PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Curtis Tate Jr (ranked 22582 p4p, 75 weight class) and Pablo Escobar (ranked 24218 p4p, 206 weight class). The key to victory for Curtis Tate Jr has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Tate Jr
vs
Escobar

180 cm
30
215 lbs
18 - 5 - 1

200 cm
27
265 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Brawler
Determined

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 18 - 5 - 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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo Escobar !
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Escobar instigates a clinch.
Escobar tries to break the clinch but Tate Jr is controlling the position.
Escobar avoiding damage as Tate Jr throws knees to the body.
Tate Jr looking to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from Tate Jr.
Escobar avoiding damage.

Escobar breaks from the clinch.
Escobar wants to land a leg kick but Tate Jr is out of range.
Tate Jr explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tate Jr.
Escobar swinging wildly here.
Tate Jr wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tate Jr tries to clinch up but Escobar circles away and keeps his distance.
Tate Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Escobar paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate Jr throws a nice looking combination but Escobar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tate Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Escobar circles away.
Escobar circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tate Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Escobar tries to clinch up but Tate Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Tate Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tate Jr cracks Escobar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Escobar tries to clinch up.

Escobar closes the distance and clinches.

Tate Jr breaks the clinch.

Escobar has Tate Jr up against the ropes in a clinch.
Escobar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Escobar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate Jr throws a series of strikes that have Escobar backpedaling.

Tate Jr moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tate Jr wants to clinch.

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

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Escobar has closed the distance and engaged Tate Jr in a clinch.
Tate Jr blocks the elbow strike.

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

Escobar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Escobar breaks the clinch.
A head kick by Escobar misses
and Tate Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Escobar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Tate Jr rushes Escobar and presses him up against the ropes.
Tate Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Escobar 's efforts to push away.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr wants to clinch.
Tate Jr tries to clinch there but Escobar circles away.
Escobar is looking for the big counter here.
Tate Jr tries to clinch up.
Tate Jr lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Pablo Escobar has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

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

Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Escobar takes a swing at Tate Jr's ribcage but misses.
Escobar throws a series of punches but Tate Jr avoids them all with ease.

Escobar instigates a clinch.

Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That kick from Tate Jr tenderised Escobar 's leg. Escobar is trying to keep his angry face on.
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.
The cut man is working on Pablo Escobar 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Tate Jr throws the left hand but Escobar avoids the punch easily.

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

Tate Jr breaks from the clinch.
Tate Jr bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Escobar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tate Jr tries to clinch but Escobar is having none of it.
Tate Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.

Tate Jr clinches with his opponent.
Tate Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Tate Jr breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Escobar , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tate Jr seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tate Jr wants to clinch up but Escobar keeps it at a distance.
Tate Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tate Jr is looking to clinch but Escobar is avoiding it.
Escobar counters with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar slips a jab and a cross from Tate Jr.
Tate Jr wants to clinch.
Tate Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Escobar misses with a low kick.

Tate Jr moves into the clinch.
Tate Jr lands a knee to the head.
Escobar wants to get back to striking at distance but Tate Jr won't allow it.
Escobar misses with a knee to the head.
Escobar has had enough of the clinch but Tate Jr keeps him there for the moment.
Tate Jr is trying to stall.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tate Jr is looking to counter the offense by Escobar and move into the clinch.
Tate Jr keeps Escobar at a distance using the push kick.

Escobar moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Escobar 's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Escobar is looking to land body kicks.
Tate Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Escobar moves out of range easily.
Tate Jr tries to clinch but Escobar moves out of range.
Escobar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tate Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tate Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Tate Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Escobar 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Curtis Tate Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar . Tate Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Escobar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Escobar looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Tate Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Escobar circles away.
Tate Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Escobar instigates a clinch.
Escobar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tate Jr is defending well for now.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Escobar is trying to break free.
Tate Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Escobar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Escobar prevents Tate Jr from breaking the clinch.
Tate Jr dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tate Jr's efforts to push away.
Tate Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Escobar stalling against the ropes.

Tate Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tate Jr misses with a head kick.
Tate Jr thumps Escobar with a low kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tate Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. Tate Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tate Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Escobar doesn't seem bothered though.
Tate Jr throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Escobar 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Escobar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Escobar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Escobar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tate Jr feints and then cracks Escobar 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Escobar down.

Escobar closes the distance and pushes Tate Jr back into the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Escobar as Tate Jr tries to tie him up.
Tate Jr tries to circle away but Escobar has him pinned against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Escobar walks into a jab.
Tate Jr tries to bum rush Escobar with a series of wild strikes but Escobar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Escobar can do to turn this around?
Tate Jr tries to bum rush Escobar with a series of wild strikes but Escobar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tate Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Escobar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tate Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Escobar is looking for the big counter here.
Tate Jr throws a series of punches but Escobar moves out of range.
Tate Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Escobar misses with a low kick.
Escobar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Escobar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tate Jr wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar tries to work over Tate Jr's front leg with a kick but Tate Jr checks it.
Escobar wants to clinch up but Tate Jr keeps it at a distance.
Curtis Tate Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

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

Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate Jr misses with a wild combination.

Escobar rushes Tate Jr and presses him up against the ropes.

Escobar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tate Jr lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Escobar wants to clinch

and Tate Jr counters with a perfectly timed counter left hook that drops Escobar to the mat, face first! Tate Jr goes to the neutral corner and waits for the referee to start the count. Escobar is back to hise feet already though and looking to continue the bout! Exciting stuff!

Escobar is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tate Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Tate Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Escobar .
Tate Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Escobar is looking to clinch but Tate Jr is avoiding it.
Escobar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Tate Jr darts in and clinches Escobar up against the ropes.

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

Tate Jr lands a head kick that bluckles Escobar and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Tate Jr no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Escobar is still on wobbly legs! Can Tate Jr finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escobar moves out of range of the body kick.
Escobar tries to counter by closing the distance.
Escobar seems to have recovered his senses.
Escobar is looking to clinch but Tate Jr is avoiding it.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar misses with the head strike.
Tate Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Escobar breaks the clinch.
Escobar wants to land a leg kick but Tate Jr is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tate Jr.
Tate Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tate Jr throws a head kick but Escobar moves out of range.
Tate Jr sizes up Escobar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Escobar slips a jab from Tate Jr.
Tate Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Escobar .
Pablo Escobar 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.
Nice body punch from Escobar .

And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Tate Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tate Jr, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Tate Jr!
Curtis Tate Jr is the new super heavyweight champion!