PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Deacon Griggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yin Tao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griggs comes to the cage accompanied by Church by T-Pain. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Griggs
vs
Tao

178 cm
19
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Deacon Griggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yin Tao!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tao fakes the leg kick and cracks Griggs in the body.
Tao pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tao looks for the body kick but Griggs saw that one coming.
Tao just misses with a punch to the body.
Tao lands with a good body shot.
Griggs checks a low kick from Tao.
A head kick misses from Tao.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Griggs.
Griggs avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tao is looking to land body kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tao. That's going to slow Griggs down.
A punch combination from Griggs misses.
Griggs throws a right hand that Tao ducks under and follows up with a left that Tao also avoids with ease.
Griggs steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tao. That one must have hurt.
Tao takes a swing at Griggs's ribcage but misses.
Griggs misses with a wild combination.
Griggs misses the shot to the body.
Tao throws a head kick that misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Griggs scores with a four punch combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Griggs. Those never looked like landing.
Tao connects with a leg kick. Griggs looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Griggs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tao.
Tao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Griggs stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tao on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Griggs takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Deacon Griggs has been cut.
Griggs shoots for a takedown but Tao saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Griggs fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deacon Griggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griggs misses with a double jab.
Tao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Griggs fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice body kick from Tao.
Tao lands a front kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Griggs. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Griggs shoots in for a takedown but Tao shows good takedown defense.
Griggs is breathing heavily.
Tao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Griggs's sensitive parts.
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!
Griggs misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tao is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Griggs rather than just go for the knockout.
Griggs takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tao pushes Griggs away with a front kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tao.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Griggs crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tao - the referee stops the clock and Griggs gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tao. Griggs manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tao throws a sloppy head kick and Griggs moves out of range easily.
Tao delivers a nice body kick.
Griggs is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tao scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Griggs's calf.
Tao lands a nice looking body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tao.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tao.
Tao scores with a jab to the body.
Yin Tao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Griggs.
Tao thumps Griggs with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griggs takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Griggs takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tao pushes Griggs away with a front kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tao. Griggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Griggs will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Griggs on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tao throws out a powerful jab.
A head kick misses from Tao.
Griggs looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tao lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griggs takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Griggs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tao can pounce on him.
Tao throws a head kick that misses.
Griggs misses with a series of wild punches.
That kick from Tao tenderised Griggs's leg. Griggs is trying to keep his angry face on.
Griggs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tao circles away quickly and effectively.
Tao throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Griggs. That did some damage!
Tao throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Both fighters circling a little - Tao finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tao throws a nice head kick!
Tao moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A solid body kick from Tao.
Nice body kick there by Tao.
Tao throws a body punch but Griggs moves out of range.
Griggs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griggs manages to avoid it.
Griggs takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Griggs has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tao.
Griggs has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tao.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tao scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tao swings for the body but Griggs moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tao - that will leave a mark!
Tao is looking to slow Griggs down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yin Tao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Deacon Griggs's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Griggs takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Griggs shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tao defends it nicely.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Griggs might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Griggs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tao can pounce on him.
Tao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Griggs tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tao throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tao throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tao scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tao.
Griggs takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tao throws a leg kick which misses Griggs's front leg but catches the back leg as Griggs tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Griggs takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Crunch! Tao slams his shin into Griggs's torso.
Tao throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Griggs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tao can pounce on him.
Griggs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tao throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Griggs misses with a two punch combination.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tao!
Tao throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Griggs walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tao.
Tao thuds his shin into the meat of Griggs's side.
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!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tao, right into the meat.
Tao throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Griggs on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tao digs a good hook to Griggs's body.
Tao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Griggs takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tao.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tao.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao misses with a jab to the body
and Griggs counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tao lands a body shot.
Tao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Griggs's sensitive parts.
Tao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tao lands a nice looking kick to the body. Griggs takes a step back to recover.
Tao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tao scoring well with a low kick there.
Tao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tao scores with a hook to the body. Griggs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griggs.
Tao fakes the leg kick and cracks Griggs in the body.
