SPRING BASH PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between William Tate (ranked 24754 p4p, 1311 weight class) and Jack Sullivan (ranked 716 p4p, 162 weight class). Jack Sullivan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tate
vs
Sullivan

180 cm
20
210
3 - 11 - 0

193 cm
25
218
8 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Experienced

World class MT
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Threads
Urban Fighter

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 3 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Tate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch but Sullivan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sullivan misses the jab.
Tate misses with a double jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Sullivan.
Tate throws a series of punches but Sullivan avoids them all with ease.
Nice straight punches there by Sullivan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sullivan.

It looks like William Tate has been cut.
Tate moves to clinch but Sullivan breaks away
and Sullivan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tate is looking to clinch.
Sullivan scores with a hook.
Tate looks to throw the jab but Sullivan is out of range.
Sullivan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Sullivan.

Tate is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tate walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Sullivan! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Sullivan!
A very excited looking Jack Sullivan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Curtis Tate Iii (ranked 24645 p4p, 24358 weight class) and Jon Talbain (ranked 106 p4p, 226 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Tate Iii
vs
Talbain

185 cm
20
215
18 - 4 - 0

210 cm
26
287
6 - 11 - 0

Solid boxing
Very strong

Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtis Tate Iii!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Talbain!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate Iii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Talbain was well out of range. Poor timing from Tate Iii.
Talbain slips a jab and a cross from Tate Iii.
Talbain throws a right and a left that Tate Iii avoids nicely.
Tate Iii connects with a body shot that sends Talbain's belly button to the back.
Talbain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tate Iii looks to land a right hand but Talbain moved out of range.
Talbain swings for the body but Tate Iii moves out of range.
Talbain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Talbain throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate Iii throws a right hand that Talbain ducks under and follows up with a left that Talbain also avoids with ease.
Talbain tries a quick counter leg kick but Tate Iii is wise to it.
Talbain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tate Iii throws a lazy right hand but Talbain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tate Iii throws a hook to the side of Talbain's head but Talbain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tate Iii avoids the head kick by Talbain.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate Iii circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Tate Iii does no damage.
Tate Iii definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tate Iii circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tate Iii seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Talbain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Curtis Tate Iii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Talbain moves in looking to clinch but Tate Iii pushes him off.
Talbain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tate Iii.
Tate Iii wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Talbain misses with a head kick.
Tate Iii swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Talbain throws a lazy head kick

and Tate Iii counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tate Iii.
Talbain keeps control of Tate Iii as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tate Iii has had enough of the clinch but Talbain keeps him there for the moment.
Tate Iii using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Talbain has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Talbain looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Talbain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tate Iii's efforts to push away.
Tate Iii wants to break free but Talbain has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talbain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tate Iii tries to circle away but Talbain has him pinned against the ropes.
Tate Iii wants to break the clinch but can't.
Talbain keeps control of Tate Iii as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tate Iii misses with a body punch.
Talbain is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Talbain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Talbain has had enough of the clinch but Tate Iii keeps him there for the moment.
Tate Iii stalling against the ropes.
Talbain tries to circle away but Tate Iii has him pinned against the ropes.
Talbain tries to circle away but Tate Iii has him pinned against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate Iii throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Talbain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tate Iii is trying to break the clinch but Talbain is controlling him.
Tate Iii just leaning against Talbain, taking a breather.
Tate Iii tries to circle away but Talbain has him pinned against the ropes.
Talbain tries to work over Tate Iii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Talbain tries to work over Tate Iii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tate Iii lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Talbain backwards.
Talbain is trying to break free.
Talbain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Talbain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tate Iii is trying to force a seperation but Talbain has the dominant position.
Talbain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Talbain is trying to break the clinch but Tate Iii has him pressed against the ropes.
Tate Iii lands with a left to the head.
Tate Iii keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Talbain's efforts to push away.
Talbain is trying to push Tate Iii away but Tate Iii has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Talbain keeps control of Tate Iii as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Talbain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tate Iii has Talbain pressed against the ropes, preventing Talbain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Talbain misses with an elbow over the top.
Talbain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tate Iii just leaning against Talbain, taking a breather.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tate Iii throws an elbow that misses.
Talbain is trying to break free.
Tate Iii prevents Talbain from breaking the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Talbain lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Curtis Tate Iii has been cut.
Talbain walks into a straight right hand from Tate Iii.
Talbain takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Talbain dodges the punch combination from Tate Iii.
Tate Iii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Talbain manages to avoid it.
Talbain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Talbain tries to clinch but Tate Iii is having none of it.
Tate Iii fails to land with a series of punches.
Talbain wants to clinch
and Tate Iii counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Talbain tries to clinch up but Tate Iii circles away and keeps his distance.
Curtis Tate Iii is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Talbain takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Talbain takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tate Iii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Talbain can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talbain throws a low kick but Tate Iii moves out of range easily.
Talbain misses with a wild combination.
Tate Iii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Talbain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tate Iii throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Talbain.
Tate Iii misses with a straight left.
Tate Iii avoids the head kick by Talbain.
Tate Iii tries to counter by clinching up but Talbain breaks away and moves out of range.
Talbain wants to clinch up but Tate Iii keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Tate Iii was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Talbain motions for Tate Iii to come forward. Talbain throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Talbain throws a leg kick

