PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ta Sau Yat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Paxton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sau Yat's entrance music is 周杰倫 - 青花瓷. A fine choice. Paxton comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Advance Australia Fair kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Sau Yat
vs
Paxton

183 cm
32
185 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

182 cm
27
193 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ta Sau Yat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Paxton!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sau Yat takes one on the button.
Sau Yat avoids the body shot from Paxton.
Paxton misses with a straight left.
Billy Paxton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paxton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Sau Yat.
A telegraphed right hand from Paxton misses the target.
Sau Yat thows a left - swing and a miss!
Paxton throws out a loose jab but Sau Yat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paxton misses with an uppercut. Sau Yat saw that one coming.
Sau Yat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paxton.
Sau Yat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paxton was well out of range. Poor timing from Sau Yat.
Sau Yat uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paxton.
Paxton ducks under a wild hook from Sau Yat.
Sloppy strikes from Paxton. Those never looked like landing.
Paxton throws a looping overhand right but Sau Yat ducks down to avoid it.
Paxton moves in looking to clinch but Sau Yat pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sau Yat loads up on a big right hand but Paxton slips the punch.
Sau Yat looks to throw the jab but Paxton is out of range.
Paxton moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Paxton misses.
Sau Yat closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sau Yat slips under a jab from Paxton.
Sau Yat scores with a jab.
Paxton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Paxton digs a good body shot into Sau Yat's ribs.
Sau Yat uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paxton.
Paxton tries to clinch but Sau Yat is having none of it.
Paxton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sau Yat.
Paxton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sau Yat throws out a loose jab but Paxton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sau Yat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paxton tries to clinch but Sau Yat moves out of range.
Paxton closes the distance but Sau Yat moves to the side
and Sau Yat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sau Yat staying out of range there.
Paxton misses with a hook
and Paxton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sau Yat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paxton moves away from the strike by Sau Yat.
Paxton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sau Yat at a distance.
Sau Yat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paxton.
Paxton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sau Yat throws a looping overhand right but Paxton ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paxton misses the jab.
Paxton missing with a left hand there. Sau Yat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paxton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Good shot there by Paxton.
Sau Yat moves away from the strike by Paxton.
Paxton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sau Yat drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Paxton throws a lazy uppercut
and Paxton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paxton stuns Sau Yat with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Paxton misses with a hook
and Sau Yat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sau Yat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Paxton.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sau Yat slips under a jab.
Paxton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sau Yat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paxton misses with an uppercut. Sau Yat saw that one coming.
Paxton misses with a right hand
and Sau Yat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sau Yat throws an off balance right hand

and Paxton counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Paxton.
Sau Yat swings wildly with an uppercut but Paxton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paxton scores with a shoulder strike.

Paxton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paxton connects with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Paxton.
Sau Yat rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Paxton counters with a right hand to the body.
Sau Yat is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Paxton darts in and clinches Sau Yat up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sau Yat misses with some punches.
Paxton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sau Yat.
Sau Yat throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Paxton dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Paxton misses with a left hand
and Sau Yat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paxton just misses with a punch to the body.
Sau Yat slips a straight right by Paxton.
Sau Yat lands with a slapping head kick.
Sau Yat takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sau Yat moves out of range of the strikes.
Sau Yat on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Paxton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sau Yat.
Paxton slips under a jab.
Paxton slips a jab from Sau Yat.

Paxton closes the distance and clinches.
Sau Yat has a couple of punches blocked by Paxton.
Paxton misses with a punch on the inside.

Paxton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sau Yat lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paxton is looking to clinch but Sau Yat is avoiding it.
A jab from Sau Yat misses.
Sau Yat takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Paxton misses with an uppercut. Sau Yat saw that one coming.
Paxton lands the left hand.
A shot to the liver by Sau Yat. Beautiful body shot.
Good shot there by Paxton.
Sau Yat scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Paxton clinches with his opponent.
Paxton gets through Sau Yat's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Paxton misses with the head strike.
Paxton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sau Yat blocks an uppercut.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Paxton fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sau Yat.
Paxton misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Paxton.
Sau Yat working aggressively here.
Sau Yat scores with a shoulder strike.

