PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tam Yu Tai (ranked 16 p4p, 213 weight class) and Roland Weudke (ranked 1 p4p, 28 weight class). Yu Tai's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Invincible Pole Fighter. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yu Tai
vs
Weudke

182 cm
27
176
16 - 2 - 0

180 cm
39
185
36 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tam Yu Tai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roland Weudke!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yu Tai pushes Weudke up against the cage in a clinch.
Weudke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Weudke lands an elbow inside.
Weudke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Weudke.
Yu Tai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Weudke lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Weudke.
Yu Tai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Weudke.
Good body shot from Yu Tai.
Weudke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Weudke misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Weudke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big right from Yu Tai misses.
Weudke swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice straight punches there by Yu Tai. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yu Tai.
Tam Yu Tai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yu Tai works Weudke's body with a nice hook.
Yu Tai throws a right hand that misses
and Weudke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu Tai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Weudke counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yu Tai loads up on a big right hand but Weudke slips the punch.
Weudke throws a big counter head kick but Yu Tai avoids it with no problem.
Weudke misses with a hook. Yu Tai ducked under it nicely.
Weudke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yu Tai lands a nice shot to the body.
Weudke throws a sloppy body shot
and Yu Tai counters with a good, hard body kick but Weudke shrugs it off.
Weudke gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yu Tai.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Yu Tai misses
and Weudke counters with a stiff right hand.
Weudke throws a lazy right hand but Yu Tai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Weudke drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Weudke takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

It looks like Roland Weudke has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yu Tai moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yu Tai dips to his left and cracks Weudke with an uppercut!
Yu Tai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yu Tai lands with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai avoids the head kick by Weudke.
Weudke has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yu Tai finds it's way round the side to connect with Weudke's head.
Yu Tai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weudke.
Yu Tai scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yu Tai misses with a body kick.
Yu Tai throws a chopping leg kick but Weudke manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yu Tai gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weudke walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That has opened up Roland Weudke's cut even more.
Weudke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've been informed that Weudke has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Weudke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yu Tai looks to land a body kick but Weudke moved away.
A little jabbing left from Weudke on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Weudke throws a poor cross that misses
and Weudke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weudke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai connects with an inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tam Yu Tai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roland Weudke's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Weudke takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Yu Tai thumps Weudke with a low kick.
Yu Tai throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Weudke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yu Tai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yu Tai misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu Tai throws a leg kick which misses Weudke's front leg but catches the back leg as Weudke tries to avoid it.
Yu Tai feints and then cracks Weudke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Weudke down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu Tai misses with a right hand
and Weudke counters with a leg kick.
Weudke lunges at Yu Tai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yu Tai's hand.
Yu Tai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Weudke was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yu Tai wants to land a leg kick but Weudke is out of range.
Weudke looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Weudke throws a poor cross that misses
and Yu Tai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yu Tai works Weudke's body with a nice hook.
Yu Tai misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Weudke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai scores with a jab. Weudke acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yu Tai throws a jab when Weudke was well out of range.
Weudke is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yu Tai with a body shot.
Yu Tai's jab looks to have found its range, popping Weudke under the eye.
A lazy left from Yu Tai finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weudke swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yu Tai counters with a good low kick that Weudke was not able to check.
Yu Tai throws a leg kick that is checked
and Weudke counters with a one-two to the body.
Yu Tai misses with an uppercut.
Weudke swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weudke takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yu Tai thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Weudke! But no joy.
Yu Tai throws out a loose jab but Weudke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Weudke throws out a counter right but Yu Tai avoids it with no problem.
Weudke walks into a straight right hand from Yu Tai.
Weudke takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yu Tai misses with a body shot
and Yu Tai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yu Tai cracks Weudke with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

The cut above Roland Weudke's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Yu Tai cracks Weudke with an open hand slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yu Tai jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weudke moves out of range of the leg kick from Yu Tai.
Decent striking displayed by Weudke there.
Yu Tai looks to land a left hand but Weudke moved out of range nicely.
Weudke lands the left hand.
Weudke blocks a head kick by Yu Tai.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tam Yu Tai dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roland Weudke's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A nice leg kick from Yu Tai, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yu Tai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Weudke throws an overhand right that lands on Yu Tai's shoulder, as Yu Tai tries to avoid the shot.

Yu Tai moves into the clinch successfully.

Weudke breaks the clinch.
Yu Tai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Weudke! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu Tai lands a right hook to the body.
Weudke misses with a lunging right hand
and Yu Tai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weudke has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Weudke there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yu Tai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yu Tai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yu Tai misses with a looping right.
Weudke swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yu Tai!
Weudke takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Weudke gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Weudke blocks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Weudke. That did some damage!
A low kick lands for Yu Tai.
Yu Tai throws a poor cross that misses
and Weudke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Weudke's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yu Tai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Yu Tai - just one landing.
Yu Tai throws a push kick but Weudke slaps the foot to one side.
Yu Tai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weudke takes one to the chin there.
Yu Tai misses with a wild body shot.
Yu Tai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Weudke. That did some damage!
Yu Tai lands with an overhand left.
Yu Tai with a hook.
Weudke throws a lazy head kick
and Yu Tai counters with a nice leg kick.
Yu Tai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Weudke at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu Tai throws the kick towards the body but Weudke avoids it.
Weudke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai thows a body kick. Weudke tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Yu Tai's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Weudke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Weudke avoids the body shot from Yu Tai.
Weudke 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.
Weudke on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Roland Weudke's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yu Tai cracks Weudke with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Roland Weudke's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tam Yu Tai!
Tam Yu Tai retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Tam Yu Tai made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.