PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mayweather
vs
Tate

176 cm
29
155 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

162 cm
21
152 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Floyd Mayweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Tate!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate tries to land a leg kick but Mayweather saw it coming and moves away.
Tate avoids the head kick by Mayweather.
Mayweather misses with a body shot.
Tate tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mayweather looks to throw the jab but Tate is out of range.
Tate throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mayweather.
Mayweather on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tate. Tate obviously looking to wear him down.
Tate moves out of range of the body kick from Mayweather.
Mayweather lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tate circles away quickly and effectively.
Mayweather throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayweather throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tate should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Mayweather just misses with a punch to the body.
Mayweather throws a lazy head kick
and Tate counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Tate gets the takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Tate looks up at the clock and then as Mayweather takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tate smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mayweather is looking to regain half guard here but Tate keeps moving and retains side control.
Tate cracks Mayweather with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Tate working the ground and pound but Mayweather is defending the strikes.
Mayweather is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tate is controlling him well.
An elbow from Tate crashes against the mat.
Tate working the head and body with strikes.
Tate in side control, throwing shots but Mayweather defends.
Mayweather taking punishment in the form of punches.
Mayweather takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mayweather takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Tate with the ground and pound but Mayweather regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate tries to pass to full mount but Mayweather defends it.
Mayweather works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tate working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mayweather's head.
Tate has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mayweather avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tate works over Mayweather with some ground and pound from guard.
Tate missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Mayweather is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mayweather is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tate trying to control but Mayweather is working from the bottom.
Tate in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tate working some strikes from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate is looking to work some ground and pound but Mayweather has wrist control.

Tate has gone for a leg lock! Mayweather slips out almost immediately though and dives into Tate's guard.
Mayweather stops Tate from standing up.

Tate looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tate wants to sweep but no luck.
Mayweather will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Mayweather stands and steps away. Tate gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather misses with a series of wild punches.
Mayweather thows a left - swing and a miss!
A combination from Mayweather does no damage.
Tate lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mayweather takes a step back to recover.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mayweather. Tate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tate looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tate moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tate throws a leg kick which misses Mayweather's front leg but catches the back leg as Mayweather tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terry Tate dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Mayweather misses with a double jab.
Mayweather thows a body shot but no joy.
Tate avoids the body shot from Mayweather.
No joy there for Mayweather, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tate lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mayweather's sensitive parts.
Mayweather cracks Tate with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tate.
Mayweather misses with a two punch combination.
Mayweather misses with a straight right.
Floyd Mayweather is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mayweather just misses with a punch to the body.
Mayweather bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tate's head.
Tate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mayweather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather checks a leg kick nicely.
Tate drops his hands momentarily and Mayweather takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mayweather throws a nice looking combination but Tate bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mayweather changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tate gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mayweather.
Mayweather throws a body punch but Tate moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mayweather lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tate has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tate and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tate lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mayweather will feel that in the morning.
A telegraphed right hand from Mayweather misses the target.
Mayweather throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tate.
Tate on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tate shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mayweather is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tate scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tate missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tate throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tate is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tate lands strikes from half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayweather blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tate.
Tate lands strikes from half guard.
Tate missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tate misses with a head shot. Mayweather uses the momentum to regain guard.

Mayweather looking for a guillotine here but Tate defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mayweather tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tate pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mayweather is keeping the position for now.
Tate trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tate throws a big right hand that misses.
Tate works over Mayweather with some ground and pound from guard.
Tate scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tate scoring with some ground and pound.
Tate lands a couple of elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tate working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Mayweather has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tate can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tate lands a couple of digs.
Mayweather utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tate works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tate working Mayweather over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tate connects with a nice short shot to Mayweather's temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tate takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tate lands a nice short elbow.
Tate is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tate lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terry Tate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Mayweather lands with a good body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Tate.
Mayweather is looking to wear down Tate with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tate takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tate ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tate takes a swing at Mayweather's ribcage but misses.
Tate fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mayweather checks it well.
Mayweather tries to bum rush Tate with a series of wild strikes but Tate uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tate throws a low kick but Mayweather avoids it.
Mayweather scores with a jab to the head.
Mayweather lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mayweather pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tate is out of range and Mayweather settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mayweather swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mayweather throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mayweather swings for the body but Tate moves out of range.
Mayweather ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mayweather moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tate chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mayweather misses the shot to the body.

Tate scores a takedown into full mount!
Tate looking to finish Mayweather with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mayweather!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mayweather can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tate lands with some strikes.
Tate is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tate lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tate unloading with bombs!
Tate scoring with strikes but Mayweather is staying in there.

Mayweather is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Tate! Mayweather is hurt baaadly! Tate is firing away with more strikes - Mayweather is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terry Tate!