PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Martin Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yin Tao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riggs's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Immortal Technique- The Cause of Death. Tao has chosen Philip Bailey - Walking on the Chinese Wall as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Yin Tao enters the cage!

Riggs
vs
Tao

177 cm
36
154 lbs
35 - 22 - 1

175 cm
37
160 lbs
37 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 35 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martin Riggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yin Tao!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tao defending well as Riggs loads up on a big left hand.
Tao looks to score with a jab to the body but Riggs is just out of range.
Riggs loads up on a big right hand but Tao slips the punch.
Tao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tao darts in trying to clinch
and Riggs counters with a nice body shot.
Tao scores with a nice body kick.
Riggs throws a low kick but Tao moves out of range easily.
Tao thinks about the counter body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Riggs blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riggs takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tao looks to score with a jab to the body but Riggs is just out of range.
Riggs misses with a hook. Tao ducked under it nicely.
Riggs 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.
Sloppy strikes from Tao. Those never looked like landing.
Riggs feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Riggs throws a body punch but Tao moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao is looking to slow Riggs down with leg kicks.
A shot to the body from Riggs misses

and Tao counters by clinching up.
Tao has Riggs pressed against the cage, preventing Riggs from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tao misses with a punch on the inside.
We've been informed that Tao has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A head punch on the inside from Tao fails to land.
Riggs is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tao digs a right hand underneath Riggs's ribcage. Riggs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tao keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Riggs's efforts to push away.

Riggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yin Tao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riggs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tao.
Riggs throws a jab but it's blocked by Tao.
Tao misses the jab.
Riggs tried to counter with a leg kick but Tao avoided it.
Riggs misses with a looping right.
Tao throws a lazy uppercut
and Tao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tao lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Riggs bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tao's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riggs scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tao doesn't seem bothered though.
Riggs just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Tao misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Riggs on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Riggs cracks Tao with a good jab.
Riggs misses with an uppercut.
Riggs takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice body kick there by Tao.
Tao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Riggs lunges at Tao with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tao's hand.
Riggs tries to land a leg kick but Tao saw it coming and moves away.
Tao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tao. Riggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riggs. Tao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riggs fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs looks to land a left hand but Tao moved out of range nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tao.
Riggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Tao is just out of range.
Riggs with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tao to score with a decent uppercut.
Riggs blocks the body kick.
Tao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Riggs swings for the body but Tao moves out of range.
Riggs slips a straight right by Tao.
Tao takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Riggs throws a hook to the side of Tao's head but Tao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tao tries to counter by closing the distance.
Riggs slips a straight right by Tao.
It looked like Riggs wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tao looks to land a right hand but Riggs moved out of range.
Good exchange - Tao coming out on top.
A swing and a miss from Riggs.
A little jabbing left from Tao on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tao.
Tao throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Riggs.
Tao tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tao stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tao is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Riggs comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Riggs throws a head kick that misses.
Tao throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Riggs on the side of the head.
Riggs connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tao throws a jab but it's blocked by Riggs.
Tao connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Riggs checks a leg kick.
Riggs is looking to counter punch.
Tao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Riggs.
Tao scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Riggs attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A left lands for Tao.
Tao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tao slips under a jab from Riggs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Riggs.
Tao tries to clinch but Riggs moves out of range.
As Tao backs away, Riggs returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Riggs swings for the body but Tao moves out of range.
Tao keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Riggs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tao. Tao obviously looking to wear him down.
Tao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Riggs misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riggs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tao.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tao - that will leave a mark!
Riggs takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs looks for the body kick but Tao saw that one coming.
Riggs takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yin Tao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Riggs misses.
Tao tries to counter with a clinch but Riggs shakes him off and moves away.
Riggs finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Riggs 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 misses with a straight left.
Tao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tao thows a body kick. Riggs tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Riggs looks for the body kick but Tao saw that one coming.
Tao wants to counter the offense by Riggs and move into the clinch position.
Tao lands a jab to the nose.
Riggs cracks the inside of Tao's front leg.
Riggs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Riggs scoring well with a low kick there.
Tao looks to land a left hand but Riggs moved out of range nicely.
Tao 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yin Tao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab by Tao.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Riggs.
Tao avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tao wants to counter the offense by Riggs and move into the clinch position.
Riggs finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tao takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Riggs is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tao lands a jab to Riggs's midsection.
Tao clobbers Riggs with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Riggs rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tao counters with a nice uppercut.
Tao misses with a body kick.
Riggs is looking to counter punch.
Riggs throws a jab but it's blocked by Tao.
Riggs misses with a straight right.
Tao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tao slips a jab from Riggs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tao throws a jab but it's blocked by Riggs.
Riggs was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tao throws a leg kick
and Riggs counters with a good, hard body kick but Tao shrugs it off.
Tao stuns Riggs with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tao lands with an uppercut that bounces Riggs off the cage and back into range.
Riggs fails to land with a series of punches.
Riggs misses with an uppercut.
Riggs sets himself, and Tao steps forward looking for the clinch! Riggs avoids it this time.
Tao scores with a punch to the head.
Tao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tao throws out a powerful jab.
Riggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tao throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Riggs tried to counter with a leg kick but Tao avoided it.
Riggs looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A big left from Riggs misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Tao does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao works Riggs's body with a nice hook.
Tao takes a kick to the side of the head.
Riggs throws a body punch but Tao moves out of range.
Riggs takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tao misses with a few strikes there.
Riggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tao moves away.
Tao is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Riggs scores with a nice head shot.
Riggs looks to land a body kick but Tao moved away.
Tao misses with the combination.
Riggs takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Riggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tao manages to avoid it.
Tao wants to counter with a clinch but Riggs pushes him away.
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.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Tao tests Riggs's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tao tried to score with a low kick but Riggs checks it.
As Tao backs away, Riggs returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Riggs has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tao.
Riggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riggs throws a big shot that misses.
Riggs misses with a body shot.
Tao is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tao lands a front kick.
Tao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Riggs wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Riggs drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tao swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Riggs's calf.
Tao misses with a left hand
and Tao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Riggs.
Tao takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tao, right into the meat.
Some bone on bone action there as Riggs checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Riggs takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tao scores with a leg kick.
Tao closes the distance but Riggs moves to the side
and Riggs counters with a left to the body.
Tao looks to land a right hand but Riggs moved out of range.
Riggs looks to land a body kick but Tao moved away.
Riggs gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Riggs takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Riggs doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big right from Riggs misses.
Martin Riggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Riggs takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Riggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tao manages to avoid it.
Well,Riggs is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Tao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riggs.
Riggs missing with a left hand there. Tao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Riggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tao moves away.
Riggs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riggs.
Riggs misses with a wild body shot.
Tao blocks the body kick.
Riggs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tao. Tao obviously looking to wear him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tao prevents Riggs from breaking the clinch.
Tao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Riggs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Riggs blocking some punches.
Tao misses with the head strike.
Tao swings wildly with an uppercut but Riggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riggs misses with a punch on the inside.
Riggs scores with a nice hook to the head.
Riggs blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tao.
Riggs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Riggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab from Tao.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Riggs misses with a body kick.
Riggs scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tao lands a nice looking kick to the body. Riggs takes a step back to recover.
Tao avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A jab from Tao does it's job there.
Tao lands with a shot to the body.
Tao scores with a spinning back kick!
Tao throws a leg kick which misses Riggs's front leg but catches the back leg as Riggs tries to avoid it.
Tao slips a jab from Riggs.
Tao goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yin Tao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Yin Tao!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Yin Tao!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Yin Tao!

Yin Tao wins by unanimous decision!
Yin Tao seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.