PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sebastian Burger (ranked 23084 p4p, 23041 weight class) and William Tate (ranked 619 p4p, 608 weight class). Sebastian Burger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Burger
vs
Tate

190 cm
33
220
22 - 12 - 1

180 cm
27
210
9 - 27 - 2

Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastian Burger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 27 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Tate!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burger throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tate's head.

It looks like William Tate has been cut.
Burger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tate moves away.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch but Burger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burger half committed to a counter leg kick.

Tate clinches up against the ropes.
Tate effectively controlling the action here.

Burger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burger definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tate misses with a left hand
and Burger counters with a stiff right hand.
Tate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tate is looking to clinch but Burger is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Burger gets tackled into the ropes by Tate. Tate maintains the clinch.

Burger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate throws an off balance right hand
and Burger counters with a solid body kick.
Tate has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Burger finds it's way round the side to connect with Tate's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burger connects with a high kick.

Tate clinches up with Burger and pushes him back against the ropes.

Burger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate is looking to clinch.
William Tate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tate is looking to clinch.

Burger gets tackled into the ropes by Tate. Tate maintains the clinch.

Tate breaks the clinch.
Burger moves out of range of the strikes.
Burger throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Burger misses with an uppercut. Tate saw that one coming.

Tate moves into the clinch.

Burger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tate has taken the fight to the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tate misses with a punch on the inside.

Burger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Tate.
Tate throws a left and a right that both miss
and Burger counters with an outside leg kick.
Burger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tate tries to clinch up.

Burger tries to keep at a distance but Tate has taken the fight into the clinch.

Tate's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burger throws a head kick but Tate moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Burger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Tate closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tate displaying some good clinch control by pressing Burger up against the ropes.

Burger manages to break the clinch.

Tate rushes Burger and presses him up against the ropes.
Burger controlling the action here for a moment.
Tate will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Burger up against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Burger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burger connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tate's hands.
Tate takes one to the side of the head.
Burger swings for the body but Tate moves out of range.
Tate tries to counter with a clinch but Burger shakes him off and moves away.
A jab from Burger finds it's way through Tate's defenses.
Tate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burger was well out of range. Poor timing from Tate.
Burger plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Tate closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Burger breaks the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastian Burger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Tate's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Burger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burger throws a sloppy head kick and Tate moves out of range easily.
Burger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Burger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Burger keeps the fight on the outside.
Burger misses the shot to the body.
Tate is looking for the big counter here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Burger breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tate closes the distance and clinches.

Burger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sebastian Burger is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tate!
Nice body kick there by Burger.
Burger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tate can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Burger.
Tate throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Tate drives through and clinches with Burger against the ropes.

Tate breaks from the clinch.
Tate misses with a jab to the body
and Burger makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tate swinging wildly here.
A quick step to the side and Burger tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burger swats away the attempt to clinch by Tate.
Burger throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tate counters with a series of strikes. Burger will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tate closes the distance but Burger moves to the side
and Burger counters with a head kick. That will keep Tate thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Burger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That has opened up William Tate's cut even more.
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!
Tate scores with a three punch combo!

Burger lands a head kick that bluckles Tate and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Burger no doubt looking to push for a finish!

Tate is rocked!
Burger misses with an uppercut.
Tate wants to clinch
and Burger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tate is still on wobbly legs! Can Burger finish him?
The fight stays on the outside here - Tate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate seems to have recovered his senses.
Tate blocks a head kick by Burger.
Burger connects with the punch.
Burger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Tate clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Burger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A solid body kick from Burger.
Some wild striking there from Tate.
Burger misses with a lunging right hand
and Burger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tate lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tate tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Burger counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tate thinking.
Burger is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Burger tries to keep at a distance but Tate has taken the fight into the clinch.

Tate breaks from the clinch.
Burger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tate throws out a counter right but Burger avoids it with no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tate scores with a jab to the body.
Tate avoids the body shot from Burger.
Tate looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Tate lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Burger goes down! The ref sends Tate to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Burger is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burger misses with an uppercut
and Tate makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burger.
Tate avoids the head kick by Burger.
Burger misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Tate instigates a clinch.

Burger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Burger tries to keep at a distance but Tate has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but William Tate will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on William Tate's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Tate slips a jab from Burger.
Burger lands a high kick!
Tate looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burger throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Burger goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Burger lands with a kick to the temple. Tate shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Tate closes the distance and clinches.

Burger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Tate gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Burger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burger throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tate throws the left hand but Burger avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Burger to counter with a crisp jab.
Tate takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tate has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Burger.
Tate closes the distance but Burger moves to the side
and Burger makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Tate gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tate has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Burger.
Tate using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Burger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tate.
Burger swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Burger throws a head kick that misses.
Tate wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate tries to clinch there but Burger circles away.

Tate moves into the clinch successfully.

Burger manages to break the clinch.
Tate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tate wants to clinch but Burger slips to the side
and Burger counters with a flying knee. Nice.

The cut above William Tate's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
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!
Tate moves to clinch but Burger breaks away
and Burger counters with a straight right hand.
Tate takes a kick to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Burger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Burger.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch but Burger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tate fails in his attempt to clinch.
William Tate is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burger scores with a head kick. Tate tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tate walks into a perfectly timed head kick by Burger and drops face first to the floor! Tate's eyes are wide open but he's not all there - he's just flopping around the mat like a drunk on rollerskates! The referee doesn't even start the count - he's called an end to the fight, with Tate in no position to continue!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Sebastian Burger!
Sebastian Burger retains his light heavyweight title!