PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yang Tao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Donelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tao comes into the arena with Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting blaring out of the sound system. Donelly has chosen Jump Around as his entrance music. Joseph Donelly has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Tao
vs
Donelly

175 cm
29
170 lbs
22 - 7 - 0

175 cm
29
186 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
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 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yang Tao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Donelly!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donelly misses with a left hand
and Tao counters with a one-two to the body.
Joseph Donelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy body kick from Tao
and Donelly counters with a body kick.
Tao has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Donelly.
Tao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Donelly at a distance.
Donelly lands a nice hook to Tao's body. Tao takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Donelly misses with an uppercut. Tao saw that one coming.
Tao connects with the punch.
Tao throws a leg kick but Donelly moved away.
Donelly throws a series of punches but Tao moves out of range.
Donelly lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donelly throws a series of punches but Tao avoids them all with ease.
Tao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Donelly circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Donelly misses.
Tao tries to clinch there but Donelly circles away.
Donelly misses with a right hand
and Tao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tao misses with a hook. Donelly ducked under it nicely.
Tao's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Donelly connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tao scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donelly paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Donelly throws a nice looking combination but Tao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Donelly.
Donelly throws out a loose jab but Tao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tao throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Donelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Donelly.
Donelly checks the leg kick.
Tao ducks under a wild hook from Donelly.
Tao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tao misses with a body kick.
Tao throws a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Donelly.
Donelly connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tao's hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tao closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tao is trying to break the clinch but Donelly has him pressed against the cage.
Donelly lands with a left to the head.
Tao keeps control of Donelly as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Tao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donelly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Donelly throws a series of punches but Tao avoids them all with ease.
Tao tries to work over Donelly's front leg with a kick but Donelly checks it.
Tao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tao tries a head kick but it misses.
Tao moves out of range of the strikes.
Tao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Donelly.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tao!
Donelly throws a solid leg kick but Tao takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Donelly.
Donelly ducks right into an uppercut from Tao.
Tao is looking to clinch but Donelly is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donelly smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tao moves out of range as Donelly strikes.
Donelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tao moves out of range as Donelly strikes.
Donelly listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tao ducks under a wild hook from Donelly.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tao checks a leg kick.
Tao bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Donk. Donelly catches Tao right on the button with a cross.
Tao is looking to slow Donelly down with leg kicks.
Donelly lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Donelly throws the left hand but Tao avoids the punch easily.
Donelly scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donelly moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao lands with a shot to the body.
Tao throws a sloppy head kick and Donelly moves out of range easily.
Tao is looking to clinch.
Donelly looks to land a combination but Tao avoids it well.
Tao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab from Tao finds it's way through Donelly's defenses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tao, as that shot connected.
Donelly misses with a lunging right hand
and Tao counters with an outside leg kick.
Tao misses with a body kick.
Tao connects with a solid leg kick.
Tao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tao throws a leg kick but Donelly moved away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tao darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tao cracks the inside of Donelly's front leg.
Donelly is looking to slow Tao down with leg kicks.
Donelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tao was well out of range. Poor timing from Donelly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Yang Tao will probably get the nod.
That's time! Tao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tao throws a head kick that half lands.
Donelly lands a nice hook to Tao's body. Tao takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
No joy there for Donelly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tao doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Donelly falls off balance throwing a combination

and Tao holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Donelly misses with the head strike.
Tao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Donelly has him pressed against the cage.
Tao is trying to break free.
Donelly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Donelly presses Tao against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Donelly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tao wants to break free but Donelly has control.
A short right from Donelly.
A frustrated look appears on Tao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hand to the body from Donelly.
Tao is trying to break the clinch but Donelly has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donelly misses with some punches.

