PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Heck Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carmelo Caramelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caramelo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Razor. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tate
vs
Caramelo

190 cm
24
185 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

190 cm
23
202 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Heck Tate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carmelo Caramelo!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Tate.
A clash of legs there as Tate blocks the low kick.
Caramelo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tate lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Carmelo Caramelo has been cut.
Tate throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Caramelo.
A combination from Tate does no damage.

Caramelo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tate manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Tate has his feet on Caramelo's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Tate wants to land a leg kick but Caramelo is out of range.
Caramelo misses the jab.

Caramelo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tate was covering up waiting for the punch and Caramelo finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Tate has his feet on Caramelo's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Caramelo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Caramelo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tate wants to get back to his feet but Caramelo drags him back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Caramelo decides to stand back up. Caramelo steps back and let's Tate get back to his feet.
Carmelo Caramelo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caramelo manages to avoid it.
Caramelo throws out a loose jab but Tate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tate misses with a head kick.
Caramelo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tate finds it's way round the side to connect with Caramelo's head.
Tate scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tate scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Caramelo looks gassed!
Caramelo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tate lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tate throws a shot to the body.
Tate goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
No joy there for Tate, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tate.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tate throws a nice head kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Tate. That's going to slow Caramelo down.
Tate is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tate lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tate misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tate.
Tate throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Caramelo.
Tate buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tate scores with a kick to the body.
Caramelo blocks the body kick.
Tate tries to bum rush Caramelo with a series of wild strikes but Caramelo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters circling a little - Tate finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tate dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tate tries a low kick but Caramelo avoids it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tate!
Tate looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tate feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Caramelo's calf.
Tate ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Tate.
Caramelo moves out of range of the body kick.
Tate pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good standup being displayed there by Tate as he connects with a hook.
Tate feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Caramelo's calf.
Caramelo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tate is looking to slow Caramelo down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Tate.
A good leg kick by Tate.
Caramelo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tate. Tate obviously looking to wear him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tate.
Tate throws a head kick that half lands.
Caramelo moves out of range as Tate throws a body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Caramelo checks a low kick from Tate.
The crowd cheers as Tate lands an impressive looking overhand right. Caramelo doesn't seem phased though.
Caramelo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tate lands a nice leg kick that just misses Caramelo's sensitive parts.
Caramelo checks a low kick from Tate.
Tate scores with the left hand. Caramelo knows he should have avoided that one.
Tate misses with a body kick.
Caramelo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tate.
Tate chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tate.
A good leg kick by Tate.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caramelo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tate can pounce on him.
A good leg kick by Tate.
Tate with a nice cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caramelo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice body kick there by Tate.
Tate lands a front kick.
Tate throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tate moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tate lands with a kick to the temple. Caramelo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tate misses with a head kick.
Tate throws a wild body kick that Caramelo sees coming a mile off.
Tate throws a nice inside leg kick.
A combination from Tate does no damage.
Tate misses with a double jab.
Tate avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Caramelo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tate pushes Caramelo off looking to stand but Caramelo dives back in and keeps control.

