PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tarhan Ali Omer (ranked 4540 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liangyi Tao (ranked 3360 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Ali Omer
vs
Tao

171 cm
25
154 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
156 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Likes comics

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tarhan Ali Omer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Liangyi Tao!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omer slaps away a takedown attempt from Tao, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Omer shoots for a takedown but Tao saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Omer shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Tao misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Tao throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Tao is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Omer's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Omer's back!
Tao softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Tao lands strikes to the head.
Tao is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Omer up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tao is trying to stick to Omer's back but Omer is turning into Tao. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Tao's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Omer.
Tao has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tao trying to strike off his back.
Omer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tao can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tao throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Omer is looking to work some ground and pound but Tao has wrist control.
Omer is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Omer is looking to work some ground and pound but Tao has wrist control.
Tao throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Tao scores with a short punch from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Omer has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Omer landing with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Omer scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Omer working some strikes from top position.
Omer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tao on the ground.
Tao throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Tao lands some strikes from the bottom.
Tao throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Tao will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Tao doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tao throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Tao throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Tao throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Tao striking off his back but it's not causing Omer any problems.
Tao throwing short punches from the bottom.
Tao thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Tao throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Tao doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tao throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Omer is working Tao over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tao tries to strike from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tao trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Tao throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Omer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Omer throws a big right hand that misses.
Tao doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Tao trying to strike off his back.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Omer as Tao shoots in.
Omer tries to counter with a takedown but Tao is quick to defend against it.
Tao looks winded!

Omer shoots in and bounces Tao off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Omer cracks Tao with a solid left hand.
Tao looking for a sweep. Not yet Tao, not yet.
Tao striking from his own guard.
Tao trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Omer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tao trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Tao is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Omer is looking to improve his position.
Nice strikes from Tao there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omer flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Omer misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Tao winds up and cracks Omer with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Omer is rocked!
Tao scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Oh Omer is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tao lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Omer is trying to get back to full guard.
Tao lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Omer! More strikes land and this one is all over! Tao jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liangyi Tao!