PBP Commentary

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!