PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tam Yu Tai (ranked 334 p4p, 132 weight class) and Vinicius Honorio (ranked 44 p4p, 18 weight class). Yu Tai comes to the cage accompanied by Invincible Pole Fighter. Honorio has chosen Through the Darkness by Vinicius Honorio as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Yu Tai
vs
Honorio

182 cm
31
176
26 - 6 - 0

182 cm
27
180
14 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Tam Yu Tai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinicius Honorio!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Yu Tai misses.
A little jabbing left from Honorio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yu Tai loads up on a big right hand but Honorio slips the punch.
Honorio swings widly with a right hand
and Yu Tai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Honorio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Honorio scores with a sloppy right hand. Yu Tai should have avoided that one.

Honorio has Yu Tai up against the cage in a clinch.

Honorio wants the takedown. Yu Tai is fighting it off but Honorio persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Yu Tai's guard against the cage.
Yu Tai is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Honorio works over Yu Tai with some ground and pound from guard.
Honorio with a flurry of punches that miss.
Honorio trying to control but Yu Tai is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Honorio scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Honorio has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Honorio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yu Tai works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Honorio scoring with punches to the head and body.
Honorio wants to control from the top but Yu Tai keeps moving.
Honorio wants to pass the guard but Yu Tai is keeping the position.
Honorio stopping the sweep attempt from Yu Tai.
Honorio wants to control from the top but Yu Tai keeps moving.
Honorio advances to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honorio stalling.
Yu Tai trying to hold on to Honorio's head to control him but Honorio postures up.
Yu Tai knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Honorio on the ground.
Yu Tai keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Honorio is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Yu Tai doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Honorio.
Honorio trying to control from half guard but Yu Tai is working away.
Honorio not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honorio is trying to control the action in half guard but Yu Tai is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Yu Tai is looking to improve his position.
Yu Tai wants to control but Honorio is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Honorio keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Honorio tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yu Tai swivels and escapes.
A swing and a miss from Yu Tai.
Honorio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Yu Tai misses the target.
Nice shot lands for Yu Tai.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Honorio on the side of the head.

Honorio is rocked!
Yu Tai swings widly with a right hand
and Honorio counters with a nice uppercut.
Honorio works the jab nicely.
Tam Yu Tai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yu Tai cracks Honorio's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Honorio slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Yu Tai can do further damage! This one is done, son!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tam Yu Tai!
An out of breath Tam Yu Tai thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.