and Tate Iii counters by clinching up.
Tate Iii looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Talbain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate Iii is trying to break the clinch but Talbain is controlling him.
Tate Iii tries to circle away but Talbain has him pinned against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Talbain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Talbain is trying to stall.
Talbain avoids a wild elbow strike from Tate Iii.
A frustrated look appears on Talbain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Tate Iii is trying to break the clinch but Talbain has him pressed against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Talbain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Talbain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tate Iii as Talbain tries to tie him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate Iii is trying to force a seperation but Talbain has the dominant position.
Tate Iii tries a body shot but Talbain blocks it.
Tate Iii managing to block the knees to the body from Talbain.
Talbain tries to break free but Tate Iii pushes him back against the ropes.
Tate Iii is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tate Iii wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Talbain is trying to break the clinch but Tate Iii has him pressed against the ropes.
Tate Iii is trying to break free.
Talbain tries to break the clinch but Tate Iii is controlling the position.
Tate Iii is trying to push Talbain away but Talbain has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Talbain has had enough of the clinch but Tate Iii keeps him there for the moment.
Talbain wants to break free but Tate Iii has control.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Talbain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tate Iii has him pressed against the ropes.
Tate Iii tries to break the clinch but Talbain is controlling the position.
Tate Iii wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tate Iii presses Talbain against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tate Iii pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Talbain is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tate Iii is keeping busy.
Tate Iii tries to break the clinch but Talbain is controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Talbain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tate Iii is trying to push Talbain away but Talbain has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Tate Iii is trying to push Talbain away but Talbain has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Iii dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Curtis Tate Iii's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Talbain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Talbain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tate Iii throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tate Iii lands with a shot to the body.
Tate Iii misses with a wild combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Talbain. Tate Iii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tate Iii swings widly with a right hand
enabling Talbain to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talbain lands with a cross.
Talbain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tate Iii lands with a shot to the body.
Talbain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tate Iii circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tate Iii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate Iii sizes up Talbain with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Talbain dodges the punch combination from Tate Iii.
Tate Iii rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Talbain moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tate Iii misses with a jab, cross combination.
Talbain lands with an overhand left.
Talbain tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate Iii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tate Iii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Despite the aggression on Talbain's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A punch combination from Tate Iii misses.
Tate Iii throws a series of punches but Talbain moves out of range.
Curtis Tate Iii is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talbain throws a body kick that misses.
Talbain tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate Iii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Talbain tries to clinch up.
Talbain is looking to clinch.
Talbain wants to clinch.
Tate Iii was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Talbain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tate Iii scores with a decent looking hook.
Tate Iii ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tate Iii misses with a jab, cross combination.
Talbain is looking for the big counter here.
Talbain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tate Iii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Talbain tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Tate Iii to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate Iii swinging wildly here.
Talbain tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate Iii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Talbain fails in his attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Tate Iii, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Talbain swings for the body but Tate Iii moves out of range.
Tate Iii throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Talbain.
Talbain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tate Iii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tate Iii throws a right and a left that both miss.
Talbain throws a jab but it's blocked by Tate Iii.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Talbain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate Iii lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tate Iii throws an overhand right that lands on Talbain's shoulder, as Talbain tries to avoid the shot.
Tate Iii moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTalbain.
Talbain tries to clinch but Tate Iii moves out of range.
A punch combination from Talbain misses.
Tate Iii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Talbain manages to avoid it.
Talbain doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Talbain misses with a two punch combination.
Tate Iii swats away the attempt to clinch by Talbain.
Jon Talbain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Curtis Tate Iii is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tate Iii lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Tate Iii showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tate Iii 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Tate Iii!
Curtis Tate Iii retains his super heavyweight title!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Milos Obilic (ranked 1335 p4p, 3783 weight class) and Sebastian Burger (ranked 166 p4p, 458 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Obilic
vs
Burger

