PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yin Tao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sol Badguy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tao comes to the cage accompanied by Philip Bailey - Walking on the Chinese Wall. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Tao
vs
Badguy

175 cm
27
170 lbs
21 - 4 - 0

188 cm
29
155 lbs
17 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

BeastMode
Malicestar

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yin Tao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Sol Badguy!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tao throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Badguy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tao.
Tao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Badguy.
Badguy throws a shot from downtown. Tao moves away and avoids it.
Badguy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tao works Badguy's body with a nice hook.
Tao connects with an inside leg kick.
Tao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Badguy.
Badguy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Taos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Badguy throws a hook to the side of Tao's head but Tao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tao is looking to land body kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Badguy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Badguy.
Badguy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tao on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A swing and a miss from Badguy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tao.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tao!
Nice cross by Badguy.
Badguy misses with a right hand
and Tao counters with a three punch combo that has Badguy backing up. Badguy nods at Tao to acknowledge the strikes.
Badguy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Badguy was well out of range. Poor timing from Tao.
Good shot there by Tao.
Badguy missing with a left hand there. Tao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch lands to the side of Tao 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tao scores with a hook to the body. Badguy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Badguy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Badguy throws a right hand that misses
and Badguy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tao feints and then cracks Badguy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Badguy down.
Tao misses with a double jab.
Tao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tao is looking to wear down Badguy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Badguy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tao.
Yin Tao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tao misses the shot to the body.
Tao throws a leg kick but Badguy checks it.
Badguy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tao slips a jab and a cross from Badguy.
Badguy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tao throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tao takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Badguy checks a low kick from Tao.
A clash of legs there as Badguy blocks the low kick.
Tao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Badguy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tao can pounce on him.
A big left from Tao misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badguy misses the jab.
Tao scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Badguy throws a nice looking combination but Tao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Badguy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Badguy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That kick from Tao tenderised Badguy's leg. Badguy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Badguy checks a leg kick nicely.
Badguy misses with a hook
and Tao counters with a good low kick that Badguy was not able to check.
Badguy misses with a two punch combination.
Tao swings for the body but Badguy moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Badguy.
Badguy blocks a head kick by Tao.
Badguy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tao connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Badguy scrambles back to his feet.
Badguy lands with a cross.
Tao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tao keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Badguy throws a jab when Tao was well out of range.
Badguy throws a poor cross that misses
and Tao counters with a leg kick.
Tao fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Badguy throws a hook but Tao blocks it.
Badguy throws a lazy right hand but Tao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Badguy as he connects with a hook.
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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Badguy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Badguy misses with a hook
and Tao counters with a solid body kick.
Tao thows a body kick. Badguy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
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!

Tao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Badguy throws out the jab.
Badguy fails to land with a series of punches.
Tao scores with a jab to the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Badguy 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.
Tao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Badguy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tao.
Tao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Badguy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Badguy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice shot lands for Badguy.
Tao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Badguy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tao scores with a sloppy right hand. Badguy should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Badguy does no damage.
Badguy throws a jab when Tao was well out of range.
Tao fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Badguy is out of range.
Tao throws a hook but Badguy avoids it easily.
Tao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Badguy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tao connects with a leg kick. Badguy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tao slips under a jab from Badguy.
Tao throws a body kick that misses.
Tao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Badguy.
Tao slips a straight right by Badguy.
Badguy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tao.
Tao connects with a leg kick. Badguy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tao throws a leg kick that misses.
Badguy loads up on a big right hand but Tao slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badguy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tao can pounce on him.
Tao lands a nice shot to the body.
Tao throws a quick inside leg kick.
Badguy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tao can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Badguy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Badguy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Badguy is breathing heavily.
Tao bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tao tries to land a front kick but Badguy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tao lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Badguy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tao to score with a decent uppercut.
Tao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Badguy.
Badguy looks to land a right hand but Tao moved out of range.
Tao thumps Badguy with a low kick.
Tao scores with a nice strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao throws a chopping leg kick but Badguy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tao scores with a leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Badguy might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Tao has got the better of the exchanges.
Badguy misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Badguy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tao looks to throw the jab but Badguy is out of range.
Tao looks to land a combination but Badguy avoids it well.
Tao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tao throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Badguy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Badguy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Good exchange - Tao coming out on top.

Badguy is rocked!
Tao lands a leg kick that knocks Badguy off balance momentarily.
Badguy is still on wobbly legs! Can Tao finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao throws a head kick that misses.
Badguy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tao.

Tao forces Badguy back against the cage and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Badguy on the inside.
Badguy seems to have recovered his senses.
Still in the clinch, Tao scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tao looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Badguy blocks a body shot from Tao.
Tao swings wildly with an uppercut but Badguy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Badguy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Badguy scores with a shoulder strike.
Tao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yin Tao dominated that second 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.

Tao lands with a hook. Badguy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tao with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sloppy strikes from Badguy. Those never looked like landing.
Badguy 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.
Badguy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Badguy misses with a wild combination.
Tao throws out a powerful jab.
Badguy throws a hook but Tao avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tao. That's going to slow Badguy down.
Badguy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tao lands a leg kick that knocks Badguy off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Tao closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badguy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Badguy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Badguy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tao lands a hook that snaps the head of Badguy backwards.
Tao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Badguy scores with a shoulder strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tao just misses with a elbow thrown towards Badguy's brow.
A short body shot lands from Tao as the two fighters clinch.
Tao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Tao drops Badguy onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Badguy is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Badguy blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao can't find room to land a body shot as Badguy controls the action.
Badguy misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Tao.
Tao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Badguy can do to turn this around?
Badguy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Badguy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tao avoiding damage as Badguy throws knees to the body.
Tao lands an elbow inside that Badguy shrugs off.

It looks like Sol Badguy has been cut.
Badguy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tao has him pressed against the cage.
Tao throws a big uppercut that drops Badguy! More strikes from Tao and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Badguy lies dazed against the cage as Tao celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yin Tao!
Yin Tao retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Yin Tao, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.