PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yin Tao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez comes to the cage accompanied by Vamos. Tao has chosen Philip Bailey - Walking on the Chinese Wall as his entrance music. Miguel Lopez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lopez
vs
Tao

181 cm
31
162 lbs
27 - 8 - 1

175 cm
30
170 lbs
25 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Miguel Lopez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yin Tao!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez throws a jab but it's blocked by Tao.
Yin Tao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez lands a leg kick that knocks Tao off balance momentarily.
Tao cracks the inside of Lopez's front leg.
Lopez misses with an uppercut

and Tao moves into the clinch.
Lopez throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tao creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lopez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tao to keep the fight standing.
Tao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lopez prevents a body shot from Tao.
Lopez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lopez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tao's elbow.
Tao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tao misses with some punches.
Lopez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tao gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Still in the clinch, Lopez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lopez struggles to land a body shot inside as Tao controls his hands.
Lopez throws a head punch that misses.
Tao tries to work over Lopez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lopez gets through Tao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lopez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tao has a couple of punches blocked by Lopez.
Tao working aggressively here.
Lopez tries to work over Tao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short uppercut from Lopez.
Lopez digs a right hand into Tao's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tao's gas tank.
Tao has a couple of punches blocked by Lopez.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lopez.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lopez.
Lopez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tao has a couple of punches blocked by Lopez.
Tao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao misses with a punch on the inside.
Tao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Lopez.
Lopez throws a punch but it's blocked by Tao.
Tao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Lopez fails to land.
Lopez misses with a punch to the body.
Tao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lopez trying to stall but Tao improves his position.
Tao working aggressively here.
Tao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lopez's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tao.
Lopez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tao blocks a body shot from Lopez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lopez.
Lopez has a couple of punches blocked by Tao.
Lopez misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Lopez.
Lopez blocking some punches.
Tao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lopez blocking some punches.
Lopez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lopez blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tao.
A head punch on the inside from Lopez fails to land.
Lopez struggles to land a body shot inside as Tao controls his hands.
Tao tries a body shot but Lopez blocks it.
Lopez lands a shoulder strike.
Tao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lopez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tao digs a right hand into Lopez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lopez's gas tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez trying to control the position but instead, Tao has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lopez into the cage.
Good body shot from Tao.
Tao lands an uppercut.
A short right from Tao on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lopez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lopez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lopez seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hand to the body from Tao.
Tao throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lopezs head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lopez.
Tao scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Yin Tao will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tao keeps Lopez at a distance using the push kick.
Lopez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tao to score with a decent uppercut.
Lopez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tao looks to land a body kick but Lopez moved away.
Lopez throws a right and a left that Tao avoids nicely.
Tao swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lopez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lopez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tao pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lopez checks a leg kick.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tao moves away.
Tao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tao.
Tao misses with a left hand
and Tao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lopez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tao looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lopez lands with an uppercut that bounces Tao off the cage and back into range.
Tao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lopez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tao.
Nice body punch from Tao.
Tao misses with a kick to the body
and Lopez counters with a stiff right hand.
Tao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tao is looking to slow Lopez down with leg kicks.
Tao misses with a looping right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tao.
Lopez swings for the body but Tao moves out of range.
Tao checks a leg kick nicely.

Tao closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tao takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tao misses with a punch on the inside.
Tao throws a punch but it's blocked by Lopez.

Lopez successfully pulls guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lopez is trying to control the position but Tao postures up.
Tao stays in close to Lopez's body and controls the position.
Tao stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lopez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tao controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Yin Tao was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lopez takes a swing at Tao's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao throws a push kick but Lopez slaps the foot to one side.
Lopez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tao counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tao pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lopez slips a jab and a cross from Tao.
Lopez throws a head kick but Tao moves out of range.
Tao bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tao avoids the head kick by Lopez.
Tao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tao tries to clinch but Lopez moves away
and Lopez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lopez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lopez checks a leg kick.
Lopez moves out of range of the body kick.
Lopez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A clash of legs there as Lopez blocks the low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao looks to land a right hand but Lopez moved out of range.
Tao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tao misses with a body shot.
Tao keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lopez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lopez throws a low kick but Tao avoids it.
Lopez throws a body punch but Tao moves out of range.
Tao gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lopez.
Tao throws a right hand that misses
and Lopez counters with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Tao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tao throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tao tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tao lands a lovely overhand right.
A slow jab from Lopez misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yin Tao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.

