PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Krabbe Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yin Tao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tao's choice of entrance music: Philip Bailey - Walking on the Chinese Wall. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Hansen
vs
Tao

185 cm
22
182 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

175 cm
24
170 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Krabbe Hansen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yin Tao!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen throws a head kick that misses
and Tao counters with a stiff right hand.
Tao throws a push kick but Hansen slaps the foot to one side.
Tao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hansen.
Tao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hansen throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Hansen misses.
Hansen blocks the body kick.
Hansen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tao counters with an inside leg kick.
Tao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hansen throws the left hand but Tao avoids the punch easily.
Hansen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hansen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hansen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hansen throws a right and a left that Tao avoids nicely.
Tao cracks Hansen with a good jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao lands a lovely overhand right.
Tao throws the kick towards the body but Hansen avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tao.

Hansen clinches up with Tao and pushes him back against the cage.
Hansen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hansen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hansen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tao backwards.
Hansen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tao landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tao misses with a knee to the head.

Tao manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Tao. Those never looked like landing.
Tao throws a wild body kick that Hansen sees coming a mile off.
Hansen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hansen just misses with a punch to the body.
Hansen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Yin Tao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tao checks a leg kick.
Hansen lands a jab to Tao's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hansen throws a right and a left that Tao avoids nicely.
Tao slaps away a takedown attempt from Hansen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tao scores with a push kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tao, right into the meat.
Hansen lands a jab to the nose.
Hansen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tao cracks the inside of Hansen's front leg.
Tao scores with a spinning back kick!

Tao moves into the clinch.
Tao lands a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Hansen's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen is trying to break free.
Tao creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hansen tries a knee to the head but Tao blocks it.

Hansen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tao throws a hook but Hansen blocks it.
Tao motions for Hansen to come forward. Tao throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hansen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tao connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hansen moves out of range of the body kick.
Hansen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tao.
Tao blocks a head kick by Hansen.
Hansen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tao counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hansen's knee momentarily.
Hansen is breathing heavily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tao.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hansen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hansen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao tries to clinch but Hansen is having none of it.
Tao pushes Hansen away with a front kick.
Tao moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hansen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tao with a nice cross.
Hansen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tao.
Tao lands a leg kick that knocks Hansen off balance momentarily.
Tao fakes the leg kick and cracks Hansen in the body.
Tao throws a nice looking combination but Hansen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tao connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tao connects with a single shot there.
Hansen moves out of range as Tao throws a body kick.
Hansen misses with a few strikes there.
Tao checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yin Tao dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hansen moves out of range of the body kick.
Hansen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tao.
Hansen fails with a takedown attempt.
Hansen swings widly with a right hand
and Hansen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hansen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hansen avoids the head kick by Tao.
Tao pushes Hansen away with a front kick.
Tao throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tao pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hansen manages to avoid it.
Tao moves out of range as Hansen throws a body kick.
Tao throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Good leg kick by Tao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tao misses with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crunch! Tao slams his shin into Hansen's torso.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tao throws a push kick but Hansen slaps the foot to one side.
Hansen avoids a kick to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hansen!
Tao throws a push kick but Hansen slaps the foot to one side.
Hansen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Hansen is rocked!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tao, right into the meat.
Tao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tao.
Tao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tao throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tao scores with a push kick.
Tao connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Oh Hansen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tao sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Hansen's defenses. It connects perfectly with Hansen's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yin Tao! Yin Tao retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Yin Tao thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.