PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yang Tao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez comes to the cage accompanied by Vamos. Tao has chosen Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lopez
vs
Tao

181 cm
27
162 lbs
19 - 5 - 1

175 cm
26
170 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Syndicate Nutrition (DUS)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Miguel Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yang Tao!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tao tries to land a front kick but Lopez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tao is looking to chop away at Lopez's legs.
Tao lands a nice shot that snaps Lopez's head back.
Tao throws a head kick but Lopez moves out of range.
Tao checks a leg kick.
Tao throws a sloppy head kick and Lopez moves out of range easily.
Tao punishes Lopez's body with a nice straight punch.
Tao throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lopez feints and then cracks Tao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tao down.
Tao moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lopez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tao takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Tao slips under a jab from Lopez.
Tao takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
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!
A low kick from Tao misses
and Lopez counters with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez misses with an uppercut. Tao saw that one coming.
Lopez scores with a body shot.
A low kick from Tao misses
and Lopez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tao checks a leg kick.
Tao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lopez thumps Tao with a low kick.
Tao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lopez counters with an inside leg kick.
Lopez thuds a left hand into Tao's body.
Lopez misses with a straight left.
Lopez is looking to score with low kicks.
Lopez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tao. That did some damage!
Good shot there by Lopez.
Tao misses with a body kick.
Lopez tries to land a leg kick but Tao saw it coming and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao misses with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tao misses with a wild body shot.
Lopez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lopez.
Lopez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tao tries to score with a low kick but Lopez moves his leg out of the way.
An inside leg kick lands from Tao.
Lopez lunges at Tao with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tao's hand.
Tao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lopez misses with a double jab
and Tao counters with a straight right hand.
Lopez thows a body shot but no joy.
Tao takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lopez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tao with a nice cross.
A big right from Lopez misses.
Lopez checks a leg kick.
Tao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lopez.
Lopez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lopez moves out of range of the leg kick from Tao.
Lopez lands a leg kick that knocks Tao off balance momentarily.
A head kick misses from Tao.
Good work by Lopez as he checks the leg kick.
Good leg kick by Lopez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lopez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tao. That's going to slow Lopez down.
Tao throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lopez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tao's hands.
Tao shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tao crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lopez - the referee stops the clock and Tao gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lopez. Tao manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tao throws a low kick, looking for Lopez's leg but Lopez calmly moves out of range.
Jab from Lopez.
Tao scores with a head kick. Lopez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Tao scores with a punch to the head.
Tao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Tao throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lopez punishes Tao's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tao plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tao.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tao moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Lopez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tao with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tao connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lopez thows a body shot but no joy.
Lopez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tao under the eye.
Tao throws a lazy right hand but Lopez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lopez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lopez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tao.
Lopez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tao makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tao misses with a leg kick
and Lopez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tao throws a leg kick that misses.
Lopez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tao throws a solid leg kick but Lopez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tao.
Lopez misses with a straight right.
Tao throws a shot from downtown. Lopez moves away and avoids it.
Lopez misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez checks a low kick from Tao.
Tao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tao.
Tao tries a head kick but it misses.
Tao throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lopez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tao thows a body shot but no joy.
Tao moves out of range as Lopez strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Lopez as he connects with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tao.
Lopez jabs at Tao's body.
Tao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tao throws a jab when Lopez was well out of range.
Tao looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez checks the leg kick.
Lopez misses with a shot to the body
and Tao counters with a big head kick but Lopez shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez avoids the head kick by Tao.
Lopez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tao momentarily.
Tao misses with a straight right.
Lopez walks into a straight right hand from Tao.
Lopez moves out of range of the body kick.
Lopez lands with a straight right. Tao didn't see that one coming.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Miguel Lopez is winning the standup battle so far.
Tao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lopez.
Lopez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lopez throws a push kick but Tao slaps the foot to one side.
Lopez misses with a straight left.
Nice uppercut there from Lopez.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao misses with an uppercut.
Tao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tao there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lopez throws a shot to the body.
Tao misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Tao.
Tao throws a lazy head kick
and Lopez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lopez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lopez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lopez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tao does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A punch combination from Tao misses.
Tao takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tao's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tao looks for the body kick but Lopez saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Tao.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao misses with the body kick
and Lopez counters with an outside leg kick.
Tao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lopez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tao throws a shot from downtown. Lopez moves away and avoids it.
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 on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lopez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Taos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lopez throws a body punch but Tao moves out of range.
Tao tries to score with a low kick but Lopez moves his leg out of the way.
Tao throws a lazy uppercut
and Lopez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tao looks to throw a body kick
and Lopez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tao fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lopez checks it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tao throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lopez blocks a head kick by Tao.
Tao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lopez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Yang Tao will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Lopez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tao will feel that in the morning.
Lopez throws a leg kick but Tao moved away.
Lopez throws a head kick but Tao moves out of range.
Tao ducks under a wild hook from Lopez.
Lopez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tao counters with a thumping low kick.
Tao throws a head kick that misses.
Lopez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tao under the eye.
Lopez scores with a kick to the body.
Tao connects with a high kick.
Tao moves out of range of the body kick from Lopez.
Tao connects with a high kick.
Lopez lands a leg kick that knocks Tao off balance momentarily.
Tao gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tao misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A big left from Tao misses.
A jab from Tao misses.
Nice shot lands for Tao.
Tao takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A lazy body kick from Tao
and Lopez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tao thinking.
Nice body kick there by Lopez.
Tao pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lopez is out of range and Tao settles back down.
Lopez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lopez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lopez lands a high kick!
Lopez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tao's calf.
Lopez throws a low kick but Tao avoids it.
Tao throws a looping overhand right but Lopez ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez throws a leg kick but Tao moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tao. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tao takes one on the button.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tao was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
Lopez throws a big shot that misses.
A cross from Lopez lands.
Tao blocks a jab.
Tao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lopez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lopez blocks the body kick.
Lopez feints and then cracks Tao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tao down.
Lopez scores with a jab to the head.
Tao throws the left hand but Lopez avoids the punch easily.
Tao has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A low kick from Tao is predictable there
and Lopez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tao thinking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tao finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tao checks a leg kick nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lopez, right into the meat.
Tao pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lopez is out of range and Tao settles back down.
Lopez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lopez jabs at Tao's body.
Lopez takes one on the button.
Tao fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lopez checks it well.
Lopez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Tao.
Tao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lopez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lopez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tao looks to land a body kick but Lopez moved away.
Lopez lands a nice shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lopez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tao has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tao and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tao lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tao throws an off balance right hand
and Tao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tao drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lopez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tao on the side of the head.
Lopez blocks the body kick.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez thows a body shot but no joy.
Lopez misses with a looping left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lopez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lopez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Lopez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lopez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Lopez!
Miguel Lopez managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Syndicate Nutrition (DUS), into his post fight interview.