PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raoul Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raoul Duke is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Tate
vs
Duke

176 cm
20
178 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

150 cm
20
166 lbs
11 - 13 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Tate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raoul Duke!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duke just misses with a punch to the body.
Tate dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Duke swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tate counters with a one-two to the body.
Tate wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tate lands a jab to Duke's midsection.
Duke throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tate counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Duke swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tate counters with a straight right hand.
Duke misses with a body shot
and Tate counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Duke misses with a shot to the body
and Tate counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Duke misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Duke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Duke misses with a body punch
and Duke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Duke's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tate connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Duke scrambles back to his feet.
Duke swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tate counters with a one-two to the body.
Duke looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duke misses with a hook to the body
and Tate counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tate dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Duke misses with a body punch
and Tate counters with a right hand to the body.
Tate lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Duke is rocked!
Tate lands a slapping body shot.
Duke is still on wobbly legs! Can Tate finish him?
Tate moves in close and cracks Duke with a massive right hand! Duke, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Tate!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Tate!