PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tao Pai (ranked 1102 p4p, 1633 weight class) and Jamison Hutchinson (ranked 144 p4p, 196 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Pai
vs
Hutchinson

174 cm
26
169
4 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
182
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 4 - 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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jamison Hutchinson!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pai lands with a straight right. Hutchinson didn't see that one coming.

It looks like Jamison Hutchinson has been cut.
Pai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hutchinson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pai counters with an outside leg kick.
Hutchinson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pai feints and then cracks Hutchinson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hutchinson down.
Hutchinson missing with a left hand there. Pai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pai throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hutchinson.
Hutchinson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hutchinson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hutchinson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pai throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pai stuns Hutchinson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hutchinson throws a shot from downtown. Pai moves away and avoids it.
Hutchinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Pai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pai motions for Hutchinson to come forward. Pai throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hutchinson avoids a kick to the body.
Hutchinson missing with a left hand there. Pai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pai ducks under a wild hook from Hutchinson.
Hutchinson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pai.
Hutchinson misses with an uppercut. Pai saw that one coming.
Jamison Hutchinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hutchinson misses with a lunging right hand
and Pai counters with a body kick that stops Hutchinson in his tracks momentarily.
Pai definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hutchinson avoids the body shot from Pai.
Hutchinson throws a looping overhand right but Pai ducks down to avoid it.
Hutchinson looks to throw the jab but Pai is out of range.
Pai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hutchinson needs to keep his hands up - Pai had a free shot at his head there.
Pai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hutchinson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pai counters with a low kick, right behind Hutchinson 's knee.
Hutchinson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hutchinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Pai.
Hutchinson misses with a hook
and Pai counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hutchinson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pai.
A telegraphed right hand from Hutchinson misses the target.
Pai looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Pai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hutchinson. That did some damage!
A slapping leg kick lands for Pai.
Pai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big right from Hutchinson misses.
Hutchinson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pai moves out of range as Hutchinson strikes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hutchinson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pai - the referee stops the clock and Hutchinson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pai. Hutchinson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pai blocks a jab.

Hutchinson drives through and clinches with Pai against the cage.
Pai wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hutchinson tries a body shot but Pai blocks it.

Pai breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pai throws a low kick but Hutchinson avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Hutchinson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hutchinson misses with a hook
and Pai counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Hutchinson misses.
Pai throws a shot to the body.
Pai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hutchinson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hutchinson. That did some damage!
A clash of legs there as Hutchinson blocks the low kick.
Pai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pai throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hutchinson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick lands for Pai.
Some bone on bone action there as Hutchinson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pai 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 Hutchinson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hutchinson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hutchinson lands a glancing blow to the side of Pai's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good shot there by Pai.
Hutchinson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hutchinson misses with the combination.
Pai is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pai moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hutchinson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pai digs a good hook to Hutchinson's body.
Pai throws a sloppy head kick and Hutchinson moves out of range easily.
Hutchinson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pai.
Hutchinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Pai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pai misses with a leg kick.
Pai misses with a low kick.
Hutchinson connects with a looping right hand.
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 Jamison Hutchinson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pai fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pai dodges the punch combination from Hutchinson.
Pai thinks about countering with a body kick.
Pai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hutchinson can do to turn this around?
Pai scores with a kick to the body.
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.
Hutchinson throws a lazy uppercut
and Pai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hutchinson thinking.
Pai is looking to wear down Hutchinson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hutchinson.
Pai ducks under a wild hook from Hutchinson.
Pai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hutchinson's sensitive parts.
Tao Pai is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pai moves away from the strike by Hutchinson.
Pai thinks about countering with a body kick.
Pai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pai misses with a wild body shot.
Hutchinson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pai throws a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pai throws a leg kick which misses Hutchinson's front leg but catches the back leg as Hutchinson tries to avoid it.
Hutchinson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pai quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Hutchinson misses with a straight right.
Pai feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hutchinson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hutchinson moves away.
Hutchinson misses with a looping left.
Pai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pai digs a good hook to Hutchinson's body.
Pai ducks under a wild hook from Hutchinson.
Hutchinson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hutchinson is breathing heavily.
Pai lands a nice shot to the body.
Hutchinson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pai counters with a left to the body.
Nice shot lands for Pai.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hutchinson throws an off balance right hand
and Pai counters with an inside leg kick.
Hutchinson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hutchinson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pai.

