Flair 94 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Macho Camacho (ranked 23155 p4p, 10835 weight class) and Sota Sankari (ranked 524 p4p, 553 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Camacho
vs
Sankari

190 cm
34
210
16 - 22 - 1

195 cm
59
260
14 - 46 - 0

Basic striking
Cardio machine

Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Macho Camacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 46 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sota Sankari!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camacho stuns Sankari with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sankari looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Camacho clinches up against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Camacho.
Camacho throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Camacho scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Sota Sankari has been cut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Camacho.
Camacho lands a shot to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Camacho obliges.
Camacho presses Sankari against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Camacho lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camacho lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sankari's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Camacho's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A hook to the body from Camacho.
Camacho lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Camacho on the inside.
Camacho lands a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Camacho.
Camacho working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Camacho creates a bit of distance and cracks Sankari with a big uppercut! Sankari goes down! The referee pushes Camacho away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Sankari make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Camacho takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Macho Camacho!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Patrick Chaelsson (ranked 19761 p4p, 23080 weight class) and Fortune Thibodeaux (ranked 529 p4p, 526 weight class). Patrick Chaelsson had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Chaelsson
vs
Thibodeaux

185 cm
46
270
56 - 24 - 2

210 cm
35
274
27 - 17 - 1

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Great elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 56 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Chaelsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fortune Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux misses with a lunging right hand
and Chaelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thibodeaux tries to clinch up
and Chaelsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Thibodeaux clinches.
Chaelsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thibodeaux is defending well for now.
Thibodeaux looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thibodeaux creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chaelsson's defenses.
Thibodeaux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaelsson trying to land knees to the body.
Chaelsson missing with knees to the body.
Thibodeaux misses with a punch on the inside.
Chaelsson blocks an elbow strike from Thibodeaux.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaelsson trying to land knees to the body.
Thibodeaux has a couple of punches blocked by Chaelsson.
Chaelsson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Thibodeaux on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Thibodeaux throws an elbow but misses.
Chaelsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeaux avoids the damage to the body.
Thibodeaux lands a damaging elbow.
Chaelsson blocking some punches.
Chaelsson avoids the elbow strike from Thibodeaux, against the ropes.
Chaelsson avoids the elbow strike from Thibodeaux, against the ropes.
Thibodeaux has a couple of punches blocked by Chaelsson.
Thibodeaux pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Thibodeaux.

It looks like Patrick Chaelsson has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow strike.
Chaelsson blocking some punches.
Chaelsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeaux avoids the damage to the body.
Chaelsson blocking some punches.
Chaelsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thibodeaux is defending well for now.
Chaelsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Thibodeaux.
Chaelsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thibodeaux avoids it.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from Thibodeaux on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chaelsson blocks an uppercut.
Thibodeaux swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thibodeaux misses with a punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow over the top.
Thibodeaux throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chaelsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Thibodeaux just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chaelsson's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Thibodeaux just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chaelsson's brow.
Chaelsson missing with knees to the body.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it misses.
Thibodeaux has a couple of punches blocked by Chaelsson.
Thibodeaux misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow over the top.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow over the top.
Chaelsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Thibodeaux.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Thibodeaux throws an elbow but misses.
Thibodeaux on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chaelsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thibodeaux avoids it.
Chaelsson blocks an elbow strike.
Chaelsson trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thibodeaux pushes off an throws an elbow but Chaelsson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Chaelsson blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Fortune Thibodeaux dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Chaelsson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Thibodeaux closes the distance but Chaelsson moves to the side
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Thibodeaux wants to clinch but Chaelsson slips to the side
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thibodeaux closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chaelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Thibodeaux has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow that misses.
Thibodeaux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chaelsson avoids the elbow strike from Thibodeaux, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chaelsson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaelsson takes an elbow to the temple.
Chaelsson dodges an elbow strike from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chaelsson blocks the elbow strike.
Thibodeaux creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chaelsson's defenses.
Chaelsson avoids the elbow strike from Thibodeaux, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chaelsson.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Thibodeaux throws an elbow but misses.
Thibodeaux has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chaelsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chaelsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thibodeaux avoids it.
Chaelsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thibodeaux lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thibodeaux pushes off an throws an elbow but Chaelsson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux swings wildly with an uppercut but Chaelsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fortune Thibodeaux seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thibodeaux swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thibodeaux lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Thibodeaux on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thibodeaux blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thibodeaux swings wildly with an uppercut but Chaelsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thibodeaux creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chaelsson's defenses.
Chaelsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Thibodeaux avoids the damage to the body.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it misses.
Chaelsson blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Thibodeaux fails to land.
Thibodeaux gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chaelsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux taking a breather.
Chaelsson working Thibodeaux over with knees to the body.
Chaelsson trying to land knees to the body.
Chaelsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands a damaging elbow.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow inside that Chaelsson shrugs off.
Chaelsson blocks an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaelsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thibodeaux.
Chaelsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thibodeaux swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thibodeaux on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chaelsson trying to land knees to the body.
Chaelsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thibodeaux misses with some punches.
Chaelsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thibodeaux lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chaelsson prevents a body shot from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thibodeaux on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Fortune Thibodeaux showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Patrick Chaelsson'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Thibodeaux looks to clinch
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Chaelsson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chaelsson counters with a stiff right hand.