190 cm
27
215
5 - 0 - 0

190 cm
26
220
5 - 2 - 0

Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition
Conquer

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Milos Obilic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sebastian Burger!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Obilic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Milos Obilic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obilic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Burger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Obilic.
Obilic blocks the body kick.
Obilic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burger throws out a powerful jab.

Obilic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Obilic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burger's coach down at Alpha Brasil was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Burger's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obilic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burger prevents a body shot from Obilic.
Obilic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Obilic as the two fighters clinch.
Burger blocks a body shot from Obilic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obilic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Obilic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Obilic lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Obilic.
Obilic tries to work over Burger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Obilic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Burger is trying to break free.
Obilic misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Obilic.
Burger wants to break the clinch but can't.
Obilic digs a right hand underneath Burger's ribcage. Burger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Obilic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Obilic is leaning against Burger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Burger looks winded!
Burger blocks a body shot from Obilic.
Obilic lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Obilic.
Obilic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Burger or not.
Obilic tries a body shot but Burger blocks it.
Burger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Obilic cracks Burger with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obilic pushes Burger back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Obilic is leaning against Burger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Obilic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Obilic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Obilic.
Obilic tries to throw a body punch but Burger avoids it by throwing Obilic back against the ropes.
A short right from Obilic on the inside.
Obilic works on Burger's body with a couple of short punches.
Obilic lands a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burger blocks a body shot from Obilic.
Obilic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Burger or not.
Obilic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Burger or not.
Obilic lands a body shot in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Obilic.
A right handed body shot lands from Obilic.
Nice body punch from Obilic - that landed with a thud.
Obilic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Obilic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burger backwards.
Obilic lands a left hand.
Obilic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Obilic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Burger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obilic lands a hook that snaps the head of Burger backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Obilic lands a body shot.
Obilic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Obilic.
Obilic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Obilic lands a hook that snaps the head of Burger backwards.
Obilic lands with a right to the head.
Obilic lands with a short shot to the head.
Obilic lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Obilic as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Obilic on the inside.
Obilic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Burger backwards.
Obilic struggles to land a body shot inside as Burger controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Obilic - that landed with a thud.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Obilic struggles to land a body shot inside as Burger controls his hands.
Obilic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Burger.
Burger prevents a body shot from Obilic.
Burger is looking to break free of the clinch but Obilic has double underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Obilic.
Obilic tries a body shot but Burger blocks it.
A short right from Obilic.
Obilic digs a right hand into Burger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burger's gas tank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Obilic.
Obilic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burger can do to turn this around?
Obilic lands with a short shot to the head.
Obilic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Burger.
Nice body punch from Obilic - that landed with a thud.
Burger blocks a body shot from Obilic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obilic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Burger is breathing heavily.
Obilic lands a nice uppercut.
Obilic creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Burger crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Burger face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Obilic takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Milos Obilic!
Milos Obilic seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.