PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Spider Monkey (ranked 857 p4p, 804 weight class) and Tam Yu Tai (ranked 116 p4p, 111 weight class). Yu Tai is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Invincible Pole Fighter. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Monkey
vs
Yu Tai

187 cm
25
170
5 - 2 - 0

182 cm
24
176
6 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Bondi MMA 🏝️

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spider Monkey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tam Yu Tai!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yu Tai lands with a nice body punch.
Yu Tai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Monkey throws a body kick that misses.
Yu Tai throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Monkey counters with a nice uppercut.
Monkey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yu Tai.

Monkey clinches with his opponent.
Monkey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yu Tai blocking some punches.
Yu Tai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Come on Monkey - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Monkey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Monkey tries to pull guard but Yu Tai won't allow it.
Monkey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Monkey is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Monkey lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu Tai blocks an uppercut.
Yu Tai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yu Tai tries a body shot but Monkey blocks it.
Yu Tai tries to throw a body punch but Monkey avoids it by throwing Yu Tai back against the cage.
Yu Tai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Monkey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Monkey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Monkey blocks an uppercut.
Monkey working aggressively here.
Monkey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yu Tai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Monkey prevents a body shot from Yu Tai.
Monkey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yu Tai backwards.
Yu Tai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Monkey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yu Tai throws a punch but it's blocked by Monkey.
I was talking to Monkey's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Yu Tai tries to throw a body punch but Monkey avoids it by throwing Yu Tai back against the cage.
Yu Tai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Monkey digs a right hand into Yu Tai's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yu Tai's gas tank.
Monkey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Yu Tai fails to land.
Yu Tai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Monkey tries a body shot but Yu Tai blocks it.
Yu Tai takes a shot to the head.
Yu Tai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Monkey blocks a body shot from Yu Tai.
Monkey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yu Tai's elbow.
Yu Tai working aggressively here.
Monkey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yu Tai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Monkey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yu Tai as Monkey tries to tie him up.
Yu Tai working aggressively here.
Monkey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yu Tai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yu Tai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Monkey lands with a short shot to the head.
Monkey struggles to land a body shot inside as Yu Tai controls his hands.
Monkey throws a head punch that misses.
Yu Tai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Monkey stalling in the clinch but Yu Tai improves position.
Monkey blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai misses with the head strike.
Monkey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yu Tai backwards.
Yu Tai misses with the head strike.
Yu Tai struggles to land a body shot inside as Monkey controls his hands.
Monkey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Monkey lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yu Tai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yu Tai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yu Tai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yu Tai lands with a light punch inside.
Yu Tai blocks a body shot from Monkey.
Monkey can't find room to land a body shot as Yu Tai controls the action.
Yu Tai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yu Tai working aggressively here.
Yu Tai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yu Tai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Monkey's elbow.
Monkey throws a punch but it's blocked by Yu Tai.
A body shot lands from Yu Tai.
Monkey throws a punch but it's blocked by Yu Tai.
Yu Tai lands a hook that snaps the head of Monkey backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monkey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yu Tai's elbow.
Yu Tai scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Monkey backwards.
Yu Tai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yu Tai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yu Tai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai tries to work over Monkey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Monkey can't find room to land a body shot as Yu Tai controls the action.
Yu Tai lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Monkey or not.
A head punch on the inside from Monkey fails to land.
Monkey is trying to stall.
Yu Tai tries a body shot but Monkey blocks it.
Monkey can't find room to land a body shot as Yu Tai controls the action.
Yu Tai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yu Tai lands a nice uppercut.
Yu Tai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yu Tai lands a left hand.
Monkey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yu Tai tries a body shot but Monkey blocks it.
Monkey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Monkey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tam Yu Tai dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Monkey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Monkey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yu Tai can pounce on him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yu Tai.
Yu Tai misses with a looping left.
Monkey appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yu Tai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Monkey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Monkey dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yu Tai. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu Tai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Monkey at a distance.
Monkey thows a leg kick but Yu Tai checks it
and Yu Tai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That kick from Monkey tenderised Yu Tai's leg. Yu Tai is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu Tai throws a body shot but no joy.
Monkey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Monkey throws a push kick but Yu Tai slaps the foot to one side.