Hutchinson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pai is trying to break the clinch but Hutchinson is controlling him.
Hutchinson misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Pai's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hutchinson misses with a hook to the ribs.

Pai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hutchinson falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Pai counter with a right hand.
Pai lands a right hook to the body.
Hutchinson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pai scores with a leg kick.
Pai swings for the body but Hutchinson moves out of range.
Pai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hutchinson. That did some damage!
Hutchinson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pai.
Hutchinson misses with a straight right.
Pai jabs at Hutchinson's body.
Pai scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hutchinson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Hutchinson darts in and clinches Pai up against the cage.
Pai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Pai breaks from the clinch.
Pai tried to score with a low kick but Hutchinson checks it.
Pai thumps Hutchinson with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hutchinson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Pai misses the target.
Pai digs a good body shot into Hutchinson's ribs.
Hutchinson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice body punch from Pai.
Pai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Hutchinson misses.
Hutchinson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pai misses with a wild body shot.
Hutchinson swings widly with a right hand
and Pai counters with a right hand to the body.
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 Jamison 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A kick lands to the mid section there for Pai.
Tao Pai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hutchinson lands a lovely overhand right.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hutchinson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pai - the referee stops the clock and Hutchinson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pai. Hutchinson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Good standup being displayed there by Pai as he connects with a hook.
Hutchinson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pai. Pai obviously looking to wear him down.
Pai connects with a solid leg kick.
Good leg kick by Pai.
Pai's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hutchinson under the eye.
Hutchinson looks to land a left hand but Pai moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pai moves away from the strike by Hutchinson.
A jab from Pai finds it's way through Hutchinson's defenses.
A nice leg kick from Pai, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hutchinson misses with a lunging right hand
and Pai counters with a body kick that stops Hutchinson in his tracks momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Pai.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Pai.
Hutchinson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hutchinson tries to clinch but Pai moves out of range.
A slow jab from Hutchinson misses its intended target.

Hutchinson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pai blocks an uppercut.
Pai lands an uppercut.
Pai prevents a body shot from Hutchinson.
Hutchinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pai blocking some punches.
Hutchinson tries a body shot but Pai blocks it.

Pai manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hutchinson misses its intended target.
Hutchinson looks to clinch
and Pai counters with a leg kick.
A big left from Hutchinson misses.
Pai cracks Hutchinson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hutchinson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hutchinson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pai.
Pai lands with an overhand left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A thudding body kick lands there by Pai!
Hutchinson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pai scores with a sloppy right hand. Hutchinson should have avoided that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pai 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 Hutchinson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hutchinson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pai lands with an overhand left.
Hutchinson wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hutchinson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hutchinson misses with a looping left.
Hutchinson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pai takes a swing at Hutchinson's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Hutchinson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hutchinson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pai misses with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Pai.
Pai lands a front kick.
Pai lands a jab to Hutchinson's midsection.
Hutchinson lands with a straight right. Pai didn't see that one coming.
Hutchinson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pai can pounce on him.
Pai connects with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hutchinson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice body kick from Pai.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hutchinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from Hutchinson misses.
Pai scores with a shot to the body.
Pai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hutchinson throws an overhand right that lands on Pai's shoulder, as Pai tries to avoid the shot.
Hutchinson looks to throw the jab but Pai is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pai. That's going to slow Hutchinson down.
Hutchinson misses with a lunging right hand
and Pai counters with a right hand to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pai.
Hutchinson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jamison Hutchinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big right from Hutchinson misses.
Pai lands with an overhand left.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tao Pai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pai, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27

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