PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yao Tsin Liao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Vera
vs
Tsin Liao

198 cm
28
250 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

184 cm
26
245 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brandon Vera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yao Tsin Liao!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsin Liao lands a jab-cross combination.

Tsin Liao shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tsin Liao showed some decent athleticism there.
Tsin Liao is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tsin Liao lands with a punch from half guard.
Tsin Liao seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Vera is trying to control but can't.
Vera is trying to stand up here but Tsin Liao is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsin Liao thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vera's head.
Tsin Liao looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vera tried to score with a low kick but Tsin Liao checks it.
Vera doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Tsin Liao counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Vera trying to control here.
Vera avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tsin Liao.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsin Liao performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Vera avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tsin Liao.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tsin Liao throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tsin Liao sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vera defending well though.
Tsin Liao throwing shots but Vera is blocking nicely.
Tsin Liao is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Vera avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tsin Liao.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsin Liao is stalling here. Vera is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Tsin Liao seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Vera has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Vera tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Vera looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tsin Liao defending against the ground and pound.
Vera in side control, throwing shots but Tsin Liao defends.
Sloppy strikes there by Vera.
Tsin Liao sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Tsin Liao looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Vera thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Tsin Liao to regain full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsin Liao working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vera.

Tsin Liao throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vera stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tsin Liao swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tsin Liao wants to sweep here but Vera controlling him for the moment.
Vera throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tsin Liao works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Tsin Liao looking for a guillotine here but Vera defends easily.
Tsin Liao is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yao Tsin Liao dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Vera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vera looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tsin Liao is fending him off so far but Vera persists. Nope, Tsin Liao circles away and we're back to standing.
Tsin Liao checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sloppy strikes from Tsin Liao. Those never looked like landing.

Tsin Liao closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Vera 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.
Tsin Liao with the ground and pound but Vera uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Tsin Liao postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tsin Liao throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vera works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vera keeping moving, preventing Tsin Liao from controlling successfully.
Vera wants to stand but Tsin Liao is controlling the position.
Yao Tsin Liao has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsin Liao sitting in guard here, content to control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Yao Tsin Liao was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tsin Liao misses with a two punch combination.
Tsin Liao throws a sloppy head kick and Vera moves out of range easily.

Tsin Liao darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Vera on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsin Liao thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Vera is defending against the submission attempts here by Tsin Liao.
Vera wants to control but Tsin Liao is keeping busy.
Tsin Liao thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Vera to regain full guard.
Tsin Liao must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Tsin Liao is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Vera is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Vera has escaped and now he's on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsin Liao looking for a sweep. Not yet Tsin Liao, not yet.

Vera is sitting in close to Tsin Liao's body. Tsin Liao has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Vera is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Vera is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Tsin Liao.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Yao Tsin Liao!