PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Durant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paddy Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Durant
vs
Tate

181 cm
25
175 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

188 cm
17
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Walhalla Clothing

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Durant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Paddy Tate!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durant tries for a takedown but Tate circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Durant dives in and grabs Tate's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tate pushes down on Durant's head and hops out.
Durant looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Durant misses with a takedown attempt
and Tate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tate has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Durant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Durant shoots in for a takedown but Tate shows good takedown defense.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Durant.
Tate throws a counter combo.
Durant shoots for a double leg takedown but Tate sprawls well. He's pushed Durant's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A combination from Tate does no damage.
Durant blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Durant.
Durant attempts a counter takedown but Tate avoids it well and moves away.
Tate misses with a hook.
Durant changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

Durant fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tate to the ground. Durant is now in Tate's guard.
Durant throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durant throws a strike but Tate rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Tate looking to sit in guard and control but Durant gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Durant trying to control but Tate is working from the bottom.
Tate is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tate utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Durant trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Durant works over Tate with some ground and pound from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durant postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tate utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Durant 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.
Durant won't allow Tate to sweep him here.
Durant throwing strikes but missing.
Durant is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Durant throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tate works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Durant trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tate tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Durant slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durant sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tate defending well though.
Tate has hold of Durant's hands but Durant slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Durant lands a nice short elbow.
Durant seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Durant wants to free his trapped foot but Tate is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Durant scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Durant scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Durant thows a huge punch but Tate dodges it nicely.
Durant with the ground and pound but Tate uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tate avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Durant throwing strikes from guard but Tate blocks nicely.
Durant in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Durant with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tate preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Durant postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tate lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Durant fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tate avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Durant with a poor takedown
and Tate counters with a straight right hand.
Tate drops his hands momentarily and Durant takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Durant has his takedown stuffed
and Tate counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Durant misses with a right hand
letting Tate counter with a right hand.
Tate throws out a powerful jab.
Durant looks for a takedown but Tate sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Durant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Durant uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durant walks into a left hand.
Durant with a poor takedown
and Tate counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tate stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tate wants it to stay on the feet.
Tate let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Richard Durant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Tate finds it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durant darts in looking for a takedown but Tate gets double underhooks and turns Durant into the cage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tate! But no joy.
Durant has his takedown stuffed
and Tate counters with a straight right hand.
Tate scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Durant misses with a straight right.
Tate scores with a jab to the head.
Nice sprawl there from Tate as Durant shoots in.
Tate turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Durant takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Durant waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tate.
Durant has a takedown stuffed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Durant slips a straight right by Tate.
Durant shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tate as he avoids it easily.
Tate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Durant.
Tate appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice shot by Tate.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Durant.
Tate has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Durant misses with a takedown attempt - Tate sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tate lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tate throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Durant.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durant darts in looking for a takedown but Tate gets double underhooks and turns Durant into the cage.
Durant backing away here, and Tate unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Durant walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tate.
Tate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Durant looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tate is fending him off so far but Durant persists. Nope, Tate circles away and we're back to standing.
Durant throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tate counters with a straight right hand.
Durant misses with a left hand
and Tate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Durant falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Durant is rocked!
Tate drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Durant right on the button. Durant goes down! Tate follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Tate gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paddy Tate!
After the big win, Paddy Tate made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Walhalla Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.