PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed Ul Haq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yin Tao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ul Haq comes to the cage accompanied by Arkangel - Behold The Face Of Death. Tao comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Philip Bailey - Walking on the Chinese Wall kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Yin Tao will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Ul Haq
vs
Tao

160 cm
31
165 lbs
12 - 3 - 1

175 cm
26
170 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Syndicate Nutrition (DUS)

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 12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mohammed Ul Haq!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yin Tao!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tao moves out of range of the leg kick from Ul Haq.
Ul Haq scores with a leg kick.
Tao lands a nice hook to Ul Haq's body. Ul Haq takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ul Haq. Tao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tao misses with a head kick.
Tao pushes Ul Haq away with a front kick.
Tao attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ul Haq fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tao checks it well.
Tao blocks a low kick nicely.
Tao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ul Haq.
Tao checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ul Haq motions for Tao to come forward. Ul Haq throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ul Haq misses with a low kick.
Tao thumps Ul Haq with a low kick.
Tao checks a leg kick.
Tao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ul Haq throws a leg kick
and Tao counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ul Haq finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice body kick from Tao.
Tao lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tao throws a good cross that connects.
Tao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ul Haq's calf.
Tao fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Tao. No joy for Ul Haq on that attempt.
Ul Haq will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tao scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ul Haq in his tracks.

It looks like Mohammed Ul Haq has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
An inside leg kick lands from Tao.
Ul Haq takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ul Haq misses with a low kick as Tao jumps back.
Tao lands a high kick!
Ul Haq walks into a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jab by Tao.

Ul Haq is rocked!
An inside leg kick from Ul Haq misses.
Tao throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ul Haq on the side of the head.
Oh Ul Haq is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tao connects with a body shot.
No luck for Ul Haq with that takedown attempt.
Ul Haq seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohammed Ul Haq. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ul Haq tried to score with a low kick but Tao checks it.
Ul Haq takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tao checks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tao lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ul Haq has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ul Haq and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tao is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ul Haq had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ul Haq takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tao keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tao cracks the inside of Ul Haq's front leg.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Ul Haq. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Ul Haq tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao lands a nice looking body kick.
Tao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tao scores with a hook.
Yin Tao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ul Haq throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tao counters with a nice body kick.
Tao works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tao scores with a kick to the body.
Ul Haq is breathing heavily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tao, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A clash of legs there as Tao blocks the low kick.
Tao lands with a shot to the body.
Tao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ul Haq.
Tao lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ul Haq takes a step back to recover.
Tao thuds his shin into the meat of Ul Haq's side.
Ul Haq will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ul Haq looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tao works the jab nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tao scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ul Haq is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tao cracks Ul Haq with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tao scores with the left hand. Ul Haq knows he should have avoided that one.

Mohammed Ul Haq's cut is getting worse.
An inside leg kick from Ul Haq misses.
Tao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tao has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ul Haq finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tao lands the left hand.
Tao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ul Haq takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tao feints and then cracks Ul Haq's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ul Haq down.
Ul Haq shoots in and drives through. Tao sprawls well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tao.
Tao lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ul Haq will feel that in the morning.
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 Mohammed Ul Haq's cut.
That's time! Ul Haq's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tao lands with a kick to the temple. Ul Haq shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ul Haq walks into a left hand.
Tao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ul Haq's calf.
BOOM! Tao lands a beautiful left hook that drops Ul Haq. Ul Haq tries to recover but Tao is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Ul Haq lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yin Tao!
An out of breath Yin Tao thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.