Yu Tai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Monkey is out of range and Yu Tai settles back down.
Monkey takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tam Yu Tai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yu Tai swings widly with a right hand
and Monkey counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Yu Tai is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Yu Tai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yu Tai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Monkey throwing a counter right hand but Yu Tai manages to avoid it.
Yu Tai fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Monkey checks it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tam Yu Tai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yu Tai throws a punch but it's blocked by Monkey.
Monkey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yu Tai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Monkey can't find room to land a body shot as Yu Tai controls the action.
Monkey blocks an uppercut.
Monkey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monkey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Monkey digs a right hand underneath Yu Tai's ribcage. Yu Tai let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Monkey is trying to pull guard but Yu Tai turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Yu Tai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Monkey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Monkey is working Yu Tai over against the cage.
Monkey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tam Yu Tai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yu Tai misses with a punch on the inside.
Yu Tai can't find room to land a body shot as Monkey controls the action.
Monkey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Monkey fails to land.
Monkey taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Monkey.
Yu Tai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yu Tai blocks a body shot from Monkey.
A head punch on the inside from Yu Tai fails to land.
Monkey wants to stall.
Monkey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Monkey digs a right hand underneath Yu Tai's ribcage. Yu Tai let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Monkey is trying to stall.
Yu Tai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yu Tai misses with a body punch.
Monkey is looking to control Yu Tai's arms but Yu Tai gets an underhook and turns him. Now Monkey has his back to the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yu Tai is trying to break the clinch but Monkey is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai pushes Monkey back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Monkey lands with a light punch inside.
Yu Tai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Monkey is struggling to control the position.
Yu Tai tries a body shot but Monkey blocks it.
Monkey swings wildly with an uppercut but Yu Tai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yu Tai swings wildly with an uppercut but Monkey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monkey misses with a punch to the body.
Yu Tai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monkey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Monkey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yu Tai digs a right hand into Monkey's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Monkey's gas tank.
Monkey is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Yu Tai lands with a left to the head.
Monkey misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tam Yu Tai will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Yu Tai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Monkey has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Monkey takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yu Tai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yu Tai lunges at Monkey with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Monkey's hand.
Yu Tai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Monkey clinches up with Yu Tai and pushes him back against the cage.
Yu Tai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yu Tai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu Tai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yu Tai misses with a body punch.
Monkey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yu Tai misses with a body punch.
Monkey struggles to land a body shot inside as Yu Tai controls his hands.
Yu Tai blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey is trying to maintain a safe position but Yu Tai gets an underhook and turns Monkey into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monkey.
Monkey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yu Tai tries to work over Monkey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Monkey.
Yu Tai scores with a shoulder strike.
Monkey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Monkey throws a head punch that misses.
Yu Tai misses with a punch to the body.
Yu Tai throws a punch but it's blocked by Monkey.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yu Tai tries a body shot but Monkey blocks it.
Yu Tai misses with some punches.
Monkey tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yu Tai smiles and moves away.
Yu Tai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Monkey. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yu Tai slips a jab from Monkey.
Yu Tai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yu Tai works Monkey's body with a nice hook.
Yu Tai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yu Tai connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Monkey momentarily.
Monkey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yu Tai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai is looking to slow Monkey down with leg kicks.
Monkey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yu Tai.
Monkey throws a leg kick but Yu Tai moved away.
Yu Tai scores with a decent looking hook.
Yu Tai misses with an attempted mid kick.
Monkey is looking to counter punch.
Monkey is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Monkey throws the kick towards the body but Yu Tai avoids it.
A low kick lands for Monkey.
The crowd cheers as Yu Tai lands an impressive looking overhand right. Monkey doesn't seem phased though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yu Tai.

Monkey gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Monkey ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Monkey no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Yu Tai is stalling in the full guard.
Yu Tai wants to stand but Monkey has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Yu Tai trying to control but Monkey is working from the bottom.
Monkey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tam Yu Tai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yu Tai winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30

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