PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tam Yu Tai (ranked 314 p4p, 501 weight class) and Alcide Almunecar (ranked 37 p4p, 70 weight class). Yu Tai comes into the arena with Invincible Pole Fighter blaring out of the sound system. Tam Yu Tai could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alcide Almunecar's chin.

Yu Tai
vs
Almunecar

182 cm
32
176
27 - 7 - 0

185 cm
27
176
16 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Kersikov's Vitamin Clinic (160)
NARCOS

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 27 - 7 - 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 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alcide Almunecar!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yu Tai staying out of range there.
Yu Tai looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Almunecar connects with an inside leg kick.
Almunecar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yu Tai throws a lazy uppercut
and Almunecar counters with a stiff right hand.
Almunecar throws a right hand that misses
and Yu Tai counters with a low kick, right behind Almunecar 's knee.
Yu Tai punishes Almunecar's body with a nice straight punch.
Almunecar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almunecar avoids a kick to the body.
Almunecar misses with a looping left.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yu Tai!
Almunecar misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almunecar throws a leg kick
and Yu Tai counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Almunecar throws a head kick that Yu Tai semi-blocks.
Yu Tai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yu Tai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Almunecar throws a right hand that misses
and Yu Tai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yu Tai throws a head kick that misses
letting Almunecar counter with a right hand.
Yu Tai lands a nice shot to the body.
Yu Tai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Almunecar connects with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yu Tai scores with a crisp jab that stopped Almunecar in his tracks.
Yu Tai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Almunecar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Almunecar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yu Tai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yu Tai misses with a low kick.
Yu Tai shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yu Tai throws a leg kick
enabling Almunecar to counter with a crisp jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Almunecar.
Nice cross by Yu Tai.
Yu Tai throws a jab when Almunecar was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice straight punches there by Almunecar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Almunecar.
Almunecar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Almunecar has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Yu Tai walks into a left hand.
Yu Tai thows a leg kick but Almunecar checks it
and Almunecar counters with a stiff right hand.
Yu Tai misses with an uppercut. Almunecar saw that one coming.
Yu Tai defending well as Almunecar loads up on a big left hand.
Yu Tai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yu Tai throws a hook but Almunecar avoids it easily.
Yu Tai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Almunecar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yu Tai. Almunecar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Almunecar digs a good body shot into Yu Tai's ribs.
Almunecar throws a body shot but no joy.
Yu Tai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Almunecar.

It looks like Alcide Almunecar has been cut.
Almunecar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yu Tai was well out of range. Poor timing from Almunecar.
Yu Tai swings widly with a right hand
and Almunecar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Almunecar swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yu Tai counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yu Tai moves out of range of the leg kick from Almunecar.
Almunecar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Almunecar scores with a hook to the body. Yu Tai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alcide Almunecar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alcide Almunecar's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Almunecar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Almunecar avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick from Almunecar lands but Yu Tai takes it in his stride.
Yu Tai throws an off balance right hand
and Almunecar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Almunecar throws a body punch but Yu Tai moves out of range.
Yu Tai was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yu Tai moves out of range of the strikes.
Yu Tai misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almunecar moves out of range of the body kick from Yu Tai.
A big right from Yu Tai misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Almunecar 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.
Almunecar with the inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almunecar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yu Tai lands a leg kick that knocks Almunecar off balance momentarily.
Almunecar lands with a straight right. Yu Tai didn't see that one coming.
Almunecar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Almunecar missing with a left hand there. Yu Tai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yu Tai misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Almunecar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Almunecar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yu Tai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Almunecar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yu Tai moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Alcide Almunecar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Almunecar lands a really nice looking cross but Yu Tai seems unphased.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Almunecar can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Almunecar connects with a solid leg kick.
Almunecar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yu Tai's sensitive parts.
Almunecar is looking to chop away at Yu Tai's legs.
Yu Tai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Almunecar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yu Tai thinks about countering with a body kick.
Yu Tai cracks Almunecar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Almunecar misses with an uppercut.
Yu Tai tests Almunecar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Almunecar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar needs to keep his hands up - Yu Tai had a free shot at his head there.
Almunecar throws a front kick aimed at Yu Tai's knee but Yu Tai avoids it well.
Yu Tai scores with a hook to the body. Almunecar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Almunecar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yu Tai scores with a push kick.
Yu Tai is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yu Tai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Almunecar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yu Tai throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yu Tai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar scores with a leg kick.
Yu Tai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Yu Tai misses the target.
Yu Tai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Almunecar manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Yu Tai misses its intended target.
It seemed like Almunecar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yu Tai with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yu Tai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yu Tai throws a body punch but Almunecar moves out of range.
Yu Tai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Almunecar! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alcide Almunecar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alcide Almunecar's cut.
That's time! Yu Tai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.

Yu Tai misses with a left hand
and Almunecar counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yu Tai's knee momentarily.
Yu Tai drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Almunecar throws a body shot but no joy.
Almunecar lands a jab to the nose.
Almunecar misses with a left hand
and Yu Tai counters with a right hand to the body.
Almunecar works Yu Tai's body with a nice hook.
Yu Tai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Yu Tai closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yu Tai misses with a punch to the body.
Yu Tai has Almunecar pressed against the cage, preventing Almunecar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Almunecar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Almunecar connects with a single shot there.
Yu Tai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Almunecar.
Almunecar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai misses with an uppercut. Almunecar saw that one coming.
Yu Tai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Almunecar moves out of range of the body kick from Yu Tai.
Almunecar now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yu Tai.
Almunecar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Alcide Almunecar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar throws an overhand right that lands on Yu Tai's shoulder, as Yu Tai tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Yu Tai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Almunecar lands a jab to the nose.
Tam Yu Tai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Almunecar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Almunecar misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yu Tai slips under a jab.
Almunecar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yu Tai walks forward, straight into a front kick from Almunecar.
Yu Tai thumps Almunecar with a low kick.
Yu Tai throws a poor cross that misses
and Almunecar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick from Yu Tai is predictable there
and Almunecar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yu Tai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yu Tai misses with a body kick.
A nice side step and Almunecar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Yu Tai fakes the leg kick and cracks Almunecar in the body.
The fighters circling - Almunecar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Almunecar misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yu Tai. Almunecar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yu Tai works Almunecar's body with a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almunecar avoids a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Almunecar.
Almunecar throws a leg kick but Yu Tai sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yu Tai digs a good body shot into Almunecar's ribs.
Yu Tai misses with a leg kick
and Yu Tai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yu Tai looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yu Tai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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 misses with a hook.
Yu Tai lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Almunecar falls backwards - clearly groggy! Yu Tai dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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.