PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Elmer Ray (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.

Ray
vs
Tate

173 cm
23
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

162 cm
23
152 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Powerful

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elmer Ray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Tate!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Ray with that takedown attempt.
Ray with a poor takedown
and Tate counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tate throws a leg kick but Ray sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ray throws a big shot that misses.
Tate with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ray avoids a kick to the body.
Tate misses with a body shot.
Tate throws a leg kick but Ray moved away.
Tate will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ray tries to clinch up.
Tate throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ray with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tate counters with a nice body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elmer Ray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ray with a poor takedown
and Tate counters with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Tate throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate stuffs the takedown attempt from Ray. Ray gets slowly back to his feet.
Ray changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tate tries to avoid it but Ray manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tate to the ground. Tate escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ray is breathing heavily.
Tate tries to score with a low kick but Ray moves his leg out of the way.
Tate scoring well with a low kick there.
Ray takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tate swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ray moves out of range of the body kick.
Ray tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tate counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ray walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tate.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tate.
Nice defenses there by Tate.
Tate connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tate lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick from Tate misses.
Tate looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ray gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ray is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Ray scores with a takedown into Tate's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ray postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tate has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ray tries to free his leg and advance position but Tate is retaining full guard.
Ray won't allow Tate to sweep him here.
Tate looking to control.
Tate wants to sweep here but Ray controlling him for the moment.
Tate is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ray shoots in for a double leg but Tate sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tate drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Ray.
Tate misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ray checks it well.
Ray throws a low kick but Tate moves out of range easily.
Ray checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Terry Tate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A leg kick checked by Ray.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ray.
Tate moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tate swats away the attempt to clinch by Ray.
Ray takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terry Tate dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tate throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ray counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ray tries to clinch
and Tate makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ray throws a right hand that misses
and Tate makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ray really felt that one!
Ray misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Elmer Ray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tate fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ray.
Ray closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tate circles away.
Ray takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tate will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tate scores with a decent looking hook.

Tate gets caught flat footed, as Ray shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tate is controlling Ray's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray postures up.
Tate has Ray pulled in close to control his posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Terry Tate was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tate throws out a leg kick but Ray moves out of range and Tate only half commits.
Ray throws a jab but it's blocked by Tate.
Some bone on bone action there as Ray checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tate stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elmer Ray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ray misses with a takedown attempt - Tate sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ray shoots in looking for a takedown. Tate tries to sprawl out of it but Ray keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tate manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ray tries to clinch but Tate is having none of it.
Tate throws a low kick but Ray moves out of range easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ray.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tate.
Ray shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tate counters with a good, hard body kick but Ray shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray checks a leg kick.
Ray tries for a takedown but Tate circles away easily
and Tate counters with a good low kick that Ray was not able to check.
Tate lands a leg kick that knocks Ray off balance momentarily.
Tate lands a front kick.
Tate throws out a leg kick but Ray moves out of range and Tate only half commits.
Tate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ray.
Elmer Ray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tate throws a push kick but Ray slaps the foot to one side.
Ray fails with a takedown attempt.
Tate buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate connects with a solid leg kick.
Ray chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tate can pounce on him.
A solid body kick from Tate.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tate misses with a body kick.
Tate tries to score with a low kick but Ray moves his leg out of the way.
Tate scores with the left hand. Ray knows he should have avoided that one.
Tate scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tate turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tate scoring well with a low kick there.
Good leg kick by Tate there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Good leg kick by Tate there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tate misses with a low kick.
Ray takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tate throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ray will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tate defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ray.
Tate misses with a low kick.
Ray throws a wild body kick that Tate sees coming a mile off.
Tate throws a leg kick which misses Ray's front leg but catches the back leg as Ray tries to avoid it.
Ray checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tate scores with a nice body kick.
Tate fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ray checks it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray takes one on the button.
Tate scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Crunch! Tate slams his shin into Ray's torso.
Tate lands a nice shot to the body.
Tate chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tate throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good work by Ray as he checks the leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tate.
Ray gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tate finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tate scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate throws a front kick aimed at Ray's knee but Ray avoids it well.
Tate stuns Ray with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tate scores with a shot to the body.
Ray checks a leg kick.
Tate chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tate scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tate throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ray moves out of range of the leg kick from Tate.
Ray on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tate. Tate obviously looking to wear him down.
Tate chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ray's sensitive parts.
Tate lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tate tries to work over Ray's front leg with a kick but Ray checks it.
Tate scoring well with a low kick there.
Ray chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tate can pounce on him.
Tate throws a shot to the body.
Tate scoring well with a low kick there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tate.
Terry Tate seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tate throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tate misses with a low kick.
Tate has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tate swats away the attempt to clinch by Ray.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ray misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Terry Tate is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ray takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tate lands a leg kick that knocks Ray off balance momentarily.
Tate scoring well with a low kick there.
Tate scores with a leg kick.
Tate cracks the inside of Ray's front leg.
Ray misses with a takedown
and Tate counters with a nice leg kick.
Elmer Ray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elmer Ray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tate lands a jab to the nose.

And that's the end of the fight!
Terry Tate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tate has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 George Francis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terry Tate!
After winning the bout, Terry Tate thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.