PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tao Pai (ranked 1639 p4p, 1625 weight class) and Will Hutchinson (ranked 208 p4p, 206 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Pai
vs
Hutchinson

174 cm
25
169
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
180
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tao Pai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Will Hutchinson!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick lands for Pai.
Hutchinson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pai can pounce on him.
Hutchinson walks into a jab.

It looks like Will Hutchinson has been cut.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pai - that will leave a mark!
Tao Pai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hutchinson moves away.
Pai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hutchinson avoids the body shot from Pai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pai jabs Hutchinson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pai motions for Hutchinson to come forward. Pai throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Hutchinson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pai definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A jab lands there for Pai.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pai lands a head shot.
Pai throws a sloppy body shot
letting Hutchinson counter with a right hand.
Hutchinson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hutchinson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pai with the inside leg kick.
Pai jabs Hutchinson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pai lunges at Hutchinson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hutchinson's hand.
Pai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pai.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pai is looking to chop away at Hutchinson's legs.
Hutchinson wants to counter with a clinch but Pai pushes him away.
Hutchinson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pai finds it's way round the side to connect with Hutchinson's head.
Sloppy strikes from Hutchinson. Those never looked like landing.
Pai looks to land a combination. Hutchinson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hutchinson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hutchinson blocks a low kick nicely.
Hutchinson wants to counter the offense by Pai and move into the clinch position.
A clash of legs there as Hutchinson blocks the low kick.
Pai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hutchinson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pai throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hutchinson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pai lands a leg kick that knocks Hutchinson off balance momentarily.
Pai throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hutchinson.
Hutchinson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hutchinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pai.
Pai throws a good cross that connects.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pai. Hutchinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pai sets himself, and Hutchinson steps forward looking for the clinch! Pai avoids it this time.
Pai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pai.
Pai scores with a nice strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hutchinson ducks right into an uppercut from Pai.
Hutchinson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hutchinson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Hutchinson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pai stuns Hutchinson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hutchinson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hutchinson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tao Pai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Will Hutchinson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Pai lands a leg kick that knocks Hutchinson off balance momentarily.
Pai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hutchinson is out of range and Pai settles back down.
Hutchinson wants to counter with a clinch but Pai pushes him away.
Pai tries to work over Hutchinson's front leg with a kick but Hutchinson checks it.
Pai sets himself, and Hutchinson steps forward looking for the clinch! Pai avoids it this time.
An inside leg kick lands from Pai.
Pai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pai swings for the body but Hutchinson moves out of range.
Pai throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hutchinson misses with a straight left.
Good shot there by Pai.
Hutchinson checks a leg kick.
Hutchinson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hutchinson can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pai looks to score with a jab to the body but Hutchinson is just out of range.
Hutchinson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pai.
Pai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hutchinson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pai connects with a body shot.
Pai is looking to wear down Hutchinson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice body kick there by Pai.
Pai throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hutchinson.
Pai misses with a head kick.
Hutchinson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Pai scoring well with a low kick there.
Pai thuds a left hand into Hutchinson's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hutchinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hutchinson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pai scores with a nice strike.
Pai throws a low kick, looking for Hutchinson's leg but Hutchinson calmly moves out of range.
Hutchinson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pai.
Pai connects with the punch.
Tao Pai is winning the standup battle so far.
Pai lands the left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hutchinson misses with an uppercut.
Pai scores with a kick to the body.
Pai throws a good cross that connects.
Hutchinson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hutchinson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pai throws a body punch but Hutchinson moves out of range.
Hutchinson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hutchinson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hutchinson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pai digs a good body shot into Hutchinson's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pai connects with a leg kick.
Pai swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Hutchinson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pai lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hutchinson will feel that in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hutchinson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pai.
Pai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hutchinson. That did some damage!
Pai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pai with the inside leg kick.
Pai shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hutchinson throws out a counter right but Pai avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tao Pai dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Will Hutchinson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A clash of legs there as Hutchinson blocks the low kick.
Tao Pai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pai lands a slapping body shot.
Pai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hutchinson tries to clinch there but Pai circles away.
Hutchinson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hutchinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pai just misses with a punch to the body.
Pai with the inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hutchinson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jab from Pai.
Pai misses the shot to the body.
Hutchinson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pai digs a good body shot into Hutchinson's ribs.
Hutchinson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pai swings for the body but Hutchinson moves out of range.
Hutchinson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pai throws a head kick but Hutchinson moves out of range.
Hutchinson tries to counter with a clinch but Pai shakes him off and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hutchinson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hutchinson moves away.
Pai sets himself, and Hutchinson steps forward looking for the clinch! Pai avoids it this time.
A lazy left from Pai finds it's target.
Pai misses with a series of wild punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pai jabs Hutchinson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hutchinson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A leg kick checked by Hutchinson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hutchinson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hutchinson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pai scoring well with a low kick there.
Pai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pai tries to land a front kick but Hutchinson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pai scores with a nice strike.
Pai dips to his left and cracks Hutchinson with an uppercut!
Pai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A lazy left from Pai finds it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hutchinson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hutchinson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pai lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hutchinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pai.
Hutchinson throws out a counter right but Pai avoids it with no problem.
Hutchinson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pai sizes up Hutchinson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hutchinson misses with a left hand
and Pai counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Will Hutchinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hutchinson wants to counter with a clinch but Pai pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tao Pai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pai 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:24
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tao Pai!