PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taisto Tapper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Long
vs
Tapper

196 cm
24
257 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

199 cm
24
260 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
World class 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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taisto Tapper!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tapper throws a looping overhand right but Long ducks down to avoid it.
Long appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tapper connects with a body shot that sends Long's belly button to the back.
Tapper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Long was well out of range. Poor timing from Tapper.
A head kick by Long misses
and Long takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice inside leg kick there by Long. That's going to slow Tapper down.
Tapper just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Long 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Long takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jab by Tapper.
Tapper avoids the head kick by Long.
Tapper appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Long tries a head kick but it misses.
Long lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Long walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Long takes one to the side of the head.
Tapper lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tapper misses with a low kick.
Tapper buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tapper stuns Long with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tapper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Long was well out of range. Poor timing from Tapper.
Tapper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tapper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Long slips under a jab from Tapper.
Tapper throws a big shot that misses.
Donk. Tapper catches Long right on the button with a cross.
Tapper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Long.

Long moves into the clinch successfully.
Long misses with a punch on the inside.
Tapper being controlled against the cage.
Come on Tapper - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Long prevents a body shot from Tapper.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tapper tries to stall but Long uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tapper as Long tries to tie him up.

Tapper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tapper ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tapper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Long was well out of range. Poor timing from Tapper.
Tapper avoids the head kick by Long.
Tapper throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Long's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Long tries to move into range but Tapper moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Long uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tapper.
Long throws a head kick that misses
and Tapper counters with a right hand to the body.

Long has closed the distance and engaged Tapper in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Long.
Tapper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tapper.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long prevents a body shot from Tapper.
Tapper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Long backwards.
Tapper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Long blocks a body shot from Tapper.
Tapper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Long's elbow.
Tapper cracks Long with a nice body shot.

Long pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Long catches Tapper with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tapper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Long moves away.
Long scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Long 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tapper connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tapper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Long moves away.
Tapper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice side step and Tapper releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tapper takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Long throws a sloppy head kick and Tapper moves out of range easily.
Tapper swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tapper dodges the punch combination from Long.
Long keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Long scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Long throws a hook but Tapper blocks it.
A jab from Long misses.
Tapper looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tapper uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Long has time to react.
Long is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Long uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tapper.
Tapper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tapper just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLong.
Long throws a series of punches but Tapper moves out of range.
Tapper ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taisto Tapper dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tapper tests Long's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Long throws a leg kick but Tapper checks it.
A jab lands there for Tapper.
Tapper connects with a crisp jab.
Tapper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Long circles away quickly and effectively.
Long throwing a counter right hand but Tapper manages to avoid it.
Tapper throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Long on the side of the head.
John Long is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Long lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Long steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tapper.
Long tries a head kick but it misses.
Long looks to land a right hand but Tapper moved out of range.
Jab, jab by Tapper - just one landing.
Tapper jabs at Long's body.
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!
Long scores with a punch to the head.
Tapper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Long moves away.
Long tried to counter with a leg kick but Tapper avoided it.
Long swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Long uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tapper.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Long, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tapper lands the left hand.
Tapper is pawing at Long, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Long's nose. Long is badly hurt! Tapper pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Long tries desperately to hold on but Tapper is relentless in his assault! As Long receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Tapper away and this one is in the books!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taisto Tapper!
Taisto Tapper seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.