A good leg kick by Tao.
Tao lands with a nice body kick.
Tao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
An inside leg kick lands from Tao.
A solid body kick from Tao.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao scores with a kick to the midsection.
Crunch! Tao slams his shin into Griggs's torso.
Tao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tao.
A good leg kick by Tao.
Tao ducks under a wild hook from Griggs.
Tao throws a front kick that sends Griggs stumbling back into the cage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tao.
Tao scores with a kick to the body.
Yin Tao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tao throws a leg kick which misses Griggs's front leg but catches the back leg as Griggs tries to avoid it.
Tao scores with a hook to the body. Griggs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tao explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tao lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griggs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tao.
Tao bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That kick from Tao tenderised Griggs's leg. Griggs is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tao throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao cracks the inside of Griggs's front leg.
Tao lands with a nice body kick.
Tao lands a nice looking body kick.
Good leg kick by Tao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tao ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tao cracks the inside of Griggs's front leg.
Griggs takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tao scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Griggs doesn't seem bothered though.
Griggs takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tao bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tao connects with a leg kick. Griggs looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Deacon Griggs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Griggs on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Griggs avoids the body shot from Tao.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good leg kick by Tao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tao throws a head kick that half lands.
Tao thows a body shot but no joy.
Griggs throws a right and a left that Tao avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yin Tao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Deacon Griggs's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Griggs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice combination there by Griggs.
Tao throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tao.
Tao throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Some wild striking there from Griggs.
Griggs misses with a wild combination.
Griggs blocks a head kick by Tao.
Griggs throws a shot from downtown. Tao moves away and avoids it.
A combination from Griggs does no damage.
Tao attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Griggs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tao.
Tao lands with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Tao.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao tries a low kick but Griggs avoids it.
Griggs misses with a few strikes there.
Griggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tao connects with a solid leg kick.
Griggs throws a hook to the side of Tao's head but Tao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tao thows a body shot but no joy.
Griggs fails to land with a series of punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tao.
Tao does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tao swings for the body but Griggs moves out of range.
Griggs throws a jab when Tao was well out of range.
Tao lands with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Griggs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tao scores with a spinning back kick!
Tao lands a leg kick that knocks Griggs off balance momentarily.
Griggs misses with a body shot.
Griggs blocks a head kick by Tao.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao blocks a jab.
Tao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Griggs has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Some wild striking there from Griggs.
Tao thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Griggs if he has to take too many more of those.
Griggs steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tao. That one must have hurt.
Tao works Griggs's body with a nice hook.
Tao throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griggs takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tao digs a good hook to Griggs's body.
Tao lands a leg kick that knocks Griggs off balance momentarily.
A solid body kick from Tao.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tao, right into the meat.
Griggs on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tao thumps Griggs with a low kick.
Tao thuds his shin into the meat of Griggs's side.
Tao connects with a leg kick. Griggs looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tao lands with a kick to the temple. Griggs shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tao feints and then cracks Griggs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Griggs down.
Nice body kick from Tao.
Griggs has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tao.
Tao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Griggs sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tao.
Tao scores with a head kick. Griggs tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tao scores with a shot to the body.
Tao scores with a body shot.
Tao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Griggs's sensitive parts.
Tao throws a head kick that Griggs semi-blocks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tao thows a body shot but no joy.
Tao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Griggs misses with a body punch
and Tao counters with a good low kick that Griggs was not able to check.
Tao throws a body punch but Griggs moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griggs throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tao counters with a good low kick that Griggs was not able to check.
Griggs shoots in for a double leg but Tao sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Griggs loads up on a big right hand but Tao slips the punch.
Tao thumps Griggs with a low kick.
Tao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Griggs scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tao in his tracks.
Griggs has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tao.
Deacon Griggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Griggs takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tao connects with a leg kick. Griggs looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tao.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Tao.
Griggs takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Griggs sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tao throws a nice inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yin Tao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tao has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight for Yin Tao!
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight for Yin Tao!
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight for Yin Tao!

Yin Tao wins by unanimous decision!