PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Bate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sim Salabim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyrone Bate has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bate
vs
Salabim

166 cm
33
148 lbs
27 - 16 - 1

180 cm
31
159 lbs
22 - 10 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Project Mayhem

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 27 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tyrone Bate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Sim Salabim!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salabim missing with a left hand there. Bate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Salabim moves out of range as Bate strikes.
Salabim tries to clinch up.

Salabim moves into the clinch successfully.
Bate lands a hook that snaps the head of Salabim backwards.
Bate is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Salabim gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bate is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bate has a couple of punches blocked by Salabim.
Salabim throws a punch but it's blocked by Bate.
Bate can't find room to land a body shot as Salabim controls the action.
Bate lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Salabim.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bate is trying to drag Salabim to the mat but Salabim just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short uppercut from Bate.
Salabim is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bate is defending well.
Bate tries to circle away but Salabim has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Salabim fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Salabim as Bate tries to tie him up.
Bate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salabim has a couple of punches blocked by Bate.
Salabim throws a punch but it's blocked by Bate.
Bate tries for a takedown but Salabim manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Bate. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salabim lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bate or not.
Bate is looking for a takedown.
Salabim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salabim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bate tries to throw a body punch but Salabim avoids it by throwing Bate back against the cage.
Bate stalling against the cage.
Salabim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salabim lands with a right to the head.
Bate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Salabim pushes Bate back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bate blocks a body shot from Salabim.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Salabim.
Bate lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bate lands a hook to the side of the head.

Bate turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bate manages to end up in side control.
Salabim is looking to regain half guard here but Bate keeps moving and retains side control.
Bate is looking to take a break and control but Salabim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bate landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bate scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Salabim to see if he's OK.
Bate lands a nice forearm strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salabim is looking for a sweep.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salabim manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bate's best efforts.

Salabim is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bate pulls his head out easily.
Salabim trying to control but Bate postures up.
Salabim is looking for a sweep. Bate is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Salabim gets back to full guard.
Bate keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Salabim's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bate is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Salabim working for a triangle but Bate defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tyrone Bate will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Salabim throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Salabim slips under a jab.

Salabim closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salabim taking a breather here.
You can see the frustration on Bate's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Bate is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Salabim's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bate blocking the ground and pound attempt from Salabim.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bate trying to hold on to Salabim's head to control him but Salabim postures up.
Bate is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Salabim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bate keeps working.
Salabim sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bate defending well though.
Bate is not content to let Salabim control the position.
Bate is holding on to half guard well.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A big right from Bate misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salabim fails to land with a series of punches.
Bate dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Salabim swings for the body but Bate moves out of range.
Bate moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Salabim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bate throws out the jab.
Salabim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bate.
The fighters circling - Salabim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Salabim looks to land a combination but Bate avoids it well.
Salabim looks for a takedown but Bate sprawls well.
A swing and a miss from Bate.
Bate throws a big shot that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Salabim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice uppercut there from Bate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bate looking to score a takedown here. Salabim is defending well but Bate drives through and ends up in Salabim's guard.
Salabim trying to keep a closed guard but Bate is proving a slippery customer.
Bate is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Salabim is trying to keep Bate in close.
Our spies down at at Brown House inform us that Salabim has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Bate trying to control the position from guard on top but Salabim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bate won't allow Salabim to sweep him here.
Salabim manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bate manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salabim wants to control from the top but Bate keeps moving.
Salabim throws a strike but Bate rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Salabim keeping moving, preventing Bate from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salabim utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tyrone Bate overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bate stopping the sweep attempt from Salabim.
Salabim has momentary wrist control but Bate slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tyrone Bate will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Salabim ducks under a wild hook from Bate.
Sim Salabim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Salabim 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A shot to the liver by Salabim. Beautiful body shot.
Salabim throws a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Salabim.
Bate thows a body shot but no joy.

Salabim shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bate manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Salabim looking to sit in guard and control but Bate gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Salabim throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bate escapes and throws Salabim's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Bate working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bate throws an elbow but Salabim slips to the side and avoids it well.
The strikes coming from Bate are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Salabim takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The strikes coming from Bate are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bate controls the position.
Salabim tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bate wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bate 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.
Salabim wants to control but Bate postures up.
Bate working the ground and pound.

Bate has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Salabim is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Bate yanks on the arm and Salabim is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Bate.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tyrone Bate!
A less than humble Tyrone Bate misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.