PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Tate Jr (ranked 6011 p4p, 660 weight class) and Tommy Tate (ranked 25241 p4p, 772 weight class). Tommy Tate acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Tate Jr
vs
Tate

180 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

180 cm
18
212 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtis Tate Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Tate !
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate Jr shoots in for a takedown but Tate shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Tate closes the distance and clinches.

Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate Jr shoots in looking for a takedown but Tate manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tate Jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tate misses with a takedown attempt - Tate Jr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A left and a right from Tate Jr both land. Nice combination.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tate Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tate Jr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tate 's head.

That has opened up Tommy Tate 's cut even more.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice combination there by Tate .

It looks like Curtis Tate Jr has been cut.

Tate Jr clinches up against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Tate Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Tate Jr has Tate up against the ropes in a clinch.

Tate Jr breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Tate is looking to clinch but Tate Jr is avoiding it.
Tate Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tate avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tate tries to clinch up but Tate Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Tate Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tate Jr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Tate Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Tate Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tate Jr is working for takedown but Tate is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tate Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tate 's efforts to push away.
Tate Jr goes for a takedown attempt but Tate pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tate Jr sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tate Jr feinted with a counter takedown.
Tate keeps the fight on the outside.
Tate misses with a few strikes there.
Tate tries to bum rush Tate Jr with a series of wild strikes but Tate Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tate Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Tate .
Tate shoots in and drives through. Tate Jr sprawls well.
Tate Jr doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Tate counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tate .
Tate blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tate Jr goes for a takedown attempt but Tate pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tate Jr is breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tate Jr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tate Jr defends well and Tate ends up having to push Tate Jr into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Tate pushes Tate Jr up against the ropes in a clinch.

Tate drags the fight down to the ground.
Tate trying to keep a closed guard but Tate Jr is proving a slippery customer.
Tate Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Tate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tate Jr has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tate is proving hard to escape from.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate looking to control.
Tate Jr is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tate Jr throws a big elbow that misses.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tate fails with a takedown attempt.
Tate Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Tate Jr swinging wildly here.
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 Curtis Tate Jr will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tate Jr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tate as he jumps to the side.
Tate Jr blocks the body kick.

Tate Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Tate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tate jumps guard but Tate Jr stands there with Tate around his waist. Tate gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tate takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate Jr tries to score a body lock takedown but Tate shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tate tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tate wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Tate Jr breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tate Jr.
Curtis Tate Jr is winning the standup battle so far.

Tate Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Tate Jr decides to pull guard.
Tate won't allow Tate Jr to get back to his feet.
Tate wants to stand but Tate Jr is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tate wants to pass the guard but Tate Jr is keeping the position.
Tate Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate trying to control but Tate Jr is working from the bottom.

Tate Jr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Curtis Tate Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tate Jr has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Tate Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tate Jr misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Tate to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tate Jr defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tate .

Tate Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Tate tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tate Jr looking for a takedown.

Tate Jr breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr stuffs the takedown attempt from Tate . Tate gets slowly back to his feet.
Tate Jr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tate avoids it really well and circles away.
Tate misses with a takedown attempt - Tate Jr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tate Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Tate Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Tate Jr shoots in for a takedown but Tate shows good takedown defense.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tate .

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Curtis Tate Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate Jr lands with a slapping head kick.
Tate changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tate Jr tries to avoid it but Tate manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tate Jr to the ground. Tate Jr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tate Jr changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tate shoots and misses

and Tate Jr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tate Jr.
Tate Jr can't get the takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tate Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tate jumps guard but Tate Jr turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Jr dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Tate dives in and grabs Tate Jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tate Jr pushes down on Tate 's head and hops out.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tate Jr.

Tate tries to keep at a distance but Tate Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tate jumps guard but Tate Jr turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Tate Jr could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tate goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate has Tate Jr pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Tate Jr manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Curtis Tate Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Tate .
Tate stalls.
Tate tries to score a body lock takedown but Tate Jr shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate Jr looking for a takedown.
Tate is trying to pull guard but Tate Jr has him pressed against the ropes.
Tate Jr is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tate Jr jumps guard but Tate stands there with Tate Jr around his waist. Tate Jr gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Tate Jr pulls guard effortlessly.
Tate Jr is trying to keep Tate in close.
Tate Jr keeping full guard, as Tate tries to pass.
Tate trying to control the position from guard on top but Tate Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr wants to stand up but Tate is controlling him.
Tate Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Tate is proving a slippery customer.
Tate Jr is really struggling to control Tate but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tate trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tate Jr's guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tate wants to clinch but Tate Jr slips to the side
and Tate Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tate Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tate Jr looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tate !
Tate Jr tries to advance to mount but can't.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tate Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tate keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Tate 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Tate Jr decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tate .
Tate throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tate shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Tate Jr counters by moving into the clinch.
Tate Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tate can do to turn this around?
Tate has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tate Jr after a bit of a struggle.

Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate Jr lands with a kick to the temple. Tate shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tate Jr moves in looking to clinch but Tate pushes him off.
Tate Jr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tate steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tate Jr.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tate leaves Tate Jr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tommy Tate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Curtis Tate Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tate Jr avoids the head kick by Tate .

And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Tate Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tate Jr has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Tate Jr!