PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Curtis Tate Iii (ranked 5215 p4p, 23857 weight class) and Boxing Powerhous (ranked 101 p4p, 191 weight class). Boxing Powerhous will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Tate Iii
vs
Powerhous

185 cm
18
215
4 - 1 - 0

225 cm
27
300
3 - 3 - 0

Brawler
Good chin

Decent boxing
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 4 - 1 - 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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boxing Powerhous!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powerhous throws a leg kick
and Tate Iii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tate Iii misses with a wild combination.
Powerhous throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Powerhous misses with a double jab.
Tate Iii circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tate Iii misses with a looping right.
Tate Iii throws a right and a left that Powerhous avoids nicely.
Tate Iii rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Powerhous moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Powerhous rushes Tate Iii and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powerhous is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Tate Iii misses with a short punch on the inside.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powerhous moves in looking to clinch but Tate Iii pushes him off.
Tate Iii lands a jab-cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tate Iii. Powerhous does a little dance to reset his feet.
Powerhous steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Tate Iii looks to score with a jab to the body but Powerhous is just out of range.
Tate Iii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tate Iii definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tate Iii throws a right and a left that Powerhous avoids nicely.
Powerhous tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Powerhous tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tate Iii was well out of range. Poor timing from Powerhous.

Powerhous gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tate Iii looking to slow down the pace here.
Tate Iii has had enough of the clinch but Powerhous keeps him there for the moment.
Powerhous tries a knee to the head but Tate Iii blocks it.
Powerhous keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tate Iii's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powerhous wants to stall.
Powerhous is trying to maintain a safe position but Tate Iii gets an underhook and turns Powerhous into the ropes.
Powerhous trying to control the position but instead, Tate Iii has worked for underhooks and has pushed Powerhous into the ropes.
Powerhous fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Powerhous keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tate Iii's efforts to push away.
Tate Iii misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Powerhous.

Powerhous breaks the clinch.
Tate Iii swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Powerhous connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate Iii throws a hook but Powerhous avoids it easily.
Tate Iii throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tate Iii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tate Iii looks to score with a jab to the body but Powerhous is just out of range.
Powerhous tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate Iii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Tate Iii misses the target.
Powerhous throws a head kick but Tate Iii moves out of range.
Tate Iii throws a series of punches but Powerhous moves out of range.
Powerhous tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tate Iii is looking to wear down Powerhous with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tate Iii throws a body punch but Powerhous moves out of range.
Powerhous wants to counter with a clinch but Tate Iii pushes him away.
Powerhous moves in looking to clinch but Tate Iii pushes him off.
Powerhous tries a head kick but it misses.
Tate Iii avoids a kick to the body.
Powerhous is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Powerhous rushes Tate Iii and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Powerhous is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tate Iii is keeping busy.

Powerhous breaks the clinch.
Tate Iii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Powerhous manages to avoid it.
Powerhous unleashes a big counter combination but Tate Iii bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Powerhous fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tate Iii tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Powerhous manages to circle out of the way.
Powerhous dodges the punch combination from Tate Iii.
A combination from Tate Iii does no damage.
Powerhous wants to counter with a clinch but Tate Iii pushes him away.
Powerhous throws a series of punches but Tate Iii moves out of range.
Powerhous moves in looking to clinch but Tate Iii pushes him off.
Tate Iii scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Iii dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Tate Iii throws the left hand but Powerhous avoids the punch easily.
Powerhous wants to counter with a clinch but Tate Iii pushes him away.
Tate Iii misses with a two punch combination.
Tate Iii throws a jab when Powerhous was well out of range.
Tate Iii throws a combination that misses
and Powerhous counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Powerhous tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tate Iii counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tate Iii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Powerhous can do to turn this around?
Powerhous misses with a jab, cross combination.
Powerhous takes a swing at Tate Iii's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tate Iii. Powerhous does a little dance to reset his feet.
Powerhous is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Powerhous tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tate Iii misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate Iii misses with a hook.
Powerhous misses with a wild body shot.
Tate Iii swats away the attempt to clinch by Powerhous.
Powerhous avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tate Iii misses with a double jab.
Powerhous is trying to counter with his kicks.
Powerhous misses with a wild combination.
Powerhous lands a nice hook to Tate Iii's body. Tate Iii takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Powerhous closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powerhous can't find room to land a body shot as Tate Iii controls the action.
Tate Iii wants to get back to striking at distance but Powerhous won't allow it.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.

