PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Curtis Tate Jr (ranked 7755 p4p, 198 weight class) and Tommy Tate (ranked 24420 p4p, 206 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tate Jr
vs
Tate

180 cm
26
215 lbs
5 - 1 - 1

180 cm
19
212 lbs
1 - 14 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtis Tate Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Tate !
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tate Jr has Tate up against the ropes in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tate Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tate tries to throw a body punch but Tate Jr avoids it by throwing Tate back against the ropes.

Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate tries to clinch up but Tate Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Tate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tate takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

It looks like Tommy Tate has been cut.
Tate throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tate Jr closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Tate crashing to the mat! Tate uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
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 fails with an attempt to clinch.
That kick from Tate Jr tenderised Tate 's leg. Tate is trying to keep his angry face on.

Tate Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Tate throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tate Jr blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate Jr blocking some punches.

Tate Jr manages to break the clinch.
Tate Jr throws a body punch but Tate moves out of range.

Tate Jr moves into the clinch.

Tate Jr breaks from the clinch.

Tate Jr rushes Tate and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Tate swings wildly with an uppercut but Tate Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.

Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Tate Jr clinches with his opponent.

Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate Jr is looking to land body kicks.
Tate Jr looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Tate moves into the clinch.
Tate swings wildly with an uppercut but Tate Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tate 's defenses.

Tate Jr manages to break the clinch.

Tate Jr closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tate Jr pressing his opponent against the ropes.

Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Tate Jr pushes Tate up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tate Jr displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tate up against the ropes.
Tate Jr stalls.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate wants to get back to striking at distance but Tate Jr won't allow it.
Tate Jr is pushing Tate up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

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

Tate Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

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

Tate Jr has managed to clinch.

Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Tate has closed the distance and engaged Tate Jr in a clinch.

Tate Jr breaks the clinch.
Tate Jr tries to clinch but Tate is having none of it.
Tate dodges the punch combination from Tate Jr.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tate rushes Tate Jr and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Tate Jr breaks the clinch.
Tate keeps the fight on the outside.
Tate Jr keeps the fight on the outside.

Tate Jr forces Tate back against the ropes and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Tate Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate throws a right and a left that both miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Tate drives through and clinches with Tate Jr against the ropes.

Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Tate Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tate , pushing him back against the ropes.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Tate Jr breaks from the clinch.

Tate Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Tate is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tate wants to get back to striking at distance but Tate Jr won't allow it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tate .

Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate doesn't manage to clinch there - Tate Jr circles away.
It looked like Tate Jr was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tate swats away the attempt to clinch by Tate Jr.
Tate should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Tate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tate has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tate Jr.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Tate Jr has closed the distance and engaged Tate in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Tate Jr.

Tate Jr manages to break the clinch.
Tate Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Tate .
Tate avoids the head kick by Tate Jr.
Tate Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Tate .

Tate clinches up with Tate Jr and pushes him back against the ropes.
Tate can't break the clinch.
Tate Jr's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tate Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tate avoids it.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tate Jr is looking to control Tate 's arms but Tate gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tate Jr has his back to the ropes.
Tate is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tate Jr leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Tate Jr taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate Jr tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tate manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tate Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Tate Jr does no damage.
Tate Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tate swats away the attempt to clinch by Tate Jr.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tate Jr.

Tate Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Tate Jr forces Tate back against the ropes and clinches.
Tate Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Tate gets an underhook and turns Tate Jr into the ropes.
Tate Jr stalling.
Tate Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tate 's efforts to push away.
Tate Jr digs a right hand underneath Tate 's ribcage. Tate let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr lands a right hand.
Tate Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tate backwards.

That has opened up Tommy Tate 's cut even more.

Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tate Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
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 misses with a head kick.
Tate Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tate Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Despite the aggression on Tate 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tate Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Tate Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Tate circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Jr should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Tommy Tate 's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Tate Jr is looking to clinch but Tate is avoiding it.

Tate Jr closes the distance and clinches.

Tate Jr breaks from the clinch.
Curtis Tate Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tate Jr throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tate Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tate swats away the attempt to clinch by Tate Jr.
Tate tests Tate Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate Jr tries to clinch up.
Tate tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tate Jr lands with a slapping head kick.
Tate tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tate Jr is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tate .
Tate looks to land a body kick but Tate Jr moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate Jr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tate 's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tate Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate Jr tries to clinch there but Tate circles away.
Tate swats away the attempt to clinch by Tate Jr.

Tate Jr drives through and clinches with Tate against the ropes.
Tate is trying to break the clinch but Tate Jr has him pressed against the ropes.
Tate Jr lands a left hand.

The cut above Tommy Tate 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tate Jr is looking to control Tate 's arms but Tate gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tate Jr has his back to the ropes.

Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tate Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tate Jr working Tate over with knees to the body.
Tate Jr stalling in the clinch.
Tate Jr manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tate Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tate backwards.
Tate wants to break free but Tate Jr has control.
Tate prevents a body shot from Tate Jr.
Tate working hard to break the clinch.

Tate Jr breaks from the clinch.

Tate Jr clinches with his opponent.
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 has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Tate Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Tate Jr looking to slow down the pace here.

Tate Jr breaks from the clinch.
Tate misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tate Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Tate tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tate Jr moves away.
Tate circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tate Jr moves in looking to clinch but Tate pushes him off.
Tate Jr throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tate is looking to clinch.
Tate Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tate can do to turn this around?
Nice body punch from Tate Jr.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tate Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tate Jr blocks an elbow strike.
Tate is looking to break free of the clinch but Tate Jr has double underhooks.
Tate Jr lands a nice elbow.
Tate Jr tries to stall but Tate uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tate Jr.
Tate content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tate managing to block the knees to the body from Tate Jr.
Tate wants to stall.
Tate stalling in the clinch but Tate Jr improves position.

Tate Jr breaks from the clinch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Tate takes the fight into the clinch.
Tate trying to control the position but instead, Tate Jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tate into the ropes.
Tate wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tate Jr looking to slow down the pace here.
Tate dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tommy Tate .

Tate gets tackled into the ropes by Tate Jr. Tate Jr maintains the clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tate as Tate Jr tries to tie him up.
Tate Jr lands a good knee to the midsection. Tate won't want to take too many of those.
Tate wants to get back to striking at distance but Tate Jr won't allow it.

Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate Jr throws a series of punches but Tate moves out of range.
Tate lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tate tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tate Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Tate clinches up with Tate Jr and pushes him back against the ropes.

Tate Jr breaks the clinch.
Tate misses with a straight right.

Tate Jr tries to keep at a distance but Tate has taken the fight into the clinch.

Tate Jr breaks from the clinch.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tate wants to slow Tate Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
Tate Jr tries to clinch up but Tate circles away and keeps his distance.

Tate Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tate has had enough of the clinch but Tate Jr keeps him there for the moment.
Tate Jr lands a right hand.
Tate Jr prevents Tate from breaking the clinch.
Tate Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Tate Jr breaks the clinch.
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.
Tate tries to clinch up.
Tate Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Tate Jr avoids the head kick by Tate .

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr scores with a one two! Tate had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tate Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tate .
Tate Jr lands with a nice body kick.
Tate is breathing heavily.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tate Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tate tries to clinch there but Tate Jr circles away.
As Tate backs away, Tate Jr returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Curtis Tate Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Tate Jr lands a head kick!

Tommy Tate 's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tate Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tate circles away quickly and effectively.
Tate Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tate takes a head kick and keeps coming.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tommy Tate 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Curtis Tate Jr!
Curtis Tate Jr retains his super heavyweight title!