PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tam Yu Tai (ranked 18 p4p, 230 weight class) and Jesse Custer (ranked 2 p4p, 32 weight class). Yu Tai's entrance music is Invincible Pole Fighter. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Yu Tai
vs
Custer

182 cm
29
176
20 - 3 - 0

180 cm
32
180
22 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tam Yu Tai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesse Custer!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yu Tai cracks a nice hook into Custer's ribs.
Custer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai scores with a hook.
Yu Tai misses with a kick to the body
and Custer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circle momentarily. Custer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yu Tai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yu Tai throws a chopping leg kick but Custer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yu Tai lands a jab to the nose.
Custer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Yu Tai lands a nice shot that snaps Custer's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Custer misses with a left hand
and Yu Tai counters with a three punch combo that has Custer backing up. Custer nods at Yu Tai to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Custer misses with a lunging right hand
and Yu Tai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Custer throws a lazy head kick
and Yu Tai counters with a stiff right hand.
Yu Tai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yu Tai.
Custer swings widly with a right hand
and Yu Tai counters with a leg kick.
Custer lands an overhand right.
Yu Tai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yu Tai lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Custer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yu Tai.
Custer defending well as Yu Tai loads up on a big left hand.
Yu Tai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Custer misses with a straight right.

Custer gets tackled into the cage by Yu Tai. Yu Tai maintains the clinch.
Yu Tai can't find room to land a body shot as Custer controls the action.
Yu Tai swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Custer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yu Tai tests Custer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yu Tai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai thuds his right hand into Custer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tam Yu Tai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Yu Tai.
Custer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Custer misses with a few strikes there.
It appears Yu Tai was looking to counter with a kick there.
Yu Tai punishes Custer's body with a nice straight punch.
Custer throws a shot to the body.
Yu Tai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Custer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Custer.
Custer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yu Tai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yu Tai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Custer.
Yu Tai is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Custer misses with an uppercut
and Yu Tai counters with a nice leg kick.
Yu Tai misses with a body kick.
Custer unleashes a big counter combination but Yu Tai bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
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!
Yu Tai throws a body shot but no joy.
Custer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Custer checks the leg kick.
Custer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yu Tai.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tam Yu Tai dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Yu Tai lunges at Custer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Custer's hand.
Yu Tai staying out of range there.
Yu Tai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Custer misses with a body kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Custer in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Custer looks to throw the jab but Yu Tai is out of range.
Custer needs to keep his hands up - Yu Tai had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Custer moves forwards but Yu Tai connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yu Tai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice shot by Custer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Custer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Custer tries a quick counter leg kick but Yu Tai is wise to it.
Tam Yu Tai is winning the standup battle so far.
Yu Tai feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Custers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Custer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Custer connects with a leg kick.
Yu Tai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yu Tai attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yu Tai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Custer can do to turn this around?
Custer misses with a few strikes there.
Yu Tai digs a good body shot into Custer's ribs.
Custer throws a head kick that misses
and Yu Tai counters with a thumping low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Custer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Custer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yu Tai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Custer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yu Tai.
Custer slips under a jab.
Custer is looking for the big counter here.
Yu Tai smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Yu Tai gets a clinch.
Custer lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yu Tai.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Custer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Custer working aggressively here.
Custer lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Custer.
Custer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Custer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Custer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yu Tai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yu Tai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Custer backwards.
Yu Tai working aggressively here.

Custer manages to break the clinch.
Yu Tai connects with a single shot there.

Custer is rocked!
Yu Tai darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Custer's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Yu Tai before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tam Yu Tai!
Tam Yu Tai retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Tam Yu Tai thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.