Tate kicks Caramelo off and gets back to his feet.
Caramelo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tate connects with a solid leg kick.
Tate lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tate is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Caramelo swings for the body but Tate moves out of range.
Tate does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tate throws a nice head kick!
Caramelo lands a nice shot that snaps Tate's head back.
Tate throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tate dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Caramelo. That did some damage!
Tate misses the shot to the body.
Heck Tate is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tate lands a nice looking kick to the body. Caramelo takes a step back to recover.
Caramelo throws a combination that misses
and Tate counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tate.
Tate misses with a jab, cross combination.
Caramelo blocks a leg kick.
Caramelo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tate.
Tate lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Caramelo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Caramelo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tate is looking to land body kicks.
Tate tries to bum rush Caramelo with a series of wild strikes but Caramelo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Caramelo is breathing heavily.
Tate misses with a kick to the body.
Caramelo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tate avoids it really well and circles away.
Tate lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tate throws a series of punches but Caramelo avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Heck Tate is winning the standup battle so far.
Tate moves out of range as Caramelo strikes.
Caramelo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tate fakes the leg kick and cracks Caramelo in the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Caramelo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tate - the referee stops the clock and Caramelo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tate. Caramelo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tate throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tate misses with a series of wild punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tate.
Caramelo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tate. Tate obviously looking to wear him down.
Caramelo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tate. Tate obviously looking to wear him down.
Caramelo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Heck Tate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Caramelo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tate fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Caramelo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Good leg kick by Tate there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tate is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Caramelo can do to turn this around?
Tate feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Caramelo's calf.
Tate swinging wildly here.
Tate turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tate lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Caramelo backs up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tate lands with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caramelo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A combination from Tate does no damage.
Tate throws a quick inside leg kick.
Caramelo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Caramelo misses the shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tate.
Tate misses with a double jab
letting Caramelo counter with a right hand.
Tate lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Caramelo circles away quickly and effectively.
A good leg kick by Tate.
A lazy left from Tate finds it's target.
A nice combination there by Tate.
An inside leg kick from Tate misses.
Tate lands a nice shot that snaps Caramelo's head back.
Decent striking displayed by Tate there.
Tate lands a glancing blow to the side of Caramelo's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate throws a series of punches but Caramelo avoids them all with ease.
Tate misses with a double jab.
Tate moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tate pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tate defending well as Caramelo loads up on a big left hand.
Tate stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tate wants it to stay on the feet.
Tate moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tate lands a high kick!
A head kick from Tate lands but Caramelo takes it in his stride.
Tate moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tate fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Caramelo.
Tate moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tate displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Caramelo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tate.
Tate scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheers as Tate lands an impressive looking overhand right. Caramelo doesn't seem phased though.
A solid body kick from Tate.
Tate throws a leg kick which misses Caramelo's front leg but catches the back leg as Caramelo tries to avoid it.
Tate lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tate misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate scores with a one two! Caramelo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tate connects with a solid leg kick.
Caramelo checks a leg kick nicely.
Caramelo throws a body punch but Tate moves out of range.
Caramelo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tate can pounce on him.
Nice shot lands for Caramelo.
Tate lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tate throws a head kick that misses.
Tate lands a nice looking body shot.
Caramelo throws a leg kick that misses.
Tate connects with a solid leg kick.
Caramelo throws out a loose jab but Tate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crunch! Tate slams his shin into Caramelo's torso.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tate throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Caramelo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tate with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tate scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tate fakes the leg kick and cracks Caramelo in the body.
Caramelo missing with a left hand there. Tate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Caramelo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heck Tate dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carmelo Caramelo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Tate thuds a left hand into Caramelo's body.
Tate thuds his right hand into Caramelo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tate.
Tate misses the shot to the body.
Tate leaves Caramelo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tate throws a sloppy head kick and Caramelo moves out of range easily.
Caramelo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Caramelo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tate.
Tate chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tate throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tate is looking to wear down Caramelo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tate throws a leg kick but Caramelo checks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tate. That's going to slow Caramelo down.
Tate swinging wildly here.
Tate bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Caramelo is looking to clinch but Tate is avoiding it.
Tate scoring well with a low kick there.
Tate throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A left and a right from Tate both land. Nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tate feints and then cracks Caramelo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Caramelo down.
Tate fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tate's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Tate duly obliges.
Tate attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Caramelo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tate rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Caramelo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tate lands with a nice body kick.
Tate moves out of range as Caramelo strikes.
Tate with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tate looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Caramelo throws the left hand but Tate avoids the punch easily.
Caramelo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tate. Caramelo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tate tried to score with a low kick but Caramelo checks it.

Caramelo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tate to the mat! Tate manages to get full guard.

Tate has his feet on Caramelo's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Tate cracks Caramelo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Tate slams his shin into Caramelo's torso.
Tate just misses with a punch to the body.
Tate is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tate connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Caramelo blocks a head kick by Tate.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tate. That's going to slow Caramelo down.
Tate takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A head kick misses from Tate.
A leg kick checked by Caramelo.
Caramelo throws a series of punches but Tate moves out of range.
Caramelo moves out of range as Tate throws a body kick.
Caramelo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A bone on bone clash there as Caramelo blocks the leg kick.
Caramelo scores with a one two! Tate had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tate chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Caramelo cracks Tate with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Caramelo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Caramelo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tate is trying to stand up.

Caramelo is working for a guillotine from mount but Tate frees his head quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

Caramelo is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Tate displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Heck Tate is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Caramelo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tate moves out of range as Caramelo strikes.
Tate looks to score with a jab to the body but Caramelo is just out of range.
Caramelo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tate finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Tate feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Caramelo's calf.
Caramelo lands with a nice body punch.
Caramelo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tate throws a low kick but Caramelo moves out of range easily.
Caramelo shoots in for a takedown but Tate shows good takedown defense.
Tate looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Caramelo tries to move into range but Tate moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tate. Caramelo shrugs it off though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tate looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Caramelo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tate.
Tate stuffs the takedown attempt from Caramelo. Caramelo gets slowly back to his feet.
Heck Tate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carmelo Caramelo.
Caramelo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tate.
Tate throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Caramelo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tate. Tate obviously looking to wear him down.
Tate throws a series of punches but Caramelo moves out of range.
Carmelo Caramelo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Caramelo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caramelo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tate throws a head kick but Caramelo moves out of range.
Tate misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tate misses with a body kick.
Caramelo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tate.
Caramelo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tate displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caramelo throws out the jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Heck Tate showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tate, 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:26
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26

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