PBP Commentary

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

Adama
vs
Tate

180 cm
24
195 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

180 cm
23
185 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, William Adama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Calvin Tate!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate throws a leg kick but Adama moved away.
Adama throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like William Adama has been cut.
Tate throws a low kick but Adama moves out of range easily.
Adama showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tate.
Adama closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tate counters with a thumping low kick.
Tate scores with a shot to the body.
Adama wants to clinch but Tate slips to the side
and Tate counters with a nice low kick that buckles Adama's knee momentarily.
Adama tries to clinch up.
Adama tries to clinch up
and Tate counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice uppercut lands for Tate. That snapped Adama's head back.
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!
Adama closes the distance but Tate moves to the side
and Tate counters with an outside leg kick.
Adama checks a leg kick.

Adama has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate wants a takedown but no success here.
Adama lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Adama tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Adama tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Adama creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tate is stalling here.
Tate tries a body shot but Adama blocks it.

Tate escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adama wants to clinch but Tate slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Adama goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Tate decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tate missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adama is trying to stand.
Adama is not content to let Tate control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate throwing shots but Adama is blocking nicely.
Tate not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Adama knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tate on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tate trying to advance position but Adama counters by regaining guard.
Tate prevents Adama from getting back to his feet.
Tate working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tate prevents Adama from getting back to his feet.
Tate looking to sit in guard and control but Adama gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tate looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate looking to control.
Adama tries to stand but Tate is controlling from the bottom.
Tate has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Tate looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tate manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Adama manages to get himself to full guard.
Tate connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adama wants to stand but Tate is controlling the position.
Tate trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Adama has momentary wrist control but Tate slips an elbow through the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tate trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tate trying to control but Adama is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tate 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.
Tate trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tate throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Adama works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Adama definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Adama is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tate is controlling him.
Adama avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tate lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tate missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tate missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Calvin Tate dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Adama's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Adama darts in trying to clinch
and Tate counters with a nice body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Adama checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tate scores with a leg kick.
Adama goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Adama moves to clinch but Tate breaks away
and Tate counters with a nice leg kick.
Adama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adama wants to clinch but Tate slips to the side
and Tate counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick by Adama misses
and Tate counters with an outside leg kick.
Adama looks to clinch

and Tate counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Adama's guard now.
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 distracts Adama with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tate pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Adama is keeping the position for now.
Tate scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tate advances to half guard.
Adama is refusing to be controlled, as Tate sits in half guard.
Adama is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tate scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tate performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Adama taking some punishment here, with Tate in his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Calvin Tate has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tate prevents Adama from standing back up.
Tate not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tate wants to free his trapped foot but Adama is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tate working over Adama with some ground and pound. Adama looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tate is nestled in close to Adama, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tate thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Adama's head.
Tate trying to pass the guard but Adama defending well.
Adama looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate lands strikes from half guard.
Adama is staying active underneath Tate, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Adama pushes Tate off looking to stand but Tate dives back in and keeps control.
Tate not doing much here.
Adama keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tate is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tate sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Adama defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adama won't allow Tate to pass to mount.
Adama on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Adama tries to get out of the position.
Tate working the head and body with strikes.
Tate slips a nice elbow through Adama's hands, connecting with Adama's forehead.
Tate has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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 is keen to just control but Adama is a slippery customer.
Tate stops Adama from getting back to his feet.
Adama has hold of Tate's hands but Tate slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adama blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tate.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tate scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tate thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tate working Adama over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Calvin Tate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on William Adama's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Adama throws the kick towards the body but Tate avoids it.
Adama moves to clinch but Tate breaks away
and Tate counters with a left and a right... And another left! Adama is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Calvin Tate!