PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Mick Green (ranked 7540 p4p, 451 weight class) and Wassa Tayu (ranked 24659 p4p, 463 weight class). Mick Green has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Green
vs
Tayu

170 cm
21
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
154 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Condemned

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mick Green!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wassa Tayu!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tayu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Green misses with a left hand
and Tayu counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Mick Green has been cut.
Tayu throws a shot to the body.
Tayu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Green drives through and clinches with Tayu against the ropes.
Green is looking to control Tayu's arms but Tayu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Green has his back to the ropes.
Tayu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Green.
Green lands a body shot.
Green pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Green lands a right hand.
Tayu is looking to break free of the clinch but Green has double underhooks.
Tayu misses with the head strike.
Tayu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Green works on Tayu's body with a couple of short punches.
Green misses with a hook from the clinch.

Green breaks the clinch.
Green uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tayu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tayu throws a body shot but no joy.
Tayu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tayu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tayu misses with a hook.
Tayu blocks a head kick by Green.
Tayu takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tayu throws a jab when Green was well out of range.
Some wild striking there from Tayu.
Green takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tayu looks to land a left hand but Green moved out of range nicely.
A lazy body kick from Green
and Tayu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Green clinches up against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tayu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Green has Tayu pressed against the ropes, preventing Tayu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tayu prevents a body shot from Green.

Green breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tayu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tayu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Green moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Green swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

Green fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tayu, pushing him back against the ropes.
Green keeps control of Tayu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Green makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tayu can't find room to land a body shot as Green controls the action.
Tayu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tayu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Green lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Green works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tayu takes a shot to the head.
Tayu working hard to break the clinch.
Green with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Green works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Green scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Green.
A left hand lands to the body for Green.
Green makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tayu is looking to break free of the clinch but Green has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Green throws a head kick that Tayu semi-blocks.
Tayu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Green moves away.
Tayu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Green motions for Tayu to come forward. Green throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tayu moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Tayu blocks the leg kick.
Tayu defending well as Green loads up on a big left hand.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tayu.
Tayu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tayu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Green sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tayu looks to throw the jab but Green is out of range.
Green looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tayu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Green is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tayu can do to turn this around?

Green instigates a clinch.
Green struggles to land a body shot inside as Tayu controls his hands.
Tayu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Green lands a body shot in the clinch.
Green misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Green lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green keeps control of Tayu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tayu manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Green.
Green moves away from the strike by Tayu.
Tayu looks to score with a jab to the body but Green is just out of range.
Green was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Green lands with a right hand.
Tayu checks the leg kick.
A combination from Tayu does no damage.
Green misses with a body shot.
Green moves away from the strike by Tayu.
Green on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Green lands a jab to the head.
Tayu looks to land a left hand but Green moved out of range nicely.
Tayu has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tayu takes one to the chin there.
Green will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tayu misses the body punch
and Green counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Tayu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Green.
Green displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tayu throws out the jab.
Tayu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Green darts in and clinches Tayu up against the ropes.
Green looking to slow down the pace here.
A body shot lands from Green.
Tayu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Green escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Green lands a nice hook to Tayu's body. Tayu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tayu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tayu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Green.
Green throws a head kick that Tayu semi-blocks.
Green slips a jab and a cross from Tayu.
Tayu misses with a straight right.
Green slips under a jab.
Tayu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tayu scores with a jab to the body.
Tayu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tayu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Green tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tayu was well out of range. Poor timing from Green.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mick Green dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mick Green's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Green goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mick Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Green moves away from the strike by Tayu.
Tayu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Green is looking to slow Tayu down with leg kicks.
Green lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Green feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tayus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sloppy strikes from Green. Those never looked like landing.
Tayu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Tayu is rocked!
Green avoids the body shot from Tayu.
Tayu is still on wobbly legs! Can Green finish him?
Green lands a lovely overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tayu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tayu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Green lands with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Green.
Green throws a one two combo.
Green misses with a wild body shot.
Tayu avoids the body shot from Green.
The fighters circling - Tayu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mick Green is winning the standup battle so far.
Tayu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green misses with a hook. Tayu ducked under it nicely.
Tayu seems to have recovered his senses.
Jab, jab by Tayu - just one landing.
Tayu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tayu staying out of range there.
Green throws a leg kick but Tayu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Green moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tayu throws a body shot but no joy.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tayu.
A swing and a miss from Green.

Green fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tayu, pushing him back against the ropes.
Tayu misses with a punch on the inside.
Tayu prevents a body shot from Green.
Green pushes Tayu back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Tayu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Green.
Nice body punch from Green.
Tayu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Green softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Green misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green cracks Tayu with a nice body shot.
Green has Tayu pressed against the ropes, preventing Tayu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Green lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tayu blocks a body shot from Green.
Tayu is trying to break free.

Green's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Green jabs Tayu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Green swings for the body but Tayu moves out of range.
Tayu misses with a body shot.
Green tests Tayu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A right-left combo lands from Tayu.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Tayu is just out of range.
Green connects with a right hand. Tayu shakes it off.
Tayu connects with a right hand. Green shakes it off.
Green throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mick Green clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Mick Green's cut.
That's time! Green's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A lazy left from Tayu finds it's target.
A shot to the liver by Tayu. Beautiful body shot.
Tayu loads up on a big right hand but Green slips the punch.
Tayu swinging wildly here.
Tayu throws a big shot that misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Tayu scores with a four punch combination!

Green is rocked!
Tayu connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Green's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Green - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Wassa Tayu!
Wassa Tayu is the new featherweight champion!