Paxton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sau Yat misses with a body shot.
Sau Yat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paxton swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sau Yat connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sau Yat lands with a right hand.
Paxton misses with a body shot.
Sau Yat looks to land a left hand but Paxton moved out of range nicely.
Paxton throws a looping overhand right but Sau Yat ducks down to avoid it.
Paxton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab from Sau Yat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paxton doesn't manage to clinch there - Sau Yat circles away.
The crowd cheers as Paxton lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sau Yat doesn't seem phased though.
Paxton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sau Yat slips a jab from Paxton.
Sau Yat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paxton misses with a hook.
A big right from Sau Yat misses.
Sau Yat throws a hook to the side of Paxton's head but Paxton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Billy Paxton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paxton wants to clinch but Sau Yat slips to the side
and Sau Yat counters with a nice body shot.
Sau Yat is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paxton.
Paxton misses with a looping right.
Sau Yat throws out a loose jab but Paxton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sau Yat cracks Paxton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sau Yat throws a hook to the side of Paxton's head but Paxton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sau Yat takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Paxton swats away the attempt to clinch by Sau Yat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sau Yat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paxton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paxton lands a head shot.
Paxton jabs at Sau Yat's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Paxton misses the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sau Yat misses with a body shot.
Sau Yat moves in looking to clinch but Paxton pushes him off.
Sau Yat looks to land a left hand but Paxton moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Billy Paxton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!

Paxton looks to land a left hand but Sau Yat moved out of range nicely.
Paxton sizes up Sau Yat with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Paxton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Paxton slips a straight right by Sau Yat.
Sau Yat slips a jab from Paxton.
Paxton takes a swing at Sau Yat's ribcage but misses.
Sau Yat misses with an uppercut. Paxton saw that one coming.
Sau Yat throws a hook but Paxton blocks it.
Sau Yat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sau Yat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paxton wants to clinch.
Sau Yat on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paxton swings for the body but Sau Yat moves out of range.
Sau Yat throws a jab when Paxton was well out of range.
Paxton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Paxton wants to clinch.
Paxton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paxton looks to land a left hand but Sau Yat moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Sau Yat misses its intended target.
Sau Yat takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sau Yat moves away from the strike by Paxton.
Sau Yat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paxton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sau Yat takes a swing at Paxton's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Sau Yat misses.
Paxton throws a lazy right hand but Sau Yat sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sau Yat takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Paxton scores with a jab to the body.
Paxton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sau Yat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paxton tries to clinch up but Sau Yat circles away and keeps his distance.
Sau Yat throws a right hand that misses
and Paxton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jab, jab by Sau Yat - just one landing.
Paxton misses with an uppercut.
Paxton misses with an uppercut.

Paxton gets tackled into the cage by Sau Yat. Sau Yat maintains the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sau Yat gets through Paxton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sau Yat throws an elbow that misses.

Paxton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paxton looks to land a right hand but Sau Yat moved out of range.
Sau Yat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sau Yat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sau Yat throws a hook but Paxton blocks it.
Sau Yat jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sau Yat uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paxton.
Paxton connects with a jab.
Paxton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sau Yat.
Paxton darts in trying to clinch
and Sau Yat counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sau Yat missing with a left hand there. Paxton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sau Yat staying out of range there.
Paxton tries to close the distance and clinch but Sau Yat swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paxton lands with an overhand left.
Sau Yat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paxton manages to avoid it.
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!
Paxton tries to clinch but Sau Yat is having none of it.
Sau Yat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paxton was well out of range. Poor timing from Sau Yat.
Paxton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paxton lunges at Sau Yat with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sau Yat's hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paxton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ta Sau Yat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sau Yat throws an overhand right that lands on Paxton's shoulder, as Paxton tries to avoid the shot.
Paxton cracks Sau Yat with a right hand to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Paxton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Paxton 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Paxton!
A victorious Billy Paxton thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.