PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yang Tao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Danky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tao comes to the cage accompanied by Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting. Danky has chosen Killing In The Name as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Dom Danky enters the cage!

Tao
vs
Danky

175 cm
27
170 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

187 cm
25
169 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
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 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yang Tao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dom Danky!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Danky.
Danky avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A low kick from Tao is predictable there
and Danky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tao connects with a solid leg kick.
Tao misses with a right hand
and Danky counters with a nice body shot.
An inside leg kick from Tao misses.
Danky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tao.
Danky throws a head kick but Tao moves out of range.
Danky throws a leg kick but Tao moved away.
Tao attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Danky connects with a solid leg kick.
Danky scoring well with a low kick there.
Danky checks a leg kick.
Tao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tao misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Danky throws a wild body kick that Tao sees coming a mile off.
Danky connects with the punch.
Danky has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tao.

That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
Danky takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tao uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Danky lunges at Tao with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tao's hand.
Danky throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Good standup being displayed there by Danky as he connects with a hook.
A clash of legs there as Danky blocks the low kick.
Tao shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tao throws a body kick that misses.
Tao scores with a shot to the body.
Tao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
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.
A good leg kick by Tao.
Tao lands a leg kick that knocks Danky off balance momentarily.
Danky lands with an uppercut that bounces Tao off the cage and back into range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tao throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Danky counters with a good low kick that Tao was not able to check.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danky takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick from Tao misses.
Tao lands with a nice body kick.
Tao misses with a right hand
and Danky counters with a good low kick that Tao was not able to check.
Danky is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Danky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice body kick from Danky.
Tao attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tao throws a leg kick that misses.
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 throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tao.
Tao shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Danky.
Danky moves out of range as Tao throws a body kick.
Tao throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Danky throws a front kick aimed at Tao's knee but Tao avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao throws a wild body kick that Danky sees coming a mile off.
Danky lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A slow jab from Tao misses its intended target.
Tao on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Danky throws a hook to the side of Tao's head but Tao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Danky avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tao moves out of range as Danky throws a body kick.
Good work by Danky as he checks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Tao misses the target.
Danky scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tao in his tracks.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tao.
Tao throws a body punch but Danky moves out of range.
Danky moves out of range of the body kick from Tao.
Danky has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Tao.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao scores with a jab to the head.
Tao takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tao was well out of range. Poor timing from Danky.
Tao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Danky circles away quickly and effectively.
Danky misses with a hook.
Yang Tao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tao moves away from the strike by Danky.
Tao smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Danky scores with a shot to the body.
Tao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Danky is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tao had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Danky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Danky uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tao has time to react.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danky blocks a leg kick.
Danky listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
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 Danky has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Danky and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tao throws a head kick but Danky moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tao lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tao misses with a low kick.
Tao wants to slow Danky down by chopping away at his legs.
Danky scores with a kick to the body.
Tao pivots, looking for a leg kick but Danky is out of range and Tao settles back down.
Tao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Danky throws out a powerful jab.
Yang Tao is winning the standup battle so far.
Danky throws a half hearted mid kick.
Danky keeps Tao at a distance using the push kick.
Tao scores with a hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tao, right into the meat.
Tao moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Danky takes a swing at Tao's ribcage but misses.
Danky walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tao checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Danky throws an off balance right hand
and Tao counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tao scores with a spinning back kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tao counters with an inside leg kick.
Tao fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Danky checks it well.
Tao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Danky has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tao.
Danky jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tao misses with a hook.
Tao with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice inside leg kick there by Danky. That's going to slow Tao down.
Danky scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Danky takes a swing at Tao's ribcage but misses.
Danky getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tao attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tao blocks the body kick.
Danky blocks the body kick.
Tao scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Danky doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danky checks a low kick from Tao.
Danky swinging wildly here.
Danky takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Danky.
A nice inside leg kick there by Danky. That's going to slow Tao down.
Tao takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Danky connects with a body shot that sends Tao's belly button to the back.
Tao cracks the inside of Danky's front leg.
Danky takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Dom Danky has been cut.
Danky scores with a jab.
Good leg kick by Danky there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Danky ducks under a wild hook from Tao.
Tao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Danky has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Danky takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao throws a leg kick which misses Danky's front leg but catches the back leg as Danky tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Tao.
Tao moves out of range of the strikes.
Tao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Danky manages to avoid it.
Danky's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Danky scores with a jab to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Danky. Tao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Danky shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Danky.
Tao ducks under a wild hook from Danky.
Danky moves out of range of the body kick from Tao.
Tao throws a leg kick but Danky moved away.
Danky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Danky blocks a low kick nicely.
A low kick from Tao misses
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Danky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Danky misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Danky throws the left hand but Tao avoids the punch easily.
Tao looks to land a left hand but Danky moved out of range nicely.
Tao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Danky. Danky obviously looking to wear him down.
Danky checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tao throws a leg kick but Danky sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tao lands a nice looking body kick.
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!
Danky comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Danky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tao.
Tao misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danky scores with a three punch combo!
Danky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Danky moves out of range of the leg kick from Tao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yang Tao dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dom Danky's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Danky throws a leg kick but Tao checks it.
Tao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Danky throws a jab but it's blocked by Tao.
Tao looks to score with a jab to the body but Danky is just out of range.
Tao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Danky 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 walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Good leg kick by Tao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Danky smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Danky is looking to slow Tao down with leg kicks.
Danky connects with an inside leg kick.
Danky throws an overhand right that lands on Tao's shoulder, as Tao tries to avoid the shot.
Danky has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from 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.
Danky throws a hook to the side of Tao's head but Tao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tao throws a hook but Danky blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky swings for the body but Tao moves out of range.
Danky shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tao looks to land a body kick but Danky moved away.
Tao throws out a loose jab but Danky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Danky tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tao sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Danky somewhat.
Danky swings for the body but Tao moves out of range.
Danky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Danky checks a low kick from Tao.
Danky connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tao thumps Danky with a low kick.
Danky throws a hook but Tao blocks it.
Danky lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao is looking to slow Danky down with leg kicks.
Danky lands a glancing blow to the side of Tao's head.
Danky 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 Danky has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Danky and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Danky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tao can pounce on him.
Danky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tao throws a push kick but Danky slaps the foot to one side.
Tao pivots, looking for a leg kick but Danky is out of range and Tao settles back down.
Tao cracks the inside of Danky's front leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tao is looking to land body kicks.
Tao feints and then cracks Danky's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Danky down.
Tao walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Danky checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tao misses with a wild body shot.
Danky with a jab.
Yang Tao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Danky tries to land a leg kick but Tao saw it coming and moves away.
Danky checks a leg kick.
Tao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Danky throws a half hearted mid kick.
Danky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tao.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tao.
Tao checks the leg kick nicely there.
Danky throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Danky gets the takedown into side control.
Danky misses with the ground and pound.
Tao is looking to regain half guard here but Danky keeps moving and retains side control.
Danky controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Danky's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Dom Danky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danky missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danky throwing shots but Tao is blocking nicely.

Danky is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dom Danky.
I think Tao 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yang Tao!
Our winner, Yang Tao, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.