Thibodeaux clinches.
Thibodeaux creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chaelsson blocks the elbow strike.
Thibodeaux pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow that misses.
Thibodeaux looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chaelsson blocks an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaelsson blocks an elbow strike.
Thibodeaux blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Thibodeaux just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chaelsson's brow.
Thibodeaux swings wildly with an uppercut but Chaelsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thibodeaux pushes Chaelsson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thibodeaux managing to block the knees to the body from Chaelsson.
Chaelsson avoids the elbow strike from Thibodeaux, against the ropes.
Thibodeaux blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thibodeaux looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow that misses.
A short left from Thibodeaux.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thibodeaux pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Thibodeaux misses with the head strike.
Chaelsson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chaelsson blocks an elbow strike from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow just above Chaelsson 's eye.
Chaelsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thibodeaux is defending well for now.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow over the top.
Thibodeaux throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thibodeaux swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thibodeaux misses with an elbow strike.
Thibodeaux looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux swings wildly with an uppercut but Chaelsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thibodeaux lands an elbow inside that Chaelsson shrugs off.
Chaelsson missing with knees to the body.
Thibodeaux pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Thibodeaux cracks Chaelsson with a big elbow, right in the eye socket! Chaelsson drops to his knees in obvious pain! The referee starts the count but it's plainly obvious that Chaelsson isn't going to get back to his feet. The referee counts none the less and Thibodeaux struts around the mat, safe in the knowledge that this one is over. A big win for Thibodeaux!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Fortune Thibodeaux!
A very excited looking Fortune Thibodeaux made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Patrick Chaelsson had this to say: 'WTF???'.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Major Pain (ranked 23503 p4p, 23490 weight class) and William Tate (ranked 648 p4p, 668 weight class). William Tate will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Pain
vs
Tate

