PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randy Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Tator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savage's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Macho Man Theme. Tator has chosen Snoop Dogg - Pump Pump as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Savage
vs
Tator

183 cm
28
198 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

180 cm
24
190 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Cage Wars Nutrition
Cage Wars Nutrition

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 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dick Tator!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tator throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Savage tries to clinch but Tator is having none of it.
Tator slaps away a takedown attempt from Savage, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Savage shoots in for a double leg but Tator sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Savage tries a head kick but it misses.
Savage tries to clinch there but Tator circles away.
Some wild striking there from Tator.
Nice sprawl there from Tator as Savage shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Savage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tator keeps the fight on the outside.
Tator lands a head kick!

It looks like Randy Savage has been cut.
Savage slips a jab from Tator.
Savage tries to clinch up but Tator circles away and keeps his distance.
Randy Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tator stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tator wants it to stay on the feet.
Tator looks to land a right hand but Savage moved out of range.
Savage rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tator moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tator moves into range and connects with a jab.
Savage shoots in looking for a takedown but Tator manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Savage's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tator looks to land a right hand but Savage moved out of range.
Savage will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Savage is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tator swinging wildly here.
Tator misses with a hook. Savage ducked under it nicely.

Savage shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tator manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Tator trying to keep a closed guard but Savage is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Savage got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tator has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Savage has managed to get both his arms back between Tator's legs - danger averted.

Tator is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Savageis looking to pass into half guard but Tator pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Tator is in guard.

Savage working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tator doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tator manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tator controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Savage is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tator wanted to stand there but Savage had control of the position.

Savage looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Savage wants to sweep but no luck.
Savage throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Tator trying to control but Savage is working from the bottom.
Savage striking off his back but it's not causing Tator any problems.
Savage keeping moving, preventing Tator from controlling successfully.
Tator forces his way into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage punching from the bottom.
Tator slows the pace down in half guard.
Savage is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Savage punching from the bottom.
Savage flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Tator wants to control but Savage is keeping him busy.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dick Tator wasn't active enough on the ground.
Tator throws a right and a left that Savage avoids nicely.
Savage misses with a head kick.
Savage fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tator lands with a nice body punch.
Savage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tator clobbers Savage with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dick Tator is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tator scores with a three punch combo!
Tator misses the jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Savage is defended easily by Tator.
Savage fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tator avoids it really well and circles away.
Tator throws a nice looking combination but Savage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tator lands with a hook. Savage tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Savage shoots in and drives through. Tator sprawls well.
Tator is looking to land body kicks.
Tator throws a body kick that misses.
Tator lands with a straight right. Savage didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Tator dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Savage'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.

Tator pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tator misses with a straight left.
Tator misses with a two punch combination.
Savage looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tator is fending him off so far but Savage persists. Nope, Tator circles away and we're back to standing.
Tator scores with a hook.
Tator misses with a jab, cross combination.
Savage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Savage tries a head kick but it misses.
Tator tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Savage tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Tator manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Savage doesn't manage to clinch there - Tator circles away.

Savage clinches with his opponent.
Savage has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tator avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savage goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tator prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Savage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tator misses with some punches.
Savage is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tator misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tator misses with a hook from the clinch.
Savage fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tator doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tator swings wildly with an uppercut but Savage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tator looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tator lands with a right to the head.
Savage is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tator wants to stall.
Savage is working for takedown but Tator is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tator misses with the head strike.
Savage blocks a body shot from Tator.
Savage is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Tator gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tator misses with a body punch.
Tator prevents the takedown attempt.
Tator misses with a punch on the inside.
Tator tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Tator.
Tator taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tator creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tator is struggling to control the position.
Tator lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Tator just misses with a elbow thrown towards Savage's brow.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Tator throws an elbow but misses.
Tator looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tator creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tator has Savage pushed against the ropes.
Savage on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tator stalling in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Tator.
Tator goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tator doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Savage is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tator pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Savage takes a shot to the head.
Savage tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tator throws an elbow but it misses.
Savage blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tator wants to break the clinch but can't.
Savage tries to pull guard but Tator holds him up against the ropes and eventually Savage drops back down to his feet.
Tator lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tator wants to get back to striking at distance but Savage won't allow it.
Tator is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Savage is defending well for now.
Tator tries to throw a body punch but Savage avoids it by throwing Tator back against the cage.
Tator gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Savage.
Savage can't break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tator.
Tator has a couple of punches blocked by Savage.

Savage lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tator tries to roll over but Savage keeps him under control.
Tator has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Savage is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tator looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tator manages to get to full guard.
Tator wants to sweep here but Savage controlling him for the moment.
Tator is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Savage being controlled here momentarily.
Savage stands up over Tator, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Tator showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Randy Savage's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Savage shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Savage showed some decent athleticism there.
Savage working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tator manages to get to full guard.
Tator wants to sweep here but Savage controlling him for the moment.
Tator is controlling Savage's posture.
Savage missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tator is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tator wants to lay and pray for a moment but Savage keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Savage manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tator trying to control the position from guard on top but Savage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Savage is on top in guard.
Tator is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Tator avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Tator looking for subs off his back but Savage has passed one foot through into half guard.
Tator has hold of Savage's hands but Savage slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tator keeps working.
Savage has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Savage scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tator wants to control but Savage is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Savage thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tator's head.

Tator looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Savage missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tator wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tator keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Tator takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Savage slips a nice elbow through Tator's hands, connecting with Tator's forehead.
Savage is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tator wants to improve his position but Savage is controlling well.
Savage is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Savage throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Savage there.
Tator is not content to let Savage control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tator actively working from the bottom here.
Dick Tator is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Savage throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Randy Savage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Savage throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tator wants to get back to full guard.

Savage seems to be looking for submissions.
Tator wants to control but Savage is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Savage is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tator defends it well.
Tator gets full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Savage showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tator has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Tator!