on the button.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tapaus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Tapaus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tapaus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Tapaus.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
Lee staying out of range there.
A jab from Lee misses.
Tapaus is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lee with a body shot.
Tapaus drops his hands momentarily and Lee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Tapaus.
Tapaus connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Touch Of Death Combat Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Lee fakes the leg kick and cracks Tapaus in the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tapaus looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Tapaus swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Tapaus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tapaus misses with a straight left.
A good leg kick by Lee.
Tapaus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee tries to bum rush Tapaus with a series of wild strikes but Tapaus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Keijo Tapaus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tapaus blocks a head kick by Lee.
Tapaus misses with a hook.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Tapaus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee walks into a left hand.
Lee is looking to slow Tapaus down with leg kicks.
Tapaus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
Tapaus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tapaus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tapaus throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Tapaus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lee drives through with a takedown into Tapaus's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lee passes Tapaus's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lee is just content to waste time from the top position. Tapaus takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Lee looking to pass the guard.

Tapaus is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lee is aware though and is defending well.
Tapaus keeping full guard, as Lee tries to pass.

Tapaus working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lee doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lee manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lee trying to control but Tapaus is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tapaus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lee wants to control from the top but Tapaus keeps moving.
Lee postures up.

Lee postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Tapaus is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lee, into his guard.

Lee has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Tapaus has passed into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to improve position but can't.
Tapaus wants to control but Lee is keeping him busy.
Tapaus grinds an elbow into Lee's temple.

Tapaus thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lee can't do much from the bottom here.
Tapaus trying to control the position but Lee is working away.
Lee is trying to improve his position.
Tapaus is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Keijo Tapaus will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tapaus jabs at Lee's body.
Tapaus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lee to score with a decent uppercut.
Tapaus ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tapaus just misses with a punch to the body.
Tapaus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tapaus works over Lee's head and body with a nice combination.
Tapaus misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Lee throwing a counter right hand but Tapaus manages to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tapaus takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tapaus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lee.

Tapaus is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tapaus misses the shot to the body.
Tapaus is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him?
Lee ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Tapaus's jaw. Tapaus's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Lee does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nazz Lee!
An out of breath Nazz Lee thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.