Tao scores with a three punch combo!
Tao dips to his left and cracks Lopez with an uppercut!
Tao takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Lopez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lopez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tao.
Tao wants to clinch up but Lopez keeps it at a distance.
Tao avoids a kick to the body.
Tao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lopez.
Tao throws a push kick but Lopez slaps the foot to one side.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Lopez with a nice cross.
Tao throws an overhand right that lands on Lopez's shoulder, as Lopez tries to avoid the shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Tao checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Tao moves out of range easily.
Tao scores with a leg kick.
Lopez tries to work over Tao's front leg with a kick but Tao checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez wants to slow Tao down by chopping away at his legs.
Tao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tao throws a head kick that misses
and Lopez counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Lopez.
That kick from Tao tenderised Lopez's leg. Lopez is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheers as Lopez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tao doesn't seem phased though.
Lopez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Tao clinches up with Lopez and pushes him back against the cage.
Lopez lands with a right to the head.
Tao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
Lopez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tao blocks an uppercut.
Tao swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez tries a body shot but Tao blocks it.
Tao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lopez blocking some punches.
Lopez takes a shot to the head.
Yin Tao seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lopez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lopez blocking some punches.
Lopez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lopez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tao blocking some punches.
Tao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Tao.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tao throws a head punch that misses.
Lopez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lopez stalling.
Lopez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tao backwards.
Tao working aggressively here.
Lopez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tao struggles to land a body shot inside as Lopez controls his hands.
Lopez blocks an uppercut.
Lopez blocks a body shot from Tao.
Tao misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Lopez fails to land.
Tao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lopez throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez blocks an uppercut.
Tao blocks an uppercut.
Lopez scores with a shot to the side of Tao's head.
Nice body punch from Lopez - that landed with a thud.
Lopez leaning against his opponent.
Lopez digs a right hand underneath Tao's ribcage. Tao let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lopez misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Lopez.
Tao tries a body shot but Lopez blocks it.
Lopez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lopez or not.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lopez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lopez or not.
Tao throws a punch but it's blocked by Lopez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Yin 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.

Lopez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tao looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lopez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lopez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tao thuds his shin into the meat of Lopez's side.
Good shot there by Tao.
Lopez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tao avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Lopez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lopez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lopez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yin Tao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tao takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lopez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez throws a leg kick but Tao moved away.
Tao lands with a hook. Lopez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Tao walks into a jab.
A low kick from Tao is predictable there
and Lopez counters with a low kick, right behind Tao 's knee.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Tao is just out of range.
Lopez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tao.
Tao tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lopez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Tao misses
and Lopez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lopez 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 tries to clinch up.
Tao blocks the body kick.
Tao tries to clinch up but Lopez circles away and keeps his distance.
Lopez moves out of range as Tao throws a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lopez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fighters circling - Lopez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tao connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lopez's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lopez moves forwards but Tao connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice uppercut there from Lopez.
Tao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tao has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lopez.
Lopez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tao tries to clinch but Lopez is having none of it.
Tao takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tao misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lopez.
Lopez throws a chopping leg kick but Tao manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lopez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lopez scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tao. That's going to slow Lopez down.
Tao scores with a shot to the body.
Tao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lopez. That did some damage!
Tao misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tao throws a low kick, looking for Lopez's leg but Lopez calmly moves out of range.
Tao tries to clinch up.
Lopez throws a right hand that Tao ducks under and follows up with a left that Tao also avoids with ease.
Tao throws the kick towards the body but Lopez avoids it.
Tao throws a leg kick
and Lopez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tao's knee momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Donk. Tao catches Lopez right on the button with a cross.
Tao takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lopez 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tao blocks the body kick.
Lopez connects with a leg kick. Tao looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tao.
Lopez cracks Tao with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tao checks a leg kick.
Tao feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lopezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tao blocks a jab.
Tao throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lopez checks a low kick from Tao.
Tao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yin Tao dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Tao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tao throws a push kick but Lopez slaps the foot to one side.
Lopez misses with a body kick.
Tao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lopez's sensitive parts.
Lopez throws a chopping leg kick but Tao manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tao misses the jab.
Lopez throws a hook to the side of Tao's head but Tao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lopez misses with a body kick.
Tao thows a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tao throws a lazy right hand but Lopez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lopez misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lopez throws the kick towards the body but Tao avoids it.
Tao throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lopez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tao. Tao obviously looking to wear him down.
Tao is looking to chop away at Lopez's legs.
A solid body kick from Tao.
Lopez will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lopez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tao misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lopez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lopez cracks Tao with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tao scores with a leg kick.
Lopez is looking to score with low kicks.

Lopez tries to keep at a distance but Tao has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tao.
Miguel Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez digs a right hand into Tao's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tao's gas tank.
Lopez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tao's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tao.
Tao misses with a body punch.
Lopez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lopez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lopez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lopez misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Tao fails to land.
Lopez lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Lopez.
A nice left hand lands by Lopez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao struggles to land a body shot inside as Lopez controls his hands.
Tao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lopez misses with a punch to the body.
Tao throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lopezs head.
Lopez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lopez blocks an uppercut.
Lopez tries a body shot but Tao blocks it.
Tao is leaning against Lopez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lopez blocking some punches.
Lopez can't find room to land a body shot as Tao controls the action.
Lopez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lopez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taos head.
Tao tries to work over Lopez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lopez tries a body shot but Tao blocks it.
Tao lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao presses Lopez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lopez throws a head punch that misses.
Tao lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tao lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
Lopez can't find room to land a body shot as Tao controls the action.
Lopez gets through Tao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tao working aggressively here.
Lopez throws a head punch that misses.
Tao working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Lopez fails to land.
Lopez tries a body shot but Tao blocks it.
Lopez tries a body shot but Tao blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lopez.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lopez.

Tao is rocked!
Lopez lands a big right hand that drops Tao! The killer instinct kicks in and Lopez finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Lopez!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguel Lopez!
Miguel Lopez retains his lightweight title!
Miguel Lopez took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Australian Xtreme Elite Supplements 160Q for their support in the buildup to the fight.