PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Willis
vs
Tate

188 cm
24
240 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

195 cm
23
255 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Patrick Willis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junior Tate!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tate throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tate scores with a one two! Willis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Patrick Willis has been cut.
Willis throws a front kick aimed at Tate's knee but Tate avoids it well.

Willis moves into range and clinches up with Tate.
Tate stalling in the clinch.
Tate landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tate tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Willis avoids it.
Willis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tate lands an elbow inside that Willis shrugs off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tate is looking to control Willis's arms but Willis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tate has his back to the cage.
Tate has Willis pushed against the cage.
Tate with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tate displaying some good clinch control by pressing Willis up against the cage.
Willis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tate fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tate throws a head kick but Willis moves out of range.

Willis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tate slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tate works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Willis thows a big elbow that misses.
Willis stopping the sweep attempt from Tate.
Tate avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tate avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tate is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Willis lands a couple of elbows.
Tate looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Willis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Willis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Willis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Willis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tate looking for a sweep. Not yet Tate, not yet.
Tate trying to keep a closed guard but Willis is proving a slippery customer.
Willis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Willis pushes down on Tate's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tate is trying is best to control the position here.
Willis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Willis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Willis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tate is looking for a sweep. Willis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tate regains full guard. Nicely done.
Willis trying to control the position from guard on top but Tate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate is trying to control the position but Willis postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Willis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tate trying to keep a closed guard but Willis is proving a slippery customer.
Tate preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Willis wants to pass the guard but Tate is keeping the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Willis postures up in Tate's guard and throws a big left but Tate blocks it.
Willis landing with the ground and pound.
Tate has momentary wrist control but Willis slips an elbow through the middle.
Willis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tate's head.
Willis thows a big elbow that misses.
Willis postures up in Tate's guard and throws a big left but Tate blocks it.
Willis with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate working a defensive guard here.
Tate avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Willis is fighting to break Tate's control of his arms but Tate is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Willis working some strikes from top position.
Tate is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Junior Tate has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Willis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tate thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Willis lands with an overhand left.
Tate throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Willis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tate takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Willis closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tate quickly recovers to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Patrick Willis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Patrick Willis's cut.
That's time! Willis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tate blocks a jab.
Tate misses with a head kick.
Willis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tate misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tate wants to clinch up but Willis keeps it at a distance.
Tate takes one to the chin there.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch but Willis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Junior Tate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Willis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tate checks a leg kick.
Tate looks for the body kick but Willis saw that one coming.
Willis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tate counters with a solid body kick.
A head kick misses from Tate.
Willis scores with a one two! Tate had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Willis rushes Tate and presses him up against the cage.
Willis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Willis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tate prevents it.
Tate wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Willis throws an elbow but it misses.
Tate throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tate has Willis pressed against the cage.
Willis tries for a takedown but Tate manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Willis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tate tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tate tries to land knees in the clinch but Willis avoids the damage to the body.
Willis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tate is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tate swings wildly with an uppercut but Willis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tate prevents the takedown attempt.
Tate with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Tate manages to break the clinch.
Tate is breathing heavily.
Willis misses with a hook.

Willis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tate trying to control the position.
Willis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tate holds on and takes a little breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tate working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Willis.
Tate looking to hit a scissor sweep but Willis is one step ahead there.
Tate keeping full guard, as Willis tries to pass.
Tate keeping moving, preventing Willis from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Willis closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tate to the mat! Tate manages to get full guard.
Tate looking to control.
Willis preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis scoring with some ground and pound.
Tate avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tate looking to hit a scissor sweep but Willis is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Willis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tate wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Willis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Willis chips away with some ground and pound.
Tate looking for a sweep. Not yet Tate, not yet.
Willis wants to control from the top but Tate keeps moving.
Tate manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Willis is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate controlling the pace for now.
Willis is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Willis wants to control but Tate is having none of it.
Patrick Willis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tate controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Patrick Willis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Patrick Willis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Willis blocks a head kick by Tate.
Tate throws a push kick but Willis slaps the foot to one side.
Tate throws a head kick that misses.
Willis throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tate tries a head kick but it misses.
Willis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Willis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Willis is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tate's half guard.
Willis working over Tate with some ground and pound. Tate looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Willis works his way into full mount!
Willis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tate hang on?
Tate takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Tate defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Willis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis avoids the attempt from Tate to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Willis scoring with strikes but Tate is staying in there.
Willis lands a big elbow.
Willis content just to control the position here.
Willis lands a heavy elbow.
Willis postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Tate in real trouble here! The ref calls for Tate to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Willis!