PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Tate Jr (ranked 2530 p4p, 2469 weight class) and Sunil Ganga (ranked 286 p4p, 282 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tate Jr
vs
Ganga

180 cm
29
157
6 - 5 - 0

168 cm
30
161
5 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Pound Town INC

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Tate Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sunil Ganga!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate Jr with a nice cross.
Tate Jr lands with a good body shot.

Ganga has Tate Jr up against the cage in a clinch.

Ganga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ganga throws a body punch but Tate Jr moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Tate Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Tate Jr shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ganga eats them both and turns towards Tate Jr to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tate Jr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ganga misses with a double jab.

Ganga gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ganga goes for a takedown attempt but Tate Jr pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tate Jr's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tate Jr duly obliges.
Ganga takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Ganga is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tate Jr lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Ganga sprawling to the canvas. Tate Jr follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Ganga hang on?
Ganga is still in real trouble! Can Tate Jr finish him?
Tate Jr will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tate Jr not doing much here.
Tate Jr not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ganga is trying to get back to full guard.
Tate Jr is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ganga seems to have recovered his senses.
Tate Jr has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Tate Jr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ganga on the ground.
Ganga is trying to stand up here but Tate Jr is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ganga trying to hold on to Tate Jr's head to control him but Tate Jr postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ganga is looking to improve his position.
Tate Jr tries to stand and escape but Ganga is controlling the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ganga trying to control from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ganga scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Ganga gets a clinch.

Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Ganga.
Tate Jr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ganga wants to take a breather but Tate Jr is having none of it.
Ganga might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tate Jr haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Tate Jr is trying is best to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tate Jr has hold of Ganga's hands but Ganga slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tate Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ganga not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ganga trying to control from half guard but Tate Jr is working away.

Ganga seems to be working for a kimura but Tate Jr defends the submission attempt.
Ganga perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Tate Jr dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ganga takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tate Jr misses with a wild combination.
Ganga blocks a low kick nicely.
Ganga tries to counter with a clinch but Tate Jr shakes him off and moves away.
Aaron Tate Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ganga wants to clinch.
Ganga blocks a low kick nicely.
Tate Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tate Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ganga wants to clinch up but Tate Jr keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ganga takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tate Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ganga can do to turn this around?
Ganga wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganga closes the distance and clinches up with Tate Jr, looking for a takedown. Ganga pushes Tate Jr against the cage but Tate Jr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ganga tries for a takedown but Tate Jr circles away easily
and Tate Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tate Jr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ganga is looking to clinch but Tate Jr is avoiding it.
Tate Jr throws a right hand that Ganga ducks under and follows up with a left that Ganga also avoids with ease.
Ganga shoots in for a takedown but Tate Jr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Aaron Tate Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sunil Ganga.
Tate Jr tries to bum rush Ganga with a series of wild strikes but Ganga uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ganga looks for a takedown but Tate Jr sprawls well.
Ganga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tate Jr.
A punch combination from Tate Jr misses.
Ganga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tate Jr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr misses with a double jab
and Ganga counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ganga misses with a takedown attempt - Tate Jr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tate Jr is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ganga.
Ganga shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tate Jr defends it nicely.
Tate Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ganga misses with a takedown
and Tate Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Ganga.
Tate Jr throws a series of punches but Ganga moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aaron Tate Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch lands to the side of Ganga 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tate Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
As Tate Jr backs off Ganga throws a huge counter combo but Tate Jr manages to avoid it all.
Tate Jr leaves Ganga with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tate Jr misses with a combination

and Ganga counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ganga working away.
Ganga trying to control the position but Tate Jr is working away.
Ganga working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ganga stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Tate Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ganga dodges the punch combination from Tate Jr.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ganga moves to clinch but Tate Jr breaks away
and Tate Jr counters with a two punch combo.
Tate Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aaron Tate Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ganga shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tate Jr pinned against the cage. Tate Jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ganga avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ganga darts in looking for a takedown but Tate Jr gets double underhooks and turns Ganga into the cage.
Ganga fails to land the takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Tate Jr dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Ganga shoots in but no luck this time.
Ganga fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tate Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ganga takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tate Jr throws a series of punches but Ganga moves out of range.
Ganga blocks a head kick by Tate Jr.
Ganga with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tate Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aaron Tate Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sunil Ganga.
Tate Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ganga avoids a punch combination nicely.
And Ganga tries to counter it with a takedown but Tate Jr pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate Jr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ganga shoots for a takedown but Tate Jr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tate Jr throws a series of punches but Ganga avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ganga circles away quickly and effectively.
Tate Jr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ganga circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tate Jr tries to bum rush Ganga with a series of wild strikes but Ganga uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Ganga darts in and clinches Tate Jr up against the cage.

Ganga has picked Tate Jr up - he's going for a ride! Ganga dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ganga trying to control from half guard but Tate Jr is working away.
Ganga is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ganga is trying to control. Tate Jr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr is looking for a sweep. Ganga is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Ganga is working for a submission of some sort.
Ganga wants to control but Tate Jr is keeping him busy.
Ganga is stalling here. Tate Jr is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Ganga seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Tate Jr has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Sunil Ganga has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ganga tries to strike from the bottom but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ganga manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ganga regains full guard. Nicely done.

Ganga looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tate Jr wanted to stand there but Ganga had control of the position.

Ganga is working an open guard so Tate Jr takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ganga looks for a takedown but Tate Jr sprawls well.
Ganga throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tate Jr's waist but Tate Jr gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ganga off to one side.

Tate Jr gets tackled into the cage by Ganga. Ganga maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ganga.
Aaron Tate Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ganga manages to break the clinch.
Ganga shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tate Jr sprawls well. Tate Jr wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ganga gets slowly back to his feet.
Ganga throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tate Jr's waist but Tate Jr gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ganga off to one side.
Tate Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tate Jr tries to score with a low kick but Ganga moves his leg out of the way.
Aaron Tate Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Tate Jr closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ganga takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ganga shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tate Jr as he jumps to the side.
Sunil Ganga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ganga swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tate Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Tate Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tate Jr, 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27

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