PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yin Tao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tao comes to the cage accompanied by Philip Bailey - Walking on the Chinese Wall. Tyson has chosen 2pac - Uppercut as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tao
vs
Tyson

175 cm
32
160 lbs
27 - 10 - 0

179 cm
31
170 lbs
24 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition

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 27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yin Tao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tao has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tyson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tao. That one must have hurt.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch but Tao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Tyson closes the distance and pushes Tao back into the cage.
Tao lands a shoulder strike.
Tao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tyson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tyson is working for takedown but Tao is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tao lands with a left to the head.
Tao prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tyson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Yin Tao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Tyson.
Tao misses with some punches.
Tao lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A frustrated look appears on Tyson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tyson scores with a shot to the side of Tao's head.
Tao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Tao.
Tao blocks a body shot from Tyson.
Tao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tyson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tao prevents it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson swings wildly with an uppercut but Tao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tyson throws a punch but it's blocked by Tao.

Tyson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Tyson there.
Tao takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tyson dives in for a single leg takedown but Tao sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tao gets underhooks to prevent Tyson's takedown attempt.
Tao blocks an uppercut.
Tyson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tao gets underhooks to prevent Tyson's takedown attempt.
Tao gets through Tyson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tyson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Tao.
Tao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tao lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson can't break the clinch.
Tyson prevents a body shot from Tao.
Tyson effectively controlling the action here.
Tao lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tyson working aggressively here.
Tao lands a nice uppercut.
Tao is leaning against Tyson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tyson is looking for a takedown.
Tao tries a body shot but Tyson blocks it.
Tyson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Tao.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tao throws a punch but it's blocked by Tyson.
Tao tries to throw a body punch but Tyson avoids it by throwing Tao back against the cage.
Tyson has a couple of punches blocked by Tao.
Tao lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson has a couple of punches blocked by Tao.
A short uppercut from Tao.
Tao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tao scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tyson.
A body shot lands from Tyson.
A frustrated look appears on Tyson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tao gets through Tyson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tyson misses with the head strike.
Tao throws a head punch that misses.
Tyson tries to throw a body punch but Tao avoids it by throwing Tyson back against the cage.
Tyson blocks a body shot from Tao.
Tyson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tao swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tao prevents a body shot from Tyson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Tao.
Tyson struggles to land a body shot inside as Tao controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Tyson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao prevents a body shot from Tyson.
Tyson misses with a body punch.
Tao throws a punch but it's blocked by Tyson.
Tyson throws a punch but it's blocked by Tao.
Tyson digs a right hand underneath Tao's ribcage. Tao let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short body shot lands from Tyson as the two fighters clinch.
Tyson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tao digs a right hand underneath Tyson's ribcage. Tyson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tao struggles to land a body shot inside as Tyson controls his hands.
Tyson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tyson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tao swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Tao fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tao stops a takedown attempt from Tyson.
Tao lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Tyson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tyson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tao misses with a punch on the inside.
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 Yin Tao will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tao looks to throw the jab but Tyson is out of range.
Tyson tries to clinch but Tao is having none of it.
Tao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tyson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tyson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tao lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tyson takes a step back to recover.
Tyson fails to land the takedown.
Tyson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tao throws a body punch but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tao defends it nicely.
Yin Tao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Tyson.
Tao drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tao lands a really nice looking cross but Tyson seems unphased.
Tao blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tao connects with a leg kick. Tyson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tyson slips under a jab from Tao.
Tao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tyson. That did some damage!
Tyson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tao.
Tyson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mike Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Tao. Beautiful body shot.
Tao lands a lovely overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tao scores with a nice body kick.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Tao fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tyson on the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tao.
Tao misses with a hook.
Tyson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao stuffs the takedown.
Tyson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tyson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tao.
Tyson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tao sizes up Tyson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Tyson is rocked!
Tao scores with a leg kick.
Tao misses the shot to the body.

Tao lands a big uppercut and Tyson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Tyson looks OK. Tao waves Tyson back to his feet!
Tyson is still on wobbly legs! Can Tao finish him?
Tyson wants to clinch up but Tao keeps it at a distance.
Tao throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tyson swings for the body but Tao moves out of range.
Tyson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tao counters with a nice kick to the body.
Tao cracks Tyson with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Tyson falls to his knees and Tao doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yin Tao!
A very excited looking Yin Tao made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.