PBP Commentary

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

Mandazur
vs
Tao

182 cm
35
155 lbs
36 - 8 - 0

175 cm
34
160 lbs
34 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Hellbent

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 36 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karnak Mandazur!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yin Tao!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandazur tries a low kick but Tao avoids it.
Mandazur fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tao checks it well.
Karnak Mandazur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tao punishes Mandazur's body with a nice straight punch.
Tao throws a body punch but Mandazur moves out of range.
Mandazur throws a body punch but Tao moves out of range.
Mandazur works the jab nicely.

It looks like Yin Tao has been cut.
That kick from Mandazur tenderised Tao's leg. Tao is trying to keep his angry face on.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tao.
That kick from Mandazur tenderised Tao's leg. Tao is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tao jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Tao - just one landing.
Tao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mandazur 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 avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mandazur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tao.
Mandazur scores with a nice body kick.
A leg kick checked by Tao.
Tao takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tao looks to land a left hand but Mandazur moved out of range nicely.
We've been told by Mandazur's head coaches at Mary Gracies Jiu Jitsu that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mandazur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tao.
Tao's coach down at Homunculus Alembic was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tao's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Tao walks into a stiff left hand from Mandazur.
Tao connects with a solid leg kick.
Mandazur tries to close the distance and clinch but Tao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mandazur.
Mandazur on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tao. Tao obviously looking to wear him down.
Mandazur swings for the body but Tao moves out of range.
Mandazur misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mandazur attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tao. Mandazur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mandazur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tao.
Mandazur throws a hook but Tao blocks it.
Mandazur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tao.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao misses with a few strikes there.
Tao moves out of range of the body kick from Mandazur.
Mandazur moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tao connects with an inside leg kick.
Tao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mandazur tries to clinch there but Tao circles away.
Mandazur misses with a jab to the body
and Tao counters with a good low kick that Mandazur was not able to check.
Mandazur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tao was well out of range. Poor timing from Mandazur.
Tao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mandazur.
Tao takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tao takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mandazur scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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.
Tao scores with a nice right hand.
Mandazur misses with an uppercut.
Good work by Mandazur as he checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandazur walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mandazur throws a low kick but Tao moves out of range easily.
Mandazur loads up on a big right hand but Tao slips the punch.
Mandazur moves out of range as Tao throws a body kick.
Mandazur blocks a jab.
Mandazur throws an off balance right hand
and Tao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from Tao misses its intended target.
Mandazur lands an overhand right.
A big left from Mandazur misses.
Mandazur looks to score with a jab to the body but Tao is just out of range.
Mandazur misses with a straight right.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tao.
Tao ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tao throws a leg kick which misses Mandazur's front leg but catches the back leg as Mandazur tries to avoid it.
Mandazur throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A good leg kick by Mandazur.
Tao scores with a push kick.
Mandazur throws a lazy right hand but Tao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tao misses with an attempted mid kick.
A good leg kick by Tao.
Tao misses with the combination.
A big right from Mandazur misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mandazur.
Mandazur misses with a body kick.
Tao tries to move into range but Mandazur moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tao throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tao misses the jab.
Tao looks to land a left hand but Mandazur moved out of range nicely.
Tao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mandazur stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mandazur scores with a hook to the body. Tao takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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 cut man is working on Yin Tao's cut.
That's time! Mandazur's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tao takes one to the chin there.
Mandazur takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tao avoids the body shot from Mandazur.
Mandazur lands a body shot.
Tao tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mandazur is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mandazur on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tao. Tao obviously looking to wear him down.
Mandazur misses with a low kick as Tao jumps back.
Good standup being displayed there by Mandazur as he connects with a hook.

Tao is rocked!
Tao circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Mandazur. Tao falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Mandazur!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Karnak Mandazur!
Karnak Mandazur retains his lightweight title!
Karnak Mandazur made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'No auto flight to save ya this time'.