PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Doug Wallaby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Eduardo Taddeo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallaby comes to the cage accompanied by Europe - The Final Countdown. Doug Wallaby has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Wallaby
vs
Eduardo Taddeo

182 cm
26
142 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

169 cm
25
135 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Doug Wallaby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Eduardo Taddeo!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallaby misses with a double jab.
Wallaby lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Taddeo thows a body shot but no joy.
Wallaby fails to land with a series of punches.
Wallaby lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Carlos Eduardo Taddeo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taddeo lands with a nice body punch.
Wallaby shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Taddeo as he avoids it easily.
Taddeo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Taddeo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wallaby counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wallaby really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Taddeo misses with a jab to the body
and Wallaby counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Taddeo misses with a combination
and Wallaby counters with a series of strikes. Taddeo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wallaby!
Taddeo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Taddeo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wallaby misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallaby lands a slapping body shot.
Wallaby's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Wallaby duly obliges.
Wallaby fails to land with a series of punches.
Taddeo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wallaby counters with a right hand to the body.

Wallaby closes the distance and pushes Taddeo back into the cage.

Wallaby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wallaby rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taddeo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wallaby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taddeo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wallaby counters with a three punch combo that has Taddeo backing up. Taddeo nods at Wallaby to acknowledge the strikes.
Taddeo throws a combination that misses
and Wallaby counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Wallaby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wallaby is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Taddeo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taddeo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wallaby moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wallaby scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wallaby throws a series of strikes that have Taddeo backpedaling.
Taddeo throws a right hand that Wallaby ducks under and follows up with a left that Wallaby also avoids with ease.
Taddeo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wallaby counters with a straight right hand.
Wallaby moves out of range of the strikes.
Wallaby lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taddeo circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Wallaby does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallaby avoids the body shot from Taddeo.
Taddeo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wallaby lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Taddeo misses with a shot to the body
and Wallaby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Taddeo just misses with a punch to the body.
Wallaby moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wallaby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taddeo.
Wallaby throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wallaby lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Taddeo misses with a combination
and Wallaby counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Taddeo is rocked!
Taddeo looks gassed!
Wallaby throws a right hand that Taddeo ducks under and follows up with a left that Taddeo also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallaby throws a series of punches but Taddeo avoids them all with ease.
Wallaby misses with a double jab.
Wallaby is working the combinations to good effect here.
Taddeo throws a shot from downtown. Wallaby moves away and avoids it.
Taddeo dodges the punch combination from Wallaby.
Wallaby moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Taddeo misses with a combination

and Wallaby moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Wallaby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wallaby lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Taddeo is still on wobbly legs! Can Wallaby finish him?
Wallaby lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taddeo circles away quickly and effectively.
Taddeo seems to have recovered his senses.
Wallaby looks to land a combination but Taddeo avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doug Wallaby dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Wallaby scores with a body shot.
Wallaby lands a jab-cross combination.
Taddeo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doug Wallaby is winning the standup battle so far.
Wallaby throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Taddeo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Taddeo throws a combination that misses
and Wallaby counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Doug Wallaby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taddeo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wallaby counters with a one-two to the body.
Taddeo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wallaby rather than just go for the knockout.
Taddeo slips a jab and a cross from Wallaby.
Wallaby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Taddeo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wallaby counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Taddeo thinking.
Taddeo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wallaby.
Wallaby paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Taddeo is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taddeo misses with a looping left.
Taddeo throws a left and a right that both miss

and Wallaby holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Wallaby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taddeo walks into a jab.
Taddeo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Taddeo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wallaby throws a right hand that Taddeo ducks under and follows up with a left that Taddeo also avoids with ease.
Taddeo throws a sloppy body shot
and Wallaby counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wallaby thuds a left hand into Taddeo's body.
Taddeo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Wallaby closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Wallaby manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallaby misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wallaby fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Taddeo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
No joy there for Wallaby, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wallaby darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Taddeo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wallaby throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taddeo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wallaby.
Wallaby lands a jab.
Wallaby is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Taddeo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wallaby counters with a two punch combo.
Taddeo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Taddeo misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Wallaby lands an impressive looking overhand right. Taddeo doesn't seem phased though.
Wallaby moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A left and a right from Wallaby both land. Nice combination.
Wallaby lands with a big left! Taddeo is wobbled badly! Wallaby comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Taddeo to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Doug Wallaby!