PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Allen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Allen
vs
Tate

185 cm
18
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
22
187 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Likes ground

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Tate!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Allen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Allen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tate keeps working.
Tate manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Tate trying to hold on to Allen's head to control him but Allen postures up.
Allen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tate's head.
Allen winds up and cracks Tate with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Allen is trying to control the action in half guard but Tate is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tate trying to control from the bottom.
Tate is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Allen jumps into side control!
Tate tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Allen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tate struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen trying to control the position but Tate is working away.

Allen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tate has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tate striking from the bottom but nothing landed.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Allen slips under a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Tate as he connects with a hook.
Tate tries to clinch up but Allen circles away and keeps his distance.
Allen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tate.
Allen shoots in for a double leg but Tate sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Donk. Tate catches Allen right on the button with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate misses with a straight left.

Tate shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tate working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tate working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Allen's head.
Tate stays in close to Allen's body and controls the position.
Tate trying to control the position from guard on top but Allen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tate landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tate pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Allen is keeping the position for now.
Allen keeping moving, preventing Tate from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tate trying to control but Allen is working from the bottom.

Allen is looking for a triangle here but Tate uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Allen is breathing heavily.
Tate working the body and head with strikes.
Tate wants to lay and pray for a moment but Allen keeps working.

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.
Allen taking a bit of punishment here - Tate scoring with strikes.
Allen is trying to get back to half guard.
Tate working the ground and pound from side control.
Tate advances to mount.
Tate fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tate lands with some strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tate putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tate looking to finish Allen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Allen!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Tate dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tate tries to clinch up.
Allen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

so Tate counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Tate avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tate lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tate content to stall in guard here.
Tate passes Allen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tate wants to free his trapped foot but Allen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate trying to control the action but Allen is working from the bottom.
Allen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tate scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tate takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tate really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Allen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tate is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tate is pressing down on Allen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Allen is holding on for now.
Allen wants to get back to full guard.
Allen wants to control but Tate is keeping busy.

That's two 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.
Tate perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Allen is not content to let Tate control the position.
Ground and pound from Tate.
Tate scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Allen is staying active underneath Tate, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tate scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jon Tate has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tate controlling the pace.

Tate escapes and gets back to his feet.
Tate cracks Allen with a good jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tate shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tate showed some decent athleticism there.
Allen trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Tate manages to pass to mount!
Allen is bucking up trying to escape but Tate cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tate scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tate sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Allen regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tate lands a nice short elbow.
Allen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Allen trying to hold on to Tate's head to control him but Tate postures up.
Tate lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tate trying to control from half guard but Allen is working away.
Tate wants to pass the guard but Allen is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Tate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Tate with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tate fails with the takedown.
Allen throws a jab when Tate was well out of range.
Tate fails with the takedown.
Tate will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jake Allen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Tate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen wants to clinch up but Tate keeps it at a distance.
Allen misses with a takedown attempt

and Tate counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tate.

Tate pulls Allen into guard.
Allen tries to free his leg and advance position but Tate is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen won't allow Tate to sweep him here.
Allen landing some decent shots from guard.
Tate trying to control the position.
Tate is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tate can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tate wants to improve his position but instead Allen has moved into half guard.
Allen wants to take a breather but Tate is having none of it.

That's two 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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Allen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Allen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Allen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Allen ducks under a wild hook from Tate.

Allen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Allen seems to be working for a kimura but Tate defends the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Tate is looking to improve his position.
Tate moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Allen stopping the sweep attempt from Tate.
Tate striking off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tate manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Allen is trying to escape the mount.
Jake Allen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tate blocks Allen's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Tate with the ground and pound from mount.
Tate controlling the pace for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tate is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Allen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Tate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tate has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Tate!