PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yin Tao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tao comes to the cage accompanied by Philip Bailey - Walking on the Chinese Wall. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tao
vs
Smith

175 cm
22
170 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

172 cm
28
172 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

[WAO]MADE IN GERMANY

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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yin Tao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Smith!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tao.
Tao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Tao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smith throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tao's waist but Tao gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Smith off to one side.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tao, right into the meat.
Tao throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tao looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Tao closes the distance and clinches.
Tao using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smith looks gassed!
Tao putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tao landing knees to the head.
Tao stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tao lands a knee to the head.
Tao lands a damaging elbow.
A short right from Tao.
Tao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tao.
Tao landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tao lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
Tao lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Mike Smith has been cut.
Tao is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tao lands a nice elbow.
Tao creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
Tao comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tao landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Tao.
Smith is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nice elbow from Tao.
Tao lands with a left to the head.
Tao landing knees to the head.
A shot in the inside from Tao.
Tao unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tao lands a nice elbow.
A right hand to the body from Tao.
Tao landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tao landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tao lands a damaging elbow.
Knees to the body from Tao.
Tao is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tao unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tao throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Tao.
Tao creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
Tao landing knees to the body.
Tao digs a right hand into Smith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smith's gas tank.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tao.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Tao lands a damaging elbow.
Tao lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tao lands a nice knee to the body.
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!
Tao scores with a knee to the head.

Smith is rocked!
Tao lands a damaging elbow.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Tao finish him?
Tao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tao lands a body shot.
Tao lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Tao.
Tao creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Smith! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Tao.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yin Tao!
Yin Tao retains his welterweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Yin Tao thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.