PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Armad Bates (ranked 1910 p4p, 3075 weight class) and Trage Tragedy (ranked 247 p4p, 381 weight class). Trage Tragedy is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bates
vs
Tragedy

190 cm
22
198
5 - 2 - 0

180 cm
24
195
11 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Voodoo Nutrition
Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Armad Bates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Trage Tragedy!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bates misses with a wild body shot.
Tragedy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tragedy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bates will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tragedy throws out a counter right but Bates avoids it with no problem.
Bates takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bates avoids the head kick by Tragedy.
Tragedy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

It looks like Trage Tragedy has been cut.
Tragedy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bates staying out of range there.
Tragedy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bates counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Tragedy is predictable there
and Bates counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tragedy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bates takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bates with a nice cross.
Bates scores with a jab to the head.
Bates uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tragedy.
Tragedy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tragedy misses with a body shot.
It looks like Bates has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates blocks a head kick by Tragedy.
Bates lands with a cross.
Trage Tragedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bates connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tragedy slips a jab from Bates.
Bates paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bates!
Bates uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tragedy.
Tragedy throws a jab when Bates was well out of range.
Tragedy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bates manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Bates. That snapped Tragedy's head back.
Bates moves out of range as Tragedy throws a body kick.
Bates avoids the head kick by Tragedy.
Tragedy 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bates has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tragedy.
Tragedy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bates throws a front kick aimed at Tragedy's knee but Tragedy avoids it well.
Bates connects with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tragedy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bates.
Bates lands a nice hook to Tragedy's body. Tragedy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tragedy throws a head kick but Bates moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Tragedy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bates is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tragedy throws a shot from downtown. Bates moves away and avoids it.
Tragedy misses with a leg kick
and Tragedy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Bates misses.
Bates throws a body punch but Tragedy moves out of range.
Tragedy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tragedy throws a chopping leg kick but Bates manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A bone on bone clash there as Tragedy blocks the leg kick.
Bates keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tragedy.
Bates throws a front kick aimed at Tragedy's knee but Tragedy avoids it well.
Bates gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tragedy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tragedy.
Bates walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tragedy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tragedy.
Bates blocks the body kick.
Tragedy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tragedy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab from Bates misses.
Tragedy tries a head kick but it misses.
Tragedy ducks under a wild hook from Bates.
Tragedy throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Tragedy misses
and Bates cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bates throws out a loose jab but Tragedy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tragedy misses with an uppercut
and Bates counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick lands for Tragedy.
Bates throws a solid leg kick but Tragedy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bates.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bates feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tragedys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bates is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tragedy lands with a hook. Bates tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bates with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tragedy to score with a decent uppercut.
Tragedy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bates misses with a hook. Tragedy ducked under it nicely.
Tragedy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bates displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tragedy throws out the jab.
Bates swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tragedy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Bates misses its intended target.
Bates throws a hook to the side of Tragedy's head but Tragedy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab from Tragedy.

It looks like Armad Bates has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tragedy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bates dodges the punch combination from Tragedy.
A quick step to the side and Bates tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bates takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Armad Bates will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bates cracks Tragedy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bates takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tragedy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bates counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bates ducks under a wild hook from Tragedy.
Bates slips under a jab from Tragedy.
Tragedy throws an overhand right that lands on Bates's shoulder, as Bates tries to avoid the shot.
Tragedy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Tragedy throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Bates stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Tragedy follows into mount!

Bates is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bates is looking to improve his position but Tragedy isn't that keen on the idea.
Oh Bates is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bates holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Tragedy tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bates is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bates seems to have got his legs back now.
Tragedy looking to control but Bates is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tragedy scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bates?
Bates manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bates on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Bates actively working from the bottom here.

Bates actively working from the bottom here.
Bates is looking to improve his position.
Tragedy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bates avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tragedy.
Tragedy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bates keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tragedy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bates is trying to get back to full guard.
Tragedy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tragedy trying to control the action but Bates is working from the bottom.
Tragedy seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bates on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates tries to roll over but Tragedy keeps him under control.
Bates moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tragedy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bates swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bates utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bates manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tragedy manages to get himself to full guard.

Tragedy keeping moving, preventing Bates from controlling successfully.
Bates prevents Tragedy from getting back to his feet.
Bates looking to sit in guard and control but Tragedy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tragedy working some strikes from top position.

Bates looking for a triangle here. Tragedy is fighting it but it looks tight! Bates pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Tragedy is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Armad Bates!
Armad Bates thanked the fans post fight for their support.