PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rasva Jorma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yin Tao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorma kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Captain Awesome's Theme Song . Tao is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Philip Bailey - Walking on the Chinese Wall. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jorma
vs
Tao

166 cm
34
147 lbs
22 - 11 - 0

175 cm
38
160 lbs
39 - 19 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Mohito Fightwear
Voodoo Nutrition

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rasva Jorma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Yin Tao!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tao checks a leg kick.
Jorma takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jorma avoids the head kick by Tao.
Tao punishes Jorma's body with a nice straight punch.
Tao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jorma.
Jorma is looking to chop away at Tao's legs.
Jorma looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tao slips a jab from Jorma.
Tao connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jorma momentarily.
Tao lands a nice hook to Jorma's body. Jorma takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jorma thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tao looks to score with a jab to the body but Jorma is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jorma. Tao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tao takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Jorma misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorma takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tao cracks the inside of Jorma's front leg.
Jorma scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tao in his tracks.
Tao throws the kick towards the body but Jorma avoids it.
Jorma is looking to counter the offense by Tao and move into the clinch.
Jorma getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jorma blocks a leg kick.
Jorma misses with a wild body shot.
Jorma misses with an uppercut. Tao saw that one coming.
Tao throws the kick towards the body but Jorma avoids it.
Jab from Tao.
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 slips a jab from Jorma.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jorma. That's going to slow Tao down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tao scores with a kick to the body.
Tao throws a front kick aimed at Jorma's knee but Jorma avoids it well.
Tao looks to throw a body kick
enabling Jorma to counter with a crisp jab.
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.
Jorma goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Tao misses its intended target.
Tao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jorma was well out of range. Poor timing from Tao.
Jorma swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Jorma.
Jorma misses with a left hand
and Tao counters with a good low kick that Jorma was not able to check.
A punch combination from Jorma misses.
Tao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tao, right into the meat.
Good shot there by Tao.
A good leg kick by Jorma.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorma throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tao tries to land a front kick but Jorma steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tao keeps Jorma at a distance using the push kick.
Tao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tao scores with a nice body kick.
Jorma takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jorma looks to land a body kick but Tao moved away.
Tao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jorma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jorma avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jorma jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Jorma just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tao.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorma misses with a looping right.
A good leg kick by Tao.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jorma misses with a low kick.
Tao takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tao attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tao fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jorma is out of range.
Jorma throws a hook but Tao avoids it easily.
Tao works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jorma misses with a jab, cross combination.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tao!
Jorma misses with a low kick.
Tao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yin Tao dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jorma crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tao - the referee stops the clock and Jorma gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tao. Jorma manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jorma throws a low kick, looking for Tao's leg but Tao calmly moves out of range.
Jorma misses with a leg kick.
Tao thinks about the counter body kick.
Yin Tao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tao lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jorma throws a body kick that misses.
Jorma tries to land a front kick but Tao steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tao scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tao ducks under a wild hook from Jorma.
Jorma swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jorma throws the left hand but Tao avoids the punch easily.
Jorma looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jorma takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tao cracks Jorma with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jorma is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tao has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jorma moves out of range of the body kick from Tao.
Tao with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good leg kick by Tao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jorma avoids the body shot from Tao.
Jorma blocks a jab.
Jorma takes a swing at Tao's ribcage but misses.
Tao takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jorma steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tao. That one must have hurt.
An inside leg kick lands from Tao.
Tao takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jorma will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jorma takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorma has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tao.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jorma takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jorma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tao throws a leg kick
and Jorma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jorma misses with a straight right.
Tao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jorma moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tao scoring well with a low kick there.
Tao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yin Tao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tao throws a one two combo.
Tao throws a body punch but Jorma moves out of range.
Jorma takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tao bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jorma's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorma throws a shot from downtown. Tao moves away and avoids it.
Tao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jorma moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Jorma on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tao throws a solid leg kick but Jorma takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tao.
A little feinted left hand from Jorma on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jorma takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Good exchange - Tao coming out on top.
Tao throws a solid leg kick but Jorma takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tao.
Tao lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jorma will feel that in the morning.
Jorma throws a head kick but Tao moves out of range.
Tao jabs at Jorma's body.
Tao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jorma's sensitive parts.
Tao throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jorma.
Tao lands a nice looking body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorma throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jorma misses the body punch
and Tao counters with a nice uppercut.
Jorma throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tao!
Jorma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tao.
Tao wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tao scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jorma misses with a hook.
Jorma misses with a left hand
and Tao counters with a leg kick.
Jorma throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tao.
Jorma scores with a shot to the body.
Jorma blocks a low kick nicely.
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 fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Tao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jorma moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tao slips a jab and a cross from Jorma.
Tao feints a counter leg kick.
Tao lands a nice looking body kick.
Jorma walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jorma was well out of range. Poor timing from Tao.
Jorma blocks the body kick.
Jorma has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tao.
Tao checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jorma stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jorma throws a leg kick
and Tao counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Tao.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tao connects with an inside leg kick.
Tao moves out of range of the body kick from Jorma.
Tao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jorma cracks Tao with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Tao.
Jorma misses the shot to the body.
Tao lands a nice shot to the body.
Jorma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jorma thuds his right hand into Tao's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tao throws the kick towards the body but Jorma avoids it.
Tao scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jorma throws a body shot but no joy.
Tao follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao tries to work over Jorma's front leg with a kick but Jorma checks 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!
Jorma misses with a lunging right hand
and Tao counters with a stiff right hand.
Tao keeps Jorma at a distance using the push kick.
Jorma 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 looping hook to the body misses from Tao. Jorma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jorma throws a leg kick which misses Tao's front leg but catches the back leg as Tao tries to avoid it.
Tao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jorma.
Nice uppercut there from Tao.
Tao stuns Jorma with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tao throws a leg kick but Jorma sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jorma on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tao. Tao obviously looking to wear him down.
Jorma fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tao checks it well.
Jorma throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorma just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Tao finds it's way through Jorma's defenses.
Jorma misses with a leg kick
and Tao counters with a nice leg kick.
Tao lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jorma will feel that in the morning.
Tao throws a leg kick but Jorma checks it.
It looked like Jorma was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tao.
Tao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jorma's sensitive parts.
Tao thuds a left hand into Jorma's body.
Tao tries to land a leg kick but Jorma saw it coming and moves away.
Jorma throwing a counter right hand but Tao manages to avoid it.
Tao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tao connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tao misses with a low kick.
Jorma swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tao swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao checks a leg kick nicely.
Jorma misses with a hook.
Tao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tao throws a low kick but Jorma moves out of range easily.
Jorma throws a front kick aimed at Tao's knee but Tao avoids it well.
The fighters circling - Jorma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jorma misses with a kick to the body.
Rasva Jorma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jorma moves out of range as Tao strikes.
Tao lands a leg kick that knocks Jorma off balance momentarily.
Jorma throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jorma blocks a leg kick.
Jorma quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.

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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yin Tao!
After winning the bout, Yin Tao thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.