Tao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Tao misses.
Tao moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tao misses with a body shot.
Tao checks a leg kick.
Donelly thumps Tao with a low kick.
Donelly connects with an inside leg kick.
Tao avoids a kick to the body.
Tao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Donelly misses with a double jab.
Donelly misses with a straight left.
Tao connects with a leg kick. Donelly looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tao lands with a slapping head kick.
Donelly with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao lands a glancing blow to the side of Donelly's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tao throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tao moves out of range of the body kick.
Tao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tao throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tao. Donelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy body kick from Donelly

and Tao counters by moving into the clinch.
Donelly misses with a punch on the inside.
Tao tries to circle away but Donelly has him pinned against the cage.
Donelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Donelly lands with a short shot to the head.
Tao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Tao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tao slips a jab from Donelly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Tao tenderised Donelly's leg. Donelly is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tao is looking to clinch but Donelly is avoiding it.
Tao throws a leg kick but Donelly sees it coming and moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Tao.
Donelly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Donelly looks to land a left hand but Tao moved out of range nicely.
Donelly lands a nice hook to Tao's body. Tao takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tao moves into range and connects with a jab.
Donelly fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tao on the side of the head.
Donelly's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Donelly throws the left hand but Tao avoids the punch easily.
Tao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tao pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Donelly moves out of range of the body kick from Tao.
Tao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donelly scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yang Tao is winning the standup battle so far.
Tao throws a looping overhand right but Donelly ducks down to avoid it.
Tao looks for the body kick but Donelly saw that one coming.
Donelly misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Tao misses.
Donelly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tao.
Tao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donelly throws a looping overhand right but Tao ducks down to avoid it.
Tao is looking to land body kicks.
Donelly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donelly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tao tries to clinch there but Donelly circles away.
Tao takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Donelly misses with a left hand

and Tao moves into the clinch.
Donelly tries to work over Tao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Yang Tao will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Tao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Donelly.
Donelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tao.
Donelly lands a nice looking body kick.
Tao throws a leg kick that misses.
Tao fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Donelly checks it well.
Tao lands a jab to the head.
Donelly avoids the head kick by Tao.
Tao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Donelly. That did some damage!
Tao slips under a jab.
Donelly throws a head kick that misses
and Tao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Donelly bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Donelly.
Donelly has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tao.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao lunges at Donelly with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Donelly's hand.
Tao walks into a stiff left hand from Donelly.
Donelly's corner calls for a 1-2. Donelly obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Donelly throws a leg kick which misses Tao's front leg but catches the back leg as Tao tries to avoid it.
Tao with a jab.
Tao takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Donelly on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tao throws a leg kick but Donelly checks it.
Donelly on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A low kick from Tao is predictable there
and Donelly counters with a head kick. That will keep Tao thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Donelly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tao throws a head kick that half lands.
Donelly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tao.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donelly throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Donelly manages to avoid it.
Tao throws a big shot that misses.
Tao lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
An inside leg kick lands from Tao.
Donelly throws an overhand right that lands on Tao's shoulder, as Tao tries to avoid the shot.
Tao throws a sloppy head kick and Donelly moves out of range easily.
Tao slips a straight right by Donelly.
A head kick misses from Donelly.
Donelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tao throws the kick towards the body but Donelly avoids it.
Donelly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Donelly has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tao.
Donelly blocks a leg kick.
Tao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Donelly. That did some damage!
Tao looks for the body kick but Donelly saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donelly swings widly with a right hand

and Tao moves into the clinch.
Donelly digs a right hand underneath Tao's ribcage. Tao let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tao has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Joseph Donelly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Tao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Donelly looks to land a right hand but Tao moved out of range.
Good leg kick by Tao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tao misses with a body kick.
Donelly moves out of range as Tao strikes.
Joseph Donelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tao throws a solid leg kick but Donelly takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tao.
Donelly swings for the body but Tao moves out of range.
Donelly blocks a head kick by Tao.
Donelly throws a jab when Tao was well out of range.
Tao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Donelly's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tao defending well as Donelly loads up on a big left hand.
Donelly is looking to score with low kicks.
Tao throws a leg kick which misses Donelly's front leg but catches the back leg as Donelly tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tao walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Donelly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Donelly lands a leg kick that knocks Tao off balance momentarily.
Donelly throws a leg kick but Tao checks it.
Tao lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tao moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Donelly looks to land a combination but Tao avoids it well.
Donelly lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donelly blocks a head kick by Tao.
Tao avoids the body shot from Donelly.
Tao feints and then cracks Donelly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Donelly down.
Tao dodges the punch combination from Donelly.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yang Tao.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tao, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yang Tao!
A relieved looking Yang Tao thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.