PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Donelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yang Tao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donelly's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jump Around. Tao has chosen Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Donelly
vs
Tao

175 cm
28
170 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

175 cm
28
170 lbs
20 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Syndicate Nutrition
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Donelly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yang Tao!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tao plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Yang Tao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tao misses with a low kick.
Donelly lands a right hook to the body.
Tao dodges the punch combination from Donelly.
Donelly avoids the body shot from Tao.
Tao throws a head kick that misses.
Tao throws a wild body kick that Donelly sees coming a mile off.
Tao scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Donelly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tao looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Donelly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Donelly lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Donelly misses.
Tao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donelly manages to avoid it.
Donelly throws the left hand but Tao avoids the punch easily.
Tao connects with a body shot that sends Donelly's belly button to the back.
Tao connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Donelly's hands.
Tao throws a leg kick
and Donelly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao checks the leg kick.
Tao throws a head kick that Donelly semi-blocks.
Tao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donelly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donelly.
Tao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Donelly.
Tao clobbers Donelly with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Donelly scores with a punch to the head.
Donelly misses with a left hand
enabling Tao to counter with a crisp jab.
Donelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tao.
Donelly lands a slapping body shot.
Donelly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Donelly throws a leg kick but Tao moved away.
Tao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Donelly throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donelly throws a looping overhand right but Tao ducks down to avoid it.
Tao throws a front kick aimed at Donelly's knee but Donelly avoids it well.
Tao throws a low kick but it's checked well by Donelly.
Crunch! Tao slams his shin into Donelly's torso.
Tao thows a body shot but no joy.
Tao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A cross from Donelly lands.
Donelly fails to land with a series of punches.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tao.
Donelly throws a right hand that misses
and Tao counters with a head kick.
Tao misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Donelly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donelly scores with a body shot.
Donelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tao.
Good shot there by Donelly.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tao.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao misses with a body shot.
Tao misses with a leg kick
and Donelly counters with a left to the body.
Tao with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Donelly to score with a decent uppercut.
Tao just misses with a punch to the body.
Tao throws a leg kick which misses Donelly's front leg but catches the back leg as Donelly tries to avoid it.
Tao slips a straight right by Donelly.
Tao throws a low kick but it's checked well by Donelly.
Tao misses with a body 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 Donelly has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Donelly and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tao takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Donelly throws a big shot that misses.
Tao misses with a head kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tao. Donelly shrugs it off though.
Donelly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Donelly throws a series of punches but Tao avoids them all with ease.
Donelly ducks under a wild hook from Tao.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donelly checks the leg kick.
Donelly misses the shot to the body.
Donelly moves out of range of the body kick from Tao.
Tao throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Donelly is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tao throws a leg kick but Donelly sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tao connects with a body shot that sends Donelly's belly button to the back.
Donelly misses with a hook. Tao ducked under it nicely.
Donelly throws a poor cross that misses
and Tao counters with a head kick. That will keep Donelly thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Donelly is looking to score with low kicks.
Tao takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Donelly checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tao is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Donelly rather than just go for the knockout.
That kick from Tao tenderised Donelly's leg. Donelly is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donelly misses with a left hand
enabling Tao to counter with a crisp jab.
Donelly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tao throws out the jab.
Donelly scores with a jab to the jaw.
Donelly delivers a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Joseph Donelly will probably get the nod.
That's time! Donelly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tao misses with a low kick as Donelly jumps back.
Donelly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tao scoring well with a low kick there.
Some bone on bone action there as Tao checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tao misses with a low kick.
Donelly avoids the head kick by Tao.
Tao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Donelly.
Tao steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Donelly. That one must have hurt.
Tao misses with a low kick.
Tao throws a sloppy head kick and Donelly moves out of range easily.
Donelly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Donelly is able to avoid easily.
Sloppy strikes from Donelly. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donelly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That kick from Donelly tenderised Tao's leg. Tao is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tao stuns Donelly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tao tries to score with a low kick but Donelly moves his leg out of the way.
Tao takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Donelly throws a big shot that misses.
Tao misses with the body kick
and Donelly counters with a head kick.
Donelly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Donelly takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Donelly scores with a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tao. That's going to slow Donelly down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tao connects with a solid leg kick.
Tao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Donelly is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Donelly attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Joseph Donelly is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donelly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tao misses with a low kick.
Tao throws a body kick that misses.
Donelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tao!
Tao throws a body kick that misses.
Donelly keeps Tao at a distance using the push kick.
Donelly moves away from the strike by Tao.
Tao misses with a head kick.
Tao throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Donelly.
Donelly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice cross by Donelly.
Tao throws a body punch but Donelly moves out of range.
Tao throws a solid leg kick but Donelly takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tao.
Some wild striking there from Donelly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao throws a nice looking combination but Donelly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tao plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Donelly fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab from Donelly.
Tao looks for the body kick but Donelly saw that one coming.
Tao misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tao throws a head kick but Donelly moves out of range.
Tao throws a leg kick
and Donelly counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Donelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tao.
Donelly thuds his right hand into Tao's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Donelly walks into a left hand.
Donelly connects with an inside leg kick.
Donelly throws a body punch but Tao moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donelly avoids the body shot from Tao.
Donelly catches Tao with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tao slips under a jab from Donelly.
Donelly throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tao throws a low kick but Donelly avoids it.
Donelly swings for the body but Tao moves out of range.
Tao takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tao throws a push kick but Donelly slaps the foot to one side.
Tao looks to score with a jab to the body but Donelly is just out of range.
Tao slips under a jab from Donelly.
Donelly lands with an uppercut that bounces Tao off the cage and back into range.
Donelly misses with a looping left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Donelly.
Donelly misses with a kick to the body.
Donelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tao was well out of range. Poor timing from Donelly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Joseph Donelly will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Donelly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tao misses with a low kick.
Donelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Tao misses with a jab to the body
and Donelly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tao moves away from the strike by Donelly.
Donelly throws a jab but it's blocked by Tao.
Tao lands a slapping body shot.
Donelly throws a head kick that half lands.
Donelly throws a low kick, looking for Tao's leg but Tao calmly moves out of range.
Donelly checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tao misses with a low kick as Donelly jumps back.
Tao moves out of range as Donelly strikes.
Donelly throws a leg kick but Tao moved away.
Donelly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Donelly misses with a body punch
and Tao counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tao lands a really nice looking cross but Donelly seems unphased.
Donelly blocks a low kick nicely.
A cross from Tao lands.
Donelly 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 pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tao throws a push kick but Donelly slaps the foot to one side.
Donelly fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Donelly throws a hook but Tao blocks it.
Donelly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Donelly throws a shot to the body.
Tao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tao dips to his left and cracks Donelly with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao throws a sloppy head kick and Donelly moves out of range easily.
Donelly avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Donelly throws a head kick but Tao moves out of range.
Donelly misses with the combination.
Tao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Donelly.
Tao throws a sloppy head kick
and Donelly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donelly misses with a jab to the body
and Donelly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Donelly digs a good hook to Tao's body.
Donelly throws a leg kick
and Tao counters with a nice body kick.
Donelly throws a right and a left that Tao avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Donelly throws a hook but Tao avoids it easily.
Donelly 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 takes a swing at Donelly's ribcage but misses.
Tao's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tao duly obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donelly will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tao misses with a body kick.
Tao misses with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Tao as he connects with a hook.
Tao throws a low kick but Donelly avoids it.
Tao delivers a nice body kick.
Tao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Donelly misses with a body shot.
Donelly throws a sloppy head kick and Tao moves out of range easily.
Donelly fails to land with a series of punches.
Donelly connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tao momentarily.
Tao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Donelly misses with a hook. Tao ducked under it nicely.
Donelly checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Donelly.
A nice combination there by Donelly.
Donelly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tao. Tao obviously looking to wear him down.
Tao lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donelly throws a lazy uppercut
and Tao counters with a leg kick.
Tao fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Donelly checks it well.
Tao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tao misses with an attempted mid kick.
Donelly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tao.
Donelly paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Donelly tests Tao's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donelly moves away.
Donelly throws a series of punches but Tao moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Yang Tao just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Donelly swings for the body but Tao moves out of range.
Donelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tao was well out of range. Poor timing from Donelly.
Tao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tao on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Donelly checks a low kick from Tao.
Tao thows a leg kick but Donelly checks it
and Donelly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tao lands a body shot.
Tao moves out of range of the body kick from Donelly.
Tao slips under a jab.
Donelly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Donelly takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Donelly moves out of range as Tao throws a body kick.
Tao scoring well with a low kick there.