187 cm
33
216
15 - 23 - 1

180 cm
26
210
9 - 26 - 2

Solid boxing
Experienced

Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Major Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 26 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Tate!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pain closes the distance and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pain takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tate blocks it with crossed arms.
Pain controlling the action here for a moment.
Pain pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Pain working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain lands with a right to the head.
Pain working hard to break the clinch.
Tate looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tate up against the ropes.
Tate wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pain has him pressed against the ropes.
Pain lands an uppercut.
Tate is trying to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from Pain.
Pain is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pain missing with knees to the body.
Pain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tate has him pressed against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Pain just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tate's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Pain.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pain takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Pain for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Tate keeps control of Pain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pain definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tate is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pain is keeping busy.
Tate wants to get back to striking at distance but Pain won't allow it.
Tate can't break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Pain.
Come on Pain - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tate can't find room to land a body shot as Pain controls the action.
Pain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tate has him pressed against the ropes.
Tate is looking to break free of the clinch but Pain has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain lands a good knee to the midsection. Tate won't want to take too many of those.
A right handed body shot lands from Pain.
Pain stalling the fight.
Tate taking a breather.
Tate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pain is stalling here.
Pain stalling in the clinch.
Tate wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pain has him pressed against the ropes.
Pain has had enough of the clinch but Tate keeps him there for the moment.
Tate blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tate has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tate wants to break free but Pain has control.
Tate can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pain can't break the clinch.
Tate wants to get back to striking at distance but Pain won't allow it.
Pain pushes Tate back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pain.
Pain tries to land knees in the clinch but Tate avoids the damage to the body.
Pain has Tate pushed against the ropes.
Pain holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Pain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tate's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Tate's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Major Pain dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tate will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Pain clinches with his opponent.
Pain holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
We've been informed that Tate has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Tate tries to break free but Pain pushes him back against the ropes.
A short left from Pain.
Pain can't break the clinch.
Pain tries to land knees in the clinch but Tate avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate is looking to control Pain's arms but Pain gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tate has his back to the ropes.
Pain has Tate pressed against the ropes.
Tate is trying to push Pain away but Pain has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Tate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A clash of legs there as Tate blocks the low kick.

Pain fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tate, pushing him back against the ropes.
Tate is trying to push Pain away but Pain has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Pain's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pain pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Pain working hard to break the clinch.
Tate is trying to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Pain just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tate's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Pain.
Tate takes a knee to the side of the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pain.
Pain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tate is defending well for now.
Tate is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pain lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pain lands a hook that snaps the head of Tate backwards.
Pain misses with an elbow strike.
Pain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right hand to the body from Pain.
Tate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pain manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pain is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tate wants to break free but Pain has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pain keeps control of Tate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tate can do to turn this around?
Tate wants to break the clinch but can't.
Come on Pain - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tate keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pain's efforts to push away.
Pain tries to break the clinch but Tate is controlling the position.
Pain trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pain obliges.
Pain lands a shot to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A frustrated look appears on Tate's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tate is trying to force a seperation but Pain has the dominant position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pain.
Pain tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Major Pain dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Pain closes the distance and clinches.
Pain stalling.
Pain is working Tate over against the ropes.
Pain has had enough of the clinch but Tate keeps him there for the moment.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pain wants to get back to striking at distance but Tate won't allow it.
Pain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tate has him pressed against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Tate breaks the clinch.

Pain gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tate is trying to stall.
Tate is trying to break the clinch but Pain has him pressed against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like William Tate has been cut.
Pain misses with an elbow over the top.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Major Pain has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pain is trying to break free.
Pain stalling.
Pain is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tate tries to break the clinch but Pain is controlling the position.
Pain managing to block the knees to the body from Tate.
Pain has Tate pressed against the ropes, preventing Tate from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tate prevents Pain from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pain as Tate tries to tie him up.
Pain controlling the action here for a moment.
Pain scores with a shot to the side of Tate's head.
Pain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tate has him pressed against the ropes.
Pain stalling the fight.
Pain throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tate has had enough of the clinch but Pain keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Tate fails to land.
Pain tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tate avoids it.
Tate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate struggles to land a body shot inside as Pain controls his hands.
Pain scores a nice knee to the body.
Pain avoiding damage.
Tate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice body punch from Pain - that landed with a thud.
Pain tries to break the clinch but Tate is controlling the position.
Pain effectively controlling the action here.
Pain wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Pain just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tate's brow.
Tate tries to break the clinch but Pain is controlling the position.
Pain has Tate pushed against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain wants to break free but Tate has control.
Pain looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pain.
Pain lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tate backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Pain.
Pain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pain pushes Tate back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Pain leaning against his opponent.
Pain throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tates head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pain is trying to push Tate away but Tate has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Tate prevents Pain from breaking the clinch.
William Tate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Major Pain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tate throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pain blocks it with crossed arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
Major Pain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pain, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Major Pain!