PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Sterrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominic Sterrey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sterrey
vs
Tate

178 cm
21
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dominic Sterrey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Calvin Tate!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sterrey looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sterrey wants to free his trapped foot but Tate is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sterrey prevents Tate from improving his position.
Sterrey is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tate trying to hold on to Sterrey's head to control him but Sterrey postures up.
Sterrey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tate's head.
Sterrey is nestled in close to Tate, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sterrey 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.
Tate won't allow Sterrey to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sterrey is trying to work for a kimura but Tate is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sterrey is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sterrey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sterrey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sterrey is looking to take a break and control but Tate is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Sterrey is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sterrey lands strikes from half guard.
Tate avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sterrey.
Sterrey takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tate regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sterrey.
Tate is trying to keep Sterrey in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sterrey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tate has momentary wrist control but Sterrey slips an elbow through the middle.
Tate wants to sweep here but Sterrey controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sterrey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sterrey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sterrey throwing strikes but missing.
Sterrey postures up in Tate's guard and throws a big left but Tate blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sterrey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sterrey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sterrey wants to pass the guard but Tate is keeping the position.
Sterrey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sterrey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sterrey is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sterrey postures up.
Tate is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Sterrey tries to free his leg and advance position but Tate is retaining full guard.
Sterrey throws a strike but Tate rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Sterrey throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sterrey is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tate on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sterrey is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sterrey thows a huge punch but Tate dodges it nicely.
Sterrey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tate defending well though.
Sterrey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Sterrey wants to work for an arm triangle but Tate is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sterrey lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominic Sterrey dominated that round.
That's time! Sterrey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice shot lands for Tate.
Tate stuffs the takedown.

Sterrey gets caught napping as Tate dives in and scores a takedown. Sterrey manages to retain guard.
Dominic Sterrey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tate wants to control from the top but Sterrey keeps moving.

Sterrey is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Sterrey is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tate throwing strikes from guard but Sterrey blocks nicely.
Tate trying to control but Sterrey is working from the bottom.

Sterrey working for submissions but it's allowed Tate to get to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tate is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sterrey has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tate prevents Sterrey from improving his position.
Tate tries to pass to full mount but Sterrey defends it.
Sterrey moves into full guard.
Tate is looking to stand up but Sterrey won't let him.
Sterrey lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tate!
Sterrey lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sterrey in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Tate is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sterrey lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Tate! Sterrey sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Tate and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dominic Sterrey!
Dominic Sterrey spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.