PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter Taphorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antoni Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Taphorn
vs
Hong

170 cm
37
138 lbs
29 - 13 - 1

178 cm
31
144 lbs
16 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Taphorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Antoni Hong!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taphorn tried to score with a low kick but Hong checks it.
Taphorn sizes up Hong with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hong lands with a shot to the body.
Taphorn punishes Hong's body with a nice straight punch.
Taphorn tries to clinch
and Hong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Peter Taphorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Taphorn moves into the clinch.
Taphorn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Taphorn lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hong misses with a punch on the inside.
Taphorn tries to work over Hong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taphorn misses with a body punch.
Taphorn has had enough of the clinch but Hong keeps him there for the moment.
Hong letting Taphorn take a breather here.
Hong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taphorn is struggling to control the position.
Hong can't find room to land a body shot as Taphorn controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong tries a body shot but Taphorn blocks it.

Taphorn breaks from the clinch.
Taphorn takes a swing at Hong's ribcage but misses.
Nice jab there from Taphorn.
A leg kick checked by Taphorn.
Hong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taphorn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hong to score with a decent uppercut.
Hong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hong slaps away a takedown attempt from Taphorn, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A big left from Taphorn misses.
Taphorn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hong moves away.
Hong misses with a body shot.
As Hong tries to get set, Taphorn tries to push him back and clinch up but Hong manages to avoid the attempt.
Hong ducks under a wild hook from Taphorn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn motions for Hong to come forward. Taphorn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Taphorn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hong.
Hong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taphorn.
Taphorn shoots for a double leg takedown but Hong sprawls well. He's pushed Taphorn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Taphorn moves out of range as Hong throws a body kick.
Taphorn tries to clinch up
and Hong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hong throws out a leg kick but Taphorn moves out of range and Hong only half commits.
Taphorn throws a shot from downtown. Hong moves away and avoids it.
Hong misses with a wild body shot.
Taphorn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hong throws a leg kick that misses.
Taphorn fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Taphorn. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn thows a body kick. Hong tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Taphorn looks to land a left hand but Hong moved out of range nicely.
Taphorn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Taphorn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Taphorn throws a looping overhand right but Hong ducks down to avoid it.

Taphorn darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taphorn wants to pass the guard but Hong is defending well.
Hong trying to control here.

Taphorn is working for a submission of some sort.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong blocking the ground and pound attempt from Taphorn.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hong preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Hong won't allow Taphorn to pass to mount.
Hong trying to hold on to Taphorn's head to control him but Taphorn postures up.
Taphorn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Taphorn dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hong moves out of range as Taphorn strikes.
Hong throws out a loose jab but Taphorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taphorn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hong manages to avoid it.
Hong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hong gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hong wants to clinch up but Taphorn keeps it at a distance.
Peter Taphorn is winning the standup battle so far.
Taphorn with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Taphorn drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Taphorn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong seems keen to control Taphorn's posture.
Taphorn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hong can do to turn this around?
Taphorn looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Taphorn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hong's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong is trying to keep Taphorn in close.
Taphorn slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Taphorn 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.
Hong working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taphorn.
Taphorn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hong avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Taphorn trying to control but Hong is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Taphorn tries to free his leg and advance position but Hong is retaining full guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Taphorn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hong is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Taphorn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Taphorn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hong lands a left hand.
Taphorn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taphorn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taphorn lands with a light punch inside.
Hong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taphorn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Taphorn backwards.

Hong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hong walks into a left hand.
Hong throws a big shot that misses.
Hong shoots in but Taphorn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hong ducks under a wild hook from Taphorn.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Taphorn!
Taphorn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hong scoring well with a low kick there.
Taphorn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Taphorn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hong moves away.
Taphorn feints and then cracks Hong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hong down.
Taphorn connects with a right hand. Hong shakes it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A clash of legs there as Hong blocks the low kick.
Hong bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Taphorn's head backwards.
Hong tries to move into range but Taphorn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hong staying out of range there.
Taphorn avoids the body shot from Hong.
Taphorn lands a glancing blow to the side of Hong's head.
Taphorn scores with a nice strike.
Hong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taphorn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taphorn. Hong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taphorn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hong has time to react.

Taphorn closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Taphorn throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Taphorn dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Taphorn wants to clinch but Hong slips to the side
and Hong counters with a nice uppercut.
Hong has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Taphorn misses with a two punch combination.
Taphorn throws a poor cross that misses
and Hong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hong walks into a stiff left hand from Taphorn.
Taphorn cracks the inside of Hong's front leg.
A low kick from Taphorn is predictable there
and Hong counters with a slapping leg kick.
Taphorn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

It looks like Peter Taphorn has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taphorn. Hong does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taphorn. Hong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hong throws a fast counter high kick but Taphorn manages to duck under it in time.
Taphorn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hong with the counter takedown but Taphorn avoids it easily.
Taphorn thuds a left hand into Hong's body.
Hong looks to land a left hand but Taphorn moved out of range nicely.
Taphorn looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taphorn thows a leg kick but Hong checks it
and Hong counters with an inside leg kick.
Taphorn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hong throws out a counter right but Taphorn avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taphorn staying out of range there.
Taphorn fakes the leg kick and cracks Hong in the body.
Hong moves out of range as Taphorn throws a body kick.
Taphorn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taphorn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hong to score with a decent uppercut.
Hong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hong throws a body shot but no joy.
Hong takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Taphorn tries to keep at a distance but Hong has taken the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Hong scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hong scores with a hook to the body.
Taphorn misses with the head strike.
Antoni Hong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong cracks Taphorn with a nice body shot.
Hong gets through Taphorn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taphorn working aggressively here.
Taphorn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taphorn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hong lands with a light punch inside.
Taphorn has a couple of punches blocked by Hong.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Hong.
Hong scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Hong manages to break the clinch.
Taphorn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hong.
Hong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hong has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hong misses with a straight right.
Hong clobbers Taphorn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong misses with a low kick as Taphorn jumps back.
Taphorn lands with a nice body punch.
Hong goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hong throws a sloppy head kick and Taphorn moves out of range easily.
Hong lands the left hand.
Hong lands with a straight right. Taphorn didn't see that one coming.

Taphorn is rocked!
Taphorn connects with a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hong checks a leg kick.
Hong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Taphorn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hong scores with a jab. Taphorn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
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!
Hong lands a slapping body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taphorn misses with a body kick.
Hong lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Taphorn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hong throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Taphorn on the side of the head.
Oh Taphorn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Taphorn closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hong did well to prevent Taphorn getting side control.
Taphorn seems to have got his legs back now.
Hong keeping hold of Taphorn's head, controlling as best he can.
Hong has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Taphorn is working away from the top position though.
Taphorn passes to full mount!

Taphorn goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Hong turns into him and now he's in Taphorn's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antoni Hong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Taphorn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Taphorn!
A victorious Peter Taphorn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.