Powerhous escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Powerhous scores with a punch to the head.

It looks like Curtis Tate Iii has been cut.
Powerhous tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Powerhous throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Powerhous shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Powerhous throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tate Iii.
Powerhous ducks right into an uppercut from Tate Iii.
Curtis Tate Iii is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Powerhous moves in looking to clinch but Tate Iii pushes him off.
Tate Iii swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate Iii misses with a few strikes there.
Tate Iii circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Powerhous looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Powerhous moves in looking to clinch but Tate Iii pushes him off.
A quick step to the side and Tate Iii tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Powerhous throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tate Iii.
Tate Iii swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Powerhous misses with a head kick.
It looked like Tate Iii was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tate Iii will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Curtis Tate Iii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tate Iii looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Powerhous keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tate Iii avoids the head kick by Powerhous.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Tate Iii. Those never looked like landing.
Powerhous throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Powerhous closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tate Iii is trying to break free.

Powerhous breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate Iii misses with a wild combination.
Powerhous tries a head kick but it misses.
Powerhous wants to clinch.
Tate Iii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Powerhous was well out of range. Poor timing from Tate Iii.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Boxing Powerhous will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Curtis Tate Iii's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Tate Iii lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tate Iii.
Powerhous doesn't manage to clinch there - Tate Iii circles away.
Tate Iii tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Powerhous manages to circle out of the way.
Powerhous misses with a few strikes there.
Tate Iii misses with a looping left.
Tate Iii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tate Iii throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A swing and a miss from Tate Iii.
Tate Iii with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Powerhous to score with a decent uppercut.
Tate Iii throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Powerhous.
Powerhous replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Tate Iii blocks it well.
Powerhous throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tate Iii lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Powerhous.
Powerhous tries to clinch but Tate Iii moves out of range.
Tate Iii seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powerhous takes a swing at Tate Iii's ribcage but misses.
Powerhous looks to clinch
and Powerhous takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Powerhous throws a series of punches but Tate Iii avoids them all with ease.

Powerhous clinches.
Powerhous trying to stall but Tate Iii improves his position.
Tate Iii trying to stall but Powerhous improves his position.

Powerhous breaks from the clinch.
Powerhous misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Tate Iii misses the target.
Powerhous uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tate Iii.
Powerhous appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Powerhous wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powerhous is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Tate Iii. That snapped Powerhous's head back.
Curtis Tate Iii is winning the standup battle so far.
Powerhous tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tate Iii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Powerhous tries to clinch but Tate Iii moves out of range.

Powerhous moves into the clinch successfully.
Powerhous is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tate Iii is keeping busy.
Powerhous throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tate Iii blocks it with crossed arms.
Tate Iii tries to break the clinch but Powerhous is controlling the position.
Tate Iii lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate Iii misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Powerhous.
Powerhous missing with knees to the body.
Powerhous looking to slow down the pace here.
Powerhous tries to work over Tate Iii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Powerhous breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Tate Iii.
Powerhous ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight stays on the outside here - Powerhous looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate Iii avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Tate Iii does it's job there.
Powerhous moves in looking to clinch but Tate Iii pushes him off.
Powerhous tries to clinch but Tate Iii moves away
and Tate Iii counters with a nice uppercut.
Powerhous throws a lazy head kick

and Tate Iii counters by moving into the clinch.
Tate Iii looking to stall.
Powerhous misses with a short punch on the inside.
Powerhous lands a hook that snaps the head of Tate Iii backwards.
Powerhous is trying to maintain a safe position but Tate Iii gets an underhook and turns Powerhous into the ropes.
Powerhous fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Tate Iii showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tate Iii has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28

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