Donelly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donelly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tao throws a sloppy body shot
and Donelly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tao ducks under a wild hook from Donelly.
Tao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tao fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Donelly is out of range.
Tao misses with a leg kick
and Donelly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tao takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tao blocks the body kick.
Tao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tao digs a good body shot into Donelly's ribs.
Tao moves out of range of the body kick.
Tao connects with a body shot that sends Donelly's belly button to the back.
Tao scores with a push kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donelly misses with a low kick.
A big left from Donelly misses.
Donelly throws a series of strikes that have Tao backpedaling.
Tao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg 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!
Tao misses with a body shot.
Tao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Donelly's calf.
Jab from Donelly.
Tao slips a jab from Donelly.
Tao misses with a body kick.
Tao smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tao throws an overhand right that lands on Donelly's shoulder, as Donelly tries to avoid the shot.
Donelly 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.
Tao walks into a stiff left hand from Donelly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donelly misses with a few strikes there.
Donelly takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Donelly misses with a hook.
Tao has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A telegraphed right hand from Donelly misses the target.
Tao looks to land a body kick but Donelly moved away.
Tao misses with a two punch combination.
Tao scores with a head kick. Donelly tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Donelly motions for Tao to come forward. Donelly throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Donelly throws a hook but Tao avoids it easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Donelly - that will leave a mark!
A punch combination from Donelly misses.
Tao ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A leg kick checked by Donelly.
Donelly checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donelly blocks the body kick.
Tao attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Donelly checks a leg kick.
Tao tries to score with a low kick but Donelly moves his leg out of the way.
Tao goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tao takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tao misses the shot to the body.
Tao feints and then cracks Donelly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Donelly down.
Tao scores with a head kick. Donelly tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tao is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Tao thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tao.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tao.
Donelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tao.
A big right from Donelly misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yang Tao dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Tao bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tao lands with an uppercut that bounces Donelly off the cage and back into range.
Tao needs to keep his hands up - Donelly had a free shot at his head there.
Tao scores with a jab.
Donelly looks to land a right hand but Tao moved out of range.
Tao thows a body shot but no joy.
Donelly throws a body kick that misses.
Tao plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Donelly blocks a head kick by Tao.
Tao avoids the head kick by Donelly.
Donelly avoids the body shot from Tao.
Tao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donelly.
Donelly misses with a double jab.
Donelly wants to slow Tao down by chopping away at his legs.
Donelly lands a nice hook to Tao's body. Tao takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donelly throws a right hand that Tao ducks under and follows up with a left that Tao also avoids with ease.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tao.
Tao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tao jabs at Donelly's body.
Tao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Donelly blocks a head kick by Tao.
Tao misses the shot to the body.
Donelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tao manages to avoid it.
Tao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donelly has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tao.
Donelly connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Donelly circles away quickly and effectively.
Tao tries to move into range but Donelly moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tao feints and then cracks Donelly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Donelly down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donelly misses with a straight left.
Donelly defending well as Tao loads up on a big left hand.
Tao thumps Donelly with a low kick.
Tao goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donelly throws a head kick but Tao moves out of range.
Donelly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Tao is predictable there
and Donelly counters with a right hand to the body.
Donelly misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Donelly checks a leg kick.
Donelly defending well as Tao loads up on a big left hand.
Tao misses with a head kick.
Donelly loads up on a big right hand but Tao slips the punch.
Tao slips a straight right by Donelly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Donelly misses with a looping right.
Tao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Donelly.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tao.
Donelly misses the jab.
Tao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donelly checks a low kick from Tao.
Tao fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Donelly is out of range.
Donelly throws a hook but Tao blocks it.
Tao lands a leg kick that knocks Donelly off balance momentarily.
Donelly cracks Tao with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tao 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.
Donelly changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tao.
Tao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao takes a swing at Donelly's ribcage but misses.
Tao comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Donelly cracks Tao with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tao avoids the head kick by Donelly.
Tao ducks under a wild hook from Donelly.
Donelly throws a leg kick but Tao sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Donelly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tao misses with a wild body shot.
Tao is looking to land body kicks.
Tao misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donelly ducks under a wild hook from Tao.
A telegraphed right hand from Donelly misses the target.
Tao misses with an uppercut.
Donelly jabbing away but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yang Tao.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 47:48
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 47:48
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yang Tao! Yang Tao retains his welterweight title!
Yang Tao seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.